Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorShim, Sangwoo
dc.contributor.authorRebentrost, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorValleau, Stephanie
dc.contributor.authorAspuru-Guzik, Alan
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T18:01:23Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.identifier.citationShim, Sangwoo, Patrick Rebentrost, Stéphanie Valleau, Alán Aspuru-Guzik. 2012. Atomistic study of the long-lived quantum coherences in the Fenna-Matthews-Olson Complex. Biophysical Journal 102(3): 649–660.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0006-3495en_US
dc.identifier.issn1542-0086en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:8366149
dc.description.abstractA remarkable amount of theoretical research has been carried out to elucidate the physical origins of the recently observed long-lived quantum coherence in the electronic energy transfer process in biological photosynthetic systems. Although successful in many respects, several widely used descriptions only include an effective treatment of the protein-chromophore interactions. In this work, by combining an all-atom molecular dynamics simulation, time-dependent density functional theory, and open quantum system approaches, we successfully simulate the dynamics of the electronic energy transfer of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson pigment-protein complex. The resulting characteristic beating of populations and quantum coherences is in good agreement with the experimental results and the hierarchy equation of motion approach. The experimental absorption, linear, and circular dichroism spectra and dephasing rates are recovered at two different temperatures. In addition, we provide an extension of our method to include zero-point fluctuations of the vibrational environment. This work thus presents, to our knowledge, one of the first steps to explain the role of excitonic quantum coherence in photosynthetic light-harvesting complexes based on their atomistic and molecular description.en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipChemistry and Chemical Biologyen_US
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherBiophysical Societyen_US
dc.relation.isversionofdoi:10.1016/j.bpj.2011.12.021en_US
dash.licenseLAA
dc.subjectquantum physicsen_US
dc.titleAtomistic Study of the Long-Lived Quantum Coherences in the Fenna-Matthews-Olson Complexen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscripten_US
dc.relation.journalBiophysical Journalen_US
dash.depositing.authorAspuru-Guzik, Alan
dash.waiver2011-12-05
dc.date.available2012-03-14T18:01:23Z
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.bpj.2011.12.021*
dash.contributor.affiliatedValleau, Stephanie
dash.contributor.affiliatedShim, Sangwoo
dash.contributor.affiliatedAspuru-Guzik, Alan


Files in this item

Thumbnail

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record