Photoinduced Jahn–Teller switch in Mn(<scp>iii</scp>) terpyridine complexes
Kyle Barlow, Julien Eng, Iona I. Ivalo, Marco Coletta, Euan K. Brechin, Thomas J. Penfold, J. Olof Johansson
Abstract
]. The dephasing time of these coherences decreases with an increasing number of vibrational modes at lower energy than the mode dominating the reaction coordinate, suggesting they act as an effective bath to dissipate the excess energy obtained from photoexcitation.
Topics & Concepts
ChemistryTerpyridinePhotoexcitationExcited stateDephasingJahn–Teller effectUltrafast laser spectroscopyConical intersectionPhotochemistryPotential energy surfaceAtomic physicsSpectroscopyIonMoleculePhysicsMetalCondensed matter physicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsMagnetism in coordination complexesOrganic and Molecular Conductors ResearchPorphyrin and Phthalocyanine Chemistry