Theory of vibronic adsorbate-surface Fano resonances

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Autori principali: Martinez-Gomez, Luis, Gebre, Sara T., Lian, Tianquan, Ribeiro, Raphael F.
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Pubblicazione: 2024
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author Martinez-Gomez, Luis
Gebre, Sara T.
Lian, Tianquan
Ribeiro, Raphael F.
author_facet Martinez-Gomez, Luis
Gebre, Sara T.
Lian, Tianquan
Ribeiro, Raphael F.
contents Inspired by recent visible pump - infrared probe spectra reported for molecular catalysts adsorbed to quantum dots, we introduce a theory of non-equilibrium vibronic Fano resonances arising from the interference of quantum dot excited-state intraband transitions and infrared vibrational excitations of a molecular adsorbate. Our theory suggests a superexchange mechanism for the observed Fano resonances where charge-transfer states mediate the effective interaction between molecular vibrations and near-resonance quantum dot intraband transitions. We present a perturbative treatment of the effective adsorbate-quantum dot vibronic interaction and employ it to construct a two-reservoir Fano model that enables us to capture key experimental trends, including the relationship between the Fano asymmetry factor, quantum dot size, and the distance between the molecular adsorbate and the quantum dot. We focus on adsorbate-quantum dot species, but our theory's implications are shown to be generic for molecules adsorbed to materials with resonant strong mid-infrared electronic transitions.
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spellingShingle Theory of vibronic adsorbate-surface Fano resonances
Martinez-Gomez, Luis
Gebre, Sara T.
Lian, Tianquan
Ribeiro, Raphael F.
Chemical Physics
Inspired by recent visible pump - infrared probe spectra reported for molecular catalysts adsorbed to quantum dots, we introduce a theory of non-equilibrium vibronic Fano resonances arising from the interference of quantum dot excited-state intraband transitions and infrared vibrational excitations of a molecular adsorbate. Our theory suggests a superexchange mechanism for the observed Fano resonances where charge-transfer states mediate the effective interaction between molecular vibrations and near-resonance quantum dot intraband transitions. We present a perturbative treatment of the effective adsorbate-quantum dot vibronic interaction and employ it to construct a two-reservoir Fano model that enables us to capture key experimental trends, including the relationship between the Fano asymmetry factor, quantum dot size, and the distance between the molecular adsorbate and the quantum dot. We focus on adsorbate-quantum dot species, but our theory's implications are shown to be generic for molecules adsorbed to materials with resonant strong mid-infrared electronic transitions.
title Theory of vibronic adsorbate-surface Fano resonances
topic Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2410.11793