How photons change chemistry
Thursday, March 16, 2017 - 07:02
in Physics & Chemistry
The quantum nature of light usually does not play an important role when considering the chemical properties of atoms or molecules. In an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences scientists from the Max Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter in Hamburg show, however, that under certain conditions, photons can strongly influence chemistry. These results indicate the possibility that chemical processes can be tailored by photons.