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ArticleNature communications2018

Coherent exciton-vibrational dynamics and energy transfer in conjugated organics.

Tammie R Nelson, Dianelys Ondarse-Alvarez, Nicolas Oldani, Beatriz Rodriguez-Hernandez, Laura Alfonso-Hernandez, Johan F Galindo, Valeria D Kleiman, Sebastian Fernandez-Alberti, Adrian E Roitberg, Sergei Tretiak

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Article in Nature communications, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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13 citing papers in PubMed, 90 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. A New Frontier in Exciton Transport: Transient Delocalization.The journal of physical chemistry letters · 2022
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  8. Bright Frenkel Excitons in Molecular Crystals: A Survey.Chemistry of materials : a publication of the American Chemical Society · 2021
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  11. Vibrational exciton nanoimaging of phases and domains in porphyrin nanocrystals.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2020
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10 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Tammie R NelsonTheoretical Division, Center for Nonlinear studies and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 81545, USA.
Dianelys Ondarse-AlvarezUniversidad Nacional de Quilmes/CONICET, Roque Saenz Peña 352, B1876BXD, Bernal, Argentina.
Nicolas OldaniUniversidad Nacional de Quilmes/CONICET, Roque Saenz Peña 352, B1876BXD, Bernal, Argentina.
Beatriz Rodriguez-HernandezUniversidad Nacional de Quilmes/CONICET, Roque Saenz Peña 352, B1876BXD, Bernal, Argentina.
Laura Alfonso-HernandezUniversidad Nacional de Quilmes/CONICET, Roque Saenz Peña 352, B1876BXD, Bernal, Argentina.
Johan F GalindoDepartment of Chemistry, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Av. Cra 30 # 45-03, Bogotá, 111321, Colombia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9968-362X
Valeria D KleimanDepartment of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
Sebastian Fernandez-AlbertiUniversidad Nacional de Quilmes/CONICET, Roque Saenz Peña 352, B1876BXD, Bernal, Argentina. sfalberti@gmail.com.
Adrian E RoitbergDepartment of Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL, 32611, USA.
Sergei TretiakTheoretical Division, Center for Nonlinear studies and Center for Integrated Nanotechnologies, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM, 81545, USA. serg@lanl.gov.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5547-3647
National University of Quilmes · ARLos Alamos National Laboratory · USUniversity of Florida · USUniversidad Nacional de Colombia · CO

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Coherence, signifying concurrent electron-vibrational dynamics in complex natural and man-made systems, is currently a subject of intense study. Understanding this phenomenon is important when designing carrier transport in optoelectronic materials. Here, excited state dynamics simulations reveal a ubiquitous pattern in the evolution of photoexcitations for a broad range of molecular systems. Symmetries of the wavefunctions define a specific form of the non-adiabatic coupling that drives quantum transitions between excited states, leading to a collective asymmetric vibrational excitation coupled to the electronic system. This promotes periodic oscillatory evolution of the wavefunctions, preserving specific phase and amplitude relations across the ensemble of trajectories. The simple model proposed here explains the appearance of coherent exciton-vibrational dynamics due to non-adiabatic transitions, which is universal across multiple molecular systems. The observed relationships between electronic wavefunctions and the resulting functionalities allows us to understand, and potentially manipulate, excited state dynamics and energy transfer in molecular materials.

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