Thermodynamics of molecules strongly coupled to the vacuum field.
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.
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Antoine
A
Canaguier-Durand
Eloïse
E
Devaux
Jino
J
George
Yantao
Y
Pang
James A
JA
Hutchison
Tal
T
Schwartz
Cyriaque
C
Genet
Nadine
N
Wilhelms
Jean-Marie
JM
Lehn
Thomas W
TW
Ebbesen
strong coupling; thermodynamics; vacuum field