Sponsorship Acknowledgement

We wish to thank the following advertisers, donors, exhibitors and sponsors for their

contribution to the success of the 4th ASC 2013.

Contents Page

Welcome Message 2

Committees 3

General Information 4

Layout Plan 5

Registration Hours 6

Meals & Refreshments 6

Useful Numbers 7

Exhibition 8

Programme Overview 14

Oral Presentations 15

Poster Presentations 27

Notes 35

The Sponsors 43

Welcome To ASC2013

We wish you a warm welcome to the Fourth Asian Spectroscopy Conference (ASC2013), which will be held at the School of Physical & Mathematical Sciences (SPMS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore, from 15 – 18 December 2013. The first three conferences in the series have been held at the Indian Institute of Science (Bangalore) in 2007, Seoul National University in 2009, and Xiamen University in 2011. This conference aims to bring together scientists working on various aspects of optical spectroscopy, particularly from Asia, to enable stimulating discussion, exchange of information, and networking. It is also hoped that students with an interest in spectroscopy will gain immensely from participating in this meeting by listening, questioning, and interacting with international experts. Optical spectroscopy is a thriving and important field of research internationally. In particular, the following areas will be covered in this conference: 1. Ultrafast and Nonlinear Spectroscopy 2. Raman Spectroscopy and Plasmonics 3. Single-Molecule and Fluorescence Spectroscopy 4. Infrared, THz and Microwave Spectroscopies 5. Imaging, Microscopy and other Spectroscopic Applications Both experiments and theory will be dealt with in each area. The conference has received 199 abstracts from 22 countries, including 9 plenary lectures, 12 keynote lectures, 55 invited lectures, and 31 oral and 92 poster presentations. An exhibition will be held to facilitate industry-academia interactions, and visits to optical spectroscopy laboratories at NTU will be organised for possible research collaboration. We thank the International Steering Committee for valuable advice and support, and we are grateful for the tremendous effort put in by the Local Organizing Committee to ensure the success of this conference. We also thank our numerous sponsors, including the Lee Foundation, Singapore National Institute of Chemistry, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University, and our exhibitors. We hope that you will find this conference rewarding and get to see what is uniquely Singaporean at an interesting time of the year, close to the festive year-end holidays!

Soo-Ying LEE

Edwin, Kok-Lee YEOW

Handong SUN

Chairmen of ASC2013

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Committees

International Steering Committee Elangannan ARUNAN (India) Can LI (China) Yit-Tsong CHEN (Taiwan) Don McNAUGHTON (Australia) Sanong EKGASIT (Thailand) Nobuhiro OHTA (Japan) Keith GORDON (New Zealand) Yukihiro OZAKI (Japan) Hiro-o HAMAGUCHI* (Japan) David PHILLIPS (Hong Kong) Taiha JOO (S. Korea) Tahei TAHARA (Japan) Scott KABLE (Australia) Zhong-Qun TIAN ** (China) Dongho KIM (S. Korea) Siva UMAPATHY ** (India) Seong-Keun KIM ** (S. Korea) Sanjay WATEGAONKAR (India) Soo-Ying LEE (Singapore) Hongxing XU (China) Yuan-Pern LEE (Taiwan) Hairong ZHENG (China) * Founding Chairman

** Past ASC Meeting Chairmen Local Organizing Committee Chairman: Soo-Ying LEE Co-Chairmen: Edwin, Kok Lee YEOW

Handong SUN Treasurer: Xing Yi LING Scientific Programme Chair: Scientific Programme Committee:

Howe Siang TAN Zhi Heng LOH Yunpeng LU Qing Hua XU

Members: Gang CHEN

Zexiang SHEN Tze Chien SUM Changqing SUN Qihua XIONG

Advisor: Pak Hing LEUNG Coordinators: Xiao Ping CHEN

Celine, Wei Mei HUM Rebecca, Lai Chun WON

IT Support: Helen, Qiting CHEN

Wilson, Poh Ming LOW Nicholas, Kim Heng TEE Andy, Guowei XU

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General Information

Getting to Conference Venue NEC Welcome Reception – 15th December 2013, 6pm onwards: Nanyang Executive Centre (NEC) Education Wing Main Atrium, Level 2 60 Nanyang View Singapore 639673 SPMS Conference Venue – 16th to 18th December 2013 Nanyang Technological University School of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (SPMS) 21 Nanyang Link Singapore 637371 Scientific Programme Lecture Theater 1 @ Level 4 Lecture Theaters 2,3 & 4 @ Level 3 Discussion Space Lecture Theater 5 @ Level 3 Poster Presentations: SPMS Atrium @ Level 3 Exhibitions: SPMS Atrium @ Level 3 Internet Access & Speaker Ready Room Computer Room 2 @ SPMS-MAS-03-03, Level 3 Meals & Refreshments SPMS Atrium @ Level 3

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Level 3 Layout Plan @ SPMS Building

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Registration Hours

Admission to all sessions and hosted functions requires identification. Please wear your name badge at all times.

Registration (@ SPMS Atrium) 15 December, Sunday Opens 18:00 and Closes 19:00

(NEC, Education Wing Main Atrium, Level 2) 16 December, Monday Opens 08:30 and Closes 15:00 17 December, Tuesday Opens 08:30 and Closes 15:00 18 December, Wednesday Opens 08:30 and Closes 12:00 Internet Access & Speaker Ready Room (@ Computer Room 2) 16th to 18th December 2013 From 08:30 to 18:30 Discussion Space (@ Lecture Theatre 5) 16th to 18th December 2013 From 08:30 to 18:30 Steering Committee Meeting

4th Asian Spectroscopy Steering Committee Meeting 17 December, Tuesday, Lunch Meeting From 12:30 to 14:00 @ Hilbert Space, Level 2 Division of Physics and Applied Physics Poster Interactive Session

Poster Session Date & Day Interactive Hours No. 1 (MP) 16 December, Monday From 18:30 to 21:00 No. 2 (TP) 17 December, Tuesday From 18:30 to 21:00 Meals & Refreshments

Welcome Reception (@ NEC, Function Hall 1, Level 3) 15 December, Sunday From 18:00 to 20:00 Standing Lunch Buffet (@ SPMS Atrium) 16 December, Monday From 12:35 to 14:00 17 December, Tuesday From 12:35 to 13:50 18 December, Wednesday From 12:25 to 13:45 Coffee/Tea Breaks (@ SPMS Atrium) 16 December, Monday (AM) From 10:40 to 11:10 (PM) From 16:10 to 16:40 17 December, Tuesday (AM) From 10:20 to 10:50

(PM) From 15:40 to 16:40 (Tropical Fruit Feast) 18 December, Wednesday (AM) From 10:20 to 10:50

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Social Event

Conference Banquet 18 December, Wednesday From 19:00 to 21:30 Traders Hotel, The Gallery Ballroom, Level 2 1A Cuscaden Road Singapore 249716

Gardens by the Bay 18 December, Wednesday From 15:00 to 19:00 Coach pick up at SPMS Main Lobby between 14:30-14:45 Useful Telephone Numbers

