Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-23-2022
Abstract
Femtosecond laser pulses readily produce coherent quantum beats in transient–absorption spectra. These oscillatory signals often arise from molecular vibrations and therefore may contain information about the excited-state potential energy surface near the Franck–Condon region. Here, by fitting the measured spectra of two laser dyes to microscopic models of femtosecond coherence spectra (FCS) arising from molecular vibrations, we classify coherent quantum-beat signals as fundamentals or overtones and quantify their Huang–Rhys factors and anharmonicity values. We discuss the extracted Huang–Rhys factors in the context of quantum-chemical computations. This work solidifies the use of FCS for analysis of coherent quantum beats arising from molecular vibrations, which will aid studies of molecular aggregates and photosynthetic proteins.
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Publication Information
Barclay, Matthew S.; Huff, Jonathan S.; Pensack, Ryan D.; Davis, Paul H.; Knowlton, William B.; Yurke, Bernard; Dean, Jacob C.; Arpin, Paul C.; and Turner, Daniel B.. (2022). "Characterizing Mode Anharmonicity and Huang–Rhys Factors Using Models of Femtosecond Coherence Spectra". The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 13(24), 5413-5423. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.1c04162