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Title: Anharmonic exciton dynamics and energy dissipation in liquid water from two-dimensional infrared spectroscopy

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4961752· OSTI ID:1600624
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  1. Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States); Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
  2. Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
  3. Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States); FHI Berlin (Germany)

Water’s extended hydrogen-bond network results in rich and complex dynamics on the sub-picosecond time scale. In this paper, we present a comprehensive analysis of the two-dimensional infrared (2D IR) spectrum of O–H stretching vibrations in liquid H2O and their interactions with bending and intermolecular vibrations. By exploring the dependence of the spectrum on waiting time, temperature, and laser polarization, we refine our molecular picture of water’s complex ultrafast dynamics. The spectral evolution following excitation of the O–H stretching resonance reveals vibrational dynamics on the 50–300 fs time scale that are dominated by intermolecular delocalization. These O–H stretch excitons are a result of the anharmonicity of the nuclear potential energy surface that arises from the hydrogen-bonding interaction. The extent of O–H stretching excitons is characterized through 2D depolarization measurements that show spectrally dependent delocalization in agreement with theoretical predictions. Furthermore, we show that these dynamics are insensitive to temperature, indicating that the exciton dynamics alone set the important time scales in the system. Finally, we study the evolution of the O–H stretching mode, which shows highly non-adiabatic dynamics suggestive of vibrational conical intersections. We argue that the so-called heating, commonly observed within ~1 ps in nonlinear IR spectroscopy of water, is a nonequilibrium state better described by a kinetic temperature rather than a Boltzmann distribution. Finally, our conclusions imply that the collective nature of water vibrations should be considered in describing aqueous solvation.

Research Organization:
Univ. of Chicago, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences Division
Grant/Contract Number:
SC0014305; FOA-0000995
OSTI ID:
1600624
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1314342
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 145, Issue 9; ISSN 0021-9606
Publisher:
American Institute of Physics (AIP)Copyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 46 works
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