A new energy transfer channel from carotenoids to chlorophylls in purple bacteria

Jin Feng, Chi-Wei Tseng, Tingwei Chen, Xia Leng, Huabing Yin, Yuan-Chung Cheng, Michael Rohlfing and Yuchen Ma ()
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Jin Feng: Shandong University
Chi-Wei Tseng: National Taiwan University
Tingwei Chen: Shandong University
Xia Leng: Shandong University
Huabing Yin: Henan University
Yuan-Chung Cheng: National Taiwan University
Michael Rohlfing: Universität Münster
Yuchen Ma: Shandong University

Nature Communications, 2017, vol. 8, issue 1, 1-7

Abstract: Abstract It is unclear whether there is an intermediate dark state between the S2 and S1 states of carotenoids. Previous two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy measurements support its existence and its involvement in the energy transfer from carotenoids to chlorophylls, but there is still considerable debate on the origin of this dark state and how it regulates the energy transfer process. Here we use ab initio calculations on excited-state dynamics and simulated two-dimensional electronic spectrum of carotenoids from purple bacteria to provide evidence supporting that the dark state may be assigned to a new Ag + state. Our calculations also indicate that groups on the conjugation backbone of carotenoids may substantially affect the excited-state levels and the energy transfer process. These results contribute to a better understanding of carotenoid excited states.

Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1038/s41467-017-00120-7

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