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Thermodynamics of Molecules Strongly Coupled to the Vacuum Field
Author(s) -
CanaguierDurand Antoine,
Devaux Eloïse,
George Jino,
Pang Yantao,
Hutchison James A.,
Schwartz Tal,
Genet Cyriaque,
Wilhelms Nadine,
Lehn JeanMarie,
Ebbesen Thomas W.
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
angewandte chemie international edition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.831
H-Index - 550
eISSN - 1521-3773
pISSN - 1433-7851
DOI - 10.1002/anie.201301861
Subject(s) - gibbs free energy , solvation , enthalpy , thermodynamics , molecule , entropy (arrow of time) , coupling (piping) , thermodynamic free energy , chemistry , physics , materials science , quantum mechanics , metallurgy
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.