Recent Progress in Ultrafast Photo-Reactions of Functional Molecular Materials
A special issue of Molecules (ISSN 1420-3049). This special issue belongs to the section "Photochemistry".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 March 2022) | Viewed by 235
Special Issue Editor
Interests: molecular photo-chemistry; photo-isomerisation; energy and charge transfer; photo-sensitisers; ultrafast spectroscopy
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Dear Colleagues,
The past ten years have witnessed a tremendous activity and milestone achievements in the design and synthesis of functional organic and organometallic materials for a variety of applications as well as in the development of new spectroscopic techniques for their investigation on the ultrafast time scale spanning the electromagnetic spectrum from the THz to the X-ray domain. Similarly, the in-depth theoretical description and new simulation protocols now allow to address the full complexity of the functional excited state non-adiabatic processes with an unprecented detail and predictive power. A very detailed insight into electronic, vibronic, and structural dynamics is now possible highlighting the interdependencies of the various degrees of freedom and the key molecular parameters driving ultrafast photo-reactions and their efficiency.
The present Special Issue aims at providing a broad perspective of the recent advances in the investigation and understanding of ultrafast functional photo-reactions from both the experimental and theoretical perspective with an applicative context related, but not limited, to light-energy conversion, photo-voltaics or photo-catalysis, light-emitting devices, or bio-imaging. Full papers, short communications, and review articles presenting the most recent trends and discussing future directions are most welcome.
Prof. Dr. Stefan Haacke
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- excited state photo-reactivity
- non-adiabatic processes
- quantum dynamics
- vibronic coherences
- energy and charge transfer
- light-energy conversion
- photo-catalysis
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