Ultrafast intermolecular energy transfer from vibrations to electronic motion

It is discussed how vibrationally excited molecules in their electronic ground state can transfer their vibrational energy to the electronic motion of neighbors and ionize them. Based on explicit examples of vibrationally excited molecules and anionic neighbors, it is demonstrated that the transfer...

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Main Author: Cederbaum, Lorenz S. (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 29 November 2018
In: Physical review letters
Year: 2018, Volume: 121, Issue: 22
ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.223001
Online Access:Verlag, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.223001
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.223001
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Author Notes:Lorenz S. Cederbaum (Theoretische Chemie, Physikalisch–Chemisches Institut, Heidelberg University)
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Summary:It is discussed how vibrationally excited molecules in their electronic ground state can transfer their vibrational energy to the electronic motion of neighbors and ionize them. Based on explicit examples of vibrationally excited molecules and anionic neighbors, it is demonstrated that the transfer can be extremely efficient at intermolecular distances much beyond distances at which the molecule and its neighbor can form a bond.
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ISSN:1079-7114
DOI:10.1103/PhysRevLett.121.223001