Efficient wave-function matching approach for quantum transport calculations

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 79, Issue 20, 2009, Pages

  Sørensen, Hans Henrik B ^a   Hansen, Per Christian ^a   Petersen, Dan Erik ^b   Skelboe, Stig ^b   Stokbro, Kurt ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

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EID: 67649510501     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.79.205322     Document Type: Article

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