supertransfer

English

Etymology

super- +‎ transfer

Noun

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.