Dynamics and quantumness of excitation energy transfer through a complex quantum network
arXiv:1505.02130 · doi:10.1103/PhysRevE.90.042140
Abstract
Understanding the mechanisms of efficient and robust energy transfer in organic systems provides us with new insights for the optimal design of artificial systems. In this paper, we explore the dynamics of excitation energy transfer (EET) through a complex quantum network by a toy model consisting of three sites coupled to environments. We study how the coherent evolution and the noise-induced decoherence work together to reach efficient EET and illustrate the role of the phase factor attached to the coupling constant in the EET. By comparing the differences between the Markovian and non-Markovian dynamics, we discuss the effect of environment and the spatial structure of system on the dynamics and the efficiency of EET. A intuitive picture is given to show how the exciton is transferred through the system. Employing the simple model, we show the robustness of EET efficiency under the influence of the environment and elucidate the important role of quantum coherence in EET. We go further to study the quantum feature of the EET dynamics by {\it quantumness} and show the importance of quantum coherence from a new respect. We calculate the energy current in the EET and its quantumness, results for different system parameters are presented and discussed.
arXiv comment14 pages, 7 figures
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