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CPP: Fachverband Chemische Physik und Polymerphysik
CPP 3: Crystallization, Nucleation and Self-Assembly I
CPP 3.6: Talk
Monday, March 18, 2024, 11:00–11:15, H 0110
Strong light-matter interaction to control intermolecular interaction and correlation — Matteo Castagnola2, Tor Haugland2, Enrico Ronca3, Henrik Koch2, and •Christian Schäfer1 — 1Department of Physics, Chalmers University of Technology, 412 96 Göteborg, Sweden. — 2Department of Chemistry, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 7491 Trondheim, Norway. — 3Istituto per i Processi Chimico Fisici del CNR (IPCF-CNR), Via G. Moruzzi, 1, 56124, Pisa, Italy.
Chemistry is the realm of atomic and molecular interactions, acting according to rules that we often perceive as set in stone. Optical environments, in particular the strong coupling of molecules with them, are capable to modify those interactions [1,2,3] which provides means to control chemistry itself. We provide a brief overview of the fascinating experimental accomplishments that include control over crystalization, ionic conductivity, and the reaction rate. Furthermore, we discuss how strong coupling is able to alter correlation between molecules and influences solvation and aggregation structures [4].
[1] PNAS, 116 (11), 4883, (2019). [2] J. Chem. Phys. 154, 094113 (2021). [3] arXiv:2311.09739v1. [4] M. Castagnola, T. Haugland, E. Ronca, H. Koch, C. Schäfer, to be submitted (2024).
Keywords: Strong coupling; Aggregation; Solvation; Ab initio QED; QED Chemistry