TY  - JOUR
A1  - Buchleitner, Andreas
A1  - Burghardt, Irene
A1  - Cheng, Yuan-Chung
A1  - Scholes, Gregory D.
A1  - Schwarz, Ulrich T.
A1  - Weber-Bargioni, Alexander
A1  - Wellens, Thomas
T1  - Focus on quantum efficiency
T2  - New journal of physics
N2  - Technologies which convert light into energy, and vice versa, rely on complex, microscopic transport processes in the condensed phase, which obey the laws of quantum mechanics, but hitherto lack systematic analysis and modeling. Given our much improved understanding of multicomponent, disordered, highly structured, open quantum systems, this ‘focus on’ collection collects cuttingedge research on theoretical and experimental aspects of quantum transport in truly complex systems as defined, e.g., by the macromolecular functional complexes at the heart of photosynthesis, by organic quantum wires, or even photovoltaic devices. To what extent microscopic quantum coherence effects can (be made to) impact on macroscopic transport behavior is an equally challenging and controversial question, and this "focus on" collection provides a setting for the present state of affairs, as well as for the "quantum opportunities" on the horizon.
KW  - light–energy conversion
KW  - quantum transport
KW  - open quantum systems
KW  - light harvesting networks
KW  - excitation transport
KW  - semiconductors
Y1  - 2015
UR  - http://publikationen.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/36516
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hebis:30:3-365167
SN  - 1367-2630
N1  - Content from this work may be used under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence. Any further distribution of this work must maintain attribution to the author(s) and the title of the work, journal citation and DOI.
VL  - 16
IS  - 105021
SP  - 1
EP  - 4
PB  - Dt. Physikalische Ges. ; IOP Publ.
CY  - [Bad Honnef] ; [London]
ER  -