Non-adiabatic excited-state molecular dynamics: Theory and applications for modeling photophysics in extended molecular materials

TR Nelson, AJ White, JA Bjorgaard, AE Sifain… - Chemical …, 2020‏ - ACS Publications
Optically active molecular materials, such as organic conjugated polymers and biological
systems, are characterized by strong coupling between electronic and vibrational degrees of …

Coherent two-dimensional and broadband electronic spectroscopies

S Biswas, JW Kim, X Zhang, GD Scholes - Chemical Reviews, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Over the past few decades, coherent broadband spectroscopy has been widely used to
improve our understanding of ultrafast processes (eg, photoinduced electron transfer, proton …

[HTML][HTML] Consciousness in the universe: A review of the 'Orch OR'theory

S Hameroff, R Penrose - Physics of life reviews, 2014‏ - Elsevier
The nature of consciousness, the mechanism by which it occurs in the brain, and its ultimate
place in the universe are unknown. We proposed in the mid 1990's that consciousness …

Two-dimensional spectroscopy of a molecular dimer unveils the effects of vibronic coupling on exciton coherences

A Halpin, PJM Johnson, R Tempelaar, RS Murphy… - Nature …, 2014‏ - nature.com
The observation of persistent oscillatory signals in multidimensional spectra of protein–
pigment complexes has spurred a debate on the role of coherence-assisted electronic …

Non-classicality of the molecular vibrations assisting exciton energy transfer at room temperature

EJ O'Reilly, A Olaya-Castro - Nature communications, 2014‏ - nature.com
Advancing the debate on quantum effects in light-initiated reactions in biology requires clear
identification of non-classical features that these processes can exhibit and utilize. Here we …

Persistent electronic coherence despite rapid loss of electron–nuclear correlation

AV Akimov, OV Prezhdo - The Journal of Physical Chemistry …, 2013‏ - ACS Publications
Long-lived coherences of excited states are notable for their positive effect on energy
conversion mechanisms and efficiencies in photosynthetic complexes. Rational engineering …

Wavelike electronic energy transfer in donor–acceptor molecular systems through quantum coherence

FF Kong, XJ Tian, Y Zhang, Y Zhang, G Chen… - Nature …, 2022‏ - nature.com
Quantum-coherent intermolecular energy transfer is believed to play a key role in light
harvesting in photosynthesis and photovoltaics. So far, a direct, real-space demonstration of …

π-Stacking-dependent vibronic couplings drive excited-state dynamics in perylenediimide assemblies

T Kim, C Lin, JD Schultz, RM Young… - Journal of the …, 2022‏ - ACS Publications
Vibronic coupling, the interplay of electronic and nuclear vibrational motion, is considered a
critical mechanism in photoinduced reactions such as energy transfer, charge transfer, and …

Vibronic origin of long-lived coherence in an artificial molecular light harvester

J Lim, D Paleček, F Caycedo-Soler, CN Lincoln… - Nature …, 2015‏ - nature.com
Natural and artificial light-harvesting processes have recently gained new interest.
Signatures of long-lasting coherence in spectroscopic signals of biological systems have …

Efficient biologically inspired photocell enhanced by delocalized quantum states

C Creatore, MA Parker, S Emmott, AW Chin - Physical review letters, 2013‏ - APS
Artificially implementing the biological light reactions responsible for the remarkably efficient
photon-to-charge conversion in photosynthetic complexes represents a new direction for the …