We present a brief pedagogical review of theoretical Green's function methods applicable to
open quantum systems out of equilibrium, in general, and single molecule junctions, in …

A crucial goal for increasing thermal energy harvesting will be to progress towards atomistic
design strategies for smart nanodevices and nanomaterials. This requires the combination …

Energy dissipation in polymeric composite metamaterials requires special mathematical
models owing to the viscoelastic nature of their constituents, namely, the polymeric matrix …

A one-dimensional chain of pointwise particles harmonically coupled with nearest neighbors
and placed in sixth-order polynomial on-site potentials is considered. The power of the …

Characterization and control of matter by optical means is at the forefront of research both
due to fundamental insights and technological promise. Theoretical modeling of periodically …

In this paper, we consider the interaction of small amplitude waves (phonons) with standing
discrete breather (DB) in the one-dimensional chain of harmonically coupled particles …

Phonons play a major role for the performance of nanoscale devices and consequently a
detailed understanding of phonon dynamics is required. Using an auxiliary-mode approach …

We develop a closed-form formula to calculate the transient thermal currents flowing through
an arbitrary nanoscale phonon device in response to a sudden thermal switch. Our theory …

Over the past two decades, controlling thermal transport properties at the nanoscale has
become more and more relevant. This is mostly motivated by the need of developing novel …

For many physical systems, a common basic problem is the response of a nonlinear medium
to periodic excitations at the boundary or inside a local region in the bulk [1–11]. The energy …