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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Ribeiro, Raphael F
• Martínez-Martínez, Luis A
• Du, Matthew
• Campos-Gonzalez-Angulo, Jorge
• Yuen-Zhou, Joel

Titel

Polariton chemistry: controlling molecular dynamics with optical cavities

Ist Teil von

• Chemical science (Cambridge), 2018-08, Vol.9 (3), p.6325-6339

Ort / Verlag

England: Royal Society of Chemistry

Erscheinungsjahr

2018

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Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Molecular polaritons are the optical excitations which emerge when molecular transitions interact strongly with confined electromagnetic fields. Increasing interest in the hybrid molecular-photonic materials that host these excitations stems from recent observations of their novel and tunable chemistry. Some of the remarkable functionalities exhibited by polaritons include the ability to induce long-range excitation energy transfer, enhance charge conductivity, and inhibit or accelerate chemical reactions. In this review, we explain the effective theories of molecular polaritons which form a basis for the interpretation and guidance of experiments at the strong coupling limit. The theoretical discussion is illustrated with the analysis of innovative applications of strongly coupled molecular-photonic systems to chemical phenomena of fundamental importance to future technologies. Strong coupling of molecules with confined electromagnetic fields provides novel strategies to control chemical reactivity and spectroscopy.