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Modelling of oscillations in two-dimensional echo-spectra of the Fenna–Matthews–Olson complex
Hein, Birgit, Kreisbeck, Christoph, Kramer, Tobias
and Rodríguez, Mirta
(2012)
Modelling of oscillations in two-dimensional echo-spectra of the Fenna–Matthews–Olson complex.
New Journal of Physics 14, 023018.
Date of publication of this fulltext: 08 Feb 2012 12:38
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DOI to cite this document: 10.5283/epub.23417
Abstract
Recent experimental observations of time-dependent beatings in the two-dimensional echo-spectra of light-harvesting complexes at ambient temperatures have opened up the question of whether coherence and wave-like behaviour play a significant role in photosynthesis. We carry out a numerical study of the absorption and echo-spectra of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) complex in Chlorobium tepidum and ...
Recent experimental observations of time-dependent beatings in the two-dimensional echo-spectra of light-harvesting complexes at ambient temperatures have opened up the question of whether coherence and wave-like behaviour play a significant role in photosynthesis. We carry out a numerical study of the absorption and echo-spectra of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) complex in Chlorobium tepidum and analyse the requirements in the theoretical model needed to reproduce beatings in the calculated spectra. The energy transfer in the FMO pigment-protein complex is theoretically described by an exciton Hamiltonian coupled to a phonon bath which accounts for the pigments' electronic and vibrational excitations, respectively. We use the hierarchical equations of motions method to treat the strong couplings in a non-perturbative way. We show that the oscillations in the two-dimensional echo-spectra persist in the presence of thermal noise and static disorder.
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| Item type | Article | ||||||||
| Journal or Publication Title | New Journal of Physics | ||||||||
| Publisher: | IOP PUBLISHING LTD | ||||||||
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| Open Access Type: | Gold (with APC) | ||||||||
| Place of Publication: | BRISTOL | ||||||||
| Volume: | 14 | ||||||||
| Page Range: | 023018 | ||||||||
| Date | 2012 | ||||||||
| Institutions | Physics > Institute of Theroretical Physics > Alumni or Retired Professors > Group Tobias Kramer | ||||||||
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| Keywords | GREEN SULFUR BACTERIA; ENERGY-TRANSFER; EXCITATION-ENERGY; QUANTUM COHERENCE; FMO COMPLEX; PHYSIOLOGICAL TEMPERATURE; PHOTOSYNTHETIC COMPLEXES; ELECTRONIC SPECTROSCOPY; ANTENNA COMPLEXES; NOISE BATH; | ||||||||
| Dewey Decimal Classification | 500 Science > 530 Physics | ||||||||
| Status | Published | ||||||||
| Refereed | Yes, this version has been refereed | ||||||||
| Created at the University of Regensburg | Partially | ||||||||
| URN of the UB Regensburg | urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-234173 | ||||||||
| Item ID | 23417 |
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