Electronic charge of molecules can move on time scales when the nuclei stand practically still,from few hundreds of attoseconds to few femtoseconds.This ultrafast process is called“charge migration”.A typical conseq...Electronic charge of molecules can move on time scales when the nuclei stand practically still,from few hundreds of attoseconds to few femtoseconds.This ultrafast process is called“charge migration”.A typical consequence is rapid change of electronic dipole,which points to the center of charge.Corresponding linear(one-dimensional,1D)and planar(2D)dipolar motions have already been well documented.Here we construct the first case of charge migration which causes chiral 3D dipolar motion,specifically along a helix about oriented iodo-acetylene(HCCI).Quantum dynamics simulations show that this can be induced by well-designed laser pulses.展开更多
基金supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China(Grant No.2017YFA0304203)the Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team(Grant No.IRT17R70)+4 种基金the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant Nos.12004193 and 11904215)the 111 Project(Grant No.D18001)the Fund for Shanxi 1331 Project Key Subjects Constructionthe Hundred Talent Program of Shanxi ProvinceNJUPT-SF(Grant No.NY220089)。
文摘Electronic charge of molecules can move on time scales when the nuclei stand practically still,from few hundreds of attoseconds to few femtoseconds.This ultrafast process is called“charge migration”.A typical consequence is rapid change of electronic dipole,which points to the center of charge.Corresponding linear(one-dimensional,1D)and planar(2D)dipolar motions have already been well documented.Here we construct the first case of charge migration which causes chiral 3D dipolar motion,specifically along a helix about oriented iodo-acetylene(HCCI).Quantum dynamics simulations show that this can be induced by well-designed laser pulses.