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ANNUAL REVIEW OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 73, Issue -, Pages 43-71Publisher
ANNUAL REVIEWS
DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physchem-090519-042621
Keywords
strong coupling; molecular polaritons; chemical dynamics; optical cavities; plasmonic cavities
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- US National Science Foundation [CHE1953701]
- US Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Basic Energy Sciences [DE-SC0019397]
- US Department of Energy Office of Science User Facility [DE-AC02-05CH11231]
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This article reviews the current status of strong light-matter coupling, including an introduction to molecular polaritonics and collective response aspects of light-matter interactions, an overview of key experimental observations, and our current theoretical understanding of the effect of strong light-matter coupling on chemical dynamics. Additionally, it outlines potential applications in energy conversion processes and identifies pending technical issues in theoretical approaches.
Chemical manifestations of strong light-matter coupling have recently been a subject of intense experimental and theoretical studies. Here we review the present status of this field. Section 1 is an introduction to molecular polaritonics and to collective response aspects of light-matter interactions. Section 2 provides an overview of the key experimental observations of these effects, while Section 3 describes our current theoretical understanding of the effect of strong light-matter coupling on chemical dynamics. A brief outline of applications to energy conversion processes is given in Section 4. Pending technical issues in the construction of theoretical approaches are briefly described in Section 5. Finally, the summary in Section 6 outlines the paths ahead in this exciting endeavor.
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