Investigating Molecular Exciton Polaritons Using Ab Initio Cavity Quantum Electrodynamics

BM Weight, TD Krauss, P Huo - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2023 - ACS Publications
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 …

QM/MM modeling of vibrational polariton induced energy transfer and chemical dynamics

TE Li, S Hammes-Schiffer - Journal of the American Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Vibrational strong coupling (VSC) provides a novel means to modify chemical reactions and
energy transfer pathways. To efficiently model chemical dynamics under VSC in the …

Resonance theory of vibrational polariton chemistry at the normal incidence

W Ying, MAD Taylor, P Huo - Nanophotonics, 2024 - degruyter.com
We present a theory that explains the resonance effect of the vibrational strong coupling
(VSC) modified reaction rate constant at the normal incidence of a Fabry–Pérot (FP) cavity …

Dissociation dynamics of a diatomic molecule in an optical cavity

S Mondal, DS Wang, S Keshavamurthy - The Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
We study the dissociation dynamics of a diatomic molecule, modeled as a Morse oscillator,
coupled to an optical cavity. A marked suppression of the dissociation probability, both …

Collective response in light–matter interactions: The interplay between strong coupling and local dynamics

B Cui, A Nizan - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
A model designed to mimic the implications of the collective optical response of molecular
ensembles in optical cavities on molecular vibronic dynamics is investigated. Strong …

Vibrational polariton transport in disordered media

E Suyabatmaz, RF Ribeiro - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Chemical reactions and energy transport phenomena have been experimentally reported to
be significantly affected by strong light–matter interactions and vibrational polariton …

Quantum simulations of vibrational strong coupling via path integrals

TE Li, A Nitzan, S Hammes-Schiffer… - The Journal of Physical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
A quantum simulation of vibrational strong coupling (VSC) in the collective regime via
thermostated ring-polymer molecular dynamics (TRPMD) is reported. For a collection of …

Room-temperature strong coupling between CdSe nanoplatelets and a metal–DBR Fabry–Pérot cavity

O Morshed, M Amin, N Cogan, ER Koessler… - The Journal of …, 2024 - pubs.aip.org
The generation of exciton–polaritons through strong light–matter interactions represents an
emerging platform for exploring quantum phenomena. A significant challenge in colloidal …

Cavity-modified Fermi's golden rule rate constants from cavity-free inputs

MAC Saller, Y Lai, E Geva - The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2023 - ACS Publications
Equilibrium Fermi's golden rule (FGR) rate constants are commonly used for modeling the
kinetics of electronic energy and charge transfer processes in a wide range of molecular …

Control and enhancement of single-molecule electroluminescence through strong light–matter coupling

K Miwa, S Sakamoto, A Ishizaki - Nano Letters, 2023 - ACS Publications
The energetic positions of molecular electronic states at molecule/electrode interfaces are
crucial factors for determining the transport and optoelectronic properties of molecular …