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 …

The interaction between molecular electronic transitions and electromagnetic fields can be
enlarged to the point where distinct hybrid light–matter states, polaritons, emerge. The …

Reaction-rate modifications for chemical processes due to strong coupling between reactant
molecular vibrations and the cavity vacuum have been reported; however, no currently …

In this review, we present the theoretical foundations and first-principles frameworks to
describe quantum matter within quantum electrodynamics (QED) in the low-energy regime …

Chemical manifestations of strong light–matter coupling have recently been a subject of
intense experimental and theoretical studies. Here we review the present status of this field …

Ultrastrong coupling between light and matter has, in the past decade, transitioned from a
theoretical idea to an experimental reality. It is a new regime of quantum light–matter …

Strong light–matter coupling in quantum cavities provides a pathway to break fundamental
materials symmetries, like time-reversal symmetry in chiral cavities. This Comment …

Recent experiments demonstrate the control of chemical reactivities by coupling molecules
inside an optical microcavity. In contrast, transition state theory predicts no change of the …

Over the last few years, extraordinary advances in experimental and theoretical tools have
allowed us to monitor and control matter at short time and atomic scales with a high degree …

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 …