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Transport Properties of Molecular Junctions

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We start our analysis of MMMs transport properties by adopting an extremely simplified model for the junction. We consider the molecule (presented as a set of energy levels) placed in between two leads (left L and right R). The leads are treated as free electron reservoirs with nearly continuous energy spectra. Currently, we omit from consideration electron–electron correlations (Coulomb interactions) and electron–phonon interactions. The effects of these interactions on the electron transport are discussed in the next chapters. Thus we consider all atomic nuclei in the molecule to be fixed to their equilibrium positions, which corresponds to the Born–Oppenheimer approximation.

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