Steering Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics in Optical Cavities
Abstract
Optical resonators have shown outstanding abilities to tailor chemical landscapes through enhanced light-matter interaction between confined optical modes and molecule vibrations. We propose a theoretical model to study cooperative vibrational strong coupling in an open quantum system. The non-equilibrium stochastic molecular dynamics in an optical cavity with an auxiliary ensemble is investigated. It shows that coupling with a cavity mode introduces an additional colored noise and a negative feedback, both of which enable control over thermalization rates (i.e. the lifetime of excitation) of reactive molecules. Our work offers a pathway to steer stability of chemical bonds for chemical reactivity under cooperative vibrational strong coupling.
Cite
@article{arxiv.2412.07593,
title = {Steering Non-Equilibrium Molecular Dynamics in Optical Cavities},
author = {Mingxuan Xiao and Wei Wang and Wenjing Liu and Zheng Li and Shui-Jing Tang and Yun-Feng Xiao},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.07593},
year = {2024}
}