When molecules are coupled to an optical cavity, new light–matter hybrid states, so-called
polaritons, are formed due to quantum light–matter interactions. With the experimental …

Recent experiments suggest that ground state chemical reactivity can be modified when
placing molecular systems inside infrared cavities where molecular vibrations are strongly …

Strong light–matter interaction in cavity environments is emerging as a promising approach
to control chemical reactions in a non-intrusive and efficient manner. The underlying …

Polariton chemistry has emerged as an appealing branch of synthetic chemistry that
promises mode selectivity and a cleaner approach to kinetic control. Of particular interest are …

In this short review, we provide an update of recent developments in Kramers' theory of
reaction rates. After a brief introduction stressing the importance of this theory initially …

Polaritonic chemistry is emerging as a powerful approach to modifying the properties and
reactivity of molecules and materials. However, probing how the electronics and dynamics of …

Altering chemical reactivity and material structure in confined optical environments is on the
rise, and yet, a conclusive understanding of the microscopic mechanisms remains elusive …

Recent experiments demonstrate polaritons under the vibrational strong coupling (VSC)
regime can modify chemical reactivity. Here, we present a complete theory of VSC-modified …

Coupling molecules to the quantized radiation field inside an optical cavity creates a set of
new photon–matter hybrid states called polariton states. We combine electronic structure …

We applied a variety of mixed quantum-classical (MQC) approaches to simulate the VSC-
influenced reaction rate constant. All of these MQC simulations treat the key vibrational …