Electron transport through molecular junctions

NA Zimbovskaya, MR Pederson - Physics Reports, 2011 - Elsevier
At present, metal–molecular tunnel junctions are recognized as important active elements in
molecular electronics. This gives a strong motivation to explore physical mechanisms …

Physics of lateral triple quantum-dot molecules with controlled electron numbers

CY Hsieh, YP Shim, M Korkusinski… - Reports on Progress in …, 2012 - iopscience.iop.org
We review the recent progress in theory and experiments with lateral triple quantum dots
with controlled electron numbers down to one electron in each dot. The theory covers …

Nuclear spins in nanostructures

WA Coish, J Baugh - physica status solidi (b), 2009 - Wiley Online Library
We review recent theoretical and experimental advances toward understanding the effects
of nuclear spins in confined nanostructures. These systems, which include quantum dots …

Noise suppression of transport through double quantum dots by feedback control

J Xu, S Wang, J Wu, Y Yan, J Hu, G Engelhardt, JY Luo - Physical Review B, 2023 - APS
A controllable low noise current lies at the heart of high-precision measurements in quantum
transport and metrology. While the previous research dealt with the suppression of noise in …

Spin effects in single-electron tunnelling

J Barnaś, I Weymann - Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter, 2008 - iopscience.iop.org
An important consequence of the discovery of giant magnetoresistance in metallic magnetic
multilayers is a broad interest in spin-dependent effects in electronic transport through …

Influence of interference effects on thermoelectric properties of double quantum dots

M Wierzbicki, R Swirkowicz - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2011 - APS
Electron and thermal transport through a double quantum dot/artificial molecule is studied
theoretically in the linear response regime with use of Green function formalism. Gradually …

Effects of different geometries on the conductance, shot noise, and tunnel magnetoresistance of double quantum dots

I Weymann - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2008 - APS
The spin-polarized transport through a coherent strongly coupled double quantum dot
(DQD) system is analyzed theoretically in the sequential and cotunneling regimes. Using the …

Thermal rectification through the topological states of asymmetrical length armchair graphene nanoribbons heterostructures with vacancies

DMT Kuo - Nanotechnology, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
We present a theoretical investigation of electron heat current in asymmetrical length
armchair graphene nanoribbon (AGNR) heterostructures with vacancies, focusing on the …

Control of spin blockade by ac magnetic fields in triple quantum dots

M Busl, R Sánchez, G Platero - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2010 - APS
We analyze coherent spin phenomena in triple quantum dots in triangular configuration
under crossed dc and ac magnetic fields. In particular, we discuss the interplay between …

Transport through quantum-dot spin valves containing magnetic impurities

B Sothmann, J König - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2010 - APS
We investigate transport through a single-level quantum dot coupled to noncollinearly
magnetized ferromagnets in the presence of localized spins in either the tunnel barrier or on …