Coordinators Xiaoping CHEN Tel: (65) 6513 8469 Email: xiaoping@ntu.edu.sg Celine, Wei Mei HUM Tel: (65) 6316 8765 Email: celinehum@ntu.edu.sg Rebecca, Lai Chun WON Tel: (65) 6316 2962 Email: laichun@ntu.edu.sg Emergency Police: 999 Ambulance / Fire Brigade: 995 Ambulance (Non-emergency): 1777 About Singapore Tourist Hotline: 1800 736 2000 City Search: 1900 777 7777 Flight Information: 1800 542 4422 Cab Services General Taxi Call Centre: (65) 6342 5222 Comfort Citycab (Dial-A-Cab): (65) 6552 1111 Premier Taxi: (65) 6363 6888 SMRT Taxis: (65) 6555 8888

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Exhibition 16 December, Monday Opens 08:30 17 December, Tuesday Opens 08:30 18 December, Wednesday Opens 08:30 and Closes 14:00 Exhibitor Programme 15 December, Sunday Booth dressing by Exhibitors from 15:30 to 17:30 18 December, Wednesday Exhibition Booth Teardown Hours from 14:00 to 15:00 Exhibitors S/N Company Booth No.

1 Acexon Technologies Pte Ltd 01 2 Agilent Technologies Singapore (Sales) Pte Ltd 02 3 Analytical Technologies Pte Ltd 03 4 EINST Technology Pte Ltd 04 5 Gaia Science Pte Ltd 05 6 LASER 21 Pte Ltd 06 7 Newport Corporation 07 8 Princeton Instruments 08 9 Zugo Photonics Private Limited 09

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Acexon Technologies Pte Ltd www.acexon.com

Acexon Technologies Pte Ltd was established since 2004 as a sales and technical service provider specializing in field of Laser, Electro-optics and Photonics serving the South East Asia region. Acexon represents companies including Femtolasers, Light Conversion, Biophotonics solutions, nLight, LightPath Technologies, Laser Quantum, Oxxius, ONDAX, Semrock, Standa, Lumencor, Laserpoint, Madcity Labs, Codixx, Altechna, Duma Optronics, all leaders specializing in their own field. Product highlights include:- -THz –Raman Filter System (ONDAX) -Transient absorption spectrometer “Harpia” designed for multi-kHz repetition -Ultrafast fluorescence spectrometer combining fluorescence up-conversion and time-correlated single photon counting (TCSPC). -Single-unit integrated femtosecond laser “PHAROS” with tune-able repetition (1KHz to 1MHz), tune-able pulse width (190fs-10ps), and up to 2mJ of pulse energy. -Optical parametric amplifier with tuning range from UV up to mid-IR ranges, possible optimization from 1KHz to 1MHz. -fs/ps MHz OPO, ns KHz OPO -Femto-second oscillator (CEP-stabilized), <7fs -DPSS laser with power stability <0.05%rms and noise <0.02%rms. Agilent Technologies Singapore (Sales) Pte Ltd www.agilent.com

For scientists engaged in materials science, industrial R&D, quality control, academic research, life science research and pharmaceuticals, Agilent provides an extensive portfolio of molecular spectroscopy solutions. With over 60 years of experience, Agilent brings you UV-Vis-NIR, FTIR, and Fluorescence Spectroscopy products engineered to help you discover, characterize, and test a variety of solid, liquid, organic and inorganic materials. We feature the Agilent Cary 620 FTIR spectrochemical microscope which delivers unmatched imaging results. The microscope provides true Focal Plane Array (FPA) imaging, enabling the collection of hundreds to thousands of spectra simultaneously. This provides unlimited possibilities for a diverse range of applications including polymers/materials, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, chemicals and forensics. A range of accessories are available that extend the function of the microscope and high performance, flexible operating software delivers intuitive and comprehensive imaging control and data manipulation. Take advantage of powerful analysis routines for reliable results with built-in ease-of-use to ensure your productivity with Agilent Spectroscopy products.

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Analytical Technologies Pte Ltd www.analyticaltechnologies.sg

Established in 1992 to be a premier supplier of analytical instruments, Analytical Technologies have not only achieved its intended goal but went on to be a reliable partner in many key R&D sectors in Material Science, Physics, Chemistry, Semiconductor and Life Sciences. Today, Analytical Technologies partners several world renowned manufacturers of scientific and analytical instruments offering leading edge technologies and solutions. Through its years, the company has helped equipped many laboratories with material characterization techniques in Optical Spectroscopy (Fluorescence, Raman, Photoluminescence, Ellipsometry, Flash Photolysis), Surface and Interfacial analysis (Contact Angle, Surface Tension, Quartz Crystal Microbalance), Particle and Cell analysis (Size, Zeta Potential, Stability, Viability) and Nuclear Science (Alpha, Beta, Gamma). The company also provides a wide range of laser systems, cryogenic equipment, ultrasonic spray systems, vacuum systems and general lab equipment for customers looking for turnkey solutions. Going forth, the company will continue to strive not only to bring the latest products to our area but also to improve itself in providing better responses and support to our customers’ needs. EINST Technology Pte Ltd www.einstinc.com

EINST Technology is a solution provider specializing in BioPhotonics and BioMedical for both scientific and industrial markets in Asia. Founded in 2003, we provide sales and technical support in Microscopy, Spectroscopy, Cameras, Imaging and many others for different industries. For Chemistry application, we are able to provide solution ranging from Raman Spectroscopy and Imaging, customized spectroscopic setup such as remote sensing, in-line process monitoring, portable outfield devices, etc based on spectroscopy; on top of microscopy techniques ranging from clinical to confocal, multi-photon, FLIM, and Hyperspectral imaging. EINST has also sucessfully provided designing service and implementation of customized opto-mechanical modules that can be integrated into existing optical setup, and many more. For more information, please visit our website at www.EINSTinc.com, or feel free to contact us for a free consultation via tech@einstinc.com.

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Gaia Science Pte Ltd www.gaiascience.com.sg

Gaia Science Pte Ltd is a member of Gaia One International Pte Ltd, a holding company which is headquartered in Singapore and has offices in Malaysia, Indonesia & Myanmar. We are a professional team with vast collective experience in the scientific and research industry, supplying scientific and laboratory equipment to universities, research institutions and the industries. We are recognized as a revolutionary team that brings cutting-edge technologies from our partners and principals to our valued customers. Our products are being used by researchers in application areas involved in advancing molecular biology research, drug discovery, nanotechnology, environmental analysis, manufacturing and quality assurance. Besides providing Consultancy Services and Turnkey Laboratory Solutions to our customers, we are also involved in the design and manufacturing of bioengineering products such as modular & mobile BSL-3 laboratories. Bridging state-of-the-art laboratory products to the scientific community is our aim and providing service excellence is our goal. We see the scientific community as our partner in progressing towards a greener earth and better quality of life through the promotion of science & technology.

