Energy Transfer Dynamics in Biomaterial Systems.

Burghardt, Irene/May, V./Micha, David A./Bittner, E. R. (Hrsg.)

ISBN 10: 3642260438 / ISBN 13: 9783642260438

Published by Berlin/ Heidelberg, Springer Berlin., 2012

2009. 16 x 24 cm. XVI, 476 S. XVI, 476 p. 133 illus., 51 illus. in color. softcover Versand aus Deutschland / We dispatch from Germany via Air Mail. Einband bestoßen, daher Mängelexemplar gestempelt, sonst sehr guter Zustand. Imperfect copy due to slightly bumped cover, apart from this in very good condition. Stamped. (Springer Series in Chemical Physics). Sprache: Englisch. Seller Inventory # 33ZB

Synopsis:

The role of quantum coherence in promoting the e ciency of the initial stages of photosynthesis is an open and intriguing question. Lee, Cheng, and Fleming, Science 316, 1462 (2007) The understanding and design of functional biomaterials is one of today’s grand challenge areas that has sparked an intense exchange between biology, materials sciences, electronics, and various other disciplines. Many new - velopments are underway in organic photovoltaics, molecular electronics, and biomimetic research involving, e. g. , arti cal light-harvesting systems inspired by photosynthesis, along with a host of other concepts and device applications. In fact, materials scientists may well be advised to take advantage of Nature’s 3. 8 billion year head-start in designing new materials for light-harvesting and electro-optical applications. Since many of these developments reach into the molecular domain, the - derstanding of nano-structured functional materials equally necessitates f- damental aspects of molecular physics, chemistry, and biology. The elementary energy and charge transfer processes bear much similarity to the molecular phenomena that have been revealed in unprecedented detail by ultrafast op- cal spectroscopies. Indeed, these spectroscopies, which were initially developed and applied for the study of small molecular species, have already evolved into an invaluable tool to monitor ultrafast dynamics in complex biological and materials systems. The molecular-level phenomena in question are often of intrinsically quantum mechanical character, and involve tunneling, non-Born- Oppenheimer e ects, and quantum-mechanical phase coherence.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Energy Transfer Dynamics in Biomaterial ...
Publisher: Berlin/ Heidelberg, Springer Berlin.
Publication Date: 2012
Binding: Soft cover