Forster mechanism of electron-driven proton pump
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Anatoly Yu. Smirnov, Lev G. Mourokh, and Franco Nori 1 Frontier Research System, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako-shi, Saitama, 351-0198, Japan 2 CREST, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Kawaguchi, Saitama, 332-0012, Japan 3 Department of Physics, Queens College, The City University of New York, Flushing, New York 11367, USA 4 Department of Engineering Science and Physics, College of Staten Island, The City University of New York, Staten Island, New York 10314, USA 5 Center for Theoretical Physics, Physics Department, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1040, USA (Dated: February 2, 2008)
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تاریخ انتشار 2007