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Laser Sculpting of Atomic sp, sp 2 , and sp 3 Hybrid Orbitals
Author(s) -
Liu Chunmei,
Manz Jörn,
Yang Yonggang
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
chemphyschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.016
H-Index - 140
eISSN - 1439-7641
pISSN - 1439-4235
DOI - 10.1002/cphc.201402588
Subject(s) - atomic orbital , orbital hybridisation , atomic physics , molecular orbital , dipole , atom (system on chip) , chemical bond , molecular orbital theory , chemistry , physics , electron , molecule , quantum mechanics , computer science , embedded system
Atomic sp, sp 2 , and sp 3 hybrid orbitals were introduced by Linus Pauling to explain the nature of the chemical bond. Quantum dynamics simulations show that they can be sculpted by means of a selective series of coherent laser pulses, starting from the 1s orbital of the hydrogen atom. Laser hybridization generates atoms with state‐selective electric dipoles, opening up new possibilities for the study of chemical reaction dynamics and heterogeneous catalysis.