Electric field effects on kinetics of electron transfer reactions: connection between experiment and theory
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The dependence of the rate constant for electron transfer on energy can be systematically studied by measuring kinetics in an applied electric field. General relationships are developed between observed electric-field-modulated kinetics and theoretical expressions for the electron transfer rate constant, including both the energy dependence of the nuclear (Franck-Condon) and superexchange electronic factors. The technique described here augments the well-known approach of using chemical substitution of donors and acceptors as a probe of the dependence of rate on energy.
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