Ultrafast quantum effects and vibrational dynamics in organic and biological systems / Sarah Elizabeth Morgan.

Supervisor's Foreword; Abstract; Acknowledgements; Contents; Nomenclature; 1 Introduction; References; 2 Methods; 2.1 Excitonic Models; 2.2 Energy Transfer and Dissipation; 2.2.1 Description of the Bath; 2.2.2 Bloch-Redfield Theory; 2.3 2D Electronic Spectroscopy; 2.3.1 Experimental Setup; 2.3.2 Theory Behind 2D Electronic Spectroscopy; 2.3.3 Interpreting 2D Spectra; References; 3 2D Spectroscopy of Pentacene Thin Films; 3.1 Structure of Pentacene; 3.2 Singlet Fission; 3.3 Experimental Results; 3.3.1 2D Spectra; 3.3.2 Waiting Time Dynamics; 3.4 Vibronic Model; 3.4.1 Model; 3.4.2 Eigenstates

3.5 Ultrafast Dynamics3.6 Simulation of Beating Maps; 3.7 Discussion of Beating Maps; 3.8 Analysing the Oscillation Signs; 3.9 Summary and Conclusions; References; 4 Time-Frequency Analysis for 2D Spectroscopy of PSII; 4.1 Photosystem II; 4.1.1 Structure; 4.1.2 Function; 4.2 Wavelet Analysis; 4.2.1 Wavelet Analysis Method; 4.2.2 Distinguishing Amplitude Modulation from Interference Using Artificial Signals; 4.2.3 Waiting Time at Which the Oscillation Frequency Amplitude Modulation Occurs; 4.2.4 Changing Position in the 2D Spectrum; 4.3 Wavelet Analysis for PSII 2DES Data

4.3.1 Experimental Results4.3.2 Discussion; 4.4 Conclusion; References; 5 Nonlinear Network Model of Energy Transfer and Localisation in FMO; 5.1 Structure of FMO; 5.2 Network Models; 5.3 Normal Modes; 5.4 Dynamics; 5.5 Optical Spectra; 5.6 Conclusion; References; 6 Conclusions; References; Appendix A The Density Matrix and Reduced Density Matrix; A.1 Density Matrix; A.2 Reduced Density Matrix; Appendix B Interaction Picture; References