Functional subsystems and quantum redundancy in photosynthetic light harvesting

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 23, 2011, Pages 2989-2993

  Skochdopole, Nolan ^a   Mazziotti, David A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENT ENERGY TRANSFER; ENERGY FLOW; FUNCTIONAL SUBSYSTEMS; GREEN SULFUR BACTERIA; LIGHT-HARVESTING; MULTIPLE SUBSYSTEMS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC LIGHT; PHOTOVOLTAIC DEVICES; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; QUANTUM PATHWAYS; REACTION CENTER; TRANSFER ENERGY;

BACTERIA; CHROMOPHORES; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY TRANSFER; HARVESTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REDUNDANCY; SULFUR;

QUANTUM EFFICIENCY;

EID: 82655180566     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz201154t     Document Type: Article

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