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 …

Quantum biology revisited

J Cao, RJ Cogdell, DF Coker, HG Duan, J Hauer… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Photosynthesis is a highly optimized process from which valuable lessons can be learned
about the operating principles in nature. Its primary steps involve energy transport operating …

Light absorption and energy transfer in the antenna complexes of photosynthetic organisms

T Mirkovic, EE Ostroumov, JM Anna… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The process of photosynthesis is initiated by the capture of sunlight by a network of light-
absorbing molecules (chromophores), which are also responsible for the subsequent …

Using coherence to enhance function in chemical and biophysical systems

GD Scholes, GR Fleming, LX Chen, A Aspuru-Guzik… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Coherence phenomena arise from interference, or the addition, of wave-like amplitudes with
fixed phase differences. Although coherence has been shown to yield transformative ways …

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 …

Lessons from nature about solar light harvesting

GD Scholes, GR Fleming, A Olaya-Castro… - Nature …, 2011 - nature.com
Solar fuel production often starts with the energy from light being absorbed by an assembly
of molecules; this electronic excitation is subsequently transferred to a suitable acceptor. For …

[BOK][B] Non-photochemical quenching and energy dissipation in plants, algae and cyanobacteria

B Demmig-Adams, G Garab, W Adams III, U Govindjee - 2014 - Springer
Figures showing species and properties relevant to non-photochemical quenching
studies.(a) Filamentous planktonic cyanobacteria Dolichospermum crassum and D. flos …

Excitons in nanoscale systems

GD Scholes, G Rumbles - Nature materials, 2006 - nature.com
Nanoscale systems are forecast to be a means of integrating desirable attributes of
molecular and bulk regimes into easily processed materials. Notable examples include …

Supramolecular approach towards light-harvesting materials based on porphyrins and chlorophylls

J Otsuki - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Photosynthesis is one of the most important processes that supplies the energy required for
the survival of all living things. The initial process is the absorption of sunlight by a …

[BOK][B] Photosynthetic excitons

H Van Amerongen, R Van Grondelle - 2000 - books.google.com
Excitons are considered as the basic concept used by describing the spectral properties of
photosynthetic pigment-protein complexes and excitation dynamics in photosynthetic light …