Kit M Gerodias, Maria Victoria Carpio Bernido, Christopher C. Bernido
The high internal quantum efficiency observed in higher plants remains an outstanding problem in understanding photosynthesis. Several approaches such as quantum entanglement and quantum coherence have been explored. However, none has yet drawn an analogy between superlattices and the geometrical structure of granal thylakoids in leaves. In this paper, we calculate the transmission coefficients and perform numerical simulations using the parameters relevant to a stack of thylakoid discs. We then show that quantum resonant tunneling can occur at low effective mass of particles for 680 nm and 700 nm incident wavelengths corresponding to energies at which photosynthesis occurs. © 2021 IOP Publishing Ltd.
Physics Department, McGill University, 3600 rue University, Montréal, H3A 2T8, QC, Canada; Physics Department, University of San Carlos, Talamban, Cebu City, 6000, Philippines; Research Center for Theoretical Physics, Central Visayan Institute Foundation, Bohol, Jagna, 6308, Philippines
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