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Suppression of the Transfer Efficiency in the Disordered LH1-RC Photosynthetic Unit

Roger Andrews, Ethan Wyke, Abuenameh Aiyejina

Published Feb 4, 2022• 1 citation
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Abstract The single-photon transfer efficiency of a disordered LH1-RC complex was investigated. In contrast to uniform couplings, photon-ring coupling disorder significantly suppressed the transfer efficiency within a finite photon-detuning range, while intra-ring coupling disorder had a negligible effect. The lifetimes of the photon, ring excitation, and acceptor-site excitation were also numerically determined. It was found that the minimum in the transfer efficiency for photon-ring disorder decreased exponentially with increasing disorder strength, and was associated with the shortest lifetimes and the absence of a dark-state channel. A phonon dephasing bath decreased the transfer efficiency, except in the near-resonant detuning region where it was enhanced in the presence of photon-ring disorder.

DOI
10.21203/rs.3.rs-1316226/v1

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