Stefan Kurth

Ikerbasque Research Professor, EHU and Materials Physics Center (CSIC - EHU)

Currently works at the Nanobio Spectroscopy Group at the department of Materials Physics in the Faculty of Chemistry at the EHU in San Sebastian and the Materials Physics Center (CSIC - EHU) in San Sebastián.

Research line:

Quantum many-particle physics, especially Density Functional Theory, time-dependent description of electron transport through molecules and nanostructures.

Previous research experience in Germany, Sweden, United States, and Belgium.

Doctor in Physics 1995 from the University of Wurzburg, Germany.

2025

Article / Analytic approach to thermoelectric transport in double quantum dots

Physical Review B

Sobrino, N.; Jacob, D.; Kurth, S.

2024

Article / Analytic approach to thermoelectric transport in double quantum dots

arXiv:cond-mat/2409.17064 (2024)

Nahual Sobrino, David Jacob, Stefan Kurtjh

Article / Fully analytical equation of motion approach for the double quantum dot in the Coulomb blockade regime

Physical Review B

Sobrino, N.; Jacob, D.; Kurth, S.

2023

Article / Thermoelectric efficiency in multi-terminal quantum thermal machines with steady-state density functional theory

arXiv:2303.01355

Nahual Sobrino, Roberto, D'Agosta, Stefan Kurth

Article / Thermoelectric efficiency in multiterminal quantum thermal machines from steady-state density functional theory

Physical Review B

Sobrino, N.; D'Agosta, R.; Kurth, S.

Article / What can lattice DFT teach us about real-space DFT?

Journal of Chemical Physics

Sobrino, N.; Jacob, D.; Kurth, S.

2022

Article / Level occupation switching with density functional theory

Physical Review B

Sobrino, N.; Jacob, D.; Kurth, S.

2021

Article / Thermoelectric transport within density functional theory

Physical Review B

N. Sobrino, F. Eich, G. Stefanucci, R. D'Agosta, S. Kurth

Article / Thermoelectric transport within density functional theory

Physical Review B

Sobrino, N.; Eich, F.; Stefanucci, G.; D'Agosta, R.; Kurth, S.

2020

Article / Mott Metal-Insulator Transition from Steady-State Density Functional Theory

Physical Review Letters

Jacob, D.; Stefanucci, G.; Kurth, S.

Article / Exchange-correlation potentials for multiorbital quantum dots subject to generic density-density interactions and Hund's rule coupling

Physical Review B

Sobrino, N.; Kurth, S.; Jacob, D.

2019

Article / Steady-state density functional theory for thermoelectric effects

Physical Review B

Sobrino, N.; D'Agosta, R.; Kurth, S.

Article / Nonequilibrium spectral functions from multiterminal steady-state density functional theory

Physical Review B

Kurth, S.; Jacob, D.; Sobrino, N.; Stefanucci, G.

2018

Article / AC transport in correlated quantum dots: From Kondo to Coulomb blockade regime

Physical Review B

Stefanucci, G.; Kurth, S.

Article / Exchange-correlation functionals of i-DFT for asymmetrically coupled leads

European Physical Journal B

Kurth, S.; Jacob, D.

Article / Many-Body Spectral Functions from Steady State Density Functional Theory

Nano Letters

Jacob, D.; Kurth, S.

Article / Time-dependent i-DFT exchange-correlation potentials with memory: Applications to the out-of-equilibrium anderson model

European Physical Journal B

Kurth, S.; Stefanucci, G.

2017

Review / Transport through correlated systems with density functional theory

Journal of Physics Condensed Matter

Kurth, S.; Stefanucci, G.

2016

Article / Nonequilibrium Anderson model made simple with density functional theory

Physical Review B

Kurth, S.; Stefanucci, G.

Article / Density functional theory of the Seebeck coefficient in the Coulomb blockade regime

Physical Review B

Yang, K.; Perfetto, E.; Kurth, S.; Stefanucci, G.; D'Agosta, R.

2015

Article / Steady-State Density Functional Theory for Finite Bias Conductances

Nano Letters

Stefanucci, G.; Kurth, S.

