Charge Transport in Molecular Devices via DFT+DMFT

ORAL

Abstract

As we are entering the nano-world, the modeling of electronic and spintronic devices is facing some great challenges. One has indeed to describe on the same footing material-specific properties, quantum behaviors and strong correlation effects in and out-of equilibrium. In this context, new opportunities are offered by extending Dynamical Mean-Field Theory (DMFT) to transport problems and by combining it with the non-equilibrium Green's function formalism. This method can accurately describe Kondo physics, Coulomb blockade as well as finite-bias effects, such as spin excitations, in molecular devices. After discussing some details of our implementation, we will present several applications to the transport properties of molecules comprising a few radical centers with a variety of magnetic ground states.

Presenters

  • Andrea Droghetti

    Universidad del Pais Vasco

Authors

  • Andrea Droghetti

    Universidad del Pais Vasco

  • Ivan Rungger

    National Physical Laboratory

  • David Jacob

    Universidad del Pais Vasco

  • Angel Rubio

    Max Planck Inst Structure & Dynamics of Matter, Theory, Max Planck Inst Structure & Dynamics of Matter, University of the Basque Country, Theory department, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Strc Dyn of Matt, Max Plank Insititute, Theory, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter