BACKGROUND The harvesting of photons is the first step in photosynthesis, the biological
process that transforms solar energy into chemical energy. The photosynthetic membranes …

Superior artificial light‐harvesting systems (ALHSs) require exceptional capacity in
harvesting light and transferring energy. In this work, we report a novel strategy to build …

Photosystem II (PSII) uses solar energy to oxidize water and delivers electrons for life on
Earth. The photochemical reaction center of PSII is known to possess two stationary states …

The energy donor's superlative antenna effect efficiently improves the performance of the
reaction centers of light-harvesting systems. Consequently, we successfully leveraged this …

We report the first highly efficient artificial light‐harvesting systems based on nanocrystals of
difluoroboron chromophores to mimic the chlorosomes, one of the most efficient light …

Photosynthetic productivity usually saturates far below the maximum solar light intensity,
meaning that in those conditions many absorbed photons and the resulting electronic …

Photosystem II (PSII) has the unique ability to perform water-splitting. With light-harvesting
complexes, it forms the PSII supercomplex (PSII-SC) which is a functional unit that can …

The photosynthetic apparatus of green plants is well known for its extremely high efficiency
that allows them to operate under dim light conditions. On the other hand, intense sunlight …

To avoid photodamage, photosynthetic organisms are able to thermally dissipate the energy
absorbed in excess in a process known as nonphotochemical quenching (NPQ). Although …

The water-splitting capability of Photosystem II (PSII) of plants and green algae requires the
system to balance efficient light harvesting along with effective photoprotection against …