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Fano resonances in quantum transport with vibrations

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Genkin,  Michael
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Max Planck Society;

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Eisfeld,  Alexander
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Max Planck Society;

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Rost,  Jan M.
Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Max Planck Society;

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Ramachandran, A., Genkin, M., Sharma, A., Eisfeld, A., Wuster, S., & Rost, J. M. (2021). Fano resonances in quantum transport with vibrations. Physical Review A, 104(4): 042219. doi:10.1103/PhysRevA.104.042219.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/21.11116/0000-0009-963C-B
Abstract
Quantum-mechanical scattering involving continuum states coupled to a scatterer with a discrete spectrum gives rise to Fano resonances. Here we consider scatterers that possess internal vibrational degrees of freedom in addition to discrete states. Entanglement between the scattered excitation and vibrational modes complicates analytical and numerical calculations considerably. For the example of one-dimensional scattering we develop a multichannel quantum scattering approach which can determine reflection and transmission probabilities in the presence of vibrations. Application to a linear chain coupled to a control unit containing vibrating sites shows that vibrational degrees of freedom can have a profound effect on quantum transport. For suitable parameters, spectral regions which are opaque in the static case can be rendered transparent when vibrations are included. The formalism is general enough to be applicable to a variety of platforms for quantum transport including molecular aggregates, cold atom chains, quantum-dot arrays and molecular wires based on conjugated polymers.