Abstract
To describe electron transport across single molecule tunnel junctions, it is necessary to apply open boundary conditions in conjunction with an electronic structure calculation. In this work, open boundary conditions are applied through the Wigner function leading to constraints on the one‐body reduced density matrix. We discuss conditions on the reduced density matrix that lead to accurate predictions for electron currents as a voltage is applies across a molecular junction, and relate these conditions to molecular electronegativity.
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