Dissociation slowdown by collective optical response under strong coupling conditions.
J Chem Phys
; 158(8): 084104, 2023 Feb 28.
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| ID: mdl-36859100
ABSTRACT
We consider an ensemble of diatomic molecules resonantly coupled to an optical cavity under strong coupling conditions at normal incidence. Photodissociation dynamics is examined via direct numerical integration of the coupled Maxwell-Schrödinger equations with molecular rovibrational degrees of freedom explicitly taken into account. It is shown that the dissociation is significantly affected (slowed down) when the system is driven at its polaritonic frequencies. The observed effect is demonstrated to be of transient nature and has no classical analog. An intuitive explanation of the dissociation slowdown at polaritonic frequencies is proposed.
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En
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J Chem Phys
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2023
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Article
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United States