Light absorption and energy transfer in the antenna complexes of photosynthetic organisms
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 …
absorbing molecules (chromophores), which are also responsible for the subsequent …
Coherent two-dimensional and broadband electronic spectroscopies
Over the past few decades, coherent broadband spectroscopy has been widely used to
improve our understanding of ultrafast processes (eg, photoinduced electron transfer, proton …
improve our understanding of ultrafast processes (eg, photoinduced electron transfer, proton …
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 …
molecular machinery to convert solar energy into biochemical fuel. An important common …
Singlet fission in covalent terrylenediimide dimers: probing the nature of the multiexciton state using femtosecond mid-infrared spectroscopy
Singlet fission (SF) is a spin-allowed process that involves absorption of a photon by two
electronically interacting chromophores to produce a singlet exciton state, 1 (S1S0) …
electronically interacting chromophores to produce a singlet exciton state, 1 (S1S0) …
Multiscale modelling of photoinduced processes in composite systems
B Mennucci, S Corni - Nature Reviews Chemistry, 2019 - nature.com
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 …
molecules made of few atoms to large supramolecular aggregates embedded in complex …
Studying light-harvesting models with superconducting circuits
The process of photosynthesis, the main source of energy in the living world, converts
sunlight into chemical energy. The high efficiency of this process is believed to be enabled …
sunlight into chemical energy. The high efficiency of this process is believed to be enabled …
Spatially-resolved fluorescence-detected two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy probes varying excitonic structure in photosynthetic bacteria
Conventional implementations of two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy typically spatially
average over~ 1010 chromophores spread over~ 104 micron square area, limiting their …
average over~ 1010 chromophores spread over~ 104 micron square area, limiting their …
Computational spectroscopy of complex systems
TLC Jansen - The Journal of Chemical Physics, 2021 - pubs.aip.org
Numerous linear and non-linear spectroscopic techniques have been developed to
elucidate structural and functional information of complex systems ranging from natural …
elucidate structural and functional information of complex systems ranging from natural …
Ultrafast spectroscopy of photoactive molecular systems from first principles: Where we stand today and where we are going
Computational spectroscopy is becoming a mandatory tool for the interpretation of the
complex, and often congested, spectral maps delivered by modern non-linear multi-pulse …
complex, and often congested, spectral maps delivered by modern non-linear multi-pulse …
Coupling to charge transfer states is the key to modulate the optical bands for efficient light harvesting in purple bacteria
The photosynthetic apparatus of purple bacteria uses exciton delocalization and static
disorder to modulate the position and broadening of its absorption bands, leading to efficient …
disorder to modulate the position and broadening of its absorption bands, leading to efficient …