LASER 21 Pte Ltd www.laser-21.com

Founded since 2000, Laser 21 is a Singapore-based distributor and supplier of lasers, photonics, ultra precision, optical metrology, motion control and imaging systems for commercial, industrial and scientific applications. Laser 21 is also a Singapore SME 1000 company in 2013.

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Newport www.newport.com

Newport Corporation (NASDAQ: NEWP) is a leading global supplier of advanced technology products and solutions for Scientific Research, Life & Health Science, Aerospace & Defense, Photovoltaics, Industrial Manufacturing, Semiconductors, and Microelectronics markets. Established in 1969, Newport has over 40 years of industry knowledge and expertise across a broad range of technologies allowing the company to continually deliver innovative products in the areas lasers, photonics instrumentation, sub-micron positioning systems, vibration isolation, optical components and subsystems and precision automation to enhance the capabilities and productivity of its customers' manufacturing, engineering and research applications. In addition, Newport has built a strong history of partnering with OEM customers delivering solutions from sub assemblies to full solutions including design, testing and manufacturing. Newport is part of the Standard & Poor’s SmallCap 600 Index and the Russell 2000 Index. All Enquiries Email: sales.sg@newport.com Princeton Instruments www.princetoninstruments.com

Princeton Instruments is the world's leading designer and manufacturer of high-performance light detection systems for spectroscopy, imaging and X-ray applications. They have defined the state-of-the-art in scientific camera technologies since the early 1980s. As Acton Research they have a history of innovative manufacturing processes dating back to the early 1960s with the development of optical coatings for aerospace. They continue to produce high-performance optical coatings, and the Princeton Instruments Acton brand is renowned for the design and manufacture of precision spectrographs and monochromators. Princeton Instruments' key innovations include a first-in-industry spectroscopy camera using a photodiode array, they were first to introduce a CCD for spectroscopy, as well as designing the first high-performance gated intensified CCD. The tradition of innovation continues today, with the introduction of the first scientific-grade InGaAs camera for quantitative NIR imaging, a redesign of the traditional Czerny-Turner spectrograph for vastly improved SNR, and the launch of the first intensified EMCCD for unparalleled speed and linearity in fast-gated imaging and spectroscopy.

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Zugo Photonics Private Limited www.zugophotonics.com

Established in 1994, Zugo Photonics is the premier regional distributor in Asia, specializing in Spectrometers, Lasers & Photonics, Advance Imaging as well as Integrated Solutions for Research and Manufacturing. Products include industrial and scientific Lasers, Fibers & Optical components, Optical networking solutions, Infrared & High speed cameras, High sensitivity CCD cameras and Advance Microscopes, as well as complete systems for Semiconductor & Flat Panel Display manufacturers. We distribute major brands that are reputable global market leaders in their respective fields. These names include Andor, Capacitec, Gentec, Gamma Scientific, Infratec, LaVision, Litron, Newport, Ocean Optics, Prior Scientific, Rsoft, Vision Research and Zaber.

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Programme Overview

15 December,

Sunday 16 December,

Monday 17 December,

Tuesday 18 December, Wednesday

AM

Conference Opening Plenary Sessions

Plenary Sessions AM Tea Breaks

Oral Presentations

PM

Lunch Plenary Sessions

Oral Presentations Conference

Closing

PM Tea Break PM Tea Break & Fruit Feast

Social Event:

Gardens by the Bay

Evening

Registration &

Welcome Reception

@ NEC

Oral Presentations

Poster Sessions & Dinner Buffet Conference

Banquet

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Oral Presentations The duration of each category (including discussion session) is as follow:

1) Plenary Sessions : 40 minutes 2) Keynote Sessions : 30 minutes 3) Invited Talks : 20 minutes 4) Contributed Talks : 15 minutes

16 December, Monday Time Speaker / Title 09:00 Welcome Speech by Conference Chair, Soo Ying LEE 09:05 Greetings from the European Conference of Molecular Spectroscopy by

Austin J. BARNES 09:10 Opening Speech by Founding Chairman, Hiro-o HAMAGUCHI

LT1 PLENARY SESSION Session Chair: Soo Ying LEE 09:20 Plenary 1 - Tahei TAHARA (RIKEN)

Complex Molecular Systems Studied by Novel Ultrafast and Nonlinear Spectroscopy

10:00 Plenary 2 - Ze-Xiang SHEN (Nanyang Technological University) Spectroscopic Study of Graphene: From Fundamental Study to Edge Modification, Intercalation and Applications in Energy Storage

10:40 AM Tea Break

PARALLEL SESSIONS M1A Raman Spectroscopy (LT2) Session Chair: Changqing SUN 11:10 (M1A1)

Hiro-o HAMAGUCHI (National Chiao Tung University) Recent Advances in Raman Microspectroscopy and Imaging of Living Cells

- Keynote - 11:40 (M1A2)

Ping-Heng TAN (Institute of Semiconductors, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Probing the electronic excitation in Graphenes by Micro-Raman Spectroscopy

- Invited - 12:00 (M1A3)

Xi ZHANG (Nanyang Technological University) Cooperative Interpretation of Raman Spectrum of Water from Bond Length and Stiffness of H-bond

- Contributed - 12:15 (M1A4)

Hajime OKAJIMA (National Chiao Tung University) Real-time Temperature Tracing during Solid/liquid Phase Transitions by Low-frequency Raman Spectroscopy

- Contributed –

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M1B (LT3)

Ultrafast Spectroscopy Session Chair: Qinghua XU

11:10 (M1B1)

Taiha JOO (Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH)) Vibrational Wave Packets in the Product State and Their Implications on Reaction Dynamics

- Keynote - 11:40 (M1B2)

Tze-Chien SUM (Nanyang Technological University) Ultrafast Carrier and Quasi-particle Dynamics in Semiconductor Materials

- Invited - 12:00 (M1B3)

Petar H. LAMBREV (Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Biological Research Centre) Control of the Excitation Energy Flow in Plant Photosynthetic Membranes by Protein Interactions

- Invited - 12:20 (M1B4)

Jialin LI (Nanyang Technological University) Ultrafast Dynamics of Transient Species in Ionized Liquid Water

- Contributed –

M1C (LT4)

Ultrafast Spectroscopy Session Chair: Sang Kyu KIM

11:10 (M1C1)

Austin J. BARNES (University of Salford) Matrix Effects on Hydrogen-bonded Complexes Trapped in Low-temperature Matrices

- Keynote - 11:40 (M1C2)

Jim McQUILLAN (University of Otago) Infrared Spectroscopic Studies of Electron Trapping in Anatase TiO2 Aqueous Solution Photocatalysis

- Invited - 12:00 (M1C3)

Shi-Gang SUN (Xiamen University) Electrochemical in situ FTIR Spectroscopy and Applications in Energy Conversion and Storage

- Invited - 12:20 (M1C4)

Poonam TANDON (University of Lucknow) Study of Polymorphism in Pharmaceutical Compounds using Vibrational Spectroscopic Approach and Quantum Chemical Methods

- Contributed –

12:35 Lunch

LT1 PLENARY SESSION Session Chair: Edwin, Kok Lee YEOW 14:00 Plenary 3 - Tetsuro MAJIMA (Osaka University and Korea University)

