Light-matter interaction is since decades at the foundation of our understanding of matter properties. However, in recent years, strong interaction to light is also emerging as a new approach to manipulate, control and tune properties of molecules and materials. In strong light-matter coupling conditions, new states (Polaritons), having partial light and partial matter character, are formed. Polaritons are usually quite different from the bare matter states with consequently different properties that can be manipulated on demand modifying the optical device.
Ronca’s group focuses on the development of advanced ab-initio theories to describe molecules and materials strongly interacting with quantized electromagnetic fields. These methods, based on quantum electrodynamics (QED), are implemented inside the eT quantum chemistry program and applied in various fields of chemistry and physics. Specific applications of these methodologies target (1) chemical reactivity and photochemistry in strong coupling conditions, (2) the control of intermolecular interactions by quantum fields, (3) the characterization of enantiomers by means of chiral fields, (4) the use of quantum fields in quantum computation devices.
The mission of the group is to build a state-of-the-art theoretical and computational infrastructure that can be used to drive experiments toward an innovative and more accurate control of matter properties by quantum light.
Events
- Paper on Real Time QED coupled cluster theory is now out on ArXiv
Our new work on the Real-Time QED coupled cluster theory made in collaboration with the Koch group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway is now out on ArXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2404.09762 - Paper on Two-dimensional Moiré Polarons is now pulished on Physical Review Letters
Our new work on Two-dimensional Moiré Polarons made in collaboration with the De Angelis group at University of Perugia and the Zhu group at the Columbia University in the US is now published on Physical Review Letters. - Paper on Cavity Induced effects on Molecules Aromaticity is now out on ArXiv
Our new work on the Cavity Induced effects on Molecules Aromaticity made in collaboration with the Koch group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway and Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa is now out on ArXiv. https://arxiv.org/abs/2402.10599 - Paper on Collective strong coupling effects on aggregation and solvation is now published on the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
Our new work on the Collective strong coupling effect on aggregation and solvation of molecules made in collaboration with the Koch group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) in Norway and Christian Schaefer at Chalmers University in Sweden is now published on the Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acs.jpclett.3c03506 - Enrico, Giovanna and Riccardo will present their research at the winter Workshop on Materials for Energy (wWME 2024)
Enrico, Giovanna and Riccardo from January 28th to February 2nd will present their research at the winter Workshop on Materials for Energy (wWME 2024).
Theoretical Polaritonic Chemistry 