Quantum coherent propagation of complex molecules through the frustule of the alga Amphipleura pellucida

Autor(en)

Michele Sclafani, Thomas Juffmann, Christian Knobloch, Markus Arndt

Abstrakt

Recent advances in the manipulation of molecules now allow us to also probe nanoporous silified biomaterials. We demonstrate the quantum coherent propagation of phthalocyanine through the skeleton of the alga Amphipleura pellucida. A micro-focused laser source prepares a molecular beam which is sufficiently delocalized to be coherently transmitted through the alga's frustule—in spite of the substantial dispersive interaction between each molecule and the nanomembrane.

Organisation(en)

Quantenoptik, Quantennanophysik und Quanteninformation

Journal

New Journal of Physics

Band

15

Anzahl der Seiten

7

ISSN

1367-2630

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1088/1367-2630/15/8/083004

Publikationsdatum

08-2013

Peer-reviewed

Ja

ÖFOS 2012

1030 Physik, Astronomie, 103026 Quantenoptik, 103008 Experimentalphysik

Schlagwörter

Link zum Portal

https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/8d9ffacc-f223-4523-9689-809477c7f012