Ultrafast Dynamics at the Nanoscale: Biomolecules and Supramolecular Assemblies

ISBN-13: 9789814745338 / Angielski / Twarda / 2016 / 528 str.

Stefan Haacke; Irene Burghardt

Opis

The functionality and control of biological systems and nanostructured (bio)assemblies have been under intense investigation over recent years, in view of developing a detailed understanding of ultrafast nanoscale energy and charge transfer, as well as fostering novel technologies based on sustainable energy resources. This book provides a combined experimental and theoretical spotlight on the molecular-level investigation of light-induced quantum processes in these systems and introduces the reader to cutting-edge developments in ultrafast nonlinear optical spectroscopies and the quantum-dynamical simulation of the observed dynamics.

Spis treści

Excited States of Single-Stranded DNA Revealed by Femtosecond Transient Absorption Spectroscopy. Photoactive Yellow Protein: Converting Light into a Metastable Structural Change. Energy Transfer Mechanisms in Nano–Bio Hybrid Structures Based on Quantum Dots and Photosensitive Membrane Proteins. Dynamics and Mechanisms of Ultraviolet-Damaged DNA Repair by Photolyases. Ultrafast Light-Induced Processes in DNA-Photolyase and Its Substrate-Bound Complex. Intra-Protein Structural and Reactive Dynamics Studied with Ultrafast Broadband and Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy. Ultrafast Exciton Dynamics in Correlated Environments. Excitation Energy Transfer in Light Harvesting Systems: Theory, Models, and Application. Bridging the Gap between Coherent and Incoherent Resonance Energy Transfer Dynamics by Quantum Master Equations in the Polaron Picture. Theory of Metal Nanoparticle–Affected Optical and Transport Properties in Supramolecular Complexes. Ultrafast Energy and Charge Transfer in Functional Molecular Nanoscale Aggregates. Ultrafast Spectroscopy: Quantum Information and Wavepackets. Simulating the Nonlinear Optical Response of Multichromophore Complexes.

O autorze

Haacke, Stefan; Burghardt, Irene