Exciton transfer in condensed phases is an efficient process only if molecules are within 10 nm of each other. Placing molecules inside of an optical microcavity significantly enhances the rate of this process up to a 1 micron radius. We coin this process Polariton-Assisted Remote Energy Transfer (PARET) and present our theoretical treatment to understand it (Du et al., arXiv:1711.11576). Depending on the concentration of molecules and coupling to the microcavity, one can distinguish two PARET regimes which are analogous to the Forster and Davydov/Redfield regimes, mediated either by dipolar couplings or by vibrational relaxation. I will also discuss intriguing chemical applications of PARET.

Polariton-assisted remote energy transfer (PARET)

256th National Meeting (2018)

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