Issue 11, 2018

A molecular quantum switch based on tunneling in meta-d-phenol C6H4DOH

Abstract

We introduce the concept of a molecular quantum switch and demonstrate it with the example of meta-D-phenol, based on recent theoretical and high-resolution spectroscopic results for this molecule. We show that in the regime of tunneling switching with localized low-energy states and delocalized high-energy states the molecular quantum switch can be operated in two different ways: (i) a quasiclassical switching by coherent infrared radiation between the two isomeric structures syn- and anti-m-D-phenol; and (ii) a highly nonclassical switching making use of bistructural quantum superposition states of the syn and anti structures, which can be observed by their time-dependent spectra after preparation.

Graphical abstract: A molecular quantum switch based on tunneling in meta-d-phenol C6H4DOH

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
08 jan 2018
Accepted
07 feb 2018
First published
01 mar 2018

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018,20, 7387-7394

A molecular quantum switch based on tunneling in meta-D-phenol C6H4DOH

C. Fábri, S. Albert, Z. Chen, R. Prentner and M. Quack, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 7387 DOI: 10.1039/C8CP00133B

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