Propagation scheme for nonequilibrium dynamics of electron transport in nanoscale devices

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Volumn 80, Issue 24, 2009, Pages

  Croy, Alexander ^a   Saalmann, Ulf ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUT FÜR PHYSIK KOMPLEXER SYSTEME   (Germany)

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EID: 77954742474     PISSN: 10980121     EISSN: 1550235X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.80.245311     Document Type: Article

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