Photovoltaic concepts inspired by coherence effects in photosynthetic systems
The past decade has seen rapid advances in our understanding of how coherent and
vibronic phenomena in biological photosynthetic systems aid in the efficient transport of …
vibronic phenomena in biological photosynthetic systems aid in the efficient transport of …
Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy
Femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy (FSRS) is an ultrafast nonlinear optical
technique that provides vibrational structural information with high temporal (sub‐50 fs) …
technique that provides vibrational structural information with high temporal (sub‐50 fs) …
Ab initio nonadiabatic dynamics with coupled trajectories: A rigorous approach to quantum (de) coherence
We report the first nonadiabatic molecular dynamics study based on the exact factorization
of the electron–nuclear wave function. Our approach (a coupled-trajectory mixed quantum …
of the electron–nuclear wave function. Our approach (a coupled-trajectory mixed quantum …
Exciton delocalization in indolenine squaraine aggregates templated by DNA holliday junction scaffolds
OA Mass, CK Wilson, SK Roy, MS Barclay… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Exciton delocalization plays a prominent role in the photophysics of molecular aggregates,
ultimately governing their particular function or application. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a …
ultimately governing their particular function or application. Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) is a …
Characterizing mode anharmonicity and Huang–Rhys factors using models of femtosecond coherence spectra
MS Barclay, JS Huff, RD Pensack… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Femtosecond laser pulses readily produce coherent quantum beats in transient–absorption
spectra. These oscillatory signals often arise from molecular vibrations and therefore may …
spectra. These oscillatory signals often arise from molecular vibrations and therefore may …
Capturing structural snapshots during photochemical reactions with ultrafast Raman spectroscopy: From materials transformation to biosensor responses
Chemistry studies the composition, structure, properties, and transformation of matter. A
mechanistic understanding of the pertinent processes is required to translate fundamental …
mechanistic understanding of the pertinent processes is required to translate fundamental …
Slow intramolecular vibrational relaxation leads to long-lived excited-state wavepackets
Broadband optical pump and compressed white light continuum probe were used to
measure the transient excited-state absorption, ground-state bleach, and stimulated …
measure the transient excited-state absorption, ground-state bleach, and stimulated …
Chirped Laser Pulse Control of Vibronic Wavepackets and Energy Transfer in Phycocyanin 645
Photosynthetic organisms use light-harvesting complexes to increase the spectrum of light
that they absorb from solar photons. Recent ultrafast spectroscopic studies have revealed …
that they absorb from solar photons. Recent ultrafast spectroscopic studies have revealed …
Map** structural dynamics of proteins with femtosecond stimulated Raman spectroscopy
The structure–function relationships of biomolecules have captured the interest and
imagination of the scientific community and general public since the field of structural …
imagination of the scientific community and general public since the field of structural …
Experimental detection of branching at a conical intersection in a highly fluorescent molecule
Conical intersections are molecular configurations at which adiabatic potential-energy
surfaces touch. They are predicted to be ubiquitous, yet condensed-phase experiments …
surfaces touch. They are predicted to be ubiquitous, yet condensed-phase experiments …