Ultrafast charge migration in the laser induced dynamics of LiH validated by a computation-free isotope effect

Natalia Gelfand*, Françoise Remacle, Raphael D. Levine

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Abstract

Charge migration in LiH molecule and its isotopomers LiD and LiT is examined by quantum dynamics including the non-adiabatic effects of nuclear motions. Upon excitation by an ultrafast UV pulse, mass-independent charge migration occurs between the ground and first excited Σ states. The opposite polarity of these states and a relatively small energy gap between them allow the charge to oscillate at early time of the dynamics during 2 fs after the pulse is over. When the nuclei move, a mass-dependent revival of coherence is computed with a period of 80, 107, 123 fs for LiH, LiD, and LiT, respectively.

Original languageEnglish
Article number140318
JournalChemical Physics Letters
Volume813
DOIs
StatePublished - 16 Feb 2023

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