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Title: Photoisomerization transition state manipulation by entangled two-photon absorption

Abstract

We demonstrate how two-photon excitation with quantum light can influence elementary photochemical events. The azobenzene trans → cis isomerization following entangled two-photon excitation is simulated using quantum nuclear wave packet dynamics. Photon entanglement modulates the nuclear wave packets by coherently controlling the transition pathways. The photochemical transition state during passage of the reactive conical intersection in azobenzene photoisomerization is strongly affected with a noticeable alteration of the product yield. Quantum entanglement thus provides a novel control knob for photochemical reactions. The distribution of the vibronic coherences during the conical intersection passage strongly depends on the shape of the initial wave packet created upon quantum light excitation. X-ray signals that can experimentally monitor this coherence are simulated.

Authors:
 [1]; ORCiD logo [1]; ORCiD logo [2];  [2]; ORCiD logo [2]; ORCiD logo [1]
  1. Department of Chemistry, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697,, Department of Physics &, Astronomy, University of California, Irvine, CA 92697,
  2. Dipartimento di Chimica Industriale “Toso Montanari”, Università degli studi di Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy
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Research Org.:
Univ. of California, Irvine, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE; USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES). Chemical Sciences, Geosciences & Biosciences Division (CSGB); National Science Foundation (NSF); Alexander von Humboldt Foundation
OSTI Identifier:
1831557
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1979164
Grant/Contract Number:  
SC0019484; CHE-1953045
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America Journal Volume: 118 Journal Issue: 47; Journal ID: ISSN 0027-8424
Publisher:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES; entangled photons; two-photon absorption; photoisomerization; azobenzene; wave packets

Citation Formats

Gu, Bing, Keefer, Daniel, Aleotti, Flavia, Nenov, Artur, Garavelli, Marco, and Mukamel, Shaul. Photoisomerization transition state manipulation by entangled two-photon absorption. United States: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.1073/pnas.2116868118.
Gu, Bing, Keefer, Daniel, Aleotti, Flavia, Nenov, Artur, Garavelli, Marco, & Mukamel, Shaul. Photoisomerization transition state manipulation by entangled two-photon absorption. United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116868118
Gu, Bing, Keefer, Daniel, Aleotti, Flavia, Nenov, Artur, Garavelli, Marco, and Mukamel, Shaul. Fri . "Photoisomerization transition state manipulation by entangled two-photon absorption". United States. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2116868118.
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abstractNote = {We demonstrate how two-photon excitation with quantum light can influence elementary photochemical events. The azobenzene trans → cis isomerization following entangled two-photon excitation is simulated using quantum nuclear wave packet dynamics. Photon entanglement modulates the nuclear wave packets by coherently controlling the transition pathways. The photochemical transition state during passage of the reactive conical intersection in azobenzene photoisomerization is strongly affected with a noticeable alteration of the product yield. Quantum entanglement thus provides a novel control knob for photochemical reactions. The distribution of the vibronic coherences during the conical intersection passage strongly depends on the shape of the initial wave packet created upon quantum light excitation. X-ray signals that can experimentally monitor this coherence are simulated.},
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year = {Fri Nov 19 00:00:00 EST 2021},
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