How quantum coherence assists photosynthetic light-harvesting

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 536-542

  Strumpfer J ^a   Sener M ^b   Schulten, K ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNA PROTEINS; EXCITATION TRANSFER; EXCITED-STATE ENERGY; LIGHT-HARVESTING; PHOTON ABSORPTIONS; PHOTOSYNTHETIC APPARATUS; PURPLE BACTERIA; QUANTUM COHERENCE; TRANSITION DIPOLE MOMENTS;

BACTERIA; ENERGY CONVERSION;

QUANTUM THEORY;

EID: 84857532423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz201459c     Document Type: Review

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