Both electronic and vibrational coherences are involved in primary electron transfer in bacterial reaction center

Fei Ma (), Elisabet Romero, Michael R. Jones, Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin and Rienk Grondelle
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Fei Ma: VU University Amsterdam
Elisabet Romero: VU University Amsterdam
Michael R. Jones: University of Bristol, Biomedical Sciences Building, University Walk
Vladimir I. Novoderezhkin: Moscow State University, Leninskie Gory
Rienk Grondelle: VU University Amsterdam

Nature Communications, 2019, vol. 10, issue 1, 1-9

Abstract: Abstract Understanding the mechanism behind the near-unity efficiency of primary electron transfer in reaction centers is essential for designing performance-enhanced artificial solar conversion systems to fulfill mankind’s growing demands for energy. One of the most important challenges is distinguishing electronic and vibrational coherence and establishing their respective roles during charge separation. In this work we apply two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy to three structurally-modified reaction centers from the purple bacterium Rhodobacter sphaeroides with different primary electron transfer rates. By comparing dynamics and quantum beats, we reveal that an electronic coherence with dephasing lifetime of ~190 fs connects the initial excited state, P*, and the charge-transfer intermediate $${\mathrm{P}}_{\mathrm{A}}^ + {\mathrm{P}}_{\mathrm{B}}^ -$$ P A + P B - ; this $${\mathrm{P}}^ \ast \to {\mathrm{P}}_{\mathrm{A}}^ + {\mathrm{P}}_{\mathrm{B}}^ -$$ P * → P A + P B - step is associated with a long-lived quasi-resonant vibrational coherence; and another vibrational coherence is associated with stabilizing the primary photoproduct, $${\mathrm{P}}^ + {\mathrm{B}}_{\mathrm{A}}^ -$$ P + B A - . The results show that both electronic and vibrational coherences are involved in primary electron transfer process and they correlate with the super-high efficiency.

Date: 2019
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