Physics – Condensed Matter – Materials Science
Scientific paper
2009-02-10
Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 11, 4579-4585 (2009)
Physics
Condensed Matter
Materials Science
Scientific paper
10.1039/b902501d
Stroboscopic wavepacket basis sets [P. Bokes, F. Corsetti, R. W. Godby, Phys. Rev. Lett. 101, 046402 (2008)] are specifically tailored for a description of time-dependent processes in extended systems like non-periodic geometries of various contacts consisting of solids and molecules. The explanation of the construction of such a basis for two simple finite systems is followed by a review of the general theory for extended systems with continuous spectrum. The latter is further elaborated with the introduction of the interaction representation which takes the full advantage of the time-dynamics built into the basis. The formalism is applied to a semi-analytical example of electronic transport through resonant tunnelling barrier in 1D. Through the time-dependent generalisation of the Landauer formula given in terms of the Fourier expansion of the transmission amplitude we analyze the temporal character of the onset of the steady-state. Various time-scales in this process are shown to be directly related to the energetic structure of the resonant barrier.
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