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ArticleThe journal of physical chemistry letters2026

Polariton Control of Molecular Charge Transfer in Perylene Diimide Semiconductors.

Rao Fei, Victoria Quirós-Cordero, Demelza Wright, Debjit Ghoshal, Justin C Johnson, Ivan I Smalyukh, Carlos Silva-Acuña, Natalie Stingelin, Jao van de Lagemaat

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Rao FeiChemistry and Nanoscience Center, National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-4034-2967
Victoria Quirós-CorderoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States.
Demelza WrightChemistry and Nanoscience Center, National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8854-2714
Debjit GhoshalChemistry and Nanoscience Center, National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3204-0755
Justin C JohnsonChemistry and Nanoscience Center, National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-8874-6637
Ivan I SmalyukhMaterials Science and Engineering Program, University of Colorado, Boulder, Colorado 80303, United States.ORCID 0000-0003-3444-1966
Carlos Silva-AcuñaInstitut Courtois, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec H2V 0B3, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-3969-5271
Natalie StingelinSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia 30332, United States.ORCID 0000-0002-1414-4545
Jao van de LagemaatChemistry and Nanoscience Center, National Laboratory of the Rockies, Golden, Colorado 80401, United States.ORCID 0000-0001-5851-6163

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Abstract

We report the modulation of molecular charge transfer in a bay-substituted perylene diimide derivative embedded in a planar distributed Bragg reflector microcavity. Angle-resolved reflectance spectra confirm the formation of upper and lower polaritons with clear Rabi splitting, indicating strong coupling between the cavity mode and molecular excitons. Using broadband transient absorption spectroscopy, we compare the ultrafast dynamics of cavity and non-cavity films. While excited-state absorption and stimulated emission pathways remain largely unchanged, kinetic modeling reveals a moderate increase in the charge transfer rate and yield under strong coupling. This enhancement is attributed to a reduction in the effective driving force via the formation of the lower polariton, placing the system deeper into the Marcus inverted regime. Our results demonstrate a promising non-chemical method leveraging cavity quantum electrodynamics to modulate charge separation processes in molecular semiconductors.

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