Meir-Wingreen Formula Explained
The Meir-Wingreen formula describes the electric current through an arbitrary mesoscopic system. It was formulated by Yigal Meir and Ned Wingreen.[1] When the interaction between electrons is neglected, this formula reduces to the Landauer formula. This textbook formula[2] has become a standard tool for calculating the current through various systems, such as molecular junctions, quantum dots and nanoscale devices.
Notes and References
- Meir. Yigal. Ned S. Wingreen. Landauer formula for the current through an interacting electron region. Physical Review Letters. 1992. 68. 16. 2512–2515. 10.1103/PhysRevLett.68.2512. 1992PhRvL..68.2512M. 10045416.
- Book: Jauho. Hartmut Haug, Antti-Pekka. Quantum kinetics in transport and optics of semiconductors. 2008. Springer. Berlin. 978-3540735618. 170. 2nd, substantially rev..