Abstracts

M.C. Beard, G.M. Turner, and C.A. Schmuttenmaer, "Measurement of Electromagnetic Radiation Emitted during Rapid Intramolecular Electron Transfer." J.A.C.S., 122, 11541 (2000).

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We report direct observation of intramolecular electron transfer (ET) by measuring the electromagnetic (EM) waveform broadcast by the charge transfer process itself. Intermolecular and intramolecular ET each have a rich history, and play a central role in chemistry, biology and physics. For example, photosynthesis, artificial photosynthesis, redox chemistry, photography, xerography and other processes all rely on ET. By directly monitoring the emitted waveform, both forward and back charge transfer rates may be measured on a timescale of 0.1 to 10 ps without relying on the photoluminescent properties of the donor or acceptor species.