Using coherence to enhance function in chemical and biophysical systems

Gregory D. Scholes (), Graham R. Fleming (), Lin X. Chen, Alán Aspuru-Guzik, Andreas Buchleitner, David F. Coker, Gregory S. Engel, Rienk van Grondelle, Akihito Ishizaki, David M. Jonas, Jeff S. Lundeen, James K. McCusker, Shaul Mukamel, Jennifer P. Ogilvie, Alexandra Olaya-Castro, Mark A. Ratner, Frank C. Spano, K. Birgitta Whaley and Xiaoyang Zhu
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Gregory D. Scholes: Princeton University
Graham R. Fleming: University of California, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Lin X. Chen: Argonne National Laboratory
Alán Aspuru-Guzik: Harvard University
Andreas Buchleitner: Institute of Physics, Albert-Ludwigs-Universitaet Freiburg
David F. Coker: Boston University
Gregory S. Engel: University of Chicago
Rienk van Grondelle: VU University Amsterdam
Akihito Ishizaki: Institute for Molecular Science, National Institutes of Natural Sciences
David M. Jonas: University of Colorado Boulder
Jeff S. Lundeen: University of Ottawa
James K. McCusker: Michigan State University
Shaul Mukamel: University of California—Irvine
Jennifer P. Ogilvie: University of Michigan
Alexandra Olaya-Castro: University College London
Mark A. Ratner: Northwestern University
Frank C. Spano: Temple University
K. Birgitta Whaley: University of California—Berkeley
Xiaoyang Zhu: Columbia University

Nature, 2017, vol. 543, issue 7647, 647-656

Abstract: Abstract Coherence phenomena arise from interference, or the addition, of wave-like amplitudes with fixed phase differences. Although coherence has been shown to yield transformative ways for improving function, advances have been confined to pristine matter and coherence was considered fragile. However, recent evidence of coherence in chemical and biological systems suggests that the phenomena are robust and can survive in the face of disorder and noise. Here we survey the state of recent discoveries, present viewpoints that suggest that coherence can be used in complex chemical systems, and discuss the role of coherence as a design element in realizing function.

Date: 2017
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