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CPP: Fachverband Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik
CPP 30: Transport: Molecular Electronics and Photonics (jointly with CPP, HL, MA, O)
CPP 30.7: Talk
Wednesday, March 22, 2017, 11:15–11:30, HSZ 201
Hierarchical Quantum Master Equation Approach to Vibrationally Coupled Nonequilibrium Charge Transport in Single-Molecule Junctions — •Christian Schinabeck1, André Erpenbeck1, Rainer Härtle2, and Michael Thoss1 — 1Institut für Theoretische Physik, Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, Erlangen, Germany. — 2Institut für Theoretische Physik, Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany.
We investigate vibrationally coupled transport in single-molecule junctions using the hierarchical quantum master equation (HQME) approach [1-3]. This method allows a systematic convergence of the reduced dynamics of open quantum systems beyond the traditional perturbative master equations. We demonstrate the importance of vibrational nonequilibrium effects for a model molecular junction consisting of an electronic level coupled to fermionic leads as well as a vibrational mode. In particular, in the off-resonant transport regime, the inelastic cotunneling signal is analyzed for a vibrational mode in full nonequilibrium, revealing a complex interplay of different transport processes and deviations from the commonly used G0/2 rule of thumb [3]. Moreover, an extension of the HQME approach is presented, which allows the calculation of the full counting statistics. Using this method, the influence of higher-order cotunneling processes on the current fluctuations is analyzed.
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[3] C. Schinabeck et al., Phys. Rev. B 94, 201407 (2016).