Theory of thermal and photoassisted electron tunneling
A simple quantum mechanical theory of electron tunneling appropriate for biological electron transfers is developed. The theory predicts discrepancies between optical and thermal tunneling data and clarifies how fast charge separation is produced in photosynthesis. Barrier heights and intermolecular...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | The Journal of chemical physics 1980-06, Vol.72 (12), p.6651-6660 |
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| Format: | Artikel |
| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | A simple quantum mechanical theory of electron tunneling appropriate for biological electron transfers is developed. The theory predicts discrepancies between optical and thermal tunneling data and clarifies how fast charge separation is produced in photosynthesis. Barrier heights and intermolecular separations are determined for a variety of biomolecular electron transfer experiments. |
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| ISSN: | 0021-9606 1089-7690 |
| DOI: | 10.1063/1.439124 |