Theoretical challenges in polaritonic chemistry
Polaritonic chemistry exploits strong light–matter coupling between molecules and confined
electromagnetic field modes to enable new chemical reactivities. In systems displaying this …
electromagnetic field modes to enable new chemical reactivities. In systems displaying this …
Characterizing photocatalysts for water splitting: from atoms to bulk and from slow to ultrafast processes
C Kranz, M Wächtler - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Research on light-driven catalysis has gained tremendous importance due to the ever-
increasing power consumption and the threatening situation of global warming related to …
increasing power consumption and the threatening situation of global warming related to …
Sub-picosecond collapse of molecular polaritons to pure molecular transition in plasmonic photoswitch-nanoantennas
Molecular polaritons are hybrid light-matter states that emerge when a molecular transition
strongly interacts with photons in a resonator. At optical frequencies, this interaction unlocks …
strongly interacts with photons in a resonator. At optical frequencies, this interaction unlocks …
Polarizable embedding QM/MM: the future gold standard for complex (bio) systems?
Nowadays, hybrid QM/MM approaches are widely used to study (supra) molecular systems
embedded in complex biological matrices. However, in their common formulation, mutual …
embedded in complex biological matrices. However, in their common formulation, mutual …
Universal QM/MM approaches for general nanoscale applications
Quantum mechanics/molecular mechanics (QM/MM) hybrid models allow one to address
chemical phenomena in complex molecular environments. Whereas this modeling approach …
chemical phenomena in complex molecular environments. Whereas this modeling approach …
Polaritonic chemistry from first principles via embedding radiation reaction
C Schafer - The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2022 - ACS Publications
The coherent interaction of a large collection of molecules with a common photonic mode
results in strong light-matter coupling, a feature that has proven highly beneficial for …
results in strong light-matter coupling, a feature that has proven highly beneficial for …
Molecular spectroscopy of aqueous solutions: a theoretical perspective
Computational spectroscopy is an invaluable tool to both accurately reproduce the spectra
of molecular systems and provide a rationalization for the underlying physics. However, the …
of molecular systems and provide a rationalization for the underlying physics. However, the …
Continuum vs. atomistic approaches to computational spectroscopy of solvated systems
T Giovannini, C Cappelli - Chemical Communications, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Molecular spectral signals can be significantly altered by solvent effects. Among the many
theoretical approaches to this problem, continuum and atomistic solvation models have …
theoretical approaches to this problem, continuum and atomistic solvation models have …
Ab initio methods for polariton chemistry
JJ Foley, JF McTague, AE DePrince - Chemical Physics Reviews, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Polariton chemistry exploits the strong interaction between quantized excitations in
molecules and quantized photon states in optical cavities to affect chemical reactivity …
molecules and quantized photon states in optical cavities to affect chemical reactivity …
Strong coupling between localized surface plasmons and molecules by coupled cluster theory
Plasmonic nanocavities enable the confinement of molecules and electromagnetic fields
within nanometric volumes. As a consequence, the molecules experience a remarkably …
within nanometric volumes. As a consequence, the molecules experience a remarkably …