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SUBMITTER: Neville SP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4844682 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Neville Simon P SP Kirkby Oliver M OM Kaltsoyannis Nikolas N Worth Graham A GA Fielding Helen H HH
Nature communications 20160421
Photoinduced electron transfer is central to many biological processes and technological applications, such as the harvesting of solar energy and molecular electronics. The electron donor and acceptor units involved in electron transfer are often held in place by covalent bonds, π-π interactions or hydrogen bonds. Here, using time-resolved photoelectron spectroscopy and ab initio calculations, we reveal the existence of a new, low-energy, photoinduced electron-transfer mechanism in molecules hel ...[more]