The effect of an optical cavity on diabatic tunneling in an ensemble of symmetric double-well systems

The effect of an optical cavity on diabatic tunneling in an ensemble of symmetric double-well systems Pollak, Eli; Cao, Jianshu The vacuum field of an optical cavity can potentially modify chemical reactivity and other dynamical properties via vibrational strong coupling (VSC). This intriguing finding has inspired numerous studies, but the underlying mechanisms remain unresolved. While many theoretical efforts focus on solvent or nuclear fluctuations, the tunneling overlap in non-adiabatic proc