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arxiv: 1706.01958 · v1 · pith:7HDKLZUVnew · submitted 2017-06-04 · ⚛️ physics.chem-ph · cond-mat.mes-hall· physics.bio-ph· quant-ph

Multiscale Multiexciton Cyclic Dynamics in Light Harvesting Complex

classification ⚛️ physics.chem-ph cond-mat.mes-hallphysics.bio-phquant-ph
keywords complexcurrentdynamicsequationsharvestinglightantennacyclic
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Usually the study of energy-transfer in the light harvesting complex is limited by a single-exciton motion along the antenna. Starting from the many-body Schr\"odinger equation, we derived Lindblad-type Master equations describing the cyclic exciton-electron dynamics of the light harvesting complex, originated from charge reduction of a donor. These equations, resembling the Master equations for the electric current in mesoscopic systems, go beyond the single-exciton description by accounting for the multi-exciton states accumulated in the antenna, as well as the charge-separation, fluorescence and initial photo-absorption. Although these effects take place on very different time-scales, we demonstrate that their inclusion is necessary for a consistent description of the exciton dynamics. We applied our results to evaluate the energy (exciton) current and for the fluorescent current depending on the light-intensity.

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