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SUMMARY:The Alchemy of Vacuum  - Hybridizing Light and Matter -
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DESCRIPTION:Prof. Thomas W. Ebbesen\, \nISIS & USIAS\nUniversity of Stras
 bourg\nFrance\nStrong coupling of light and matter can give rise to a mult
 itude of exciting physical and chemical effects through the formation of d
 elocalized hybrid light-matter states. When molecular materials with high 
 transition dipole moments are placed in the confined fields of metallic mi
 crocavities or surface plasmons\, splittings approaching 1 eV are observe
 d in the eigen states due to the interaction with the vacuum electromagnet
 ic field. This leads to fundamental changes in the properties of the coupl
 ed system even in the dark.  While strong coupling has been extensively s
 tudied due to the potential it offers in physics\, the implications for mo
 lecular and material science have remained mostly unexplored. After introd
 ucing the fundamental concepts\, examples of modified properties under str
 ong coupling\, such as chemical reactivity\, enhanced charge transport in 
 organic semiconductors and non-radiative energy transfer\, will be present
 ed. The coupling of specific molecular vibrations\, opens the possibility 
 of site selective chemistry and “cavity catalysis”.  An outlook will 
 be given about the broad potential of hybrid light-matter states for molec
 ular and material science.\n \n 
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