All publications

2018

1. M. Zwolak, Communication: Gibbs phenomenon and the emergence of the steady-state in quantum transport » J. Chem. Phys. 149, 241102 (2018)
2. D. Gruss, C.-C. Chien, J. T. Barreiro, M. Di Ventra & M. Zwolak, An energy-resolved atomic scanning probe » New J. Phys. 20, 115005 (2018)
3. J. E. Elenewski, K. A. Velizhanin & M. Zwolak, A spin-1 representation for dual-funnel energy landscapes » J. Chem. Phys. 149, 035101 (2018)
4. S. Sahu & M. Zwolak, The golden aspect ratio for ion transport » Phys. Rev. E 98, 012404 (2018)
5. J. P. Zwolak, M. Zwolak & E. Brewe, Educational commitment and social networking: The power of informal networks » Phys. Rev. Phys. Educ. Res. 14, 010131 (2018).
6. C.-C. Chien, K. A. Velizhanin, Y. Dubi, B. R. Ilic & M. Zwolak, Topological quantization of energy transport in micro- and nano-mechanical lattices » Phys. Rev. B 97, 125425 (2018)
7. P. A. Lin, B. Natarajan, M. Zwolak & R. Sharma, Metastable morphological states of catalytic nanoparticles » Nanoscale 10, 4528 (2018)
8. S. Sahu & M. Zwolak, Maxwell-Hall access resistance in graphene nanopores » Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 20, 4646 (2018)

2017

1. J. E. Elenewski, D. Gruss & M. Zwolak, Communication: Master Equations for Electron Transport: The Limits of the Markovian Limit » J. Chem. Phys. 147, 151101 (2017)
2. D. Gruss, A. Smolyanitsky & M. Zwolak, Communication: Relaxation-limited electronic currents in extended reservoir simulations » J. Chem. Phys. 147, 141102 (2017)
3. S. Sahu & M. Zwolak, Ionic selectivity and filtration from fragmented dehydration in multilayer graphene nanopores » Nanoscale 9, 11424 (2017)
4. S. Sahu, M. Di Ventra & M. Zwolak, Dehydration as a Universal Mechanism for Ion Selectivity in Graphene and Other Atomically Thin Pores » Nano Lett. 17, 4719 (2017)
5. M. Zwolak & W. H. Zurek, Redundancy of einselected information in quantum Darwinism: The irrelevance of irrelevant environment bits » Phys. Rev. A 95, 030101(R) (2017)
6. H. Guo, E. Strelcov, A. Yulaev, J. Wang, N. Appathurai, S. Urquhart, J. Vinson, S. Sahu, M. Zwolak & A. Kolmakov, Enabling Photoemission Electron Microscopy in Liquids via Graphene-Capped Microchannel Arrays » Nano Lett. 17, 1034 (2017)
7. C.-C. Chien, S. Kouachi, K. Velizhanin, Y. Dubi & M. Zwolak, Thermal transport in dimerized harmonic lattices: Exact solution, crossover behavior, and extended reservoirs » Phys. Rev. E 95, 012137 (2017)

2016

1. D. Gruss, K. Velizhanin & M. Zwolak, Landauer’s formula with finite-time relaxation: Kramers’ crossover in electronic transport » Sci. Rep. 6, 24514 (2016)
2. M. Zwolak, C. J. Riedel & W. H. Zurek, Amplification, Decoherence, and the Acquisition of Information by Spin Environments, » Sci. Rep. 6, 25277 (2016)
3. C. J. Riedel, W. H. Zurek & M. Zwolak, Objective past of a quantum universe: Redundant records of consistent histories » Phys. Rev. A 93, 032126 (2016)
4. J. Kincaid, K. McLelland & M. Zwolak, Measurement-induced decoherence and information in double-slit interference, » Am. J. Phys. 84, 522 (2016) [an interactive Mathematica plot can be found here]

2015

1. K. Velizhanin, S. Sahu, C.-C. Chien, Y. Dubi & M. Zwolak, Crossover behavior of the thermal conductance and Kramers’ transition rate theory » Sci. Rep. 5, 17506 (2015)

2014

1. C.-C. Chien, M. Di Ventra & M. Zwolak, Landauer, Kubo, and microcanonical approaches to quantum transport and noise: A comparison and implications for cold-atom dynamics » Phys. Rev. A 90, 023624 (2014)
2. M. Zwolak, C. J. Riedel & W. H. Zurek, Amplification, redundancy, and the Quantum Chernoff Information » Phys. Rev. Lett. 112, 140406 (2014)
3. K. Doi, M. Tsutsui, T. Ohshiro, C.-C. Chien, M. Zwolak, M. Taniguchi, T. Kawai, S. Kawano & M. Di Ventra, Nonequilibrium Ionic Response of Biased Mechanically Controllable Break Junction (MCBJ) Electrodes » J. Phys. Chem. C 118, 3758–3765 (2014)

2013

1. C.-C. Chien, D. Gruss, M. Di Ventra & M. Zwolak, Interaction-induced conducting-nonconducting transition of ultra-cold atoms in 1D optical lattices » New J. Phys. 15, 063026 (2013)
2. M. Zwolak & W. H. Zurek, Complementarity of quantum discord and classically accessible information » Sci. Rep. 3, 1729 (2013)
3. R. Blume-Kohout, S. Croke & M. Zwolak, Quantum Data Gathering » Sci. Rep. 3, 1800 (2013)
4. C.-C. Chien, K. Velizhanin, Y. Dubi & M. Zwolak, Tunable thermal switching via DNA-based nano devices » Nanotechnology 24, 095704 (2013)

