Expanded theory of H-and J-molecular aggregates: the effects of vibronic coupling and intermolecular charge transfer

NJ Hestand, FC Spano - Chemical reviews, 2018 - ACS Publications
The electronic excited states of molecular aggregates and their photophysical signatures
have long fascinated spectroscopists and theoreticians alike since the advent of Frenkel …

H-and J-aggregate behavior in polymeric semiconductors

FC Spano, C Silva - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Aggregates of conjugated polymers exhibit two classes of fundamental electronic
interactions: those occurring within a given chain and those occurring between chains. The …

Structure of the amide I band of peptides measured by femtosecond nonlinear-infrared spectroscopy

P Hamm, M Lim, RM Hochstrasser - The Journal of Physical …, 1998 - ACS Publications
Femtosecond infrared (IR) pump probe and dynamic hole burning experiments were used to
examine the ultrafast response of the modes in the 1600− 1700 cm-1 region (the so-called …

Dynamics of light harvesting in photosynthesis

YC Cheng, GR Fleming - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2009 - annualreviews.org
We review recent theoretical and experimental advances in the elucidation of the dynamics
of light harvesting in photosynthesis, focusing on recent theoretical developments in …

Multidimensional femtosecond correlation spectroscopies of electronic and vibrational excitations

S Mukamel - Annual review of physical chemistry, 2000 - annualreviews.org
Femtosecond visible and infrared analogues of multiple-pulse nuclear magnetic resonance
techniques provide novel snapshot probes into the structure and electronic and vibrational …

Photosynthetic light-harvesting: reconciling dynamics and structure of purple bacterial LH2 reveals function of photosynthetic unit

V Sundström, T Pullerits… - The Journal of Physical …, 1999 - ACS Publications
Great progress in the study of structure and dynamics of photosynthetic light-harvesting
pigment− protein complexes has recently resulted in detailed understanding of the light …

The architecture and function of the light-harvesting apparatus of purple bacteria: from single molecules to in vivo membranes

RJ Cogdell, A Gall, J Köhler - Quarterly reviews of biophysics, 2006 - cambridge.org
1. Introduction 2292. Structures 2342.1 The structure of LH2 2342.2 Natural variants of
peripheral antenna complexes 2422.3 RC–LH1 complexes 2423. Spectroscopy 2493.1 …

Density matrix analysis and simulation of electronic excitations in conjugated and aggregated molecules

S Tretiak, S Mukamel - Chemical reviews, 2002 - ACS Publications
Predicting the electronic structure of extended organic molecules constitutes an important
fundamental task of modern chemistry. Studies of electronic excitations, charge-transfer …

Coherent multidimensional optical spectroscopy of excitons in molecular aggregates; quasiparticle versus supermolecule perspectives

D Abramavicius, B Palmieri, DV Voronine… - Chemical …, 2009 - ACS Publications
Molecular aggregates are abundant in nature; they form spontaneously in concentrated
solutions and on surfaces and can be synthesized by supramolecular chemistry techniques …

Delocalized excitons in natural light-harvesting complexes

SJ Jang, B Mennucci - Reviews of Modern Physics, 2018 - APS
Natural organisms such as photosynthetic bacteria, algae, and plants employ complex
molecular machinery to convert solar energy into biochemical fuel. An important common …