Energy Transfer Dynamics in Polymer Chlorosome Nanocomposites

Open quantum system dynamics study time evolution of a quantum system that interacts with an environment. Theory of open quantum systems has played a major role in applications such as quantum optics, quantum information, and quantum control. With evidence suggesting long-lived quantum coherence in biological light harvesting complexes, efforts have directed to modeling them as open quantum systems. Here, we aim to find a reliable method relevant for studying energy transfer in long-ordered open quantum systems, polymer chlorosome nanocomposites (PCN). PCNs, artificial light harvesting systems, are an ideal candidate for studying energy transfer in open quantum system because PCNs are modifiable and exhibit efficient energy transfer over long distances. In this work, we study how the impact of pigment organization can affect the energy transfer within the PCNs, and how PCN systems can be used as a toolkit to advance our understanding of energy transfer processes in light-harvesting complexes.