Just recently I defended my PhD Thesis entitled “Theoretical Investigations Regarding Single Molecules”. The title is so generic because the thesis contains work in different fields:

• An introduction to the PPP model (an extended Hubbard model) and the numerical solution using exact diagonalization.
• Neoclassical Valence Bond Theory as an effective tool for calculating and describing molecular quantum states.
• Another main topic of the thesis is transport through gated molecular junctions, including work on:
  • Quantum interference in transport through interacting electronic systems (e.g. molecules).
  • AFM and FM Kondo Effect in transport through molecular junctions.
  • Quantum pumping in molecules using a general Floquet formalism.

If you are interested, my thesis can be downloaded here:

• PhD Thesis, in a web version or in a print version.