Two Dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy:
A Structure Sensitive Technique
with Ultrafast Time Resolution
Deborin Ghosh, Samadhan Deshmukh, Srijan Chatterjee, Sushil Sakpal,
Tapas Haldar, Ambuj Dhakad, Somnath Kashid, and Sayan Bagchi
Abstract In the recent years, 2D IR spectroscopy has evolved as a structure sensitive experimental technique to study ultrafast structural and conformational dynamics
across broad fields of science. This article explains the 2D IR experimental methodology and provides a qualitative understanding of the basics principles and spectral
signatures of the various dynamical processes. A comprehensive review of various
2D IR investigations provide an in-depth understanding of the applications of this
spectroscopic technique in chemistry, materials, and biology. Recent technological
advances are discussed to explain the future scope of 2D IR in deciphering the
molecular structure-function relation.
Keywords 2D IR spectroscopy · Cross peaks · Chemical exchange · Vibrational
coupling · Ultrafast dynamics
1 Introduction
The advent of femtosecond laser sources and other technological breakthroughs
allowed the design of structure sensitive non-linear spectroscopic methodologies
with ultrafast time resolution. Multidimensional spectroscopy techniques, namely
two dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2D ES) [1], two dimensional infrared
spectroscopy (2D IR) [2], two dimensional sum frequency generation (2D SFG)
[3, 4], mixed frequency 2D spectroscopy [5, 6], have been developed. Each of these
D. Ghosh · S. Deshmukh · S. Chatterjee · S. Sakpal · T. Haldar · S. Kashid · S. Bagchi (B)
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, Pune 411008,
India
e-mail: bsayan@gmail.com
S. Deshmukh · S. Chatterjee · S. Sakpal · T. Haldar · S. Kashid · S. Bagchi
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
A. Dhakad
School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER),
PO-Bhimpur-Padanpur, Via-Jatni, District-Khurda, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
D. K. Singh et al. (eds.), Modern Techniques of Spectroscopy, Progress in Optical Science
and Photonics 13, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6084-6_2
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A Structure Sensitive Technique
with Ultrafast Time Resolution
Deborin Ghosh, Samadhan Deshmukh, Srijan Chatterjee, Sushil Sakpal,
Tapas Haldar, Ambuj Dhakad, Somnath Kashid, and Sayan Bagchi
Abstract In the recent years, 2D IR spectroscopy has evolved as a structure sensitive experimental technique to study ultrafast structural and conformational dynamics
across broad fields of science. This article explains the 2D IR experimental methodology and provides a qualitative understanding of the basics principles and spectral
signatures of the various dynamical processes. A comprehensive review of various
2D IR investigations provide an in-depth understanding of the applications of this
spectroscopic technique in chemistry, materials, and biology. Recent technological
advances are discussed to explain the future scope of 2D IR in deciphering the
molecular structure-function relation.
Keywords 2D IR spectroscopy · Cross peaks · Chemical exchange · Vibrational
coupling · Ultrafast dynamics
1 Introduction
The advent of femtosecond laser sources and other technological breakthroughs
allowed the design of structure sensitive non-linear spectroscopic methodologies
with ultrafast time resolution. Multidimensional spectroscopy techniques, namely
two dimensional electronic spectroscopy (2D ES) [1], two dimensional infrared
spectroscopy (2D IR) [2], two dimensional sum frequency generation (2D SFG)
[3, 4], mixed frequency 2D spectroscopy [5, 6], have been developed. Each of these
D. Ghosh · S. Deshmukh · S. Chatterjee · S. Sakpal · T. Haldar · S. Kashid · S. Bagchi (B)
CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Physical and Materials Chemistry Division, Pune 411008,
India
e-mail: bsayan@gmail.com
S. Deshmukh · S. Chatterjee · S. Sakpal · T. Haldar · S. Kashid · S. Bagchi
Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research (AcSIR), Ghaziabad 201002, India
A. Dhakad
School of Chemical Sciences, National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER),
PO-Bhimpur-Padanpur, Via-Jatni, District-Khurda, Bhubaneswar 752050, India
© The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2021
D. K. Singh et al. (eds.), Modern Techniques of Spectroscopy, Progress in Optical Science
and Photonics 13, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-33-6084-6_2
39