Intermolecular energy transfer: Retardation effects

Ultrafast intermolecular energy transfer in heavy water.

We report on a study of the vibrational energy relaxation and resonant vibrational (Förster) energy transfer of the OD vibrations of D2O and mixtures of D2O and H2O using femtosecond mid-infrared spectroscopy. We observe the lifetime of the OD vibrations of bulk D2O to be 400 +/- 30 fs. The rate of the Förster energy transfer is measured via the dynamics of the anisotropy of the OD vibrational ...

Photoinduced Intra- and Intermolecular Energy Transfer in Chlorophyll a Dimer.

Applying nonadiabatic excited-state molecular dynamics, we investigate excitation energy transfer and exciton localization dynamics in a chlorophyll a (Chla) dimer system at the interface of two monomers of light-harvesting complex II trimer. After its optical excitation at the red edge of the Soret (B) band, the Chla dimer experiences an ultrafast intra- and intermolecular nonradiative relaxat...

Influence of the Intermolecular Potential Energy Surface on Collisional Energy Transfer in the CO2-Ar System

Intermolecular electron-transfer catalyzed on nanoparticle surfaces.

Surface-functionalized nanoparticles enhance the rate of electron transfer (ET) between Cyt c(Fe(2+)) and Co(phen)(3)(3+) by a factor of 10(5) through simultaneous electrostatic binding of an ET donor and acceptor.

Mode-specific intermolecular vibrational energy transfer. I. Phenyl selenocyanate and deuterated chloroform mixture

Vibrational energy transfer from the first excited state 2252 cm−1 of the C–D stretch of deuterated chloroform DCCl3 to the 0-1 transition 2155 cm−1 of the CN stretch of phenyl selenocyanate C6H5SeCN in their 1:1 liquid mixture was observed with a pump/probe two-color two dimensional infrared spectroscopic technique. The mode-specific energy transfer can occur mainly because of the long vibrati...