Light absorption and energy transfer in the antenna complexes of photosynthetic organisms

T Mirkovic, EE Ostroumov, JM Anna… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
The process of photosynthesis is initiated by the capture of sunlight by a network of light-
absorbing molecules (chromophores), which are also responsible for the subsequent …

Bio-optics and bio-inspired optical materials

S Tadepalli, JM Slocik, MK Gupta, RR Naik… - Chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Through the use of the limited materials palette, optimally designed micro-and
nanostructures, and tightly regulated processes, nature demonstrates exquisite control of …

Natural strategies for photosynthetic light harvesting

R Croce, H Van Amerongen - Nature chemical biology, 2014 - nature.com
Photosynthetic organisms are crucial for life on Earth as they provide food and oxygen and
are at the basis of most energy resources. They have a large variety of light-harvesting …

Exciton transport in molecular aggregates–from natural antennas to synthetic chromophore systems

T Brixner, R Hildner, J Köhler… - Advanced Energy …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The transport of excitation energy in molecular aggregates is of crucial importance for the
function of organic optoelectronic devices and next‐generation solar cells. First, this review …

Formation and function of bacterial organelles

C Greening, T Lithgow - Nature Reviews Microbiology, 2020 - nature.com
Advances in imaging technologies have revealed that many bacteria possess organelles
with a proteomically defined lumen and a macromolecular boundary. Some are bound by a …

Quantum chemical studies of light harvesting

C Curutchet, B Mennucci - Chemical reviews, 2017 - ACS Publications
The design of optimal light-harvesting (supra) molecular systems and materials is one of the
most challenging frontiers of science. Theoretical methods and computational models play a …

Long-range energy transport in single supramolecular nanofibres at room temperature

AT Haedler, K Kreger, A Issac, B Wittmann, M Kivala… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
Efficient transport of excitation energy over long distances is a key process in light-
harvesting systems, as well as in molecular electronics,,. However, in synthetic disordered …

From protein film electrochemistry to nanoconfined enzyme cascades and the electrochemical leaf

FA Armstrong, B Cheng, RA Herold… - Chemical …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Protein film electrochemistry (PFE) has given unrivalled insight into the properties of redox
proteins and many electron-transferring enzymes, allowing investigations of otherwise ill …

Supramolecular approach towards light-harvesting materials based on porphyrins and chlorophylls

J Otsuki - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Photosynthesis is one of the most important processes that supplies the energy required for
the survival of all living things. The initial process is the absorption of sunlight by a …

[图书][B] Bacterial biogeochemistry: the ecophysiology of mineral cycling

T Fenchel, GM King, TH Blackburn - 2012 - books.google.com
Bacterial Biogeochemistry, Third Edition focuses on bacterial metabolism and its relevance
to the environment, including the decomposition of soil, food chains, nitrogen fixation …