New Perspective on Electron Transfer through Molecules.

ABSTRACT: Motivated by experiments which display unusual length and temperature effects for electron transfer in the nanometer length regime, we propose a new approach for describing long-range electron transfer (ET) processes through molecules. We posit that the electron reorganization in the molecules (e.g., the electronic polarization of a macromolecule or organic film by an applied electric potential, or the injected charge generating a dipole moment) should be included in the description. We numerically solve a one-dimensional model for the electron transport, which includes electron-electron interactions explicitly, and we show that it generates a power law distance dependence for electron transport similar to that observed in experiments. The model does not include vibrations explicitly and s

SUBMITTER: Naaman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9791659 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature