Dynamics of Light Harvesting in Photosynthesis
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- 1 May 2009
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Annual Reviews in Annual Review of Physical Chemistry
- Vol. 60 (1), 241-262
- https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.physchem.040808.090259
Abstract
We review recent theoretical and experimental advances in the elucidation of the dynamics of light harvesting in photosynthesis, focusing on recent theoretical developments in structure-based modeling of electronic excitations in photosynthetic complexes and critically examining theoretical models for excitation energy transfer. We then briefly describe two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy and its application to the study of photosynthetic complexes, in particular the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex from green sulfur bacteria. This review emphasizes recent experimental observations of long-lasting quantum coherence in photosynthetic systems and the implications of quantum coherence in natural photosynthesis.Keywords
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