Abstract
Förster's theory of resonant energy transfer (FRET) predicts the strength and range of exciton transport between separated molecules. We introduce an exactly soluble model for FRET which reproduces Förster's results as well as incorporating quantum coherence effects. As an application, the model is used to analyze a system composed of quantum dots and the protein bacteriorhodopsin.
Keywords
Förster's theory of resonant energy transfer, FRET, soluble model
Subject Categories
Energy transfer, Molecules
Disciplines
Physics
Publisher
American Physical Society
Publication Date
3-7-2012
Rights Information
Copyright (2012) American Physical Society.
Rights Holder
American Physical Society
Recommended Citation
King, C.; Barbiellini, B.; Moser, D.; and Renugopalakrishnan, V., "Exactly soluble model of resonant energy transfer between molecules" (2012). Physics Faculty Publications. Paper 520.
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Notes
Originally published in Physical Review B v.85 (2012): 125106. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevB.85.125106