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| author | Matsuzaki, Korenobu Kuramochi, Hikaru Tahara, Tahei |
| author_facet | Matsuzaki, Korenobu Kuramochi, Hikaru Tahara, Tahei |
| contents | Electron confinement within a small volume is intriguing as a realization of the particle-in-a-box system, which appears in every quantum mechanics textbook. While the electron confinement is readily imaginable in solid-state systems, it also occurs in liquids, where the local voids in the liquid serve as confining "boxes." Confinement within these flexible cavities in liquids is expected to differ fundamentally from that in solids. Here, we experimentally investigate the electrons confined in liquid water, which are called hydrated electrons, using transient two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy. Our experiment reveals the large nonuniformity of the shape and the size of hydrated electrons with significant fluctuation at the timescale shorter than 30 fs. |
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| spellingShingle | Electron confinement within a fluctuation "box" in liquid water Matsuzaki, Korenobu Kuramochi, Hikaru Tahara, Tahei Optics Chemical Physics Electron confinement within a small volume is intriguing as a realization of the particle-in-a-box system, which appears in every quantum mechanics textbook. While the electron confinement is readily imaginable in solid-state systems, it also occurs in liquids, where the local voids in the liquid serve as confining "boxes." Confinement within these flexible cavities in liquids is expected to differ fundamentally from that in solids. Here, we experimentally investigate the electrons confined in liquid water, which are called hydrated electrons, using transient two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy. Our experiment reveals the large nonuniformity of the shape and the size of hydrated electrons with significant fluctuation at the timescale shorter than 30 fs. |
| title | Electron confinement within a fluctuation "box" in liquid water |
| topic | Optics Chemical Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2603.12537 |