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…
Excitonic Energy Transfer in Red Algal Photosystem I Reveals an Evolutionary Bridge between Cyanobacteria and Plants
Mengyuan Cui, Zihui Liu, Miriam Izzo +9
Photosystem I converts light into chemical energy with near-unity quantum efficiency,yet its energy-transfer and charge-separation mechanisms remain debated. Evolution has diversif…
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…