Quantum Optimal Control Theory for Solvated Systems
arXiv:1912.09941 · doi:10.1063/1.5125184
Abstract
In this work, we extend the quantum optimal control theory of molecules subject to ultrashort laser pulses to the case of solvated systems, explicitly including the solvent dielectric properties in the system Hamiltonian. A reliable description of the solvent polarization is accounted for within the Polarizable Continuum Model (PCM). The electronic dynamics for the molecule in solution is coupled with the dynamics of the surrounding polarizable environment, that affects the features of the optimized light pulse. Examples on test molecules are presented and discussed to illustrate such effects.
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