2014

Article / Modelling the effect of nuclear motion on the attosecond time-resolved photoelectron spectra of ethylene

Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics

Crawford-Uranga, A.; De Giovannini, U.; Mowbray, D.J.; Kurth, S.; Rubio, A.

Article / Time-dependent density-functional theory of strong-field ionization of atoms by soft x rays

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Crawford-Uranga, A.; De Giovannini, U.; Räsänen, E.; Oliveira, M.J.T.; Mowbray, D.J.; Nikolopoulos, G.M.; Karamatskos, E.T.; Markellos, D.; Lambropoulos, P.; Kurth, S.; Rubio, A.

2013

Article / Time-dependent exchange-correlation functional for a Hubbard dimer: Quantifying nonadiabatic effects

Physical Review A - Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics

Fuks, J.I.; Farzanehpour, M.; Tokatly, I.V.; Appel, H.; Kurth, S.; Rubio, A.

Article / Dynamical correction to linear kohn-sham conductances from static density functional theory

Physical Review Letters

Kurth, S.; Stefanucci, G.

Article / Kondo effect in the kohn-sham conductance of multiple-level quantum dots

Physica Status Solidi (B) Basic Research

Stefanucci, G.; Kurth, S.

2012

Chapter / Fundamentals of Time-dependent Density Functional Theory

M.A.L. Marques, N. Maitra, F. Nogueira, E.K.U. Gross, A. Rubio

S. Kurth

Article / Lattice density functional theory at finite temperature with strongly density-dependent exchange-correlation potentials

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Xianlong, G.; Chen, A.H.; Tokatly, I.V.; Kurth, S.

Article / Anomalous insulator-metal transition in boron nitride-graphene hybrid atomic layers

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Song, L.; Balicas, L.; Mowbray, D.J.; Capaz, R.B.; Storr, K.; Ci, L.; Jariwala, D.; Kurth, S.; Louie, S.G.; Rubio, A.; Ajayan, P.M.

Article / Correlation effects in bistability at the nanoscale: Steady state and beyond

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Khosravi, E.; Uimonen, A.M.; Stan, A.; Stefanucci, G.; Kurth, S.; Van Leeuwen, R.; Gross, E.K.U.

2011

Article / Time-dependent bond-current functional theory for lattice Hamiltonians: Fundamental theorem and application to electron transport

Chemical Physics

Kurth, S.; Stefanucci, G.

Article / Towards a description of the Kondo effect using time-dependent density-functional theory

Physical Review Letters

Stefanucci, G.; Kurth, S.

Article / Comparative study of many-body perturbation theory and time-dependent density functional theory in the out-of-equilibrium Anderson model

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Uimonen, A.M.; Khosravi, E.; Stan, A.; Stefanucci, G.; Kurth, S.; Van Leeuwen, R.; Gross, E.K.U.

2010

Article / Dynamical Coulomb blockade and the derivative discontinuity of time-dependent density functional theory

Physical Review Letters

Kurth, S.; Stefanucci, G.; Khosravi, E.; Verdozzi, C.; Gross, E.K.U.

Article / Noncollinear spin-spiral phase for the uniform electron gas within reduced-density-matrix-functional theory

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Eich, F.G.; Kurth, S.; Proetto, C.R.; Sharma, S.; Gross, E.K.U.

2009

Article / Overhauser\\\\\\\'s spin-density wave in exact-exchange spin density functional theory

Phys. Rev. B

S. Kurth, F.G. Eich

Article / Overhauser's spin-density wave in exact-exchange spin-density functional theory

Physical Review B - Condensed Matter and Materials Physics

Kurth, S.; Eich, F.G.

2024

Invited talk | Understanding exchange-correlation potentials of lattice models and connections to real-space density functional theory

Invited Seminar - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

Invited talk | Can one transfer insights from lattice DFT to real-space DFT?

