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Understanding how the effectiveness of natural photosynthetic energyharvesting systems arises from the interplay between quantum coherence andenvironmental noise represents a significant challenge for quantum theory.Recently it has begun to be appreciated that discrete molecular vibrationalmodes may play an important role in the dynamics of such systems. As analternative to computationally demanding numerical approaches, we present amicroscopic mechanism by which intramolecular vibrations contribute to theefficiency and directionality of energy transfer. Excited vibrational statescreate resonant pathways through the system, supporting fast and efficientenergy transport. Vibrational damping together with the natural downhillarrangement of molecular energy levels gives intrinsic directionality to theenergy flow. Analytical and numerical results demonstrate a significantenhancement of the efficiency and directionality of energy transport that canbe directly related to the existence of resonances between vibrational andexcitonic levels.

Vibration-assisted resonance in photosynthetic excitation energy transfer