Laser Sculpting of Atomic sp, sp2, and sp3 Hybrid Orbitals

摘要: Atomic sp, sp(2) , and sp(3) hybrid orbitals were introduced by Linus Pauling to explain the nature of chemical bond. Quantum dynamics simulations show that they can be sculpted means a selective series coherent laser pulses, starting from 1s orbital hydrogen atom. Laser hybridization generates atoms with state-selective electric dipoles, opening up new possibilities for study reaction heterogeneous catalysis.