Energy transport in disordered polaritonic materials

Despite several observations of modified photochemistry, thermal reactivity and ultrafast intermolecular energy transfer under strong light-matter interactions, fundamental questions remain on the theoretical limits and optimal conditions for achieving control of molecular materials with optical microcavities. In this presentation, we will report our recent progress towards the identification of parameters leading to a maximization of the rate and efficiency of energy transport in disordered polaritonic materials. We will describe our theoretical models and key results including quantitative estimates of (polariton-mediated) intermolecular energy diffusion, polariton wave packet propagation and localization, and cavity-induced intermolecular correlations in binary mixtures. Connections to recent experiments and implications for polariton chemistry model building will be highlighted.