THz molecular science in condensed phases

Authors

  • Keisuke Tominaga ⋅ JP Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University

Abstract

The terahertz (THz) frequency region is located between microwave and IR regions, and molecular motions and intermolecular interactions in the THz region reflect unique properties of materials, which are important to understand structural stabilization, chemical reactions, and functionalities of molecular systems. We have been applying spectroscopic methods in the THz region to various problems in the research field of molecular science. Molecular crystals in the solid state show vibrational structures even in the THz region at low temperatures, and mode assignment can be performed by using solid-state density functional theory and crystal structures obtained by X-ray diffraction measurement. The agreement between the experiment and theoretical calculations depends on how we treat the intermolecular interactions in the calculations. The normal modes are generally a mixture of intermolecular and intramolecular vibrational modes.

About the Speaker

Keisuke Tominaga, Molecular Photoscience Research Center, Kobe University

Keisuke Tominaga is a Professor at the Molecular Photoscience Research Center in Kobe University since 2001. He received a B.Sc. (1985), M.Sc. (1987), and D.Sc. (1990) from Kyoto University. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Minnesota (1990), a research associate at the Institute for Molecular Science (1992), and an Associate Professor at Kobe University (1998). His research focuses on time-resolved spectroscopy of condensed phases.

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Article ID

SPP-2023-INV-1B-01

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Invited Presentations

Published

2023-06-28

How to Cite

[1]
K Tominaga, THz molecular science in condensed phases, Proceedings of the Samahang Pisika ng Pilipinas 41, SPP-2023-INV-1B-01 (2023). URL: https://proceedings.spp-online.org/article/view/SPP-2023-INV-1B-01.