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Excited and Ground State Vibrational Dynamics Revealed by Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy

Excited and Ground State Vibrational Dynamics Revealed by Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy

Justin R Caram, Andrew F Fidler, Gregory S Engel

J Chem Phys. 2012 Jul 14;137(2):024507.

PMID: 22803547

Abstract:

Broadband two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2DES) can assist in understanding complex electronic and vibrational signatures. In this paper, we use 2DES to examine the electronic structure and dynamics of a long chain cyanine dye (1,1-diethyl-4,4-dicarbocyanine iodide, or DDCI-4), a system with a vibrational progression. Using broadband pulses that span the resonant electronic transition, we measure two-dimensional spectra that show a characteristic six peak pattern from coherently excited ground and excited state vibrational modes. We model these features using a spectral density formalism and the vibronic features are assigned to Feynman pathways. We also examine the dynamics of a particular set of peaks demonstrating anticorrelated peak motion, a signature of oscillatory wavepacket dynamics on the ground and excited states. These dynamics, in concert with the general structure of vibronic two-dimensional spectra, can be used to distinguish between pure electronic and vibrational quantum coherences.

Chemicals Related in the Paper:

Catalog Number	Product Name	Structure	CAS Number	Price
AP18300317	1,1′-Diethyl-4,4′-dicarbocyanine iodide		18300-31-7	Price

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