PAPETS
Phonon-Assisted Processes for Energy Transfer and Sensing
| Coordinatore | INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICACOES
Organization address
address: AVENIDA DE ROVISCO PAIS 1 contact info |
| Nazionalità Coordinatore | Portugal [PT] |
| Totale costo | 2˙503˙347 € |
| EC contributo | 1˙834˙424 € |
| Programma | FP7-ICT
Specific Programme "Cooperation": Information and communication technologies |
| Code Call | FP7-ICT-2013-C |
| Funding Scheme | CP |
| Anno di inizio | 2013 |
| Periodo (anno-mese-giorno) | 2013-09-01 - 2016-08-31 |
Partecipanti
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
INSTITUTO DE TELECOMUNICACOES
Organization address
address: AVENIDA DE ROVISCO PAIS 1 contact info |
PT (LISBOA) | coordinator | 0.00 |
| 2 |
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES RESEARCH CENTER ALEXANDER FLEMING
Organization address
address: Al. Fleming Street contact info |
EL (VARI-ATHENS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 3 |
CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE
Organization address
address: RUE MICHEL -ANGE contact info |
FR (PARIS) | participant | 0.00 |
| 4 |
STICHTING VU-VUMC
Organization address
address: DE BOELELAAN contact info |
NL (AMSTERDAM) | participant | 0.00 |
| 5 |
UNIVERSITA DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA
Organization address
address: Via VIII Febbraio contact info |
IT (PADOVA) | participant | 0.00 |
| 6 |
UNIVERSITAET ULM
Organization address
address: HELMHOLTZSTRASSE contact info |
DE (ULM) | participant | 0.00 |
| 7 |
UNIVERSITE D'ORLEANS
Organization address
address: CHATEAU DE LA SOURCE contact info |
FR (ORLEANS CEDEX 2) | participant | 0.00 |
| 8 |
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON
Organization address
address: Gower Street contact info |
UK (LONDON) | participant | 0.00 |
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Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)
There is mounting experimental and theoretical evidence that suggests that coherent electronic and vibrational dynamics are essential to understand physiological processes. This project addresses this newly emerging frontier between biology and quantum physics by aiming to determine the role of coherent vibrational dynamics in the efficiency of energy storage in natural and artificial light harvesting systems, as well as in odour recognition. Although these are at first sight two very different biological processes, in both cases their effectiveness is now believed to rely on phonon-assisted mechanisms. In fact, more generally, it is becoming increasingly clear that vibrational dynamics plays a key role in establishing the fundamental connection between structure and function of protein complexes. In this project we not only plan to experimentally demonstrate the crucial role of the phonon-assisted dynamics in facilitating efficient energy transfer in chromophoric complexes and odour recognition, but also to develop a general theoretical framework to describe and understand the role coherent vibrations play in the dynamics of biomolecular systems, as well as to develop methods to identify the presence and properties of such vibrations. Furthermore, we aim at controlling the vibrational dynamics for the development of efficient artificial light harvesting systems. To attain these goals we develop a truly multidisciplinary and original approach. The project will be developed in close collaboration between theorists and experimentalists, and is expected to yield an understanding of photosynthesis and olfaction at the most fundamental level, thus contributing in a unique way to such important challenges as the development of more efficient light harvesting technologies or artificial odour sensors. Furthermore, the understanding and control of environment-assisted coherent dynamics could potentially lead to new forms of robust quantum information processing in the future