Vibronic phenomena and exciton–vibrational interference in two-dimensional spectra of molecular aggregates
- Department of Theoretical Physics, Faculty of Physics, Vilnius University, Sauletekio 9-III, 10222 Vilnius (Lithuania)
A general theory of electronic excitations in aggregates of molecules coupled to intramolecular vibrations and the harmonic environment is developed for simulation of the third-order nonlinear spectroscopy signals. It is applied in studies of the time-resolved two-dimensional coherent spectra of four characteristic model systems: weakly/strongly vibronically coupled molecular dimers interacting with high/low frequency intramolecular vibrations. The results allow us to (i) classify and define the typical spectroscopic features of vibronically coupled molecules, (ii) separate the cases, when the long-lived quantum coherences due to vibrational lifetime borrowing should be expected, (iii) define when the complete exciton–vibrational mixing occurs, and (iv) when separation of excitonic and vibrational coherences is possible.
- OSTI ID:
- 22255264
- Journal Information:
- Journal of Chemical Physics, Vol. 140, Issue 3; Other Information: (c) 2014 AIP Publishing LLC; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0021-9606
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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