Title: Charge and Energy transfer in molecular junctions: models, methods, mechanisms and fundamental aspects.

Abstract: In this talk, I will first present a brief experimental and theoretical overview of both charge and energy transfer study in molecular junction setup. I will then focus on three different aspects, namely, (i) the fundamentals of non-equilibrium statistical physics in terms of universal fluctuation theorems (ii) vibrationally assisted charge transport and mechanisms of device functionality and (iii) Universality in efficiency statistics for time-reversal breaking systems. Our analysis is mostly based on a full-counting statistics approach using eminent methods namely non-equilibrium Green’s function and quantum master equation approach.

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