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Breakthrough in artificial photosynthesis: molecule can store four charges from light, advancing quest for carbon-neutral fuels. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

Artificial photosynthesis boosted by four-charge storage molecule
Scientists report a molecule that can bank four charges under sunlight, paving the way for sustainable solar fuels.

Disordered Photosynthetic Aggregates Can Host Functional Vibronic Couplings At Room Temperature
Asha S. Thomas, Camelia Roy, Vivek N. Bhat, Indranil Roy, Vivek Tiwari
https://arxiv.org/abs/2507.11007

Disordered Photosynthetic Aggregates Can Host Functional Vibronic Couplings At Room Temperature
Photosynthesis relies on a network of chlorophyll-like molecules which together lead to efficient long-range energy funneling. Evidence at cryogenic temperatures suggests that mechanistic details of energy/charge transfer must invoke delocalized vibronic states. Whether these survive at physiological temperature in large photosynthetic aggregates is an open question. Parallel research on artificial templates has relied on cyanines which are unlike chlorophylls. We report two-dimensional electro…