Physics – Condensed Matter – Strongly Correlated Electrons
Scientific paper
2010-04-23
Physics
Condensed Matter
Strongly Correlated Electrons
16 pages, 23 figures
Scientific paper
Numerical time evolution of transport states using time dependent Density Matrix Renormalization Group (td-DMRG) methods has turned out to be a powerful tool to calculate the linear and finite bias conductance of interacting impurity systems coupled to non-interacting one-dimensional leads. Several models, including the Interacting Resonant Level Model (IRLM), the Single Impurity Anderson Model (SIAM), as well as models with different multi site structures, have been subject of investigations in this context. In this work we give an overview of the different numerical approaches that have been successfully applied to the problem and go into considerable detail when we comment on the techniques that have been used to obtain the full I--V-characteristics for the IRLM. Using a model of spinless fermions consisting of an extended interacting nanostructure attached to non-interacting leads, we explain the method we use to obtain the current--voltage characteristics and discuss the finite size effects that have to be taken into account. We report results for the linear and finite bias conductance through a seven site structure with weak and strong nearest-neighbor interactions. Comparison with exact diagonalisation results in the non-interacting limit serve as a verification of the accuracy of our approach. Finally we discuss the possibility of effectively enlarging the finite system by applying damped boundaries and give an estimate of the effective system size and accuracy that can be expected in this case.
Branschädel Alexander
Schmitteckert Peter
Schneider Guenter
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