Hi Everyone,
Please join us tomorrow at 2pm in the Division room for group meeting.
This week, Takatoshi will be presenting "Exciton dynamics in
chlorosomes". An abstract is provided below.
Abstract:
Chlorosomes are the largest and most efficient natural
light-harvesting systems. They are composed of large numbers of
bacteriochlorophylls organized into supramolecular aggregates. In this
talk, I will present a theoretical study on the exciton dynamics in
the chlorosomes. I will show that the exciton diffusion in the
chlorosomes is highly anisotropic, which may be relevant to efficient
transfer of excitation energy to a reaction center. Through a
comparison among different theoretical models, the memory effects
associated to the environmental fluctuations are found to enhance the
exciton diffusion.
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Ryan Babbush | PhD Student in Chemistry
(949) 331-3943 | babbush(a)fas.harvard.edu
Harvard University | Aspuru-Guzik Research Group
12 Oxford Street, Box 400 | Cambridge, MA 02138
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