Energy Transfer Dynamics In Biomaterial Systems

Author : Irene Burghardt
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 3642023061
Total Pages : 476 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Energy Transfer Dynamics in Biomaterial Systems written by Irene Burghardt and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-09-22 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of quantum coherence in promoting the e ciency of the initial stages of photosynthesis is an open and intriguing question. Lee, Cheng, and Fleming, Science 316, 1462 (2007) The understanding and design of functional biomaterials is one of today’s grand challenge areas that has sparked an intense exchange between biology, materials sciences, electronics, and various other disciplines. Many new - velopments are underway in organic photovoltaics, molecular electronics, and biomimetic research involving, e. g. , arti cal light-harvesting systems inspired by photosynthesis, along with a host of other concepts and device applications. In fact, materials scientists may well be advised to take advantage of Nature’s 3. 8 billion year head-start in designing new materials for light-harvesting and electro-optical applications. Since many of these developments reach into the molecular domain, the - derstanding of nano-structured functional materials equally necessitates f- damental aspects of molecular physics, chemistry, and biology. The elementary energy and charge transfer processes bear much similarity to the molecular phenomena that have been revealed in unprecedented detail by ultrafast op- cal spectroscopies. Indeed, these spectroscopies, which were initially developed and applied for the study of small molecular species, have already evolved into an invaluable tool to monitor ultrafast dynamics in complex biological and materials systems. The molecular-level phenomena in question are often of intrinsically quantum mechanical character, and involve tunneling, non-Born- Oppenheimer e ects, and quantum-mechanical phase coherence.

Author : Roberto Passante
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3039285246
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book New Trends in Quantum Electrodynamics written by Roberto Passante and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2020-04-01 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book collects research and review articles covering some recent trends in nonrelativistic quantum electrodynamics, specifically the interaction of atoms or molecules within the quantum electromagnetic radiation field and the related physical effects. Specific topics covered are: two- and three-body dispersion interactions between atoms and molecules, both in the nonretarded van der Waals and the retarded Casimir–Polder regime; vacuum field fluctuations of the electromagnetic field and their effect in atomic systems; dispersion interactions between uniformly accelerating atoms and relation with the Fulling–Davies–Unruh effect; dynamics of atomic systems under strong electromagnetic fields; symmetries in quantum electrodynamics; and open quantum systems.

Author : Giovanni Ciccotti
Publisher : MDPI
ISBN 13 : 3906980650
Total Pages : 627 pages
Book Rating : 4.52/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Molecular Dynamics Simulation written by Giovanni Ciccotti and published by MDPI. This book was released on 2018-10-08 with total page 627 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Printed Edition of the Special Issue Published in Entropy

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Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0128104007
Total Pages : 408 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Advances in Quantum Chemistry: Lowdin Volume written by and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-02-12 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Advances in Quantum Chemistry: Lowdin Volume presents a series of articles exploring aspects of the application of quantum mechanics to atoms, molecules, and solids. Celebrates Per-Olov Lowdin, who would have been 100 in 2016 Contains papers by many who use his ideas in theoretical chemistry and physics today

Author : Theo M Nieuwenhuizen
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9814616745
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.44/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Foundations And Open Quantum Systems: Lecture Notes Of The Advanced School written by Theo M Nieuwenhuizen and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2014-10-03 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Advanced School on Quantum Foundations and Open Quantum Systems was an exceptional combination of lectures. These comprise lectures in standard physics and investigations on the foundations of quantum physics.On the one hand it included lectures on quantum information, quantum open systems, quantum transport and quantum solid state. On the other hand it included lectures on quantum measurement, models for elementary particles, sub-quantum structures and aspects on the philosophy and principles of quantum physics.The special program of this school offered a broad outlook on the current and near future fundamental research in theoretical physics.The lectures are at the level of PhD students.