2012

1. M. M. Rams, M. Zwolak & B. Damski, Quantum phase transition in a quantum external field: Superposing two magnetic phases » Sci. Rep. 2, 665 (2012)
2. C. J. Riedel, W. H. Zurek & M. Zwolak, The rise and fall of redundancy in decoherence and quantum Darwinism » New J. Phys. 14, 083010 (2012)
3. P. J. Coles, R. Colbeck, L. Yu & M. Zwolak, Uncertainty relations from simple entropic properties » Phys. Rev. Lett. 108, 210405 (2012)
4. M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, DNA Sequencing via Electron Tunneling » IEEE Int. Symp. Circ. S (2012)
5. C.-C. Chien, M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, Bosonic and fermionic transport phenomena of ultracold atoms in one-dimensional optical lattices » Phys. Rev. A 85, 041601(R) (2012)
6. J. Dziarmaga, W. H. Zurek & M. Zwolak, Non-local quantum superpositions of topological defects » Nature Phys. 8, 49–53 (2012)

2011

1. K. Velizhanin, C.-C. Chien, Y. Dubi & M. Zwolak, Driving denaturation: Nanoscale heating as a probe of DNA melting » Phys. Rev. E 83, 050906(R) (2011)

2010

1. M. Zwolak, J. Wilson & M. Di Ventra, Dehydration and ionic conductance quantization in nanopores » J. Phys.: Condens. Matter 22, 454126 (2010)
2. M. Zwolak, H. T. Quan & W. H. Zurek, Redundant imprinting of information in non-ideal environments: Objective reality via a noisy channel » Phys. Rev. A 81, 062110 (2010)

2009

1. M. Krems, M. Zwolak, Y. V. Pershin & M. Di Ventra, Effect of noise on DNA sequencing via transverse electronic transport » Biophys. J. 97, 1990–1996 (2009)
2. M. Zwolak, J. Lagerqvist & M. Di Ventra, Quantized ionic conductance in nanopores » Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 128102 (2009)
3. M. Zwolak, H. T. Quan & W. H. Zurek, Quantum Darwinism in a hazy environment » Phys. Rev. Lett. 103, 110402 (2009)

2008

1. M. Zwolak, Numerical ansatz for solving integro-differential equations with increasingly smooth memory kernels: spin-boson model and beyond » Comp. Sci. & Disc. 1, 015002 (2008)
2. M. Zwolak, Finite representations of continuum environments » J. Chem. Phys. 129, 101101 (2008)
3. M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, Colloquium: Physical approaches to DNA sequencing and detection » Rev. Mod. Phys. 80, 141–165 (2008)

2007

1. J. Lagerqvist, M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, Influence of the environment and probes on rapid DNA sequencing via transverse electronic transport » Biophys. J. 93, 2384–2390 (2007)
2. J. Lagerqvist, M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, Comment on ‘Characterization of the tunneling conductance across DNA bases’ » Phys. Rev. E 76, 013901 (2007)
3. N. Sai, M. Zwolak, G. Vignale & M. Di Ventra, Reply to ‘Treatment of electron viscosity in quantum conductance’ » Phys. Rev. Lett. 98, 259702 (2007)

2006

1. E. Mullins, R. Oldland, Y. A. Liu, S. Wang, S. I. Sandler, C.-C. Chen, M. Zwolak & K. Seavey, Sigma-Profile Database for Using COSMO-Based Thermodynamic Methods » Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 45, 4389–4415 (2006)
2. J. Lagerqvist, M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, Fast DNA Sequencing via Transverse Electronic Transport » Nano Lett. 6, 779–782 (2006)

2005

1. Y.-C. Chen, M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, Inelastic effects on the transport properties of alkanethiols » Nano Lett. 5, 621–624 (2005)
2. M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, Electronic signature of DNA nucleotides via transverse transport » Nano Lett. 5, 421–424 (2005)
3. N. Sai, M. Zwolak, G. Vignale & M. Di Ventra, Dynamical Corrections to the DFT-LDA Electron Conductance in Nanoscale Systems » Phys. Rev. Lett. 94, 186810 (2005)
4. Z. Yang, M. Chshiev, M. Zwolak, Y.-C. Chen & M. Di Ventra, Role of heating and current-induced forces in the stability of atomic wires » Phys. Rev. B 71, 041402(R) (2005)

2004

1. M. Zwolak & G. Vidal, Mixed-state dynamics in one-dimensional quantum lattice systems: A time-dependent superoperator renormalization algorithm » Phys. Rev. Lett. 93, 207205 (2004)
2. Y.-C. Chen, M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, Inelastic current-voltage characteristics of atomic and molecular junctions » Nano Lett. 4, 1709–1712 (2004)

2003

1. Y.-C. Chen, M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, Local heating in nanoscale conductors » Nano Lett. 3, 1691–1694 (2003)
2. M. Zwolak, D. Ferguson & M. Di Ventra, Chaotic transport in low-dimensional superlattices » Phys. Rev. B 67, 081303(R) (2003)

2002

1. M. Zwolak, R. Zallen & M. Di Ventra, Percolation study of defect tolerance in missing-crossbar networks » Solid State Commun. 124, 167–170 (2002)
2. M. Zwolak & M. Di Ventra, DNA spintronics » Appl. Phys. Lett. 81, 925–927 (2002)