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Chemical Physics

Vibrational coherence in excited state decay: the role of the type of electron-vibrational interactions

Miroslav Menšı́k, Stanislav Nešpůrek

Published May 12, 2004• 4 citations
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10.1016/j.chemphys.2004.04.012

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Time evolution of excited state population was studied theoretically for the system of two electronic levels coupled to two vibrational modes, which are also attached to a heat bath. In the excited state, the mutual coupling of the vibrational modes was included. It was demonstrated that excited state population relaxes faster if interacting vibrational mode dissipates its energy via vibrational mode of a smaller eigenfrequency. It was also demonstrated that fast component of excited state depopulation cannot be achieved via coherent mode-mode coupling, if the second mode is not directly coupled to the electronic inter-state transition.
In this paper, we present simulations of the decay of quantum coherence between vibrational states of I(2) in its ground (X) electronic state embedded in a cryogenic Kr matrix. We employ a numerical method based on the semiclassical limit of the quantum Liouville equation, which allows the simulation of the evolution and decay of quantum vibrational coherence using classical trajectories and ensemble averaging. The vibrational level-dependent interaction of the I(2)(X) oscillator with the rare-gas environment is modeled using a recently developed method for constructing state-dependent many-body potentials for quantum vibrations in a many-body classical environment [J. M. Riga, E. Fredj, and C. C. Martens, J. Chem. Phys. 122, 174107 (2005)]. The vibrational dephasing rates gamma(0n) for coherences prepared between the ground vibrational state mid R:0 and excited vibrational state mid R:n are calculated as a function of n and lattice temperature T. Excellent agreement with recent experiments performed by Karavitis et al. [Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 7, 791 (2005)] is obtained.
Dipole-coupled subwavelength quantum emitter arrays respond cooperatively to external light fields as they may host collective delocalized excitations (a form of excitons) with super- or subradiant character. Deeply subwavelength separations typically occur in molecular ensembles, where in addition to photon-electron interactions, electron-vibron couplings and vibrational relaxation processes play an important role. We provide analytical and numerical results on the modification of super- and subradiance in molecular rings of dipoles including excitations of the vibrational degrees of freedom. While vibrations are typically considered detrimental to coherent dynamics, we show that molecular dimers or rings can be operated as platforms for the preparation of long-lived dark superposition states aided by vibrational relaxation. In closed ring configurations, we extend previous predictions for the generation of coherent light from ideal quantum emitters to molecular emitters, quantifying the role of vibronic coupling onto the output intensity and coherence.