Overview
- Nominated as an outstanding PhD thesis by the University of Cambridge, UK
- Provides new insights into the role of vibrational dynamics during singlet fission of thin films of pentacene
- Describes a comprehensive approach to analyzing nonlinear 2D spectroscopy experiments, enabling additional information to be extracted from 2D spectra
- Crosses the divide between organic and biological light-harvesting systems, identifying key similarities between the two
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Springer Theses (Springer Theses)
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This thesis focuses on theoretical analysis of the sophisticated ultrafast optical experiments that probe the crucial first few picoseconds of quantum light harvesting, making an important contribution to quantum biology, an exciting new field at the intersection of condensed matter, physical chemistry and biology.
It provides new insights into the role of vibrational dynamics during singlet fission of organic pentacene thin films, and targeting the importance of vibrational dynamics in the design of nanoscale organic light harvesting devices, it also develops a new wavelet analysis technique to probe vibronic dynamics in time-resolved nonlinear optical experiments. Lastly, the thesis explores the theory of how non-linear “breather” vibrations are excited and propagate in the disordered nanostructures of photosynthetic proteins.
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About the author
Dr Sarah Morgan is a theoretical physicist interested in applying methods from physics to biological systems. After a Master's degree at the University of Exeter, she completed a PhD in the Theory of Condensed Matter group, Department of Physics, Cambridge University. Dr Morgan is now a postdoctoral research associate in Cambridge working on graph theoretical analysis of neuroimaging data.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ultrafast Quantum Effects and Vibrational Dynamics in Organic and Biological Systems
Authors: Sarah Elizabeth Morgan
Series Title: Springer Theses
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63399-2
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Physics and Astronomy, Physics and Astronomy (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-63398-5Published: 11 August 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-87544-6Published: 11 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-63399-2Published: 01 August 2017
Series ISSN: 2190-5053
Series E-ISSN: 2190-5061
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XV, 110
Number of Illustrations: 7 b/w illustrations, 65 illustrations in colour
Topics: Spectroscopy and Microscopy, Biological and Medical Physics, Biophysics, Bioorganic Chemistry, Energy Harvesting, Atomic/Molecular Structure and Spectra, Surface and Interface Science, Thin Films