Polaritonic Chemistry - Coherent Quantum Control of Molecules with Modified Vacuum Fields

Session

Wednesday Morning

6 May 2026, 09:30

Albano 3: 4205 - SU Conference Room (40 seats) (Albano Building 3)

19. Frame Dissipative molecular cavity quantum dynamics

Agnes Vibok (University of Debrecen)

06/05/2026, 09:30

Invited Talk

Frame Molecular cavity quantum electrodynamics examines how confined radiation modes – in a Fabry-Perot or plasmonic nano-cavity – interact with molecules. The coupling between photons and molecules gives rise to mixed light–matter hybrid states, known as polaritons, which exhibit both photonic and molecular characteristics. The use of cavities to impact molecular structure and dynamics has...

2. Collective Electron Correlations and Novel Phases Under Vibrational Strong Coupling

Dr Dominik Sidler (ZHAW School of Engineering)

06/05/2026, 10:00

Invited Talk

Recently, we have discovered a fundamental theoretical link between the seemingly unrelated fields of polaritonic chemistry and spin glasses. Our mapping reveals a cavity‑induced spin‑glass phase of intermolecular electron correlations, which could provide the long‑sought seed for significant local chemical modifications under collective VSC. This spin‑glass mapping not only demonstrates the...

1. Quantifying the Number of Dark, Gray, and Bright States as a Function of Spectral Overlap in Polaritonic Systems

Karl Börjesson (the University of Gothenburg)

06/05/2026, 11:15

Invited Talk

Strong exciton-photon coupling can steer photophysical processes. However, the picture where the coupling leads to two polaritonic states and a manifold of optically dark states is now questioned. Instead, a picture where inhomogeneous broadening results in a partial photonic contribution to the dark states has gained ground. To understand the consequence of these dark and so-called gray...