Physics – Quantum Physics
Scientific paper
2010-03-18
New J. Phys. 12, 085006 (2010)
Physics
Quantum Physics
Version accepted for publication in NJP
Scientific paper
10.1088/1367-2630/12/8/085006
Recent evidence of electronic coherence during energy transfer in photosynthetic antenna complexes has reinvigorated the discussion of whether coherence and/or entanglement has any practical functionality for these molecular systems. Here we investigate quantitative relationships between the quantum yield of a light-harvesting complex and the distribution of entanglement among its components. Our study focusses on the entanglement yield or average entanglement surviving a time scale comparable to the average excitation trapping time. As a prototype system we consider the Fenna-Matthews-Olson (FMO) protein of green sulphur bacteria and show that there is an inverse relationship between the quantum efficiency and the average entanglement between distant donor sites. Our results suggest that longlasting electronic coherence among distant donors might help modulation of the lightharvesting function.
Fassioli Francesca
Olaya-Castro Alexandra
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