Electron Transfer Reaction in Infrared Organic Microcavities

Abstract

Recently, it is experimentally observed that the kinetics of charge trans fer reactions in organic molecules can be modified by placing them inside an optical cavity and achieving the vibrational strong coupling (VSC). We review a theoretical study of the effect of matter-light coupling on the charge transfer reaction in organic molecules. We consider a disordered ensemble of N molecules coupled strongly to a resonant cavity and show how the opti cally vibrational dark states can alter the rate of charge transfer reactions. It is observed that a considerable increment is achieved when the electrons transfer reaction is carried under vibrational strong coupling.