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Reaction Kinetics with Multiorder Cavity Modes under Vibrational Strong Coupling
Tomohiro Fukushima1,2, Masaki Itatani1, Kei Murakoshi1
1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Hokkaido 060-0810, Japan.
Abstract:
Hybrid polaritonic states can be generated by placing molecules in an optical cavity that is resonant with the energy states of the molecules. There have been investigations of the modification of the chemical kinetics under strong coupling. In this Perspective, we discuss the importance of cavity structure for the modification of chemical dynamics. After reviewing vibrational strong coupling and modification of chemical reactions, we discuss the possibility of using a cavity vacuum field from lower- to higher-order cavity modes by the interaction with multiple complex modes in molecules.
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