Theory of Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy

Akihiro Morita received his Ph. D. degree from Kyoto University in 1995. He worked at Kyoto University, University of Colorado, and Institute for Molecular Science before moving to Tohoku University. Currently he is a professor at the Department of Chemistry, Tohoku University, majoring computational molecular science. His research interests include electronic structure and molecular dynamics of liquids and interfaces. His recent works focus on theoretical aspects of liquid interfaces, often in collaboration with experiments, including the interfacial sum frequency generation spectroscopy and mass transfer kinetics at liquid interfaces. He was awarded the Chemical Society of Japan Award for Creative Work (2012) and 1st International Investigator Award of the Japan Society for Molecular Science (2016) for the development of the theories for exploring liquid interfaces.

1. Introduction.- 2. Electrodynamics at Interface.- 3. Microscopic Expressions of Nonlinear Polarization.- 4. Two Computational Schemes of X(2).- 5. Molecular Theory of Local Field.- 6. Charge Response Kernel for Electronic Polarization.- 7. Quadrupole Contributions from Interface and Bulk.- 8. Other Topics.- 9.Applications: Aqueous Interfaces .- 10. Applications: Organic Interfaces. - Summary.