Coupled charge and energy transfer dynamics in light harvesting complexes from a hybrid hierarchical equations of motion approach
arXiv:2207.11826 · doi:10.1063/5.0117659
Abstract
We describe a method for simulating exciton dynamics in protein-pigment complexes, including effects from charge transfer as well as fluorescence. The method combines the hierarchical equations of motion, which are used to describe quantum dynamics of excitons, and the Nakajima-Zwanzig quantum master equation, which is used to describe slower charge transfer processes. We study the charge transfer quenching in light harvesting complex II, a protein postulated to control non-photochemcial quenching in many plant species. Using our hybrid approach, we find good agreement between our calculation and experimental measurements of the excitation lifetime. Furthermore our calculations reveal that the exciton energy funnel plays an important role in determining quenching efficiency, a conclusion we expect to extend to other proteins that perform protective excitation quenching. This also highlights the need for simulation methods that properly account for the interplay of exciton dynamics and charge transfer processes.
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