Multi-scale molecular dynamics simulations of enhanced energy transfer in organic molecules under strong coupling

Ilia Sokolovskii, Ruth H. Tichauer, Dmitry Morozov, Johannes Feist and Gerrit Groenhof ()
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Ilia Sokolovskii: University of Jyväskylä
Ruth H. Tichauer: University of Jyväskylä
Dmitry Morozov: University of Jyväskylä
Johannes Feist: Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
Gerrit Groenhof: University of Jyväskylä

Nature Communications, 2023, vol. 14, issue 1, 1-11

Abstract: Abstract Exciton transport can be enhanced in the strong coupling regime where excitons hybridize with confined light modes to form polaritons. Because polaritons have group velocity, their propagation should be ballistic and long-ranged. However, experiments indicate that organic polaritons propagate in a diffusive manner and more slowly than their group velocity. Here, we resolve this controversy by means of molecular dynamics simulations of Rhodamine molecules in a Fabry-Pérot cavity. Our results suggest that polariton propagation is limited by the cavity lifetime and appears diffusive due to reversible population transfers between polaritonic states that propagate ballistically at their group velocity, and dark states that are stationary. Furthermore, because long-lived dark states transiently trap the excitation, propagation is observed on timescales beyond the intrinsic polariton lifetime. These insights not only help to better understand and interpret experimental observations, but also pave the way towards rational design of molecule-cavity systems for coherent exciton transport.

Date: 2023
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