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Electron Transfer and Electronic Conduction through an Intervening Medium

  1. Peter P. Edwards Prof.1,
  2. Harry B. Gray Prof.2,
  3. Matthew T. J. Lodge Dr.1,
  4. Robert J. P. Williams Prof.1

Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008

DOI: 10.1002/anie.200703177

Issue

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Volume 47, Issue 36, pages 6758–6765, August 25, 2008

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How to Cite

Edwards, Peter P., Gray, Harry B., Lodge, Matthew T. J. and Williams, Robert J. P. (2008), Electron Transfer and Electronic Conduction through an Intervening Medium. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 47: 6758–6765. doi: 10.1002/anie.200703177

Author Information

  1. 1

    Department of Chemistry, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford, OX1 3QR (UK), Fax: (+44) 1865-272-656

  2. 2

    Beckman Institute, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA 91125 (USA)

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 AUG 2008
  2. Article first published online: 24 JUL 2008
  3. Manuscript Revised: 5 DEC 2007
  4. Manuscript Received: 16 JUL 2007

Funded by

  • EPSRC
  • NSF
  • NIH

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Keywords:

  • electron transfer;
  • electronic conduction;
  • metal–non-metal transition;
  • proteins;
  • semiconductors
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A new vision for ET: Electron-transfer (ET) processes in biological and synthetic materials (such as proteins and semiconductors, respectively) are of immense importance. A unified approach to describe these processes is useful in understanding, and controlling the various facets of electron transfer in condensed matter. The diagram shows a plot of the decay constant for the electron-tunneling process against the effective tunneling barrier in different materials.

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