Direct Dynamics Studies of a Binuclear Metal Complex in Solution: The Interplay Between Vibrational Relaxation, Coherence, and Solvent Effects

作者:Dohn Asmus Ougaard*; Jonsson Elvar Orn; Kjaer Kasper Skov; van Driel Tim Brandt; Nielsen Martin Meedom; Jacobsen Karsten Wedel; Henriksen Niels Engholm; Moller Klaus Braagaard
来源:Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2014, 5(14): 2414-2418.
DOI:10.1021/jz500850s

摘要

By using a newly implemented QM/MM multiscale MD method to simulate the excited state dynamics of the Ir-2(dimen)(4)(2+) (dimen = 1,8-diisocyano-p-menthane) complex, we not only report on results that support the two experimentally observed coherent dynamical modes in the molecule but also reveal a third mode, not distinguishable by spectroscopic methods. We directly follow the channels of energy dissipation to the solvent and report that the main cause for coherence decay is the initial wide range of configurations in the excited state population. We observe that the solvent can actually extend the coherence lifetime by blocking channels for intramolecular vibrational energy redistribution (IVR).

  • 出版日期2014-7-17