
Physical Review X, Год журнала: 2025, Номер 15(2)
Опубликована: Май 5, 2025
Experiments show that light-matter strong coupling affects chemical properties, though the underlying mechanism remains unclear. A major challenge is to perform reliable and affordable simulation of molecular behavior when many molecules are collectively coupled same optical mode. This paper presents an quantum electrodynamics cluster method for collective regime. The model describes electronic electron-photon correlation within a subsystem, while simplified description polaritonic excitations allows realistic microscopic coupling. developed framework provides computationally tractable route accurately simulate molecule in environment, which unfeasible several treated explicitly. We investigate properties argon dimer under In single-molecule regime (large coupling), potential energies substantially modified, weakening excimer bond. contrast, (small coupling, large number molecules), ground state energy surface first vibrational levels excited do not change significantly. However, produces abrupt transition landscape excimer, causing higher behave similarly vibrations state. expect formation be inhibited by conclude altered via distinct mechanisms regimes. also discuss fundamental aspects chemistry, such as resonance conditions sudden changes critical strength achieved. Published American Physical Society 2025
Язык: Английский