Stepping Out of Equilibrium: The Quest for Understanding the Role of Non-Equilibrium (Thermo-)Dynamics in Electronic and Electrochemical Processes

Abstract

This editorial aims to interest researchers and inspire novel research on the topic of non-equilibrium Thermodynamics and Monte Carlo for Electronic and Electrochemical Processes. We present a brief outline on recent progress and challenges in the study of non-equilibrium dynamics and thermodynamics using numerical Monte Carlo simulations. The aim of this special issue is to collect recent advances and novel techniques of Monte Carlo methods to study non-equilibrium electronic and electrochemical processes at the nanoscale.

Keywords

• non-equilibrium dynamics
• non-equilibrium thermodynamics
• Kinetic Monte Carlo
• molecular electronics
• electrochemistry