Multiscale photosynthetic and biomimetic excitation energy transfer

Transfer of chlorophyll excitation energy in green photosynthetic bacteria.

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Excitation Transfer in Photosynthetic Systems

Dynamics of excitation energy transfer in the LH1 and LH2 light-harvesting complexes of photosynthetic bacteria.

Photosynthetic light harvesting is a unique life process that occurs with amazing efficiency. Since the discovery of the structure of the bacterial peripheral light-harvesting complex (LH2), this process has been studied using a variety of advanced laser spectroscopic methods. We are now in a position to discuss the physical origins of excitation energy transfer and trapping in the LH2 and LH1 ...

Energy Transfer and Photosynthetic Light Harvesting

Ultrafast Energy Transfer in Biomimetic Multistrand Nanorings

We report the synthesis of LH2-like supramolecular double- and triple-stranded complexes based upon porphyrin nanorings. Energy transfer from the antenna dimers to the π-conjugated nanoring occurs on a subpicosecond time scale, rivaling transfer rates in natural light-harvesting systems. The presence of a second nanoring acceptor doubles the transfer rate, providing strong evidence for multidir...