Exciton dynamics from the mapping approach to surface hopping: Comparison with Förster and Redfield theories

Abstract

We compare the recently introduced multi-state mapping approach to surface hopping (MASH) with the Förster and Redfield theories of excitation energy transfer. Whereas Förster theory relies on weak coupling between chromophores, and Redfield theory assumes the electronic excitations to be weakly coupled to fast chromophore vibrations, MASH is free from any perturbative or Markovian approximations. We illustrate this with an example application to the rate of energy transfer in a Frenkel-exciton dimer, showing that MASH interpolates correctly between the opposing regimes in which the Förster and Redfield results are reliable. We then compare the three methods for a realistic model of the Fenna-Matthews-Olson complex with a structured vibrational spectral density and static disorder in the excitation energies. In this case there are no exact results for comparison so we use MASH to assess the validity of Förster and Redfield theories. We find that Förster theory is the more accurate of the two on the picosecond timescale, as has been shown previously for a simpler model of this particular light-harvesting complex. We also explore various ways to sample the initial electronic state in MASH and find that they all give very similar results for exciton dynamics.

arXiv comment10 pages, 3 figures

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