Visualizing and controlling vibrational wave packets of single molecules

Daan Brinks, Fernando D. Stefani (), Florian Kulzer, Richard Hildner, Tim H. Taminiau, Yuri Avlasevich, Klaus Müllen and Niek F. van Hulst ()
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Daan Brinks: ICFO—Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
Fernando D. Stefani: ICFO—Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
Florian Kulzer: ICFO—Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
Richard Hildner: ICFO—Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
Tim H. Taminiau: ICFO—Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain
Yuri Avlasevich: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
Klaus Müllen: Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research, Ackermannweg 10, D-55128 Mainz, Germany
Niek F. van Hulst: ICFO—Institut de Ciencies Fotoniques, Mediterranean Technology Park, 08860 Castelldefels (Barcelona), Spain

Nature, 2010, vol. 465, issue 7300, 905-908

Abstract: Ultimate wave-packet control During the past few decades, two techniques have transformed the ways in which researchers can probe molecular processes: coherent control over dynamic processes by manipulating quantum interference effects with shaped laser pulses, and single-molecule detection. Brinks et al. now show that the two approaches can be combined, allowing not only the observation, but also the manipulation of vibrational wave-packet interference in individual molecules at ambient conditions. The single-molecule approach ensures that the ultimate degree of coherent control can be realized, which could help unravel details of molecular function and how it may be affected by dynamics in systems as diverse as light-harvesting complexes, photo-active proteins, conjugated polymers and metallic or metal–organic hybrid nanostructures.

Date: 2010
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