Impacting Non-Covalent Interactions through Vibrational Strong Coupling.

Light-matter strong coupling, especially Vibrational Strong Coupling (VSC), has become a significant research focus due to its potential to alter materials' inherent physical and chemical properties. Remarkably, VSC operates even in the absence of light, harnessing subtle quantum fluctuations to influence material characteristics. Vibro-polaritonic states, which are half photonic and half material, are introduced in the molecular/material energy ladder under VSC conditions.