New model could help scientists design materials for artificial photosynthesis

Thursday, January 12, 2017 - 08:01 in Physics & Chemistry

Plants and other photosynthetic organisms use a wide variety of pigments to absorb different wavelengths of light. MIT researchers have now developed a theoretical model to predict the spectrum of light absorbed by aggregates of these pigments, based on their structure.

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