Intermolecular vibrational energy transfer enabled by microcavity strong light–matter coupling

Autor: Joel Yuen-Zhou, Jiaxi Wang, Matthew Du, Bo Xiang, Zimo Yang, Raphael F. Ribeiro, Wei Xiong, Liying Chen
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Science. 368:665-667
ISSN: 1095-9203
0036-8075
Popis: Atypical vibrational interactions Vibrational energy transfer (VET) between solute molecules is generally unfavorable in liquids because of weak intermolecular forces. Xiang et al. measured the two-dimensional infrared spectrum of a molecular mixture, W(CO) 6 and W( 13 CO) 6 , with saturated concentrations in a binary solvent embedded in an optical microcavity. This experiment showed that the VET between the asymmetric stretch vibrations of two solute molecules is enhanced via polaritonic intermediate states formed by a strong coupling with the cavity mode. The efficiency is modulated by the cavity lifetime, which provides an opportunity to control the VET process in the liquid phase. This could lead to various practical implementations. Science , this issue p. 665
Databáze: OpenAIRE
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