The Computational Spectroscopy Lab at Sharif University of Technology is a dynamic research environment led by Dr. Zahra Jamshidi.
about us
Dr. Zahra Jamshidi was born March 30th 1980 in Shiraz, Iran. She obtained her bachelor in chemistry from Shiraz University in 2002. She then completed her master's in physical chemistry at Shiraz University in 2004 and started her Ph.D. in 2004. During her Ph.D. studies she was a visiting scientist at University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (2004-2005) and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland (2008). She graduated in 2009 under the supervision of Prof. AH. Pakiari.
Now, Prof. Jamshidi is an Professor in physical chemistry at Sharif University of Technology. Her research focuses on Spectroscopy of Metal Clusters , Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Spectroscopy, Plasmonic Properties of Metal Clusters, Computational Spectroscopy and Analysis of the Nature of Metal Cluster Interactions.
Quantum Dynamics of Plasmonic Coupling in Silver Nanoparticle Dimers: Enhanced Energy and Population Transfer via Emitter Interaction
Fatemeh Khalili, Oriol Vendrell, Maryam Sadat Hosseini,
and Zahra Jamshidi
The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2025, 16 (10), 2661–2671
— Physical Insights into Light Interacting with Matter.
This cover article employs quantum–dynamical simulations to show how the interaction of an emitter with silver nanoparticle dimers can markedly enhance energy and population transfer in plasmonic systems. The work provides fresh insight into controlling light–matter coupling at the nanoscale.
Coupling Molecular Systems with Plasmonic Nanocavities: A Quantum Dynamics Approach
Plasmonic nanoparticles have the capacity to confine electromagnetic fields to the subwavelength regime... read more
How is the Observation of High-Order Overtones and Combinations Elucidated by the Charge-Transfer Mechanism in SERS?
The charge-transfer chemical mechanism is responsible for altering the molecular spectral pattern and... read more
First principle simulation of coated hydroxychloroquine on Ag, Au and Pt nanoparticles
From the first month of the COVID-19 pandemic, the potential antiviral properties of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) and chloroquine (CQ) against SARS-CoV-2... read more
Dynamic Motions of Ligands around the Metal Centers Afford a Fidget Spinner-Type AIE Luminogen
A new type of aggregation-induced emission (AIE) luminogen containing a dimeric metal fragment and two or three phthalazine ligands is described... read more
Not Completely Innocent: How Argon Binding Perturbs Cationic Copper Clusters
Argon is often considered as an innocent probe that can be attached and detached to study the structure of a particular species... read more
Simulation of optical properties in quantum plasmonic nanocavities: Investigating interparticle coupling effects in silver nanoparticles.
Dynamics of the Electomagnetic Mechanism of SERS in Plasmonic Nano Cavities
Quantum Dynamics of Collective Coupling
Quantum Dynamic Calculations of Plasmonic Nanocavity and Investigation of the Strong Coupling with Molecular Electronic States
Study of Charge-Transfer Mechanism of Surface-Enhanced Resonance Raman Spectroscopy (SERRS) for Conjugated Cyclic Compounds Considering Herzberg-Teller Corrections
Quantum Dynamic Calculations of Plasmonic Nanocavity and Investigation of the Strong Coupling with Molecular Electronic States
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Learning Potential Energy Surfaces based on Message Passing Neural Networks
Polariton Chemistry
Theoretical investigation of optical cycling centers
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Nature of Plasmonic Excitations for Closely Spaced Graphene Dimers
Investigation of Ag 104 Nano Rod as Quantum Antennas to Enhance the Pyrazine Molecule Absorption Spectra Using MCTDH
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Calculation of Vibrational Spectrum for Linear Polyconjugate Compounds
Research interests pursued in our lab