Challenges facing an understanding of the nature of low-energy excited states in photosynthesis

  • Jeffrey R. Reimers
  • , Malgorzata Biczysko
  • , Douglas Bruce
  • , David F. Coker
  • , Terry J. Frankcombe
  • , Hideki Hashimoto
  • , Jürgen Hauer
  • , Ryszard Jankowiak
  • , Tobias Kramer
  • , Juha Linnanto
  • , Fikret Mamedov
  • , Frank Müh
  • , Margus Rätsep
  • , Thomas Renger
  • , Stenbjörn Styring
  • , Jian Wan
  • , Zhuan Wang
  • , Zheng-Yu Wang-Otomo
  • , Yu-Xiang Weng
  • , Chunhong Yang
  • Jian-Ping Zhang, Arvi Freiberg, Elmars Krauszs

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Abstract

While the majority of the photochemical states and pathways related to the biological capture of solar energy are now well understood and provide paradigms for artificial device design, additional low-energy states have been discovered in many systems with obscure origins and significance. However, as low-energy states are naively expected to be critical to function, these observations pose important challenges. A review of known properties of low energy states covering eight photochemical systems, and options for their interpretation, are presented. A concerted experimental and theoretical research strategy is suggested and outlined, this being aimed at providing a fully comprehensive understanding. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1627-1640
Number of pages14
JournalBiochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Bioenergetics
Volume1857
Issue number9
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2016

Fields of science

  • 103 Physics, Astronomy

JKU Focus areas

  • Nano-, Bio- and Polymer-Systems: From Structure to Function
  • Engineering and Natural Sciences (in general)

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