activity
20242026
collaborators

7 papers

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Negative Electronic Friction and Non-Markovianity in Nonequilibrium Quantum Systems

Riley J. Preston, Samuel L. Rudge, Daniel S. Kosov +1

We address the connection between negative electronic friction and non-Markovian effects in the nonadiabatic vibrational dynamics of molecules interacting with metal surfaces under…

physics.chem-ph2026

Full Quantum and Mixed Quantum--Classical Dynamics of Hot Exciton Cooling in Semiconductor Nanocrystals

Bokang Hou, Johan E. Runeson, Samuel L. Rudge +4

Hot-exciton relaxation in semiconductor nanocrystals (NCs) is often described using perturbative theories, but their accuracy is difficult to assess for realistic exciton--phonon H…

cond-mat.mes-hall2026

Vibrational Instabilities in Charge Transport through Molecular Nanojunctions: The Role of Anharmonic Nuclear Potentials

Martin Mäck, Michael Thoss, Samuel L. Rudge

The current-induced vibrational dynamics is a key factor determining the stability of molecular nanojunctions. Beyond conventional Joule heating, a different mechanism caused by no…

cond-mat.mtrl-sci2025

A Haldane-Anderson Hamiltonian Model for Hyperthermal Hydrogen Scattering from a Semiconductor Surface

Xuexun Lu, Nils Hertl, Sara Oregioni +5

Collisions of atoms and molecules with metal surfaces create electronic excitations in the metal, leading to nonadiabatic energy dissipation, inelastic scattering, and sticking. Mi…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

Vibrational Instabilities in Charge Transport through Molecular Nanojunctions: The Role of Nonconservative Current-Induced Electronic Forces

Martin Mäck, Riley J. Preston, Michael Thoss +1

Understanding the current-induced vibrational dynamics in molecular nanojunctions is critical for gaining insight into the stability of such systems. While it is well known that Jo…

cond-mat.mes-hall2025

The Role of Quantum Vibronic Effects in the Spin Polarization of Charge Transport through Molecular Junctions

Samuel L. Rudge, Christoph Kaspar, Rudolf Smorka +3

The connection between molecular vibrations and spin polarization in charge transport through molecular junctions is currently a topic of high interest, with important consequences…