Quantum coherence effects in natural light-induced processes: cis–trans photoisomerization of model retinal under incoherent excitation

Abstract

Cis–Trans isomerization of retinal induced by incoherent solar light. Shown are ground and excited-state diabatic potentials; the horizontal lines represent bright eigenstates (red), intermediate eigenstates (blue), and product eigenstates (green). The inset: the photoreaction efficiency vs. time with (red) and without (blue) Fano coherences.

Document Details

Document Type
Pub Defense Publication
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2015
Source ID
10.1039/c5cp01388g

Entities

People

  • Paul Brumer
  • Timur V. Tscherbul

Organizations

  • Air Force Office of Scientific Research
  • University of Toronto
  • Yusuf Hamied Department of Chemistry

Tags

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Atmospheric Science / Meteorology, specifically Wind Wave Turbulence.
  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Quantum Computing