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Unraveling quantum coherences mediating primary charge transfer processes in photosystem II reaction center.

Ajay Jha, Pan-Pan Zhang, Vandana Tiwari, Lipeng Chen, Michael Thorwart, R J Dwayne Miller, Hong-Guang Duan

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Article in Science advances, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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8 citing papers in PubMed, 23 citations in OpenAlex.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 4 countries.

Ajay JhaDepartment of Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0002-4489-518X
Pan-Pan ZhangDepartment of Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P.R. China.ORCID 0009-0002-2080-6303
Vandana TiwariMax Planck Institute for the Structure and Dynamics of Matter, Luruper Chaussee 149, 22761, Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-6865-1649
Lipeng ChenZhejiang Laboratory, Hangzhou 311100, P.R. China.
Michael ThorwartI. Institut für Theoretische Physik, Universität Hamburg, Notkestr. 9, 22607 Hamburg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-5837-0835
R J Dwayne MillerThe Departments of Chemistry and Physics, University of Toronto, 80 St. George Street, Toronto, ON M5S 3H6, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-0884-0541
Hong-Guang DuanDepartment of Physics, School of Physical Science and Technology, Ningbo University, Ningbo, 315211, P.R. China.ORCID 0000-0001-6589-0890
Universität Hamburg · DENingbo University of Technology · CNUniversity of Toronto · CAZhejiang Lab · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Photosystem II (PSII) reaction center (RC) is a unique complex that is capable of efficiently separating electronic charges across the membrane. The primary energy- and charge-transfer (CT) processes occur on comparable ultrafast timescales, which makes it extremely challenging to understand the fundamental mechanism responsible for the near-unity quantum efficiency of the transfer. Here, we elucidate the role of quantum coherences in the ultrafast energy and CT in the PSII RC by performing two-dimensional (2D) electronic spectroscopy at the cryogenic temperature of 20 kelvin, which captures the distinct underlying quantum coherences. Specifically, we uncover the electronic and vibrational coherences along with their lifetimes during the primary ultrafast processes of energy and CT. We construct an excitonic model that provides evidence for coherent energy and CT at low temperature in the 2D electronic spectra. The principles could provide valuable guidelines for creating artificial photosystems with exploitation of system-bath coupling and control of coherences to optimize the photon conversion efficiency to specific functions.

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