Spectrally- and time-resolved vibrational surface spectroscopy:Ultrafast hydrogen-bonding dynamics at D_2O/CaF_2 interface

摘要

Time- and frequency-domain three-wave mixing spectroscopy (IR+visible sum frequency generation) is developed as the lowest-order nonlinear technique that is both surface selective and capable of measuring spectral evolution of vibrational coherences.Using 70 fs infrared and 40 fs visible pulses,we observe ultrafast spectral dynamics of the OD stretch of D_2O at the CaF_2 surface.Spectral shifts indicative of the hydrogen-bond network rearrangement occur on the 100 fs time scale,within the observation time window determined by the vibrational dephasing.By tuning the IR pulse wavelength to the blue or red side of the OD-stretch transition,we selectively monitor the dynamics of different subensembles in the distribution of the H-bond structures.The blue-side excitation (weaker H-bonding structures) shows monotonic decay and v(OD) frequency shift to the red on a 100 fs time scale,which is better described by a Gaussian than an exponential frequency correlation function.In contrast,the red-side excitation (stronger H-bonding structures) results in a blue spectral shift and a recursion in the signal at 125+-10fs,indicating the presence of an underdamped intermolecular mode of interfacial water.