Protocols for characterising quantum transport through nano-structures

Abstract

In this work, we have analysed the exact closed-form solutions for transport quantities through a mesoscopic region which may be characterised by a polynomial functional of resonant transmission functions. These are then utilized to develop considerably improved protocols for parameters relevant for quantum transport through molecular junctions and quantum dots. The protocols are shown to be experimentally feasible and should yield the parameters at much higher resolution than the previously proposed ones.