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We are excited to welcome Juergen Hauer @hauer-lab.bsky.social for the mini-symposium organized in Groningen in connection with the PhD-defense of Mónica Espinoza Canghuala!
Congratulations to Marick Manrho with the great thesis and the PhD degree! Good luck at AFM!
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pubs.rsc.org/sc/article/d... Congratulations to Stephanie, Sayan, Amitav and Vivek Tiwari with this joint paper on fluorescence detected spectroscopy and energy transfer in cyanobacterial light harvesting complexes.
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🦠 The green sulfur bacterium as an inspiration for a new generation of solar cells? @rug.nl Physicist Thomas La Cour Jansen studies how the structure of this unique bacterium allows it to harvest energy from light so efficiently. Curious? Read more👇 🔗 www.rug.nl/fse/news/sci... 🧪 #SciComm
Have you ever wondered what is beyond FRET? You did not think it could be important for energy transfer in biology? You are in for a surprise! Check our newest paper with Gijsbert ten Hoven as first author... @zernike-institute.bsky.social @rug.nl pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
Fourth-order extension of multichromophoric Förster energy transfer
Excited state energy transfer (EET) is an essential process in many systems with optical functionality, such as photosynthetic systems, photovoltaic materials,
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Congratulations to Kim for making the cover of JCP (of @aip.bsky.social) with her cool TOC figure! pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/issu... Check out the paper behind on the infrared spectroscopy of PsbS! @zernike-institute.bsky.social @icfo.eu @nikinikki87.bsky.social
Volume 164 Issue 18 | The Journal of Chemical Physics | AIP Publishing
The Journal of Chemical Physics is an international journal that publishes cutting edge research in all areas of modern physical chemistry and chemical physics. The Journal also publishes brief commun...
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The Computational Spectroscopy Group at University of Groningen@compspecgroup.bsky.social · 7mo agoExcited to share our newest research. Stephanie developed a new algorithm for calculating Fluorescence Detected Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy which is now published in JCP @pubs.acs.org. Thanks to the PhotoCAM consortium! pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
We are excited to share our newest paper on infrared spectroscopy of PsbS, a protein central in the regulation of non-photochemical quenching in photosynthesis. Thanks to our collaborators @nikinikki87.bsky.social from @icfo.eu and Roberta Croce from VU Amsterdam.
Simulated pH-difference infrared spectra: Application to the PsbS monomer
In strong sunlight, plants prevent photo-oxidation by dissipating excess energy absorbed. PsbS, a membrane protein that responds to light-induced pH changes in
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Excited to share our newest research. Stephanie developed a new algorithm for calculating Fluorescence Detected Two-Dimensional Spectroscopy which is now published in JCP @pubs.acs.org. Thanks to the PhotoCAM consortium! pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
Fluorescence-detected two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy: A coarse-grained simulation approach
Fluorescence-detected two-dimensional electronic spectroscopy (F-2DES) offers superior sensitivity compared to the traditional coherent two-dimensional electron
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Thanks to co-guest-editors Andrew, Steve, Sujay, and Nils! Also thanks to all authors contributing to this JCP special issue! pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
Biomolecular dynamics using optical methods—Theory and experiment
Watching biological molecules move—folding, binding, transferring energy, or driving a cellular process—is at once a technical challenge and a conceptual luxury
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Congratulations to Long and all other co-authors (including @hyperbolictans.bsky.social and @phlambrev.bsky.social) on this paper on using 2D spectroscopy for studying the energy transfer in the flat part of the PSII energy landscape. pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/...
Directly Measuring the Connectivity between Isoenergetic Light-Harvesting Antennas in Plant Photosystem II at Physiological Temperature
The plant photosystem II (PSII) supercomplex features a relatively “flat” energy landscape in the excitonic energy transfer (EET) network between the light-harvesting antenna and core subunits. The re...
