8 papers
Quantum Vibronic Dynamics Shape Catalytically Relevant Au-Ligand Interfaces in Atomically Precise Gold Nanoclusters
Mengyuan Cui, Tianrui Chen, Junhua Zhou +6
Atomically precise gold nanoclusters are versatile for photocatalysis and energy conversion because their electronic structure stems from strong metal-ligand interactions. However,…
Environmental Control Extends Beyond Quantum Dephasing in Exciton Energy Transfer
Junhua Zhou, Tianrui Chen, Dehao Yuan +8
Excitation-energy transfer underpins the conversion of light into usable energy in photosynthetic organisms and serves as a paradigm for evolutionary optimized transport in open qu…
Conical Intersections Enable Ultrafast Molecular Spin Control in a Chromium Complex
Zihui Liu, Junhua Zhou, Tianrui Chen +8
Molecular spintronics seeks to control spin states in single molecules for ultrafast switching and efficient information processing. Transition metal complexes are promising candid…
Quantum Dynamics of Enantiomers in Chiral Optical Cavities
Yang-Cheng Ye, Panpan Zhang, Ajay Jha +2
Chirality, the absence of mirror symmetry, is a fundamental molecular property with far-reaching consequences from chemistry to biology. Yet enantiosensitive optical responses are…
Controlling Nonadiabatic Transitions Through Engineered Ultrafast Laser Fields at Conical Intersections
Xuanchao Zhang, Yang-Cheng Ye, Panpan Zhang +5
In this paper, we investigate coherent control of nonadiabatic dynamics at a conical intersection (CI) using engineered ultrafast laser pulses. Within a model vibronic system, we t…
Unraveling Geometric-phase at Conical Intersection by Cavity-enhanced Two-dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy
Yang-Cheng Ye, Fulu Zheng, Ajay Jha +1
The geometric phase is a fundamental quantum mechanical phenomenon uniquely associated with conical intersections (CI) between potential energy surfaces and serves as a definitive…