Femtosecond spin dynamics in single-molecule magnets

学生将探索操纵顺磁配位化合物的新方法，方法是沿Jahn-Teller(JT)轴创建飞秒相干振动波包，以实现对磁各向异性的光学控制。该项目建立在该团队最近发表的原则证明结果(Liedy等人，《自然化学》，12,452-458(2020))的基础上，涉及新分子的合成、先进的测量和量子化学计算。学生将使用最先进的光谱方法，如超快电子衍射、太赫兹EPR和X射线自由电子激光，这些方法将与日本、瑞士、德国和美国的外部项目合作伙伴合作访问。

The student will explore new ways to manipulate paramagnetic coordination compounds by creating femtosecond coherent vibrational wavepackets along the Jahn-Teller (JT) axis to enable optical control of the magnetic anisotropy. The project builds on the team's proof-of-principle results published recently (Liedy et al., Nature Chemistry, 12, 452 - 458 (2020)) and involves synthesis of new molecules, advanced measurements and quantum chemical calculations. The student will use state-of-the-art spectroscopic methods, such as ultrafast electron diffraction, terahertz EPR, and X-ray free-electron lasers, which will be accessed in collaboration with external project partners in Japan, Switzerland, Germany, and the US.