Single Molecule Fluorescence Imaging of TiO2 Photocatalytic Reactions

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PARALLEL SESSIONS M2A Raman Spectroscopy (LT2) Session Chair: Yun Peng LU 14:40 (M2A1)

Siva UMAPATHY (Indian Institute of Science) Observation of Coherent Nuclear Wave-packet Motions in Isomerization of Trans-Stilbene: An Ultrafast Raman Loss Spectroscopic (URLS) study

- Keynote - 15:10 (M2A2)

Masahiro ANDO (Waseda University) Molecular Component Distribution Imaging of Living Cells by Raman Microspectroscopy Coupled with Multivariate Curve Resolution Analysis

- Contributed - 15:25 (M2A3)

Rintaro SHIMADA (National Chiao Tung University) Raman Microspectroscopy with Spiral Raster Scanning for Fast Living Cell Assay

- Contributed - 15:40 (M2A4)

Shinsuke SHIGETO (National Chiao Tung University) Tracing the Transformation Dynamics of Polymorphs of Crystalline 1,1′-Binaphthyl by Extremely Low-Frequency Raman Spectroscopy

- Contributed - 15:55 (M2A5)

Michael Y. PATUWO (Nanyang Technological University) Probing Non-adiabatic Conical Intersections

- Contributed -

M2B Ultrafast Spectroscopy (LT3) Session Chair: Tze-Chien SUM 14:40 (M2B1)

Keisuke TOMINAGA (Kobe University) Time-Resolved Vibrational Spectroscopy on Fluorenone and its Derivatives in Solutions

- Keynote - 15:10 (M2B2)

Gagik G. GURZADYAN (Nanyang Technological University) Singlet Fission in Organic Crystals

- Invited - 15:30 (M2B3)

Arnel SALVADOR (The University of the Philippines) Photocarrier Transport in Silicon Nanowires Synthesized Via Silver-Assisted Electroless Etching Probed by Terahertz-Time Domain Spectroscopy

- Invited - 15:50 (M2B4)

Guichuan XING (Nanyang Technological University) Long-Range Diffusion Induced Ultrafast and Efficient Charge Carrier Extraction in Organic-Inorganic CH3NH3PbI3

- Contributed –

M2C IR Spectroscopy (LT4) Session Chair: Jim McQUILLAN 14:40 (M2C1)

Sang Kyu KIM (KAIST) Vibrational Mode Effects in Chemical Reactions

- Invited -

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15:00 (M2C2)

Feng WENG (Swinburne University of Technology) Use of IR Spectra to Probe Ferrocene Conformers: Theory and Experiment

- Contributed - 15:15 (M2C3)

Yunpeng LU (Nanyang Technological University) Full-dimensional Quantum Calculations of the Vibrational States of H5+ and D5+

- Contributed - 15:30 (M2C4)

Augustine T. L. TAN (National Institute of Education) Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic measurements of integrated band intensities of ethylene-13C2 (13C2H4) .

- Contributed – 15:45 (M2C5)

Chee Ping WONG (Agilent) Novel Applications for FTIR Chemical Imaging and for UV-Vis-NIR Universal Measurement from Agilent Technologies

- Contributed –

16:10 PM Tea Break

M3A Raman Spectroscopy & SERS (LT2) Session Chair: Jérôme PLAIN 16:40 (M3A1)

Jianfang WANG (The Chinese University of Hong Kong) Understanding the Plasmonic Properties of Metal Nanostructures from Spectroscopy

- Invited - 17:00 (M3A2)

Zhenchao DONG (University of Science and Technology China) Intramolecular optical Raman Mapping with Sub-nm Resolution

- Invited - 17:20 (M3A3)

Bin REN (Xiamen University) Tip-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy--from Solid/Gas Interfaces to Electrochemical Interfaces

- Invited - 17:40 (M3A4)

Qiang LI (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Distance Dependent Exciton-Plasmon Coupling in Quantum Dots-Silver Nanowire System

- Contributed - 17:55 (M3A5)

Ping XU (Harbin Institute of Technology) Single Particle SERS for Surface Plasmon Assisted Catalysis

- Contributed - 18:10 (M3A6)

De-Yin WU (Xiamen University) Chemical Enhanced Effect of Surface-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy in Electrochemical Interfaces

- Contributed –

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M3B Ultrafast Spectroscopy (Sub 10fs Dynamics) (LT3) Session Chair: Zhi Heng LOH 16:40 (M3B1)

Takayoshi KOBAYASHI (University of Electro-Communications) Ultrafast Spectroscopy Using Sub-10fs Visible, UV, and DUV Pulses.

- Keynote - 17:10 (M3B2)

Shinichiro IWAI (Tohoku University) Capturing Electron and Lattice Dynamics of Photoinduced Phase Transitions by 7 fs (1.5 Cycle) Infrared Pulse

- Invited - 17:30 (M3B3)

Andy KUNG (Academia Sinica) The Raman Approach to the Generation of Attosecond Pulses and Waveforms

- Invited - 17:50 (M3B4)

Katsumi MIDORIKAWA (RIKEN) Generation of Intense Isolated Attosecond Pulses

- Invited - 18:10 (M3B5)

Kaoru YAMANOUCHI (Univerity of Tokyo) Migration of Hydrogen Atoms in Hydrocarbon Molecules Induced by Ultrashort Intense Laser Fields

- Invited –

M3C (LT4)

THz, MW and UV Spectroscopies Session Chair: Satoshi HABUCHI

16:40 (M3C1)

Yasuki ENDO (University of Tokyo) Spectroscopic Detection of Short Lived Reaction Intermediates Relevant to Atmospheric Chemistry

- Invited - 17:00 (M3C2)

Sanjay WATEGAONKAR (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) Deconvoluting OH---S H-bonding Interactions

- Invited - 17:20 (M3C3)

Yukihiro OZAKI (Kwansei Gakuin University) Recent Advances in Far Ultraviolet Spectroscopy

- Invited - 17:40 (M3C4)

Dominique APPADOO (The Australian Synchrotron) THz & Far-IR Spectroscopic Studies at the Australian Synchrotron

- Contributed - 17:55 (M3C5)

Feng ZHANG (Kobe University) Exploration of the Low-frequency Vibrations of Crystalline Anthracene Using THz Spectroscopy and Solid-state Density Functional Theory

- Contributed - 18:10 (M3C6)

Yu-Jong WU (National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Taiwan) Far Ultraviolet Spectra of N3 and N2+ in Solid Nitrogen

- Contributed –

18:30 Poster Session No. 1 (MP) & Dinner Buffet 21:00 END

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17 December, Tuesday Time Speaker / Title LT1 PLENARY SESSION Session Chair: Ze-Xiang SHEN 09:00 Plenary 4 - Zhongqun TIAN (Xiamen University)

Forty Years of Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

09:40 Plenary 5 - I-Chia CHEN (National Tsing Hua University) Structures and Spectra of Metal-String Complexes

