supertransfer

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Etymology[edit]

super- +‎ transfer

Noun[edit]

supertransfer

  1. The cooperative and coherent transfer of energy between chromophores.
    • 2016, Sima Baghbanzadeh, Ivan Kassal, “Geometry, supertransfer, and optimality in the light harvesting of purple bacteria”, in arXiv[1]:
      We find that in both LH2 and LH1 complexes, symmetry increases energy transfer rates by enabling the cooperative, coherent process of supertransfer.