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An ab initio study of the electronic and spin configuration for the iron ion in the active center of the human hemoglobin molecule is presented. It is well known that the iron ion, being surrounded by the porphyrin ring and the ligands,…
The dynamics of excess protons in the protic ionic liquid ethylammonium formate (EAF) have been investigated from femtosecond to microseconds using visible pump mid-infrared probe spectroscopy. The pH-jump following visible photoexcitation…
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Using modified Arrhenius approximations, the activation energies of water, alcohols, and hexane structure rearrangement reactions responsible for temperature dependences of their dynamic and dielectric characteristics were determined. The…
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Electronically excited atoms or molecules in an environment are often subject to interatomic/intermolecular Coulombic decay (ICD) and/or electron transfer mediated decay (ETMD) mechanisms. A few of the numerous variables that can impact…
Transferable excited-state dynamics offer a route to efficient screening of photophysical behavior across molecular systems, but conventional nonadiabatic simulations remain prohibitively expensive. Here we introduce X-MACE, a transferable…
Effective photoinduced charge transfer makes molecular bimetallic assemblies attractive for applications as active light induced proton reduction systems. For a more sustainable future, development of competitive base metal dyads is…
The hydrogen bond is usually described within the clamped nucleus approximation in which electronic and vibrational motions are considered separately. This approach leads to a double-well potential which facilitates proton tunnelling. In…
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There is an enormous potential in applying conjugated polymers in novel organic opto-electronic devices such as light emitting diodes and solar cells. Although prototypes and first products exist, a comprehensive understanding of the…
Photosynthetic proteins have evolved over billions of years so as to undergo optimal energy transfer to the sites of charge separation. Based on spectroscopically detected quantum coherences, it has been suggested that this energy transfer…
Understanding the interaction between metal ions and their aqueous environment is fundamental in many areas of chemistry, biology, and environmental science. In this study, we investigate the electronic structure of hydrated calcium ions,…
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Entanglement can modify light-matter interaction effects and, conversely, these interactions can change the non-classical correlations present in the system. We present an example where these mutual connections can be discussed in a simple…
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