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 …

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 …

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

The coherent exchange of energy between materials and optical fields leads to strong light–
matter interactions and so-called polaritonic states with intriguing properties, halfway …

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 …

The observed modification of thermal chemical rates in Fabry–Perot cavities remains a
poorly understood effect theoretically. Recent breakthroughs explain some of the …

This Perspective provides a brief introduction into the theoretical complexity of polaritonic
chemistry, which emerges from the hybrid nature of strongly coupled light–matter states. To …

Recent experiments have suggested that ground-state chemical kinetics can be suppressed
or enhanced by coupling molecular vibrations with a cavity radiation mode. Here, we …

The emerging field of vibro-polaritonic chemistry studies the impact of light–matter hybrid
states known as vibrational polaritons on chemical reactivity and molecular properties. Here …

We theoretically demonstrate that the chemical reaction rate constant can be significantly
suppressed by coupling molecular vibrations with an optical cavity, exhibiting both the …