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We are excited to share the results of the hard work of PhD student Gijsbert ten Hoven on the energy transfer between chlorosome tubes. The chlorsomes are light-harvesting antenna of green sulphur-bacteria that can thrive at very low light conditions. pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
Modeling incoherent exciton transport between chlorosome tubes
Chlorosomes are the antennae of the efficient light harvesting complex in green (non-sulfur) bacteria. The ultrafast energy transfer process in natural light ha
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Excited to share our newest paper on energy transfer between two-dimensional systems with a twist: pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... as published in J. Phys. Chem. Lett. @pubs.acs.org. This was part of Topmaster Nanoscience student Yieon Park's small research project. @zernike-institute.bsky.social
Energy Transfer between Two-Dimensional Sheets: An Investigation of Chlorosome Lamella
Due to the evolutionary adaptation of photosynthetic architecture, chlorosomes are recognized as the most efficient natural light-harvesting systems. The role of the relative orientation of the two-di...
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Congratulations to dr. Kai Zhong, who just graduated with a double degree from our group at @rug.nl and that of @howesiang.bsky.social at NTU, with the Rubicon grant from NWO! He will work with Debora Marks at Harvard Medical School for the coming two years! www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
Two promising UG researchers to top institutes abroad on Rubicon grants
Two promising PhD graduates from the University of Groningen will be able to conduct research at top institutes abroad for two years thanks to the Rubicon...
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Our newest breakthrough research on gravitational wave harvesting
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Cracking the Code of Artificial Light Harvesting 🌿✨ 🔬 Read more about how slip-stacking can fine-tune light-harvesting properties! pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/... #Nanotechnology #ExcitonicEngineering #PhotosynthesisInspired
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University of Groningen | Rijksuniversiteit Groningen@rug.nl · 2y agoWe are proud to share that we have been ranked 28th in the World's Most International Universities 2025 ranking 😀 The ranking by @timeshighered.bsky.social looks at the proportion of international staff and students, among other factors 👇 www.rug.nl/about-ug/lat...
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The Computational Spectroscopy Group at University of Groningen@compspecgroup.bsky.social · 2y agoWe are excited to share the latest research from our lab on dimer formation of self-aggregating dye molecules. Check out the work of Mónica, and our experimental collaborators Sundar, Alexey, and Maxim! pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
Check out our contribution to this paper on peptide hydrogels! Thanks to Ana Cunha, who did the spectral simulations and to all other co-authors! www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
A comparative study between phenylglycine and phenylalanine derived peptide hydrogels: Towards atomic elucidation
Peptide hydrogels are naturally inspired soft materials which, due to their biocompatibility, are potential candidates for controlled drug delivery ma…
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Curious about how to measure the delocalization size of Frenkel excitons? In this paper, I explore using a method based on the Manhattan norm. pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
The Manhattan exciton size: A physically tractable delocalization measure
Delocalized excitations, denoted excitons, play an important role in many systems in chemical physics. The characterization of their extent of delocalization is
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Have a look at our handpicked "Best of 2024" publications - the personal research highlights of our principal investigators. These are original research works, reviews, or patents authored or co-authored by our team members. Enjoy the science: www.rug.nl/research/zer...
Learn how we used fluorescence spectroscopy to learn more about the molecular structure of double-walled nanotube aggregates. This was done in collaboration with the Hildner and Pshenichnikov groups at the @zernike-institute.bsky.social pubs.acs.org/doi/full/10....
Linear Dichroism Microscopy Resolves Competing Structural Models of a Synthetic Light-Harvesting Complex
The initial stages of photosynthesis in light-harvesting antennae, driven by excitonic energy transport, have inspired the design of artificial light-harvesting complexes. Double-walled nanotubes (DWN...
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Interested in Computational Spectroscopy - beyond molecules. Check this 2021 perspective: pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
Computational spectroscopy of complex systems
Numerous linear and non-linear spectroscopic techniques have been developed to elucidate structural and functional information of complex systems ranging from n
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Check out our recent review on cylindrical molecular aggregates! pubs.aip.org/aip/cpr/arti...
Electronically excited states in cylindrical molecular aggregates: Exciton delocalization, dynamics, and optical response
For almost 100 years molecular aggregates have attracted considerable scientific attention, because their electronically excited states feature interesting coll
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We are excited to share the latest research from our lab on dimer formation of self-aggregating dye molecules. Check out the work of Mónica, and our experimental collaborators Sundar, Alexey, and Maxim! pubs.aip.org/aip/jcp/arti...
The first step of cyanine dye self-assembly: Dimerization
Self-assembling amphiphilic cyanine dyes, such as C8S3, are promising candidates for energy storage and optoelectronic applications due to their efficient energ
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