International Workshop "Progress in Ensemble Density Functional Theory: Opportunities and Challenges" - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

Oral presentation | Mott Metal-Insulator Transition from Steady-State Density Functional Theory

Annual Meeting of the German Physical Society DPG, 17.-22.3.2024 - Oral presentation

Stefan Kurth

2023

Invited talk | `Understanding exchange-correlation potentials for multi-orbital lattice models

CECAM workshop ``Accelerating Improvements in Density Functional Theory'' - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth, Nahual, Sobrino, David Jacob

Invited talk | Mott Metal-Insulator Transition from Steady-State Density Functional Theory

TDDFT School and Workshop - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

Oral presentation | Mott Metal-Insulator Transition from Steady-State Density Functional Theory

ETSF Informal Workshop - Oral presentation

Stefan Kurth

2022

Oral presentation | Mott Metal-Insulator Transition from Steady-State Density Functional Theory

9th International School and Workshop on - Oral presentation

Stefan Kurth, David Jacob, and Gianluca Stefanucci

Oral presentation | The Mott metal-insulator transition from steady-state density functional theory

DPG Spring Meeting - Oral presentation

David Jacob, Gianluca Stefanucci, and Stefan Kurth

Poster presentation | Mott Metal-Insulator Transition from Steady-State Density Functional Theory

Psi-k Conference 2022 - Poster presentation

Stefan Kurth, David Jacob, and Gianluca Stefanucci

2019

Invited talk | Steady-State Density Functional Theory: from Differential Conductances to Many-Body Spectral Functions

International Workshop on Electron-Density-Based Approaches - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

Invited talk | Many-Body Spectral Functions from Steady-State Density Functional Theory

CECAM Workshop "Improving the Theory in Density Functional Theory” - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

Invited talk | Many-Body Spectral Functions from Steady-State Density Functional Theory

CECAM Workshop “What about U in nanoscale systems?” - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

Oral presentation | Density functional theory for transport through correlated systems

Spring Meeting of the German Physical Society - Oral presentation

Stefan Kurth

2018

Invited talk | Steady-State Density Functional Theory: from Differential Conductances to Many-Body Spectral Functions

Intl. Workshop on "Theoretical Methods in Molecular Spintronics" - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

Oral presentation | Density functional theory for steady-state transport through correlated systems

Intl. Workshop "New Generation in Strongly Correlated Electrons Systems NGSCES 2018" - Oral presentation

Stefan Kurth

Oral presentation | Many-Body Spectral Functions from Steady-State Density Functional Theory

8th International School and Workshop on "Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory: Prospects and Applications" - Oral presentation

Stefan Kurth

2016

Oral presentation | Steady-state density functional theory for finite-bias conductances

7th International Workshop and School “Time-Dependent Density-Functional Theory: Prospects and Applications” - Oral presentation

Stefan Kurth

2015

Invited talk | Introduction to Green functions, the GW approximation, and the Bethe-Salpeter equation

International Summer School ``Computation of Electronic Excited States: molecules, aggregates, nanoclusters, nanoparticles, polymers and solids'' - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

2013

Invited talk | The derivative discontinuity in transport

International CECAM-Workshop "Molecular electronics: Quo vadis" - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

Invited talk | The derivative discontinuity and dynamical exchange-correlation corrections to transport

Gordon Research Conference "Time-Dependent Density Functional Theory" - Invited talk

S. Kurth

2012

Invited talk | The derivative discontinuity in transport: towards a density functional description of Coulomb blockade and Kondo effect

International Symposium and Workshop on Correlated Electrons and Materials Properties of Compounds and Alloys - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

2011

Invited talk | Dynamical Coulomb blockade and the derivative discontinuity: a not-so-steady state

15th International Workshop on Computational Physics and Materials Science: Total Energy and Force Methods - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

Invited talk | The derivative discontinuity in transport

CECAM Workshop - Invited talk

Stefan Kurth

2010

Conference Paper | Real-time switching between multiple steady-states in quantum transport

Journal of Physics: Conference Series - Conference Paper

Uimonen, A.M.; Khosravi, E.; Stefanucci, G.; Kurth, S.; Van Leeuwen, R.; Gross, U.