Collective Vibronic Cascade in Cavity-Coupled Jahn-Teller Active Molecules

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Main Authors: Pandit, Suraj Kumar, Pandey, Abhinay, Shankar, Athreya, Nandipati, Krishna R.
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author Pandit, Suraj Kumar
Pandey, Abhinay
Shankar, Athreya
Nandipati, Krishna R.
author_facet Pandit, Suraj Kumar
Pandey, Abhinay
Shankar, Athreya
Nandipati, Krishna R.
contents We study the polaritonic states and dynamics of multiple Jahn-Teller (JT) active molecules coupled to the modes of a Fabry-Perot cavity. We find that collective effects dramatically alter the interplay of electronic, vibrational and cavity angular momenta, giving rise to markedly different polaritonic spectra and dynamics even when going from one to two JT molecules. Starting from the ground vibronic state, we find that JT molecules collectively coupled to a common cavity can access a cascade of high-angular-momentum vibronic states in the presence of a single cavity photon, in sharp contrast to the single molecule case where the range of accessible vibronic angular momentum values are bounded. The observable consequences are a broadening of the cavity-molecular polariton spectrum and a suppression of photon polarization dynamics under broadband excitation of the system. Our results uncover new pathways for vibronic angular momentum transfer unique to collective molecular polaritonics with potential implications for cavity-assisted photo-physics and photo-chemistry.
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spellingShingle Collective Vibronic Cascade in Cavity-Coupled Jahn-Teller Active Molecules
Pandit, Suraj Kumar
Pandey, Abhinay
Shankar, Athreya
Nandipati, Krishna R.
Quantum Physics
Chemical Physics
We study the polaritonic states and dynamics of multiple Jahn-Teller (JT) active molecules coupled to the modes of a Fabry-Perot cavity. We find that collective effects dramatically alter the interplay of electronic, vibrational and cavity angular momenta, giving rise to markedly different polaritonic spectra and dynamics even when going from one to two JT molecules. Starting from the ground vibronic state, we find that JT molecules collectively coupled to a common cavity can access a cascade of high-angular-momentum vibronic states in the presence of a single cavity photon, in sharp contrast to the single molecule case where the range of accessible vibronic angular momentum values are bounded. The observable consequences are a broadening of the cavity-molecular polariton spectrum and a suppression of photon polarization dynamics under broadband excitation of the system. Our results uncover new pathways for vibronic angular momentum transfer unique to collective molecular polaritonics with potential implications for cavity-assisted photo-physics and photo-chemistry.
title Collective Vibronic Cascade in Cavity-Coupled Jahn-Teller Active Molecules
topic Quantum Physics
Chemical Physics
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.07880