Introduction (2) Experimental background: Test beds (8) Theoretical approaches: A microscopic model(10) The electron-phonon coupling(14)Time and energy scales(15) Theoretical methods(19)Numerical calculations(28) Incoherent vs. coherent transport (28) Inelastic tunneling spectroscopy: Experimental background(31) Theoretical considerations:the weak coupling limit(36) Theoretical considerations: moderately strong coupling(41)Comparison of approximation schemes(48)Asymmetry in IETS(51)The origin of dips in IETS signals(53)Computational approaches (56) Effects of electron-electron(e-e)interactions (63) Noise (66) Non-linear conductance phenomena (73) Heating and heat conduction: General considerations(77) Heat generation(81) Heat conduction(85) Junction temperature(88) Current induced reactions (91) Summary and outlook (91)
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