The structure and assembly of reaction centre-light-harvesting 1 complexes in photosynthetic bacteria
Chlorophototrophic organisms have a charge-separating reaction centre (RC) complex that
receives energy from a dedicated light-harvesting (LH) antenna. In the purple phototrophic …
receives energy from a dedicated light-harvesting (LH) antenna. In the purple phototrophic …
Photosynthesis tunes quantum-mechanical mixing of electronic and vibrational states to steer exciton energy transfer
Photosynthetic species evolved to protect their light-harvesting apparatus from photoxidative
damage driven by intracellular redox conditions or environmental conditions. The Fenna …
damage driven by intracellular redox conditions or environmental conditions. The Fenna …
Cryo-EM structure of the monomeric Rhodobacter sphaeroides RC–LH1 core complex at 2.5 Å
Reaction centre light-harvesting 1 (RC–LH1) complexes are the essential components of
bacterial photosynthesis. The membrane-intrinsic LH1 complex absorbs light and the energy …
bacterial photosynthesis. The membrane-intrinsic LH1 complex absorbs light and the energy …
Molecular vibrational polaritons towards quantum technologies
Z Yang, W ** in the LH2 complex of Rhodopseudomonas acidophila
Over the last several decades, the light-harvesting protein complexes of purple bacteria
have been among the most popular model systems for energy transport in excitonic systems …
have been among the most popular model systems for energy transport in excitonic systems …
Leveraging Dynamical Symmetries in Two-Dimensional Electronic Spectra to Extract Population Transfer Pathways
JS Higgins, AR Dardia, CJ Ndife, LT Lloyd… - The Journal of …, 2022 - ACS Publications
We present a method to deterministically isolate population transfer kinetics from two-
dimensional electronic spectroscopic signals. Central to this analysis is the characterization …
dimensional electronic spectroscopic signals. Central to this analysis is the characterization …
Dominant role of excitons in photosynthetic color-tuning and light-harvesting
K Timpmann, M Rätsep, A Freiberg - Frontiers in Chemistry, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Photosynthesis is a vital process that converts sunlight into energy for the Earth's
ecosystems. Color adaptation is crucial for different photosynthetic organisms to thrive in …
ecosystems. Color adaptation is crucial for different photosynthetic organisms to thrive in …
Orientational dynamics of transition dipoles and exciton relaxation in LH2 from ultrafast two-dimensional anisotropy
Light-harvesting complexes in photosynthetic organisms display fast and efficient energy
transfer dynamics, which depend critically on the electronic structure of the coupled …
transfer dynamics, which depend critically on the electronic structure of the coupled …