Issue 2, 2018

Photon-mediated hybridization of molecular vibrational states

Abstract

Light-matter strong coupling is a promising route toward the modification of chemical and physical properties of molecules without formally changing their constituent atoms, bonds, or geometry. The photon-mediated hybridization of vibrational modes of two different molecules simultaneously dissolved in solution is demonstrated in a solution of hexacyanocobaltate(III) and hexacyanoferrate(II) ions. The formation of polaritons with tunable contributions from the bonds of each molecule is shown to be feasible within practical concentration ranges for cavity controlled chemistry. The resulting modified energy landscape of the two coupled molecules may have interesting effects on chemical processes.

Graphical abstract: Photon-mediated hybridization of molecular vibrational states

Supplementary files

Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
30 Jun 2017
Accepted
28 Nov 2017
First published
28 Nov 2017

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018,20, 850-857

Photon-mediated hybridization of molecular vibrational states

V. F. Crum, S. R. Casey and J. R. Sparks, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys., 2018, 20, 850 DOI: 10.1039/C7CP04418F

To request permission to reproduce material from this article, please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

If you are an author contributing to an RSC publication, you do not need to request permission provided correct acknowledgement is given.

If you are the author of this article, you do not need to request permission to reproduce figures and diagrams provided correct acknowledgement is given. If you want to reproduce the whole article in a third-party publication (excluding your thesis/dissertation for which permission is not required) please go to the Copyright Clearance Center request page.

Read more about how to correctly acknowledge RSC content.

Social activity

Spotlight

Advertisements