The optimization topography of exciton transport
Quantum Physics
2011-08-29 v2 Biological Physics
Chemical Physics
Abstract
Stunningly large exciton transfer rates in the light harvesting complex of photosynthesis, together with recent experimental 2D spectroscopic data, have spurred a vivid debate on the possible quantum origin of such efficiency. Here we show that configurations of a random molecular network that optimize constructive quantum interference from input to output site yield systematically shorter transfer times than classical transport induced by ambient dephasing noise.
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@article{arxiv.1103.2944,
title = {The optimization topography of exciton transport},
author = {Torsten Scholak and Thomas Wellens and Andreas Buchleitner},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1103.2944},
year = {2011}
}
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5 pages, 1 figure