Coherence in Chemistry: Foundations and Frontiers

JD Schultz, JL Yuly, EA Arsenault, K Parker… - Chemical …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Coherence refers to correlations in waves. Because matter has a wave-particle nature, it is
unsurprising that coherence has deep connections with the most contemporary issues in …

Quantum coherence in photosynthesis for efficient solar-energy conversion

E Romero, R Augulis, VI Novoderezhkin, M Ferretti… - Nature physics, 2014 - nature.com
The crucial step in the conversion of solar to chemical energy in photosynthesis takes place
in the reaction centre, where the absorbed excitation energy is converted into a stable …

Vibronic coherence in oxygenic photosynthesis

FD Fuller, J Pan, A Gelzinis, V Butkus, SS Senlik… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Photosynthesis powers life on our planet. The basic photosynthetic architecture consists of
antenna complexes that harvest solar energy and reaction centres that convert the energy …

Nature-inspired enhancement in power conversion efficiency of bio-photovoltaics using photosynthetic protein complexes

KK Chenab, MRZ Meymian, S Bagheri… - Materials Science in …, 2025 - Elsevier
Photosynthesis (PS) teaches us to manipulate power conversion efficiency (PCE) of bio-
photovoltaics (Bio-PVs). Over the past few years, Bio-PVs have struggled with low PCE …

Unraveling quantum coherences mediating primary charge transfer processes in photosystem II reaction center

A Jha, PP Zhang, V Tiwari, L Chen, M Thorwart… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Photosystem II (PSII) reaction center (RC) is a unique complex that is capable of efficiently
separating electronic charges across the membrane. The primary energy-and charge …

Exact simulation of pigment-protein complexes unveils vibronic renormalization of electronic parameters in ultrafast spectroscopy

F Caycedo-Soler, A Mattioni, J Lim, T Renger… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The primary steps of photosynthesis rely on the generation, transport, and trap** of
excitons in pigment-protein complexes (PPCs). Generically, PPCs possess highly structured …

How exciton-vibrational coherences control charge separation in the photosystem II reaction center

VI Novoderezhkin, E Romero… - Physical Chemistry …, 2015 - pubs.rsc.org
In photosynthesis absorbed sun light produces collective excitations (excitons) that form a
coherent superposition of electronic and vibrational states of the individual pigments. Two …

Efficient quantum simulation of open quantum dynamics at various Hamiltonians and spectral densities

NN Zhang, MJ Tao, WT He, XY Chen, XY Kong… - Frontiers of …, 2021 - Springer
Simulation of open quantum dynamics for various Hamiltonians and spectral densities are
ubiquitous for studying various quantum systems. On a quantum computer, only log 2 N …

Exciton-vibrational resonance and dynamics of charge separation in the photosystem II reaction center

VI Novoderezhkin, E Romero, J Prior… - Physical Chemistry …, 2017 - pubs.rsc.org
The dynamics of charge separation in the photosystem II reaction center (PSII-RC) in the
presence of intramolecular vibrations with their frequency matching the energy gap between …

Primary charge separation in the photosystem II reaction center revealed by a global analysis of the two-dimensional electronic spectra

HG Duan, VI Prokhorenko, E Wientjes, R Croce… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
The transfer of electronic charge in the reaction center of Photosystem II is one of the key
building blocks of the conversion of sunlight energy into chemical energy within the cascade …