Electrons take an unexpected turn

Electrons take an unexpected turn

Traditional wisdom suggests that excited electrons will move towards positively charged parts of a molecule. Advanced time-domain calculations show that the conventional picture breaks down in the ultrafast regime, providing key insights into photo-activated, attosecond processes.

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature chemistry 2012, Vol.4 (1), p.8-10
Hauptverfasser: Jaeger, Heather M., Prezhdo, Oleg V.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Traditional wisdom suggests that excited electrons will move towards positively charged parts of a molecule. Advanced time-domain calculations show that the conventional picture breaks down in the ultrafast regime, providing key insights into photo-activated, attosecond processes.
ISSN:1755-4330
1755-4349
DOI:10.1038/nchem.1225