A TDDFT formulation for strong light matter interactions : applications to energy conversion

Date

Jan 26, 2016

Time

4:40 PM - 6:10 PM

Speaker

Prof. Dr. Angel Rubio

Affiliation

NanoBio Spectroscopy Group and ETSF Universidad del Pais Vasco UPV/EHU, Donostia, Spain

Series

TUD Physikalisches Kolloquium

Language

en

Main Topic

Physik

Other Topics

Physik

Host

Prof. Dr. Carsten Timm, Fachrichtung Physik

Description

In this talk we will review the recent advances within density-functional and many-body based schemes to describe spectroscopic properties of complex systems with special emphasis to modelling  time and spatially resolved electron spectroscopies   We will discuss the theoretical approaches developed in the group  for  the characterisation of matter out of equilibrium, the control material processes at the electronic level and tailor material properties, and  master energy and information on the nanoscale to propose new devices with capabilities. We will focus on examples  linked to the efficient conversion of light into electricity or chemical fuels ("artificial photosynthesis") and the design on new nanostructured based optoelectronic devices based on inorganic nanotubes, among others.  The goal is to provide a detailed, efficient, and at the same time accurate microscopic approach for the ab-initio description and control of the dynamics of decoherence and dissipation in quantum many-body systems. With  the help of quantum optimal control (QOC) theory and the mastery over spectroscopy we could  direct the movement of electrons, selectively trigger chemical reactions and processes, and create new materials

Work done in collaboration with H. Appel, J. Flick, C, Pellegrini, I. Tokatly, and M. Ruggenthaler. We acknowledge financial support from the European Research Council Advanced Grant DYNamo (ERC-2010- AdG-267374), Spanish Grant (FIS2013-46159-C3-1-P), Grupos Consolidados UPV/EHU del Gobierno Vasco (IT578-13)  and COST Actions CM1204 (XLIC) and MP1306 (EUSpec)

Links

• http://tu-dresden.de/veranstaltungen/termin?id=TUD561cbec2760c8

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