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  • Physical Chemistry
  • Spectroscopy
  • Materials Science

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  • Strong coupling between cavity photons and molecular vibrations forms vibrational polaritons, altering chemical reactivity and material properties.
  • While studied in metal complexes, the ultrafast dynamics of vibrational polaritons in organic molecules remain largely unexplored.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the ultrafast dynamics of vibrational polaritons in organic molecules under strong coupling conditions.
  • To explore the influence of cavity mirror structure on polaritonic system dynamics.

Main Methods:

  • Ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopy
  • Two-dimensional infrared (2D-IR) spectroscopy
  • Investigation of diphenylphosphoryl azide under vibrational strong coupling

Main Results:

  • Observed coherent energy exchange between two polariton modes with a decay time of approximately 2 ps.
  • Detected a large transient absorptive feature around the lower polariton, explained by excited-state absorption and derivative structures.
  • Identified Rabi splitting contraction attributed to reduced ground-state population and noted the impact of layered cavity mirrors on Rabi splitting and decay times.

Conclusions:

  • The findings support existing spectroscopic theories for nonlinear spectroscopy of vibrational polaritons.
  • The study highlights the significant influence of cavity mirror layer structure on polaritonic system properties like Rabi splitting and decay dynamics.