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Influence of Complex Exciton-Phonon Coupling on Optical Absorption and Energy Transfer of Quantum Aggregates

Year: 2009

Type: article

Abstract: We present a theory that efficiently describes the quantum dynamics of an electronic excitation that is coupled to a continuous, highly structured phonon environment. Based on a stochastic approach to non-Markovian open quantum systems, we develop a dynamical framework that allows us to handle realistic systems where a fully quantum treatment is desired yet the usual approximation schemes fail. The capability of the method is demonstrated by calculating spectra and energy transfer dynamics of mesoscopic molecular aggregates, elucidating the transition from fully coherent to incoherent transfer.

Source: Physical Review Letters

DOI: 10.1103/physrevlett.103.058301

Authors: Jan Roden, Alexander Eisfeld, Wolfgang Wolff, Walter T. Strunz

Institutions: Max Planck Institute for the Physics of Complex Systems, Technische Universität Dresden

Language: English

Topic: Spectroscopy and Quantum Chemical Studies

Subfield: Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics

Field: Physics and Astronomy

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2066881078

FWCI: 6.685

Cites: 40

Cited by: 101

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