Classification of Coherent Enhancements of Light-Harvesting Processes
arXiv:1911.12376 · doi:10.1021/acs.jpclett.9b03490
Abstract
Several kinds of coherence have recently been shown to affect the performance of light-harvesting systems, in some cases significantly improving their efficiency. Here, we classify the possible mechanisms of coherent efficiency enhancements, based on the types of coherence that can characterise a light-harvesting system and the types of processes these coherences can affect. We show that enhancements are possible only when coherences and dissipative effects are best described in different bases of states. Our classification allows us to predict a previously unreported coherent enhancement mechanism, where coherence between delocalised eigenstates can be used to localise excitons away from dissipation, thus reducing recombination and increasing efficiency.
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