10:20 AM Tea Break

PARALLEL SESSIONS T1A SERS Application (LT2) Session Chair: Qihua XIONG 10:50 (T1A1)

Satoshi KAWATA (Osaka University) Plasmonic Nano-Raman Imaging and Spectroscopy

- Keynote - 11:20 (T1A2)

Xing Yi LING (Nanyang Technology University) Plasmonic Ag Nanowires As Security Labels For Anti-counterfeiting Applications

- Invited - 11.40 (T1A3)

Fujio MINAMI (Tokyo Institute of Technology) Nano-Structures Probed by Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering

- Invited - 12:00 (T1A4)

Jérôme PLAIN (Université de technologie de Troyes) Integrated Plasmonics: Towards Zeptogram-scale Colorimetric Sensing

- Invited - 12:20 (T1A5)

Qing HUANG (Hefei Institute of Physical Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences) SERS as a Probe for Study of Radiolysis of Biomolecules

- Contributed –

T1B (LT3)

Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy Session Chair: Howe-Siang TAN

10:50 (T1B1)

Yoshitaka TANIMURA (Kyoto University) Entanglement Detected by Multi-dimensional Spectroscopy

- Keynote - 11:20 (T1B2)

Nien Hui GE (University of California, Irvine) Probing Molecular Structure and Dynamics by Ultrafast 2D IR Spectroscopy and Phase Sensitive Vibrationally-Resonant SFG Microscopy

- Invited - 11:40 (T1B3)

Sungnam PARK (Korea University) Chemical exchange 2DIR probing of ion-molecule complexation dynamics

- Invited -

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12:00 (T1B4)

Jianping WANG (Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Neat Liquid Structural Dynamics Probed with Femtosecond Overtone Two-dimensional Infrared Spectroscopy.

- Invited - 12:20 (T1B5)

Jun-Ho CHOI (Korea University) Computational Linear and Nonlinear Vibrational Spectroscopy for Proteins

- Contributed –

T1C (LT4)

Flurorescence Session Chair: Andrew CLAYTON

10:50 (T1C1)

Vasudevan Pillai BIJU (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, Japan (AIST)) Nanomaterials for Multiplexed Fluorescence Imaging

- Invited - 11:10 (T1C2)

Keli HAN (Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics) Effect of Intermolecular Hydrogen Bonding on Molecular Fluorescence

- Invited - 11:30 (T1C3)

Rauzah HASHIM (University of Malaya) Florescence Spectroscopic Investigation of Lyotropic Phases of n-Dodecyl β-D-Maltoside

- Invited - 11:50 (T1C4)

Chaoyuan ZHU (National Chiao Tung University) Anharmonic and Solvent Effects on Molecular Electronic Spectroscopy: Franck-Condon Theory and Simulation

- Invited - 12:10 (T1C5)

Xi CHEN (Xiamen University) AgAu Alloy Nanoclusters for Al3+ Sensing

- Contributed –

12:35 Lunch

LT1 PLENARY SESSION Session Chair: Bengang XING 13:50 Plenary 6 - Xin-Sheng ZHAO (Peking University)

DNA Motion and Hybridization Revealed by Fluorescence Correlation Spectroscopy

PARALLEL SESSIONS T2A SERS Application (LT2) Session Chair: Xingyi LING 14:30 (T2A1)

Hong-Xing XU (Institute of Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Plasmon-Induced Chemical Reactions and Activated Vibrational Modes in Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

- Keynote - 15:00 (T2A2)

Joel HENZIE (National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)) Label-free Detection with Self-Assembled Plasmonic Biosensors

- Invited -

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15:20 (T2A3)

Hiromi OKAMOTO (Institute for Molecular Science, Okazaki) Visualizing the optical fields in metal nanostructures by near-field optical microscopy

- Invited –

T2B (LT3)

Coherent Multidimensional Spectroscopy and Ultrafast Spectroscopy Session Chair: Nien Hui GE

14:30 (T2B1)

Jeff DAVIS (Swinburne University of Technology) Pathway Selective Coherent Multi-Dimensional Spectroscopy to Separate Overlapping Signal Contributions

- Invited - 14:50 (T2B2)

Kyung-Won KWAK (Chung-Ang University) Computational IR and 2D IR Photon Echo Spectroscopy of Both Wild-Type and Double Mutant Myoglobin-CO Proteins

- Invited - 15:10 (T2B3)

La-o-vorakiat CHAN (Nanyang Technological University) Ultrafast Relaxation Dynamics of Magnetically Coupled Multiferroic / Ferromagnetic Bilayer

- Contributed - 15:25 (T2B4)

Bo WU (Nanyang Technological University) Organic Solar Cells with Plasmonic Sensitizer: Probing the Recombination with Transient Spectroscopy

- Contributed –

T2C (LT4)

Single Molecule Spectroscopy Session Chair: Edwin, Kok Lee YEOW

14:30 (T2C1)

Tim LIAN (Emory University) Probing Electron Transfer Dynamics Using Single Quantum-Dot Modified AFM Tips

- Keynote - 15:00 (T2C2)

Ken GHIGGINO (University of Melbourne) Single Molecule Spectroscopy of Opto-electronic Polymers

- Invited - 15:20 (T2C3)

Sungchul HOHNG (Seoul National University) Maximizing information contents of Single-molecule FRET Experiments: Multi-color FRET and FRET Combined Corce

- Invited –

15:40 PM Tea Break & Fruit Feast

T3A Electronic Spectroscopy & more SERS (LT2) Session Chair: Yin Thai CHAN 16:40 (T3A1)

Kam Sing WONG (The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology) Circularly Polarized Luminescence from Chiral Molecules and Crystals

- Invited -

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17:00 (T3A2)

Keith C. GORDON (University of Otago) Understanding Excited State Properties of Metal Complexes using Computational Chemistry and Spectroscopy

- Invited - 17:20 (T3A3)

Yunbao JIANG (Xiamen University) Chiral Sensing by Circular Dichroism Spectroscopy for Chiral Compound Bearing no Chromophore

- Invited - 17:40 (T3A4)

Hongyu CHEN (Nanyang Technological University) Embedding Ligands Inside Metal Layer and Understanding the SERS Effects

- Invited - 18:00 (T3A5)

Xiangyang Wu (Nanyang Technological University) A Ferrocene-dye-cyclodextrin Triad as a Chemical Sensor by Combining Intramolecular Charge-transfer and Supramolecular Interaction

- Contributed - 18:15 (T3A6)

Hiang Kwee LEE (Nanyang Technological University) Superhydrophobic Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) Platform Fabricated by Self-assembly of Ag Nanocubes for Trace Molecule Sensing

- Contributed –

T3B (LT3)

Time Resolved Spectroscopy Session Chair: Sung Nam PARK

16:40 (T3B1)

David Lee PHILLIPS (Hong Kong University) Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Studies of Reactive Intermediates and Reaction Mechanisms of Selected Drugs and Aromatic Carbonyl Compounds

- Keynote - 17:10 (T3B2)

