Astaxanthin (AX), a lipid-soluble pigment belonging to the xanthophyll carotenoids family,
has recently garnered significant attention due to its unique physical properties, biochemical …

While the majority of the photochemical states and pathways related to the biological
capture of solar energy are now well understood and provide paradigms for artificial device …

We report high-yield triplet generation by singlet fission upon photoexcitation of a new
aggregate of the carotenoid all-trans 3 R, 3′ R-zeaxanthin. The yield is determined by …

The encapsulation and stability of beta-Carotene in single-walled carbon nanotubes
(SWCNT) were investigated. Three types of SWCNTs were prepared by laser vaporization of …

The recent results of stationary‐state and time‐resolved absorption, fluorescence and
Raman spectroscopies of some typical carotenoids are summarized. Theoretical analyses of …

The all-trans to mono-cis isomerizations of polyenes and two C40H56 carotenes, β-carotene
and lycopene, at the ground singlet (S0) and triplet (T1) states are studied by means of …

Carotenoids (Car) in photosynthetic systems have dual functions of photoprotection and light-
harvesting, 1 2" 3 45678910and natural selection of carotenoid configurations, in relation to …

Singlet fission is a spin-allowed process whereby a singlet excited state forms a pair of triplet
excitons. The potential advantage of singlet fission for photovoltaics has stimulated a revival …

In photosystem I, oxidation of reduced acceptor A 1–through iron-sulfur cluster FX is
biphasic with half-times of∼ 5–30 ns (" fast" phase) and∼ 150–300 ns (" slow" phase) …

The photosynthetic light-harvesting systems of purple bacteria and plants both utilize
specific carotenoids as quenchers of the harmful (bacterio) chlorophyll triplet states via triplet …