Natural organisms such as photosynthetic bacteria, algae, and plants employ complex
molecular machinery to convert solar energy into biochemical fuel. An important common …

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 …

The initial steps of photosynthesis comprise the absorption of sunlight by pigment-protein
antenna complexes followed by rapid and highly efficient funneling of excitation energy to a …

The influence of exciton–vibrational coupling on the optical and transport properties of
molecular aggregates is an old problem that gained renewed interest in recent years. On the …

The second edition of this best-selling handbook is bigger, more comprehensive, and now
completely current. In addition to thorough updates to the discussions featured in the first …

By studying the transfer of excitation energy between dye molecules confined within an
optical microcavity, we demonstrate experimentally that Förster energy transfer is …

In the past few decades, quantum mechanical (QM) modelling has moved from isolated
molecules made of few atoms to large supramolecular aggregates embedded in complex …

The theory of Förster resonance energy transfer is generalized for multichromophoric (MC)
and nonequilibrium situations. For the first time, it is clarified that the far-field linear …

Light-harvesting 2 (LH2) antenna complexes augment the collection of solar energy in many
phototrophic bacteria. Despite its frequent role as a model for such complexes, there has …

Light-harvesting antenna complexes transfer energy from sunlight to photosynthetic reaction
centers where charge separation drives cellular metabolism. The process through which …