Machine-learned potentials for next-generation matter simulations

P Friederich, F Häse, J Proppe, A Aspuru-Guzik - Nature Materials, 2021 - nature.com
The choice of simulation methods in computational materials science is driven by a
fundamental trade-off: bridging large time-and length-scales with highly accurate …

[HTML][HTML] The amazing phycobilisome

N Adir, S Bar-Zvi, D Harris - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2020 - Elsevier
Cyanobacteria and red-algae share a common light-harvesting complex which is different
than all other complexes that serve as photosynthetic antennas–the Phycobilisome (PBS) …

Designing and understanding light-harvesting devices with machine learning

F Häse, LM Roch, P Friederich… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Understanding the fundamental processes of light-harvesting is crucial to the development
of clean energy materials and devices. Biological organisms have evolved complex …

Photosynthesis tunes quantum-mechanical mixing of electronic and vibrational states to steer exciton energy transfer

JS Higgins, LT Lloyd, SH Sohail… - Proceedings of the …, 2021 - National Acad Sciences
Photosynthetic species evolved to protect their light-harvesting apparatus from photoxidative
damage driven by intracellular redox conditions or environmental conditions. The Fenna …

[HTML][HTML] The atomistic modeling of light-harvesting complexes from the physical models to the computational protocol

E Cignoni, V Slama, L Cupellini… - The Journal of Chemical …, 2022 - pubs.aip.org
The function of light-harvesting complexes is determined by a complex network of dynamic
interactions among all the different components: the aggregate of pigments, the protein, and …

Vibronic and environmental effects in simulations of optical spectroscopy

TJ Zuehlsdorff, SV Shedge, SY Lu… - Annual Review of …, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Including both environmental and vibronic effects is important for accurate simulation of
optical spectra, but combining these effects remains computationally challenging. We outline …

DFTB/MM molecular dynamics simulations of the FMO light-harvesting complex

S Maity, BM Bold, JD Prajapati, M Sokolov… - The Journal of …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Because of the size of light-harvesting complexes and the involvement of electronic degrees
of freedom, computationally these systems need to be treated with a combined quantum …

Optimized auxiliary oscillators for the simulation of general open quantum systems

F Mascherpa, A Smirne, AD Somoza… - Physical Review A, 2020 - APS
A method for the systematic construction of few-body damped harmonic oscillator networks
accurately reproducing the effect of general bosonic environments in open quantum systems …

Mapping electronic decoherence pathways in molecules

I Gustin, CW Kim, DW McCamant… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Establishing the fundamental chemical principles that govern molecular electronic quantum
decoherence has remained an outstanding challenge. Fundamental questions such as how …

Exact simulation of pigment-protein complexes unveils vibronic renormalization of electronic parameters in ultrafast spectroscopy

F Caycedo-Soler, A Mattioni, J Lim, T Renger… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The primary steps of photosynthesis rely on the generation, transport, and trapping of
excitons in pigment-protein complexes (PPCs). Generically, PPCs possess highly structured …