Elbert, Ee Min CHIA (Nanyang Technological University) Doping Dependence of the Electron-phonon and Electron-spin Fluctuation Interactions in the High-Tc Superconductor Bi2Sr2CaCu2O8+δ

- Invited - 17:30 (T3B3)

Debabrata GOSWAMI (Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur) Control at Sub-diffraction Limit Through Femtosecond Light-matter Interaction

- Invited - 17:50 (T3B4)

Jyotishman DASGUPTA (Tata Institute of Fundamental Research) Molecular perspective to the Formation of Charge Transfer State in Organic Photovoltaics

- Invited - 18:10 (T3B5)

Jonathan HOBLEY (A*STAR IMRE) Photochemistry of Thin Films and Monolayers Observed Using Time-Resolved Brewster Angle Measurements

- Invited –

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T3C (LT4)

Applications in Microscopy Session Chair: Gang CHEN

16:40 (T3C1)

Maarten ROEFFAERS (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven) Optical Microscopy Tools for Materials Research

- Invited - 17:00 (T3C2)

Nobuhiro OHTA (Hokkaido University) Fluorescence Lifetime Microscopy and Its Application to Biological Science

- Invited - 17:20 (T3C3)

Seong Keun KIM (Seoul National University) A Novel, Natural-product-derived Fluorophore for Bio-imaging Applications

- Invited - 17:40 (T3C4)

Satoshi HABUCHI (King Abdullah University of Science and Technology) Single-molecule Imaging of Optical and Physical Properties of Polymers

- Invited -

18:30 Poster Session No. 2 (TP) & Dinner Buffet 21:00 END

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18 December, Wednesday Time Speaker / Title LT1 PLENARY SESSION Session Chair: Siva UMAPATHY 09:00 Plenary 7 - Elangannan ARUNAN (Indian Institute of Science)

Molecular Beam Microwave Spectroscopy and Atoms in Molecules Theory: A Powerful Combination to Understand Intermolecular Interactions

09:40 Plenary 8 - Dongho KIM (Yonsei University) The Role of Electronic Coupling in Modulating the Photophysical Properties of Molecular Assemblies

10:20 AM Tea Break

PARALLEL SESSIONS W1A Nano Systems and Solid State Systems (LT2) Session Chair: Qihua XIONG 10:50 (W1A1)

Yin Thai CHAN (National University of Singapore) Investigating Amplified Spontaneous Emission In Colloidal Semiconductor Nanocrystals Within A Microfluidic Waveguide

- Invited - 11:10 (W1A2)

James A. HUTCHISON (Université de Strasbourg) Modifying Chemical Potential in Nano-scale Optical Cavities

- Invited - 11:30 (W1A3)

Hairong ZHENG (Shaanxi Normal University) Spectroscopic Study of Metal Enhanced Luminescnece for Ln3+ Doped Nanosystem Decorated with Metal Nanoparticles

- Invited - 11:50 (W1A4)

Qihua XIONG (Nanyang Technological University) Can We Laser Cool a Semiconductor Single Crystal?

- Invited - 12:10 (W1A5)

Behrad GHOLIPOUR (Nanyang Technological University) Photodarkening in Chalcogenide Fibers: Observation and Applications

- Contributed –

W1B Nonlinear Spectroscopy (LT3) Session Chair: Gagik GURZADYAN 10:50 (W1B1)

Wei JI (National University of Singapore) Nanophotonics and Ultrafast Nonlinear Optics

- Keynote - 11:20 (W1B2)

Tingchao HE (Nanyang Technological University) Efficient Energy Transfer under Two-photon Excitation in a 3D Supramolecular Zn(II)-coordinated Self-Assembled Organic Network

- Contributed –

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11:35 (W1B3)

Aniruddha ADHIKARI (RIKEN) Structure of Water at Nonionic Lipid/Water Interfaces Studied by Heterodyne-Detected Vibrational Sum frequency Generation Spectroscopy

- Contributed - 11:50 (W1B4)

Zhaohui WANG (Xiamen University) Phase Change in Sum Frequency Generation spectroscopy of Molecules on Gold surface

- Contributed - 12:05 (W1B5)

Shen YE (Hokkaido University) SFG Study of Solvent Adsorption on the Cathode Surface of Li-ion Batteries

- Contributed –

W1C Biological Applications (LT4) Session Chair: Gang CHEN 10:50 (W1C1)

Andrew H.A. CLAYTON (Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne) Revisiting Receptor Activation Using Multidimensional Microscopy

- Invited - 11:10 (W1C2)

Bengang XING (Nanyang Technological University) Intrinsic Light Mediated Nano-carriers: Bioluminescent Imaging and Intracellular Transport of Bioactive Payload Molecules

- Invited - 11:30 (W1C3)

Lishan YAO (Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) Engineering a More Thermostable Blue Light Photo Receptor Bacillus Subtilis YtvA LOV Domain by a Computer Aided Rational Design Method

- Invited -

11:50 (W1C4)

Jie YAN (National University of Singapore) Force-dependent interactions of focal adhesion and cell-cell junction proteins

- Invited –

12:25 Lunch

LT1 PLENARY SESSION Session Chair: Soo-Ying LEE 13:45 Plenary 9 - Donald McNAUGHTON (Monash University)

Infrared Spectroscopy of Aerosols

14:25 Conference Closing

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Poster Presentations Venue: Activity Centre @ MAS Atrium, SPMS Day 1 | 16 December, Monday | Session No. 1 (MP) | 18.30 – 21:00 Poster ID Title / Authors

MP01 Preparation of Fluorescent Nitrogen-Doped Graphene Quantum Dots for Ni2+ Sensing Liping LIN (Xiamen University)

MP02 Self-Assembled Nanostructures for High-Resolution Optical Imaging Adabelle ONG (University of Melbourne)

MP03 Organometallic Clusters as a New Class of Photoacoustic Contrast Agents for In Vivo Imaging Zhiyong LAM (Nanyang Technological University)

MP04 Toxicity Assessment During Biodegradation Process Of Typical PAHs Using Luminescent Bacteria Zhenxuan ZHANG (Xiamen University)

MP05 Photodynamic Effect on Swarming Bacillus Subtilis Shengtao LU (Nanyang Technological University)

MP06 Near-Infrared Light Mediated Multi-functional Nanoplatform for Metal-Based Drug Activation and Simultaneously Cell Apoptosis Imaging Yuanzeng MIN (Nanyang Technological University)

MP07 Enzyme Active Cell Penetrating Peptide Funtionalized Mesoporous Silica Coated Quantum Dot Nanoconjugate Towards Controlled Nuclear-Targeted Drug Release and Real-time Fluorescent Intracellular Imaging of Tumor Cells Jinming LI (Nanyang Technological University)

MP08 Room-Temperature Low-threshold Single-mode Ultra-violet Plasmonic Laser Qing ZHANG (Nanyang Technological University)

MP09 Direct Observation Of Thermal Equilibrium Between The Triplet States Of 9,10-Phenanthrenequinone Using TRRRS Ravi Kumar VENKATRAMAN (Indian Institute of Science)

