Molecular optoelectronics: the interaction of molecular conduction junctions with light

M Galperin, A Nitzan - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2012 - pubs.rsc.org
The interaction of light with molecular conduction junctions is attracting growing interest as a
challenging experimental and theoretical problem on one hand, and because of its potential …

Memory effects in nonequilibrium quantum impurity models

G Cohen, E Rabani - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2011 - APS
Memory effects play a key role in the dynamics of strongly correlated systems driven out of
equilibrium. In this paper, we explore the nature of memory in the nonequilibrium Anderson …

Nonequilibrium quantum systems with electron-phonon interactions: Transient dynamics and approach to steady state

EY Wilner, H Wang, M Thoss, E Rabani - Physical Review B, 2014 - APS
The nonequilibrium dynamics of a quantum dot with electron-phonon interactions described
by a generalized Holstein model is presented. A combination of methodologies, including …

Transient dynamics in molecular junctions: picosecond resolution from dc measurements by a laser pulse pair sequence excitation

Y Selzer, U Peskin - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2013 - ACS Publications
Molecular electronic devices are a promising future alternative to standard electronic
switches due to their fast response on the pico-second time scale. An experimental scheme …

Compensation of coulomb blocking and energy transfer in the current voltage characteristic of molecular conduction junctions

G Li, MS Shishodia, BD Fainberg, B Apter, M Oren… - Nano Letters, 2012 - ACS Publications
We have studied the influence of both exciton effects and Coulomb repulsion on current in
molecular nanojunctions. We show that dipolar energy-transfer interactions between the …

Localized surface plasmon mediated energy transfer in the vicinity of core-shell nanoparticle

MS Shishodia, S Juneja - Journal of Applied Physics, 2016 - pubs.aip.org
Multipole spectral expansion based theory of energy transfer interactions between a donor
and an acceptor molecule in the vicinity of a core-shell (nanoshell or core@ shell) based …

Coherence in charge and energy transfer in molecular junctions

AJ White, U Peskin, M Galperin - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and …, 2013 - APS
We consider the effects of dephasing on field-induced coherent charge and energy transport
in molecular junctions. Within generic models we show that dephasing controls the relative …

Light-induced current in molecular junctions: Local field and non-Markov effects

BD Fainberg, M Sukharev, TH Park, M Galperin - Physical Review B …, 2011 - APS
We consider a two-level system coupled to contacts as a model for a charge pump under
external laser pulse. The model represents a charge-transfer molecule in a junction and is a …

Theory of energy transfer interactions near sphere and nanoshell based plasmonic nanostructures

MS Shishodia, BD Fainberg… - … nanostructures and their …, 2011 - spiedigitallibrary.org
Theory of energy transfer interactions between a pair of two level molecules in the molecular
nanojunction including surface plasmon (SP) dressed interaction of plasmonic …

Transient dynamics in molecular junctions: Coherent bichromophoric molecular electron pumps

R Volkovich, U Peskin - Physical Review B—Condensed Matter and Materials …, 2011 - APS
The possibility of using single-molecule junctions as electron pumps for energy conversion
and storage is considered. It is argued that the small dimensions of these systems allow the …