Spin-boson models for quantum decoherence of electronic excitations of biomolecules and quantum dots in a solvent

Details Spin-boson models for quantum decoherence of electronic excitations of biomolecules and quantum dots in a solvent Spin-boson models for quantum decoherence of electronic excitations of biomolecules and quantum dots in a solvent

2004-01-23

arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0401444v3

Physics

Condensed Matter

Soft Condensed Matter

More extended version, to appear in Journal of Physics: Condensed Matter. 13 pages, 3 figures

Scientific paper

10.1088/0953-8984/17/10/028

We give a theoretical treatment of the interaction of electronic excitations (excitons) in biomolecules and quantum dots with the surrounding polar solvent. Significant quantum decoherence occurs due to the interaction of the electric dipole moment of the solute with the fluctuating electric dipole moments of the individual molecules in the solvent. We introduce spin boson models which could be used to describe the effects of decoherence on the quantum dynamics of biomolecules which undergo light-induced conformational change and on biomolecules or quantum dots which are coupled by Forster resonant energy transfer.

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