Recent advances in Ultralong-range Rydberg molecules

[2603.09091] Recent advances in Ultralong-range Rydberg molecules Skip to main content Search Submit Donate Log in Physics > Atomic Physics arXiv:2603.09091 (physics) [Submitted on 10 Mar 2026] Title: Recent advances in Ultralong-range Rydberg molecules Authors: Jingxu Bai , Yuechun Jiao , Xiao-Qiang Shao , Weibin Li , Jianming Zhao View PDF HTML (experimental) Abstract: Rydberg molecule, formed by one or more Rydberg atoms, exhibits remarkable properties, including an exceptionally large spatial extent, rich rovibrational level structures, permanent electric dipole moments, and a pronounced sensitivity to external fields. Based on the underlying binding mechanisms, Rydberg molecules can be divided into three categories, the ground-Rydberg molecule that is bound via a low-energy electron-atom scattering interaction between ground atom and Rydberg electron, the Rydberg-Rydberg molecule that is bound via a long-range electrostatic interaction between Rydberg atoms, and the ion-Rydberg molecule that is bound via single- or multi-polar interactions between Rydberg atom and ion. This review focuses on recent theoretical and experimental advances in diatomic Rydberg molecules, covering their formation and binding mechanisms, potential energy curves, experimental observations, and spectroscopic properties, with the aim of providing a comprehensive overview of the current state and future prospects of this rapidly developing field. Subjects: Atomic Physics (physics.atom-ph) ; Quantum Physics (quant-ph) Cite as: arXiv:2603.09091 [physics.atom-ph] (or arXiv:2603.09091v1 [physics.atom-ph] for this version) https://doi.org/10.48550/arXiv.2603.09091 Focus to learn more arXiv-issued DOI via DataCite Journal reference: Chin. Phys. B 35, 083201 (2026) Related DOI : https://doi.org/10.1088/1674-1056/ae6ccf Focus to learn more DOI(s) linking to related resources Submission history From: Jingxu Bai [ view email ] [v1] Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:07:53 UTC (6,161 KB) Full-text links: Access Paper: View PDF HTML (experimental) TeX Source view license Current browse context: physics.atom-ph < prev | next > new | recent | 2026-03 Change to browse by: physics quant-ph References & Citations INSPIRE HEP SciX Google Scholar Semantic Scholar export BibTeX citation Bookmark Bibliographic Tools Bibliographic and Citation Tools Bibliographic Explorer Toggle Bibliographic Explorer ( What is the Explorer? ) Connected Papers Toggle Connected Papers ( What is Connected Papers? ) Litmaps Toggle Litmaps ( What is Litmaps? ) scite.ai Toggle scite Smart Citations ( What are Smart Citations? ) Code, Data, Media Code, Data and Media Associated with this Article alphaXiv Toggle alphaXiv ( What is alphaXiv? ) Links to Code Toggle CatalyzeX Code Finder for Papers ( What is CatalyzeX? ) DagsHub Toggle DagsHub ( What is DagsHub? ) GotitPub Toggle Gotit.pub ( What is GotitPub? ) Huggingface Toggle Hugging Face ( What is Huggingface? ) ScienceCast Toggle ScienceCast ( What is ScienceCast? ) Demos Demos Replicate Toggle Replicate ( What is Replicate? ) Spaces Toggle Hugging Face Spaces ( What is Spaces? ) Spaces Toggle TXYZ.AI ( What is TXYZ.AI? ) Related Papers Recommenders and Search Tools Link to Influence Flower Influence Flower ( What are Influence Flowers? ) Core recommender toggle CORE Recommender ( What is CORE? ) Author Venue Institution Topic About arXivLabs arXivLabs: experimental projects with community collaborators arXivLabs is a framework that allows collaborators to develop and share new arXiv features directly on our website. Both individuals and organizations that work with arXivLabs have embraced and accepted our values of openness, community, excellence, and user data privacy. arXiv is committed to these values and only works with partners that adhere to them. Have an idea for a project that will add value for arXiv's community? Learn more about arXivLabs . Which authors of this paper are endorsers? | Disable MathJax ( What is MathJax? ) We gratefully acknowledge support from our major funders , member institutions , and all contributors. About · Help · Contact · Subscribe · Copyright · Privacy · Accessibility · Operational Status (opens in new tab)

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