Non-adiabatic dynamics of molecules in optical cavities

Strong coupling of molecules to the vacuum field of micro cavities can modify the potential energy surfaces thereby opening new photophysical and photochemical reaction pathways. While the influence of laser fields is usually described in terms of classical field, coupling to the vacuum state of a c...

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Published in:The Journal of chemical physics 2016-02, Vol.144 (5), p.054309-054309
Main Authors: Kowalewski, Markus, Bennett, Kochise, Mukamel, Shaul
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adiabatic flow
Computer simulation
Coupling (molecular)
Couplings
Dipole moments
Holes
INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Organic chemistry
Photochemical reactions
Photochemistry
Physics
Polaritons
Potential energy
Quantum chemistry
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Summary:Strong coupling of molecules to the vacuum field of micro cavities can modify the potential energy surfaces thereby opening new photophysical and photochemical reaction pathways. While the influence of laser fields is usually described in terms of classical field, coupling to the vacuum state of a cavity has to be described in terms of dressed photon-matter states (polaritons) which require quantized fields. We present a derivation of the non-adiabatic couplings for single molecules in the strong coupling regime suitable for the calculation of the dressed state dynamics. The formalism allows to use quantities readily accessible from quantum chemistry codes like the adiabatic potential energy surfaces and dipole moments to carry out wave packet simulations in the dressed basis. The implications for photochemistry are demonstrated for a set of model systems representing typical situations found in molecules.
ISSN:0021-9606
1089-7690
DOI:10.1063/1.4941053