Sources of negative differential resistance in electric nanotransport

A negative differential resistance (NDR) in nanotransport is often ascribed to electron correlations. We present a simple example revealing that finite electrode bandwidths and energy-dependent electrode density of states can cause a significant NDR, which may occur even in uncorrelated systems. So,...

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Hauptverfasser: Bâldea, Ioan (VerfasserIn) , Köppel, Horst (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 3 May 2010
In: Physical review. B, Condensed matter and materials physics
Year: 2010, Jahrgang: 81, Heft: 19, Pages: 1-4
ISSN:1550-235X
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.193401
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.81.193401
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Verfasserangaben:Ioan Bâldea and Horst Köppel
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Zusammenfassung:A negative differential resistance (NDR) in nanotransport is often ascribed to electron correlations. We present a simple example revealing that finite electrode bandwidths and energy-dependent electrode density of states can cause a significant NDR, which may occur even in uncorrelated systems. So, special care is needed in assessing the role of electron correlations in the NDR.
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ISSN:1550-235X
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevB.81.193401