@phdthesis{Albert2018,
  author    = {Albert, Julian},
  title     = {Quantum Studies on Low-Dimensional Coupled Electron-Nuclear Dynamics},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-161512},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2018},
  abstract  = {In the context of quantum mechanical calculations, the properties of non-adiabatic coupling in a small system, the Shin-Metiu model, is investigated. The transition from adiabatic to non-adiabatic dynamics is elucidated in modifying the electron-nuclear interaction. This allows the comparison of weakly correlated electron-nuclear motion with the case where the strong correlations determine the dynamics. The studies of the model are extended to include spectroscopical transitions being present in two-dimensional and degenerate four-wave mixing spectroscopy. Furthermore, the quantum and classical time-evolution of the coupled motion in the complete electron-nuclear phase space is compared for the two coupling cases. Additionally, the numerically exact electron flux within the weak coupling case is compared to the Born-Oppenheimer treatment. In the last part of the thesis, the model is extended to two dimensions. The system then possesses potential energy surfaces which exhibit a typical 'Mexican hat'-like structure and a conical intersection in the adiabatic representation. Thus, it is possible to map properties of the system onto a vibronic coupling (Jahn-Teller) hamiltonian. Exact wave-packet propagations as well as nuclear wave-packet dynamics in the adiabatic and diabatic representation are performed.},
  subject      = {Theoretische Chemie},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Lindner2019,
  author    = {Lindner, Joachim Oliver},
  title     = {Multistate Metadynamics with Electronic Collective Variables},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-19163},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-191638},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2019},
  abstract  = {The aim of this thesis was to develop new automatic enhanced sampling methods by extending the idea of Parrinello's metadynamics to multistate problems and by introducing new quantum-mechanical electronic collective variables. These methods open up a rich perspective for applications to the photophysical processes in complex molecular systems, which play a major role in many natural processes such as vision and photosynthesis, but also in the development of new materials for organic electronics, whose function depends on specific electronic properties such as biradicalicity.},
  subject      = {Theoretische Chemie},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Bialas2017,
  author    = {Bialas, David},
  title     = {Exciton Coupling in Homo- and Heterostacks of Merocyanine and Perylene Bisimide Dyes},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-152418},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2017},
  abstract  = {In the present thesis it could be demonstrated that strong exciton coupling does not only occur between same type of chromophores but also between chromophores with different excited state energies. The coupling significantly influences the optical absorption properties of the heterostacks comprising merocyanine and perylene bisimide dyes, respectively, and is an indication for coherent energy transfer between the chromophores. In addition, bis(merocyanine)-C60 conjugates have been synthesized, which self-assemble in non-polar solvents resulting in well-defined supramolecular p/n-heterojunctions in solution. These model systems enabled femtosecond transient absorption studies on the photoinduced electron transfer process, which is a key step for the formation of charge carriers in organic solar cells.},
  subject      = {Exziton},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Mueller2022,
  author    = {M{\"u}ller, Stefan},
  title     = {Coherent Multiple-Quantum Multidimensional Fluorescence Spectroscopy},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-24411},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-244113},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {This thesis describes novel concepts for the measurement of the static and dynamic properties of the electronic structure of molecules and nanocrystals in the liquid phase by means of coherent fluorescence-detected spectroscopy in two and three frequency dimensions. These concepts are based on the systematic variation ("phase cycling") of a sequence of multiple time-delayed femtosecond excitation pulses in order to decode a multitude of novel nonlinear signals from the resulting phase-dependent fluorescence signal. These signals represent any permutation of correlations between zero-, one-, two-, and three-quantum coherences. To this end, two new phase-cycling schemes have been developed which can simultaneously resolve and discriminate several nonlinear signals of sixth order, including those of the fourth order of nonlinearity. By means of the sixth-order signals recorded in this work, static properties of highly excited electronic states in molecules such as their energies, transition dipole moments, and relative displacement of electronic potential surfaces, as well as dynamic properties in terms of their relaxation kinetics, can be