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

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.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Duan Hong-Guang, Prokhorenko Valentyn I., Cogdell Richard J., Ashraf Khuram, Stevens Amy L., Wientjes Emilie, Croce Roberta, Thorwart Michael, Miller R. J. Dwayne
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: EDP Sciences 2019-01-01
Series:EPJ Web of Conferences
Online Access:https://www.epj-conferences.org/articles/epjconf/pdf/2019/10/epjconf_up2019_09035.pdf