\emph{Ab-initio} scattering-state based method for calculating transport in nanostructures

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Abstract

We will present an \emph{ab-initio} computational method for calculating the transport properties of nanostructures. In contrast to the commonly employed scattering-state approaches it directly utilizes supercells with periodic boundary conditions, which makes it ideal for use with planewave density functional codes.

Authors

  • Ivan P. Daykov

  • Tom\'as A. Arias

    • Department of Physics, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 14853