| Academic Year |
2024Year |
School/Graduate School |
School of Science |
| Lecture Code |
HX434700 |
Subject Classification |
Specialized Education |
| Subject Name |
化学特別講義（共振器分子科学） |
Subject Name
（Katakana） |
カガクトクベツコウギ |
Subject Name in
English |
Molecular Science in Optical Cavity |
| Instructor |
MATSUMOTO YOSHITERU,INOKUCHI YOSHIYA |
Instructor
(Katakana) |
マツモト ヨシテル,イノクチ ヨシヤ |
| Campus |
Higashi-Hiroshima |
Semester/Term |
3rd-Year, First Semester, First Semester |
| Days, Periods, and Classrooms |
(1st) Inte |
| Lesson Style |
Lecture |
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| Credits |
1.0 |
Class Hours/Week |
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Language of Instruction |
B
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Japanese／English |
| Course Level |
2
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Undergraduate Low-Intermediate
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| Course Area（Area） |
25
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Science and Technology |
| Course Area（Discipline） |
07
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Chemistry |
| Eligible Students |
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| Keywords |
Molecular science, optical cavity, harmonic oscillators, quantum electrodynamics, strong coupling, polaritons, control of chemical reaction |
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Class Objectives
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A space consisting of two mirrors with only a few micrometers is called a micro-optical cavity. When a molecule is placed inside the microcavity and its spacing is precisely controlled, polaritons, a hybrid state of light and molecules, are generated. Recently, it has been interestingly reported that polaritons generated inside the cavity can significantly modulate the kinetics and dynamics of chemical reactions, and many researchers are pursuing experimental and theoretical studies to elucidate the mechanism.
In this lecture, entitled "Molecular Science in Optical Cavity," we will discuss the formation mechanism of polaritons and its effect on chemical reactions. In the first half of the lecture, we will learn the mechanism of polariton formation inside a cavity by explaining the basics of optics, which describes the properties of a micro-cavity, and quantum electrodynamics, which describes the light-molecule interaction in a cavity. Fabry-Perot cavity is the keyword for the former, and harmonic oscillator for the latter. In the latter half of the lecture, we will explore the possibility of controlling chemical reactions through the hybridization of light and molecules, introducing several examples of advanced research on polaritons.
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| Class Schedule |
lesson1 Lecture outline, basic knowledge of optical cavity
lesson2 Harmonic oscillator 1 (review of physical chemistry)
lesson3 Harmonic Oscillator 2 (Introduction of Creation-Annihilation Operators)
lesson4 Interaction of photons with atoms and molecules, quantum electrodynamics (quantization of electromagnetic fields, spontaneous emission of atoms and molecules)
lesson5 Cavity quantum electrodynamics (Jaynes-Cummings model, weak and strong coupling)
lesson6 Chemical Reactions of Molecules in Strong Coupling 1 (overview of advanced research)
lesson7 Chemical Reactions of Molecules in Strong Coupling 2 (overview of advanced research) |
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Preparation and
Review |
To prepare for class, please review what you have learned so far in quantum chemistry, including harmonic oscillators. |
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