[HTML][HTML] Sum frequency generation (SFG) spectroscopy at surfaces and interfaces: Adsorbate structure and molecular bond orientation

X Li, G Rupprechter - Surface Science Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Infrared (IR)-visible (Vis) sum frequency generation (SFG) is a second-order
nonlinear optical process which is forbidden in centrosymmetric bulk media or isotropic …

Conical intersections at interfaces revealed by phase-cycling interface-specific two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (i2D-ES)

ZC Huang-Fu, NV Tkachenko, Y Qian… - Journal of the …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Conical intersections (CIs) hold significant stake in manipulating and controlling
photochemical reaction pathways of molecules at interfaces and surfaces by affecting …

The Role of Sum-Frequency Generation Spectroscopy in Understanding On-Surface Reactions and Dynamics in Atmospheric Model-Systems

CM Saak, EHG Backus - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Surfaces, both water/air and solid/water, play an important role in mediating a multitude of
processes central to atmospheric chemistry, particularly in the aerosol phase. However, the …

Development of phase-cycling interface-specific two-dimensional electronic sum frequency generation (2D-ESFG) spectroscopy

ZC Huang-Fu, Y Qian, T Zhang, JB Brown… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
Two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2D-ES) has become an important technique for
studying energy transfer, electronic coupling, and electronic–vibrational coherence in the …

In-plane orientational motions of the functional groups of molecules at the air/water interface by time-resolved vibrational sum frequency generation

ZC Huang-Fu, T Zhang, JB Brown, Y Qian… - The Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The movements of molecules at interfaces and surfaces are restricted by their asymmetric
environments, leading to anisotropic orientational motions. In this work, in-plane …

[HTML][HTML] Development of Interface-Specific Two-Dimensional Vibrational–Electronic (i2D-VE) Spectroscopy for Vibronic Couplings at Interfaces

Y Qian, ZC Huang-Fu, JB Brown, Y Rao - Spectroscopy Journal, 2025 - mdpi.com
Bulk 2D electronic–vibrational (2D-EV) and 2D vibrational–electronic spectroscopies (2D-
VE) were previously developed to correlate the electronic and vibrational degrees of …

Surface states of photoelectrodes by surface-specific steady-state and time-resolved sum frequency spectroscopies

T Zhang, JB Brown, H Fisher, M Liebes… - Chinese Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The surface states of photoelectrodes as catalysts heavily influence their performance in
photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis applications. These catalysts are necessary for …