Optimal energy transfer in light-harvesting systems

Molecules

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 15224-15272

  Chen, Lipeng ^a   Shenai, Prathamesh ^a   Zheng, Fulu ^a   Somoza, Alejandro ^a   Zhao, Yang ^a  

^a NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Charge separation; Natural and artificial light harvesting systems; Non photochemical quenching; Optimal energy transfer; Quantum coherence

Indexed keywords

LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM;

CHLOROBI; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT HARVESTING SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PLANT; PROTEOBACTERIA;

CHLOROBI; ENERGY TRANSFER; LIGHT-HARVESTING PROTEIN COMPLEXES; PLANTS; PROTEOBACTERIA;

EID: 84941585692     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14203049     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/molecules200815224     Document Type: Review

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