Vibrational spectroscopy is an essential tool in chemical analyses, biological assays, and
studies of functional materials. Over the past decade, various coherent nonlinear vibrational …

The structure and function of biomolecules are strongly influenced by their hydration shells.
Structural fluctuations and molecular excitations of hydrating water molecules cover a broad …

Water is, of course, a fascinating and important substance. For such a simple molecule, its
condensed phase properties are surprisingly complex. Here we might mention the many …

Half century has past since the pioneering works of Anderson and Kubo on the stochastic
theory of spectral line shape were published in J. Phys. Soc. Jpn. 9 (1954) 316 and 935 …

X-ray and neutron diffractions, vibrational spectroscopy, and x-ray Raman scattering and
absorption experiments on water are often interpreted in terms of hydrogen bonding. To this …

Two-dimensional (2D) optical spectroscopy utilizing multiple ultrafast coherent laser pulses
in the infrared or UV-vis frequency range has been used to study protein structure and …

Hydrogels are soft and wet materials with a three-dimensional porous network structure,
capable of swelling to retain a large volume of water and maintaining semi-solid integrity. In …

Two-Dimensional Optical Spectroscopy discusses the principles and applications of newly
emerging two-dimensional vibrational and optical spectroscopy techniques. It provides a …

Many of the unusual properties of liquid water are attributed to its unique structure,
comprised of a random and fluctuating three-dimensional network of hydrogen bonds that …

We review two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) spectroscopy of the amide I protein backbone
vibration. Amide I modes are known for secondary structural sensitivity derived from their …