Physics – Condensed Matter – Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Scientific paper
2010-04-09
New J. Phys. 12, 123009 (2010)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Mesoscale and Nanoscale Physics
Accepted in New Journal of Physics. Updated text
Scientific paper
We present a theory of frequency-dependent counting statistics of electron transport through nanostructures within the framework of Markovian quantum master equations. Our method allows the calculation of finite-frequency current cumulants of arbitrary order, as we explicitly show for the second- and third-order cumulants. Our formulae generalize previous zero-frequency expressions in the literature and can be viewed as an extension of MacDonald's formula beyond shot noise. When combined with an appropriate treatment of tunneling, using, e.g. Liouvillian perturbation theory in Laplace space, our method can deal with arbitrary bias voltages and frequencies, as we illustrate with the paradigmatic example of transport through a single resonant level model. We discuss various interesting limits, including the recovery of the fluctuation-dissipation theorem near linear response, as well as some drawbacks inherent of the Markovian description arising from the neglect of quantum fluctuations.
Aguado Ramon
Brandes Tobias
Emary Clive
Marcos David
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