Tracking Ultrafast Structural Dynamics by Time-Domain Raman Spectroscopy
Hikaru Kuramochi, Tahei Tahara
Abstract
, and has seen success in unveiling the molecular mechanisms underlying the efficient functions of complex molecular systems. In this Perspective, we overview the present status of time-domain Raman spectroscopy, particularly focusing on its application to the study of femtosecond structural dynamics. We first explain the principle and a brief history of time-domain Raman spectroscopy and then describe the apparatus and recent applications to the femtosecond dynamics of complex molecular systems, including proteins, molecular assemblies, and functional materials. We also discuss future directions for time-domain Raman spectroscopy, which has reached a status allowing a wide range of applications.
Topics & Concepts
Raman spectroscopyCoherent anti-Stokes Raman spectroscopyFemtosecondChemistryRaman scatteringSpectroscopyUltrashort pulseX-ray Raman scatteringTime domainOpticsLaserMolecular physicsPhysicsComputer scienceComputer visionQuantum mechanicsSpectroscopy Techniques in Biomedical and Chemical ResearchSpectroscopy and Quantum Chemical StudiesPhotoreceptor and optogenetics research