Disorder and spectral line shapes in two-level systems
Using a stochastic model, we examine disorder-induced changes in the absorption line shape of a chromophore embedded in a matrix of noninteracting two-level systems (TLSs) with randomly oriented dipole moments. By systematically controlling the degree of TLS positional disorder, a perfectly crystall...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| Online Access: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79639 http://hdl.handle.net/10220/19723 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | Using a stochastic model, we examine disorder-induced changes in the absorption line shape of a chromophore embedded in a matrix of noninteracting two-level systems (TLSs) with randomly oriented dipole moments. By systematically controlling the degree of TLS positional disorder, a perfectly crystalline, glassy or a combination of the two environments is obtained. The chromophore is assumed to interact with TLSs via long-range dipole–dipole coupling. At long times and in the absence of disorder, Gaussian line shapes are found, which morph into Lorentzian for a completely disordered environment owing to strong coupling between the chromophore and a TLS in close vicinity. |
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