Collective Strong Coupling Modifies Aggregation and Solvation
Journal article, 2024

Intermolecular (Coulombic) interactions are pivotal for aggregation, solvation, and crystallization. We demonstrate that the collective strong coupling of several molecules to a single optical mode results in notable changes in the molecular excitations around a single perturbed molecule, thus representing an impurity in an otherwise ordered system. A competition between short-range coulombic and long-range photonic correlations inverts the local transition density in a polaritonic state, suggesting notable changes in the polarizability of the solvation shell. Our results provide an alternative perspective on recent work in polaritonic chemistry and pave the way for the rigorous treatment of cooperative effects in aggregation, solvation, and crystallization.

Author

Matteo Castagnola

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Tor S. Haugland

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Enrico Ronca

University of Perugia

Henrik Koch

Scuola Normale Superiore di Pisa

Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

Christian Schäfer

Chalmers, Physics, Condensed Matter and Materials Theory

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

1948-7185 (eISSN)

Vol. 15 1428-1434

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Subject Categories

Physical Chemistry

Atom and Molecular Physics and Optics

Theoretical Chemistry

Condensed Matter Physics

DOI

10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03506

PubMed

38290530

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7/17/2024