Conspectus Oxygenic photosynthesis is the fundamental energy-converting process that
utilizes sunlight to generate molecular oxygen and the organic compounds that sustain life …

The GW-Bethe–Salpeter equation (BSE) method is promising for calculating the low-lying
excitonic states of molecular systems. However, so far it has only been applied to rather …

Achieving long-lived symmetry-broken charge-separated states in chromophoric assemblies
is quintessential for enhanced performance of artificial photosynthetic mimics. However, the …

Photosystem‐II (PSII) is a multi‐subunit protein complex that harvests sunlight to perform
oxygenic photosynthesis. Initial light‐activated charge separation takes place at a reaction …

Light-induced charge-transfer mechanisms are at the heart of both photosynthesis and
photovoltaics. The underlying photophysical mechanisms occurring within photosynthesis …

Photosystem‐II uses sunlight to trigger charge separation and catalyze water oxidation.
Intrinsic properties of chlorophyll a pigments define a natural “red limit” of photosynthesis …

In oxygenic photosynthesis sunlight is harvested and funneled as excitation energy into the
reaction center (RC) of Photosystem II (PSII), the site of primary charge separation that …

Electron correlation in finite and extended systems is often described in an effective single-
particle framework within the GW approximation. Here, we use the statically screened …

In type-II reaction centers, such as photosystem II (PSII) and reaction centers from purple
bacteria (PbRC), light-induced charge separation involves electron transfer from pheophytin …

Photosystem II is crucial for life on Earth as it provides oxygen as a result of photoinduced
electron transfer and water splitting reactions. The excited state dynamics of the …