The interaction between molecular electronic transitions and electromagnetic fields can be
enlarged to the point where distinct hybrid light–matter states, polaritons, emerge. The …

The coherent exchange of energy between materials and optical fields leads to strong light–
matter interactions and so-called polaritonic states with intriguing properties, halfway …

Molecules are the building blocks of all of nature's functional components, serving as the
machinery that captures, stores and releases energy or converts it into useful work …

It is possible to modify the chemical and physical properties of molecules, not only through
chemical modifications but also by coupling molecules strongly to light. More intriguingly …

The optical properties of transition metal dichalcogenide monolayers are widely dominated
by excitons, Coulomb-bound electron–hole pairs. These quasi-particles exhibit giant …

Bose–Einstein condensation describes the macroscopic occupation of a single-particle
mode: the condensate. This state can in principle be realized for any particles obeying Bose …

Research into strong light–matter interactions continues to fascinate, being spurred on by
unforeseen and often spectacular experimental observations. Properties that were …

The quest for realizing novel fundamental physical effects and practical applications in
ambient conditions has led to tremendous interest in microcavity exciton polaritons working …

Microcavity polaritons are light-matter quasiparticles that arise from the strong coupling
between excitons and photons confined in a semiconductor microcavity. They are typically …

Semiconductors in all dimensionalities ranging from 0D quantum dots and molecules to 3D
bulk crystals support bound electron–hole pair quasiparticles termed excitons. Over the past …