ascertained. Furthermore, it was shown that these signals are suitable for the characterization of exciton-exciton correlations in colloidal quantum dots and for the measurement of ultrafast exciton-exciton annihilation in molecular aggregates. The experiments performed in this thesis mark an important step towards the complete characterization of the nonlinear response of quantum systems. In view of this, the concept of fluorescence-detected multiple-quantum coherence multidimensional spectroscopy introduced here offers a unified, systematic approach. In virtue of the technical advantages such as the use of a single excitation beam and the absence of nonresonant contributions, the measurement protocols developed here can be directly transferred to other incoherent observables and to sample systems in other states of matter. Furthermore, the approaches presented here can be systematically extended to higher frequency dimensions and higher orders of nonlinearity.},
  subject      = {Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Hoche2023,
  author    = {Hoche, Joscha},
  title     = {The life of an exciton: From ultrafast nonradiative relaxation to high quantum yield fluorescence},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-31684},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-316844},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {This thesis focuses on understanding and predicting processes in chromophores after electronic state excitation, particularly the impact on luminescence - the spontaneous emission of light. It considers the effect of processes preceding luminescence on emission properties, which are challenging to predict, especially in complex aggregates. For example, excitation energy transfer is a crucial process in understanding luminescence, as it allows the emission to occur from different molecular units than where the absorption occurs. This can lead to significant shifts in emission wavelength and fluorescence quantum yields. The thesis offers solutions to model this process effectively, understanding the impact of excitation energy and exciton coupling disorder on energy transfer rates and linking simulated energy transfer to experimental measurements. The work further explores excimer formation - an undesired luminescence loss channel due to its significant stabilization of the electronic state. Usually, the molecules obey a stacked conformation with parallel orientation to maximize the orbital overlap. This energetic lowering of the excited state can often result in trapping of the dimer in this state due to a deep minimum on the potential energy surface. The excimer formation dynamics, structural rearrangement, and its influence on singlet-correlated triplet pair states formation, critical for the singlet-fission process, have been extensively studied. The thesis also focuses on another luminescence loss channel triggered by conical intersections between the electronic ground and the first excited states. A new model is introduced to overcome limitations in current simulation methods, considering the solvent's electrostatic and frictional effects on the barriers. The model accurately describes merocyanine dyes' solvent-dependent photoluminescence quantum yields and characterizes all relaxation channels in different BODIPY oligomer series.},
  subject      = {Theoretische Chemie},
  language  = {en}
}
@phdthesis{Glaab2022,
  author    = {Glaab, Fabian},
  title     = {Simulationen zur transienten Absorptionsspektroskopie an Energie- und Ladungstransfersystemen},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-25340},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-253400},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Anregungsinduzierte Ladungstransferprozesse gemischtvalenter Verbindungen in einem, bzw. zwei Vibrationsfreiheitsgraden werden mithilfe vibronischer Modellsysteme untersucht. Anhand transienter und linearer Absorptionsspektren werden die berechneten mit experimentell bestimmten Daten verglichen. Eine detailliertere theoretische Analyse erfolgt unter den Gesichtspunkten der Populations- und Wellenpaketdynamik. Dar{\"u}ber hinaus wird der Prozess der Exziton-Exziton-Annihilierung mithilfe eines elektronischen Modellsystems untersucht. Zu diesem Zweck werden, zus{\"a}tzlich zu den oben genannten Methoden, spektroskopische Signale unterschiedlicher Emissionsrichtungen zum Vergleich herangezogen.},
  subject      = {Absorptionsspektroskopie},
  language  = {de}
}
@phdthesis{Issler2024,
  author    = {Issler, Kevin},
  title     = {Theory and simulation of ultrafast autodetachment dynamics and nonradiative relaxation in molecules},
  doi       = {10.25972/OPUS-35223},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-352232},
  school      = {Universit{\"a}t W{\"u}rzburg},
  year      = {2024},
  abstract  = {In this thesis, theoretical approaches for the simulation of electron detachment processes in molecules following vibrational or electronic excitation are developed and applied. These approaches are based on the quantum-classical surface-hopping methodology, in which nuclear motion is treated classically as an ensemble of trajectories in the potential of quantum-mechanically described electronic degrees of freedom.},
  subject      = {Theoretische Chemie},
  language  = {en}
}