title: Current-driven oscillations and time-dependent transport in nanojunctions.
abstract: Resonance inelastic conduction in molecular-scale electronics can be used to channel energy into a given mode of the molecular component to generate a desired motion. Dependence of the conductance properties on the molecular configuration, in turn, leads to a time-modulated current whose temporal properties are subject to control. We use an ab initio nonequilibrium formalism and the example of Au-C60-Au junctions to illustrate the strongly correlated phenomena of current-driven dynamics and time-dependent conductance in nanoelectronics, noting implications to, and potential applications in, several disciplines.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Northwestern University, 2145 Sheridan Road, Evanston, IL 60208-3113, USA.
authors.forename: Chao-Cheng
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Kaun
authors.forename: Tamar
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Seideman