Fig. 3: Effect of various parameters on cavity-modified chemical reactivity.
From: Quantum dynamical effects of vibrational strong coupling in chemical reactivity
a Effect of light–matter coupling ηc on chemical reactivity with cavity lifetime τc = 1000 fs and solvent friction ηs = 0.1ωb where ωb is the barrier frequency. Here, κ(ωc) is the cavity-modified rate constant as a function of the photon frequency ωc and κ0 is the rate constant outside the cavity. b Effect of cavity lifetime τc at ηc = 0.00125 and ηs = 0.1ωb. Note the negligible cavity modifications in the absence of cavity loss τc = ∞. c Effect of solvent friction on chemical reactivity with cavity lifetime τc = 1000 fs and light–matter coupling ηc = 0.00125. Source data are provided as a Source Data file.
