本项目将针对紫细菌光合作用的色素蛋白复合体（Fenna-Matthew-Olson，FMO）激发能量转移的物理机制进行研究，探索FMO中的自旋压缩、量子discord和激发能量转移（EET）效率的基本关系，揭示光FMO中自旋压缩、量子discord和激发能量转移效率的控制和探测的机理，建立FMO的半经典物理模型，探索操控和提高激发能量转移效率的途径和方式，揭示实现人工可控高效激发能量转移的条件，发展基于光合作用系统的纳米光学器件设计新方案，高效的新式太阳能电池开发，形成若干新理论观点﹑概念和模型。这一项目的开展不仅对探索FMO的激发能量转移本质特征具有重要意义，而且对发展量子信息技术等未来的高新技术具有重要指导作用。

The project will investigate the physical mechanism of excitation energy transfer of Fenna-Matthew-Olson (FMO) in light-harvesting, explore the basic relation between spin squeezing, quantum discord and excitation energy transfer in FMO, reveal the measurement and control mechanism of spin squeezing, quantum discord and excitation energy transfer（EET） efficiency, establish semi-classical physical model in FMO, probe the approach and pattern for manipulating and improving excitation energy transfer efficiency, uncover the conditions for realizing artificial controllable and high efficient excitation energy transfer, develop new design scheme of nanometer optical devices and solar cell basis on FMO, form several new theoretical perspectives, concepts and models. The implement of the project not only has significance to explore the essential features of excitation energy transfer in FMO, but also has important guiding role to develop future advanced technologies such as quantum information technology etc.