A team of researchers from Italy, Norway, and Germany has demonstrated that the properties of molecules undergo significant changes when interacting with quantized electromagnetic fields in optical cavities. Using novel theoretical methodologies and computational simulations, the team revealed that the ground- and excited-state chemistry of molecules can be modified by a confinement in space. They show how the transfer of electrons inside the system can be controlled by modulating the frequency of the cavity field. Their newly-developed methodology could have a profound impact on many chemical and technological applications, such as photovoltaics, photochemistry, and optoelectronic devices. The team’s work has now been published in Physical Review X and additionally highlighted in a Viewpoint by the journal.
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