Abstract
The study of photo-controled nature of materials, including their optical, magnetic, and conducting properties, is a fascinating research field. The finding of photo-induced phase transition (PIPT) has triggered the search for inorganic and organic systems with highly efficient and ultrafast photo-responses. As a result of the recent progress in quantum-beam technologies, the time-resolved study of PIPT dynamics on the femto-second time scale, which is comparable with the single-cycle of phonon vibration, has become feasible. In contrast, ultra-slow dynamics on the time scales of a few seconds to several minutes play an important role in the cooperative phenomena in complex systems. Here, we review both the ultra-fast and ultra-slow dynamics of the photo-induced cooperative effects in a typical organic CT crystal (EDO-TTF)2PF6 and a protein molecule, myoglobin (Mb). In the case of Mb, we discuss the results from the viewpoint of a unique photo-functionality, i.e., the photo-induced transportation of a small molecule in the "super-structure" of a protein molecule.
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