Thermodynamics of molecules strongly coupled to the vacuum field

Antoine Canaguier-Durand, Eloïse Devaux, Jino George, Yantao Pang, James A. Hutchison, Tal Schwartz, Cyriaque Genet, Nadine Wilhelms, Jean Marie Lehn, Thomas W. Ebbesen*

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Abstract

The thermodynamics of strong coupling between molecules and the vacuum field is analyzed and the Gibbs free energy, the enthalpy, and entropy of the coupling process are determined for the first time. The thermodynamic parameters are a function of the Rabi splitting and the microscopic solvation. The results provide a new framework for understanding light-molecule strong coupling.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10533-10536
Number of pages4
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume52
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - 27 Sep 2013
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • strong coupling
  • thermodynamics
  • vacuum field

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