Lack of long-lived quantum coherence in the photosynthetic energy transfer

Duan Hong-Guang; Prokhorenko Valentyn I.; Cogdell Richard J.; Ashraf Khuram; Stevens Amy L.; Wientjes Emilie; Croce Roberta; Thorwart Michael; Miller R. J. Dwayne

doi:10.1051/epjconf/201920509035

EPJ Web of Conferences (Jan 2019)

Lack of long-lived quantum coherence in the photosynthetic energy transfer

Duan Hong-Guang,
Prokhorenko Valentyn I.,
Cogdell Richard J.,
Ashraf Khuram,
Stevens Amy L.,
Wientjes Emilie,
Croce Roberta,
Thorwart Michael,
Miller R. J. Dwayne

Affiliations

Duan Hong-Guang
Prokhorenko Valentyn I.: Max Planck-Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter
Cogdell Richard J.: Institute of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Science, University of Glasgow
Ashraf Khuram: Institute of Molecular, Cell, and Systems Biology, College of Medical, Veterinary, and Life Science, University of Glasgow
Stevens Amy L.
Wientjes Emilie: Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Lasers, life and Biophotonics, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam
Croce Roberta: Department of Physics and Astronomy and Institute for Lasers, life and Biophotonics, Faculty of Sciences, VU University Amsterdam
Thorwart Michael
Miller R. J. Dwayne

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1051/epjconf/201920509035
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 205
p. 09035

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We have studied the FMO, LHCII and PSII reaction center complex by electronic 2D spectroscopy. At ambient temperature the electronic coherences are too short lived to play any functional role in the natural energy transfer.

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ISSN: 2100-014X (Online)
Publisher: EDP Sciences
Country of publisher: France
LCC subjects: Science: Physics
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