4 papers
Quantum Dynamics of Enantiomers in Chiral Optical Cavities
Yang-Cheng Ye, Panpan Zhang, Ajay Jha +2
Chirality, the absence of mirror symmetry, is a fundamental molecular property with far-reaching consequences from chemistry to biology. Yet enantiosensitive optical responses are…
Controlling Nonadiabatic Transitions Through Engineered Ultrafast Laser Fields at Conical Intersections
Xuanchao Zhang, Yang-Cheng Ye, Panpan Zhang +5
In this paper, we investigate coherent control of nonadiabatic dynamics at a conical intersection (CI) using engineered ultrafast laser pulses. Within a model vibronic system, we t…
Diverse Transient Chiral Dynamics in Evolutionary distinct Photosynthetic Reaction Centers
Yonglei Yang, Zihui Liu, Fulu Zheng +4
The evolution of photosynthetic reaction centers (RCs) from anoxygenic bacteria to oxygenic cyanobacteria and plants reflects their structural and functional adaptation to environm…
Unraveling Quantum Coherences Mediating Primary Charge Transfer Processes in Photosystem II Reaction Center
Ajay Jha, Pan-Pan Zhang, Vandana Tiwari +4
Photosystem II (PSII) reaction center is a unique protein-chromophore complex that is capable of efficiently separating electronic charges across the membrane after photoexcitation…