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Helical Compounds Forming Gas-Phase Dimers: A Dispersion-corrected Density Functional Investigation

  • Tongying, Pornthip;Sooksimuang, Thanasat;Tantirungrotechai, Yuthana
    • Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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    • v.32 no.4
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    • pp.1231-1236
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    • 2011
  • Chiral discrimination is the ability to distinguish one enantiomeric form over another. The differential binding interaction between two molecules with the same helicity and those with the opposite helicity was investigated by using dispersion-corrected density functional theory. [5]helicene, tetrahydro[5]helicene and the polar D-${\pi}$-A compounds, 3,12-dimethoxy-7,8-dicyano-[5]helicene and 3,12-dimethoxy-7,8-dicyano-tetrahydro[5]helicene were the monomers considered in this study. In gas phase, the dimeric interaction from two helical molecules with the opposite handedness is greater than from those with the same handedness. The stable configurations of such dimers were identified. The most stable configuration tends to be the one with maximum contact between monomers.

Platform for Manipulating Polarization Modes Realized with Jones Vectors in MATHEMATICA

  • Choi, Yong-Dae;Kim, Bogyeong;Yun, Hee-Joong
    • Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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    • v.32 no.2
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    • pp.151-159
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    • 2015
  • The fundamental conception in physics of the propagation of the electromagnetic wave polarization in matter is newly understood as the cardinal keyword in free-space quantum communication technology and cosmology in astrophysics. Interactive visualization of the propagation mechanism of polarized electromagnetism in a medium with its helicity has accordingly received attention from scientists exploiting the protocol of quantum key distribution (QKD) to guarantee unconditional security in cryptography communication. We have provided a dynamic polarization platform for presenting the polarization modes of a transverse electromagnetic wave, converting the state of polarization through the arrangement of optical elements, using Jones vectors calculations in Methematica. The platform graphically simulates the mechanism of production and propagation of the polarized waves in a medium while satisfying Maxwell's equations.