MP10 Active and Tunable Metamaterials based on Phase Change Materials Xinglin WEN (Nanyang Technological University)

MP11 Low-Frequency Raman Microspectroscopic Study of 1-(4-Cyanobenzyl)-3-Methylimidazolium-Based Salts and Their Melting Processes Hong-Kai CHEN (National Chiao Tung University)

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MP12 Deuterium Labeled Raman Microspectroscopy and Imaging in Living Yeast Cells Fu-Min CHIANG (National Chiao Tung University)

MP13 Calculation of the Raman Frequency as a Function of Pressure for the Phases of I,III,IV and V in Cyclohexane Hamit YURTSEVEN (Middle East Technical University)

MP14 Investigating Preferential Use Of Carbon Isotopes During Lipid Metabolism in vivo In Fission Yeast By Stable Isotope Probing - Coupled Raman Micro-spectroscopy Hemanth Nag Noothalapati VENKATA (National Chiao Tung University)

MP15 In Vivo Raman Spectral Imaging Study of the Dynamics of Cell Cycle in Colon Cancer Cells Jen-Fang HSU (Department of Applied Chemistry and Institute of Molecular Science, National Chiao Tung University)

MP16 Selective Gold Deposition on Silver Octahedral Nanoparticles and Plasmonic Modes Mapping Using Cathodoluminescence Yejing LIU (Nanyang Technological University)

MP17 Discrimination of Malignant Against Normal Oral Tissues by Raman Microspectroscopy with Non-Negative Matrix Factorization Analysis Po-Hsiung CHEN (Institute of Biophotonics, National Yang-Ming University)

MP18 Classification of Myopathies on Molecular Basis in Drosophila Using Raman Spectroscopy Rekha GAUTAM (Indian Institute of Science)

MP19 Raman Spectroscopic Studies of Analytes Adsorbed on Chemically Synthesized Graphene and Other Carbon Substrates Sanchita SIL (Indian Institute of Science)

MP20 Synthesis of Spiky Ag–Au Octahedral Nanoparticles and Their Tunable Optical Properties Srikanth PEDIREDDY (Nanyang Technological University)

MP21 Raman Spectroscopy Study On Ancient Glass Bead Found At Phu Khao Thong Archaeological Site, Southern Of Thailand Pisutti DARARUTANA (The Royal Thai Army Chemical School at the Royal Thai Army Chemical Department)

MP22 Nano-Scale Particle Size Distribution Can be Derived from Raman Spectra: 3-Dimensional Phonon Confinement Model Applied to Nanodiamond Vitaly I. KOREPANOV (National Chiao Tung University)

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MP23 Synthesis and Characterization of Core-shell Molecular Imprinted Polymer of Heterocyclic Aromatic Amines on Gold Nanoparticles Yiru WANG (Xiamen University)

MP24 Encoding Molecular Information in Plasmonic Nanostructures for Anti-Counterfeiting Application Yan CUI (Nanyang Technological University)

MP25 Self-Assembly of SERS-Active Large-Area Monolayer Films of Ultrathin Au Nanoprisms Yih Hong LEE (Nanyang Technological University)

MP26 Acid-Directed Synthesis of Assembled Ag Nanostructures for SERS Applications Bin ZHANG (Harbin Institute of Technology)

MP27 Bimetallic Platonic Janus Nanocrystals Qi ZHANG (Nanyang Technological University)

MP28 Enhanced Electric Fields Around the Nanorod on the Base Layer Zhongyue ZHANG (Shaanxi Normal University)

MP29 Study of Oxidative Stress on Hippocampal Neuronal Cells with Raman Spectroscopy Abhaya DUTTA (Indian Institute of Science)

MP30 Magnetic Oscillation of Optical Phonon in ABA- and ABC-Stacked Trilayer Graphene Chunxiao CONG (Nanyang Technological University)

MP31 Raman Spectroscopic Study of Different Cell Lines: Comparison Between Invasive Breast Cancer and Noninvasive, Immortalized Cell Lines Deepika CHATURVEDI (Indian Institute of Science)

MP32 Tailoring Plasmonic Metamaterials for DNA Molecular Logic Gates Jun ZHANG (Nanyang Technological University)

MP33 Imaging of Acid Site in H-Mordenites with Stimulated Raman Scattering Microscopy Kuan-Lin LIU (Katholieke Universiteit Leuven)

MP34 Green Synthesis and Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering Application of Silver Thin Films on Glasses Kuan Soo SHIN (Soongsil University)

MP35 The Potential of Laser Cooling in CdSx/Se1-x Nanoribbons Xingzhi WANG (Nanyang Technological University)

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MP36 Symmetry and Dimensionality: Key to the Exotic Phonon Behaviors in 2D Crystals Yanyuan ZHAO (Nanyang Technological University)

MP37 SERS and SHG Dual-Functional Au-Ag Heterodimer NPs Yuhua FENG (Nanyang Technological University)

MP38 Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering (SERS) of Nitrothiophenol Isomers Chemisorbed on TiO2 Jefri S. TEGUH (Nanyang Technological University)

MP39 Molecular Junction Characterization by MCBJ and SERS Combined Method Jun-Yang LIU (Xiamen University)

MP40 Shell-Isolated Nanoparticle-Enhanced Raman Study of the Interfacial Structure of the Ionic Liquids on Au(111) Meng ZHANG (Xiamen University)

MP41 Raman Microscopy Depicts Partitioning of Encapsulated Carotene Wan Anwar Fahmi WAN MOHAMAD (Monash University)

MP42 Raman Spectroscopy Study of Lattice Vibration and Crystallographic Orientation of Monolayer MoS2 under Uniaxial Strain Yanlong WANG (Nanyang Technological University)

MP43 Strong Magneto-Phonon Resonance Induced Triple G Mode Splitting in Graphene on Graphite Probed by Micro-Magneto Raman Spectroscopy Xiaonan SHEN (Nanyang Technological University)

MP44 Tip-Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy Study on Stress Change in Local domain of Epitaxial Graphene on the Carbon Face of 4H-SiC (000-1) Template Yukihiro OZAKI (Kwansei Gakuin University)

MP45 N-doping Graphene Wrapped Micro-Sized Si As High Initial Coulombic Efficiency and Free Standing Anodes for Lithium-Ion Batteries Dongliang CHAO (Nanyang Technological University)

MP46 Spin Orbit Splitting in Single Layer MoS2 Revealed by Triply Resonant Raman Scattering Linfeng SUN (Nanyang Technological University)

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Day 2 | 17 December, Tuesday | Session No. 2 (TP) | 18.30 – 21:00 Poster ID Title / Authors

TP01 S2 Fluorescence Dynamics of Meso-Aryl-Substituted Subporphyrins Jooyoung SUNG (Yonsei University)

TP02 Photoinduced Coordination Process in Modified Nickel(II) Porphyrins with Neutral and Anionic Ligand Juwon OH (Yonsei University)

TP03 Atomic-scale Dynamics Driven by Valence Electron Motion in the Non-Born-Oppenheimer Regime Zhaogang NIE (Nanyang Technological University)

