{
  "id": "0802.2516",
  "version": "v1",
  "published": "2008-02-18T17:02:28.000Z",
  "updated": "2008-02-18T17:02:28.000Z",
  "title": "The Role of Bound States in Time-Dependent Quantum Transport",
  "authors": [
    "E. Khosravi",
    "S. Kurth",
    "G. Stefanucci",
    "E. K. U. Gross"
  ],
  "comment": "10 pages, 8 figures",
  "doi": "10.1007/s00339-008-4864-9",
  "categories": [
    "cond-mat.mes-hall"
  ],
  "abstract": "Charge transport through a nanoscale junction coupled to two macroscopic electrodes is investigated for the situation when bound states are present. We provide numerical evidence that bound states give rise to persistent, non-decaying current oscillations in the junction. We also show that the amplitude of these oscillations can exhibit a strong dependence on the history of the applied potential as well as on the initial equilibrium configuration. Our simulations allow for a quantitative investigation of several transient features. We also discuss the existence of different time-scales and address their microscopic origin.",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "version": "v1",
      "updated": "2008-02-18T17:02:28.000Z"
    }
  ],
  "analyses": {
    "subjects": [
      "05.60.Gg",
      "72.10.-d",
      "73.23.-b",
      "73.63.-b"
    ],
    "keywords": [
      "time-dependent quantum transport",
      "bound states",
      "initial equilibrium configuration",
      "charge transport",
      "transient features"
    ],
    "tags": [
      "journal article"
    ],
    "publication": {
      "journal": "Applied Physics A: Materials Science & Processing",
      "year": 2008,
      "month": "Nov",
      "volume": 93,
      "number": 2,
      "pages": 355
    },
    "note": {
      "typesetting": "TeX",
      "pages": 10,
      "language": "en",
      "license": "arXiv",
      "status": "editable",
      "adsabs": "2008ApPhA..93..355K"
    }
  }
}