Princeton Chem reports role of quantum vibrations in electron transfer
Credit: Image courtesy of Bo Fu, Princeton Chemistry. Princeton Chemistry's Scholes Group is reporting evidence that quantum vibrations participate in electron transfer, establishing with ultrafast laser spectroscopy that the vibrations provide channels through which the reaction takes place. Seeking to establish an experimental proof for a highly contested topic - the role of vibrations in processes fundamental to solar energy conversion - Princeton researchers set out to map the progress of a photoinduced electron transfer (ET) reaction. The short laser pulses in ultrafast spectroscopy he...
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