Quantum design of photosynthesis for bio-inspired solar-energy conversion

Photovoltaic concepts inspired by coherence effects in photosynthetic systems

(2017) Jean-Luc Brédas et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Exciton-vibrational resonance and dynamics of charge separation in the photosystem II reaction center

(2017) Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Challenges facing an understanding of the nature of low-energy excited states in photosynthesis

(2016) Jeffrey R. Reimers et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOENERGETICS

Competing charge transfer pathways at the photosystem II–electrode interface

(2016) Jenny Z Zhang et al.   Nature Chemical Biology

In situ mapping of the energy flow through the entire photosynthetic apparatus

(2016) Jakub Dostál et al.   Nature Chemistry

Can photosynthesis enable a global transition from fossil fuels to solar fuels, to mitigate climate change and fuel-supply limitations?

(2016) Andrew K. Ringsmuth et al.   RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

Water splitting–biosynthetic system with CO2reduction efficiencies exceeding photosynthesis

(2016) Chong Liu et al.   SCIENCE

Photovoltaic materials: Present efficiencies and future challenges

(2016) A. Polman et al.   SCIENCE

Tracking the coherent generation of polaron pairs in conjugated polymers

(2016) Antonietta De Sio et al.   Nature Communications

Communication: Coherences observed in vivo in photosynthetic bacteria using two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy

(2015) Peter D. Dahlberg et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Mutations to R. sphaeroides Reaction Center Perturb Energy Levels and Vibronic Coupling but Not Observed Energy Transfer Rates

(2015) Moira L. Flanagan et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY A

How exciton-vibrational coherences control charge separation in the photosystem II reaction center

(2015) Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Quantum coherence in photosynthesis for efficient solar-energy conversion

(2014) Elisabet Romero et al.   Nature Physics

Coherent ultrafast charge transfer in an organic photovoltaic blend

(2014) S. M. Falke et al.   SCIENCE

Spectroscopic signatures of quantum-coherent energy transfer

(2013) Elisabetta Collini   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

The role of non-equilibrium vibrational structures in electronic coherence and recoherence in pigment–protein complexes

(2013) A. W. Chin et al.   Nature Physics

The birth of the photosynthetic reaction center: the story of Lou Duysens

(2013) Rienk van Grondelle et al.   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Quantum Coherent Energy Transfer over Varying Pathways in Single Light-Harvesting Complexes

(2013) R. Hildner et al.   SCIENCE

Assignment of the Q-Bands of the Chlorophylls: Coherence Loss via Qx − Qy Mixing

(2013) Jeffrey R. Reimers et al.   Scientific Reports

Mixed Exciton–Charge-Transfer States in Photosystem II: Stark Spectroscopy on Site-Directed Mutants

(2012) Elisabet Romero et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Vibrational vs. electronic coherences in 2D spectrum of molecular systems

(2012) Vytautas Butkus et al.   CHEMICAL PHYSICS LETTERS

Back-reactions, short-circuits, leaks and other energy wasteful reactions in biological electron transfer: Redox tuning to survive life in O2

(2012) A. William Rutherford et al.   FEBS LETTERS

The fundamental role of quantized vibrations in coherent light harvesting by cryptophyte algae

(2012) Avinash Kolli et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Origin of Long-Lived Coherences in Light-Harvesting Complexes

(2012) Niklas Christensson et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Coherent Picosecond Exciton Dynamics in a Photosynthetic Reaction Center

(2012) Sebastian Westenhoff et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Elucidation of the timescales and origins of quantum electronic coherence in LHCII

(2012) Gabriela S. Schlau-Cohen et al.   Nature Chemistry

Coherence and decoherence in biological systems: principles of noise-assisted transport and the origin of long-lived coherences

(2012) A. W. Chin et al.   PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY A-MATHEMATICAL PHYSICAL AND ENGINEERING SCIENCES

Electronic resonance with anticorrelated pigment vibrations drives photosynthetic energy transfer outside the adiabatic framework

(2012) Vivek Tiwari et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The Role of Driving Energy and Delocalized States for Charge Separation in Organic Semiconductors

(2012) A. A. Bakulin et al.   SCIENCE

Multiple Charge-Separation Pathways in Photosystem II: Modeling of Transient Absorption Kinetics

(2011) Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin et al.   CHEMPHYSCHEM

Ultrafast Multidimensional Spectroscopy: Principles and Applications to Photosynthetic Systems

(2011) G. S. Schlau-Cohen et al.   IEEE JOURNAL OF SELECTED TOPICS IN QUANTUM ELECTRONICS

Electronic excitation dynamics in multichromophoric systems described via a polaron-representation master equation

(2011) Avinash Kolli et al.   JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Light-harvesting and structural organization of Photosystem II: From individual complexes to thylakoid membrane

(2011) Roberta Croce et al.   JOURNAL OF PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY B-BIOLOGY

Vibronic Enhancement of Exciton Sizes and Energy Transport in Photosynthetic Complexes

(2011) Jordan M. Womick et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Crystal structure of oxygen-evolving photosystem II at a resolution of 1.9 Å

(2011) Yasufumi Umena et al.   NATURE

Lessons from nature about solar light harvesting

(2011) Gregory D. Scholes et al.   Nature Chemistry

Challenges and opportunities for structural DNA nanotechnology

(2011) Andre V. Pinheiro et al.   Nature Nanotechnology

Two Different Charge Separation Pathways in Photosystem II

(2010) Elisabet Romero et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

(2010) Anders Hagfeldt et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Coherently wired light-harvesting in photosynthetic marine algae at ambient temperature

(2010) Elisabetta Collini et al.   NATURE

Physical origins and models of energy transfer in photosynthetic light-harvesting

(2010) Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin et al.   PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY CHEMICAL PHYSICS

Efficient Simulation of Strong System-Environment Interactions

(2010) Javier Prior et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW LETTERS

Long-lived quantum coherence in photosynthetic complexes at physiological temperature

(2010) G. Panitchayangkoon et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Quantum Coherence Enabled Determination of the Energy Landscape in Light-Harvesting Complex II

(2009) Tessa R. Calhoun et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B

Ultrafast transient absorption spectroscopy: principles and application to photosynthetic systems

(2009) Rudi Berera et al.   PHOTOSYNTHESIS RESEARCH

Theoretical examination of quantum coherence in a photosynthetic system at physiological temperature

(2009) A. Ishizaki et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Dynamics of Light Harvesting in Photosynthesis

(2008) Yuan-Chung Cheng et al.   Annual Review of Physical Chemistry

Spectroscopic Properties of Reaction Center Pigments in Photosystem II Core Complexes: Revision of the Multimer Model

(2008) Grzegorz Raszewski et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Organogels as scaffolds for excitation energy transfer and light harvesting

(2007) Ayyappanpillai Ajayaghosh et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Primary photochemistry and energetics leading to the oxidation of the (Mn)4Ca cluster and to the evolution of molecular oxygen in Photosystem II

(2007) F RAPPAPORT et al.   COORDINATION CHEMISTRY REVIEWS