Nonclassical energy transfer in photosynthetic FMO complex

Complex quantum network model of energy transfer in photosynthetic complexes.

The quantum network model with real variables is usually used to describe the excitation energy transfer (EET) in the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) complexes. In this paper we add the quantum phase factors to the hopping terms and find that the quantum phase factors play an important role in the EET. The quantum phase factors allow us to consider the space structure of the pigments. It is found th...

Energy Transfer and Photosynthetic Light Harvesting

Quantum Coherence Accelerating Photosynthetic Energy Transfer

We show how long-lasting coherence enhances energy transfer rate in a photosynthetic complex based on an analysis of data collected using a newly developed twocolor electronic coherence photon echo technique and theoretical simulations.

Quantum effects in energy and charge transfer in an artificial photosynthetic complex.

We investigate the quantum dynamics of energy and charge transfer in a wheel-shaped artificial photosynthetic antenna-reaction center complex. This complex consists of six light-harvesting chromophores and an electron-acceptor fullerene. To describe quantum effects on a femtosecond time scale, we derive the set of exact non-Markovian equations for the Heisenberg operators of this photosynthetic...

Efficient energy transfer from the carotenoid S(2) state in a photosynthetic light-harvesting complex.

Previously, the spatial arrangement of the carotenoid and bacteriochlorophyll molecules in the peripheral light-harvesting (LH2) complex from Rhodopseudomonas acidophila strain 10050 has been determined at high resolution. Here, we have time resolved the energy transfer steps that occur between the carotenoid's initial excited state and the lowest energy group of bacteriochlorophyll molecules i...