Author : Roberta Croce
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 1351242873
Total Pages : 793 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Light Harvesting in Photosynthesis written by Roberta Croce and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2018-01-12 with total page 793 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This landmark collective work introduces the physical, chemical, and biological principles underlying photosynthesis: light absorption, excitation energy transfer, and charge separation. It begins with an introduction to properties of various pigments, and the pigment proteins in plant, algae, and bacterial systems. It addresses the underlying physics of light harvesting and key spectroscopic methods, including data analysis. It discusses assembly of the natural system, its energy transfer properties, and regulatory mechanisms. It also addresses light-harvesting in artificial systems and the impact of photosynthesis on our environment. The chapter authors are amongst the field’s world recognized experts. Chapters are divided into five main parts, the first focused on pigments, their properties and biosynthesis, and the second section looking at photosynthetic proteins, including light harvesting in higher plants, algae, cyanobacteria, and green bacteria. The third part turns to energy transfer and electron transport, discussing modeling approaches, quantum aspects, photoinduced electron transfer, and redox potential modulation, followed by a section on experimental spectroscopy in light harvesting research. The concluding final section includes chapters on artificial photosynthesis, with topics such as use of cyanobacteria and algae for sustainable energy production. Robert Croce is Head of the Biophysics Group and full professor in biophysics of photosynthesis/energy at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Rienk van Grondelle is full professor at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam. Herbert van Amerongen is full professor of biophysics in the Department of Agrotechnology and Food Sciences at Wageningen University, where he is also director of the MicroSpectroscopy Research Facility. Ivo van Stokkum is associate professor in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty of Sciences, at Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam.

Author : Vladimir N. Pokrovskii
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 9048122317
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Mesoscopic Theory of Polymer Dynamics written by Vladimir N. Pokrovskii and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-16 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The theory presented in this book explains in a consistent manner all dynamics effects observed in very concentrated solutions and melts of linear polymers from a macromolecular point of view. The presentation is compact and self-contained.

Author : Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319774654
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nanoscale Biophysics of the Cell written by Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-04-12 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Macroscopic cellular structures and functions are generally investigated using biological and biochemical approaches. But these methods are no longer adequate when one needs to penetrate deep into the small-scale structures and understand their functions. The cell is found to hold various physical structures, molecular machines, and processes that require physical and mathematical approaches to understand and indeed manipulate them. Disorders in general cellular compartments, perturbations in single molecular structures, drug distribution therein, and target specific drug-binding, etc. are mostly physical phenomena. This book will show how biophysics has revolutionized our way of addressing the science and technology of nanoscale structures of cells, and also describes the potential for manipulating the events that occur in them.

Author : Jiang Wu
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461481309
Total Pages : 383 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Dot Molecules written by Jiang Wu and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 383 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A quantum dot molecule (QDM) is composed of two or more closely spaced quantum dots or “artificial atoms.” In recent years, QDMs have received much attention as an emerging new artificial quantum system. The interesting and unique coupling and energy transfer processes between the “artificial atoms” could substantially extend the range of possible applications of quantum nanostructures. This book reviews recent advances in the exciting and rapidly growing field of QDMs via contributions from some of the most prominent researchers in this scientific community. The book explores many interesting topics such as the epitaxial growth of QDMs, spectroscopic characterization, and QDM transistors, and bridges between the fundamental physics of novel materials and device applications for future information technology. Both theoretical and experimental approaches are considered. Quantum Dot Molecules can be recommended for electrical engineering and materials science department courses on the science and design of advanced and future electronic and optoelectronic devices.

Author : Uli Wu rfel
Publisher : Academic Press
ISBN 13 : 0123910609
Total Pages : 377 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Quantum Efficiency in Complex Systems written by Uli Wu rfel and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2011 with total page 377 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summary: Radiationless transfer of excitation energy is at the hear of many processes in quantum physics, chemistry and nanotechnology. Currently, the standard picture of an incoherent Förster resonant excitation transfer is being challenged by the experimental findings of a long-lived quantum mechanical coherence in biomolecular light harvesting complexes. The role of this in molecular aggregates is addressed in the first part of this volume. Utilizing some of the underlying principles to optimize nano scale devices, the second part addresses systems of colloid quantum dots and polymer based organic solar cells.