2020/10/27 by E. D. Cherotchenko, H. Sigurdsson, Helgi Sigurðsson +3 · 1 citation
Physics and Astronomy · Social Sciences · #Atomic orbital #Atomic physics #Condensation #Condensed matter physics #Coupling (piping) #Dissipative system #Electron #Excited state #Exciton #Field (mathematics) #Materials science #Molecular physics #Physics #Polariton #Quantum and electron transport phenomena #Quantum mechanics #Social Media and Politics #Strong Light-Matter Interactions #cond-mat.mes-hall
paper · pdf · doi:10.1103/physrevb.103.115309
published as Phys. Rev. B 103, 115309 (2021)
arxiv created 2020/10/27 · openalex publication_date 2021/03/29 · arxiv updated 2021/04/07 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/05
A condensed-matter platform for analog simulation of complex two-dimensional molecular bonding configurations, based on optically trapped exciton-polariton condensates is proposed. The stable occupation of polariton condensates in the excited states of their optically configurable potential traps permits emulation of excited atomic orbitals. A classical mean-field model describing the dissipative coupling mechanism between p-orbital condensates is derived, identifying lowest-threshold condensation solutions as a function of trap parameters corresponding to bound and antibound \ensuremathπ and \ensuremathσ bonding configurations, similar to those in quantum chemistry.