Ultrafast intermolecular energy transfer from vibrations to electronic motion
arXiv:1809.04054 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.223001
Abstract
It is discussed how vibrationally excited molecules in their electronic ground state can transfer their vibrational energy to the electronic motion of neighbors and ionize them. Based on explicit examples of vibrationally excited molecules and anionic neighbors, it is demonstrated that the transfer can be extremely efficient at intermolecular distances much beyond distances at which the molecule and its neighbor can form a bond.
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