TP04 Comparative Study of Exciton Delocalization in p-Conjugated Linear and Cyclic Oligothiophenes Pyosang KIM (Yonsei University)

TP05 Solvent-Mediated Back Electron Transfer Processes as Elucidated by Nanosecond Time-Resolved Mid/Near-Infrared Spectroscopy Sudhakar NARRA (National Chiao Tung University)

TP06 A 1,3-Phenylene-bridged Hexameric Porphyrin Wheel and Efficient Excitation Energy Transfer Along the Wheel Sujin HAM (Yonsei University)

TP07 Development of an Extreme Ultraviolet Photoemission Electron Microscope for Space-Time-Resolved Studies of Nanomaterials Alencious, Shu-Zee LO (Nanyang Technological University)

TP08 Spatially-Resolved Ultrafast Optical Spectroscopy of Polymer-Grafted Residues on CVD Graphene Guannan YU (Nanyang Technological University)

TP09 Ligand Effects on Charge Separation and Electronic Properties of InP Quantum Dots Jun YIN (Nanyang Technological University)

TP10 Coherent Excitonic and Phonon Studies of CdSe Quantum Dots Shuo DONG (Nanyang Technological University)

TP11 Coherent Random Lasing from CdSe/CdS/ZnS Quantum Dots Yue WANG (Nanyang Technological University)

TP12 Investigation of Non-Photochemical Quenching in Aggregated LHCII using 2D Electronic Spectroscopy Miriam M. ENRIQUEZ (Nanyang Technological University)

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TP13 Ultrafast Photo-Excitation Dynamics of Nitrogen-Vacancy Defects in Diamond Ronald ULBRICHT (Nanyang Technological University)

TP14 Charge Generation Studies in a High Performance Low-bandgap Polymer Based Solid-State Dye Sensitized Solar Cell R. Sai Santosh KUMAR (Nanyang Technological University)

TP15 Excitation Nature of Two-Photon Photoluminescence of Gold Nanorods and Coupled Gold Nanoparticles Studied by Two-pulse Emission Modulation Spectroscopy Xiao-Fang JIANG (National University of Singapore)

TP16 Design and Setup of a Two-Dimensional Optical Spectrometer Zhengtang LIU (Nanyang Technological University)

TP17 Fifth-order three-dimensional Electronic Spectroscopy in a Pump-probe Geometry Pulse-shaper Assisted Setup Zhengyang ZHANG (Nanyang Technological University)

TP18 Two-Dimensional Surface Vibrational Spectroscopy Avishek GHOSH (Nanyang Technological University)

TP19 Chirality Transfer Induced by Binding of Chiral N-Amidothiourea and Surfactant Anions Shan MA (Xiamen University)

TP20 Chirality Induction in N-(Anilino)thioureas upon Anion Binding Meiling WU (Xiamen University)

TP21 Selective Glucose Sensing by Ag(I)-Mercaptophenylboronic Acid Coordination Polymers Qian ZHANG (Xiamen University)

TP22 β-turn Structure and Chirality Communication in Dipeptide Based N-Amidothioureas Xiao-Sheng YAN (Xiamen University)

TP23 Tuning the Optical Property of Materials by Strain Rui CHEN (Nanyang Technological University)

TP24 Wavelength Tunable Single Nanowire Lasers Based on Surface Plasmon Polariton Enhanced Burstein-Moss Effect Xinfeng LIU (Nanyang Technological University)

TP25 Growth and Optical Characterization of Gallium Doped MgxZn1-xO Nanowire Arrays Zhao XIN (Nanyang Technological University)

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TP26 Determination Of Biodiesel Content In Diesel Fuel Blends Using Synchronous Fluorescence Spectrometry Combined With Artificial Neural Network And Support Vector Machines Chenghu YANG (Xiamen University)

TP27 Microwave Spectrum of Hexafluoroisopropanol•••Water Complex Abhishek SHAHI (Indian Institute of Science)

TP28 Dimethoxy Methane-Hydrogen Chloride Interaction: Matrix Isolation Infrared and Ab Initio Studies Kalyanasundaram SUNDARARJAN (DAE, IGCAR,KALPAKKAM)

TP29 Acetylene-Acetonitrile Complexes: Matrix Isolation Infrared and Ab Initio Studies N. RAMANATHAN (Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research)

TP30 The Analysis on Polarization Properties of WGM Fiber Lasers by Lasing Spectroscopy Xiao-Yun PU (Yunnan University)

TP31 Vibrational Spectroscopic and Quantum Chemical Analysis of an Alkaloid – Corlumine Rashmi MISHRA (University of Lucknow)

TP32 Mechanically Unfolding RNA Duplexes with UU and UC Mismatches Using Optical Tweezers Zhensheng ZHONG (Nanyang Tenchnological University)

TP33 Allosteric Modulation of RNA Local Structural Dynamics Induced by RIG-I Binding Yuan ZHOU (Nanyang Technological University)

TP34 Curcumin in Niosome and Bile Salt Aggregates: Photophysical and Dynamical Studies to Assess the Potential of these Assemblies as Drug Carrier Sarthak MANDAL (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur)

TP35 Electronically Resonant Third-order Sum Frequency Generation Using a White-light Supercontinuum Hiroki SEGAWA (University of Tokyo)

TP36 Synthesis of Large Area Monolayer MoSe2 with Strong Photoluminescence Xin LU (Nanyang Technological University)

TP37 Polaron Photogeneration in Polymer Bulk Heterojunctions Revealed by Infrared Photoinduced Absorption Spectroscopy Zilong WANG (Nanyang Technological University)

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TP38 Comparative Study of Excited State Dipole Moment of Coumarin Laser Dyes: Solvent and Substituent Effect Sanjay KUMAR (Rajdhani College, Delhi University)

TP39 Photostability of Dye-Doped Polymer Laser prepared by Gamma Irradiation Attieh A ALGHAMDI (King Abdulaziz University)

TP40 Higher Harmonics Imaging and its Application for Material Nano-mechanical Property Mapping Jian-Qiang QIAN (Beihang University)

TP41 Spectroscopy Of Gold Nanoparticles : Symmetry and Enhanced Non-Linear Response Jérémy ROUXEL (Nanyang Technological University)

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Charge Modulation Spectroscopy of p-Type and n-Type Polymer FETs Xin Yu CHIN (Nanyang Technological University)

TP43 Photocurrent Spectroscopy of a Core-Shell GaAs/AlGaAs Nanowire Heterostructure Xing DAI (Nanyang Technological University)

TP44 Molecular adsorption induces the transformation of ABC- to ABA-stacking order in trilayer graphene Jiaxu YAN (Nanyang Technological University)

TP45 A Green Approach to the Synthesis of High-Quality Graphene Oxide Flakes via Electrochemical Exfoliation of Pencil Core Jilei LIU (Nanyang Technological University)

TP46 Ni3S2@MoS2 Nanowire Arrays for High-performance Electrochemical Energy Storage Jin WANG (Nanyang Technological University)

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