Charge transfer on the nanoscale: Current status

David M. Adams, Louis Brus, Christopher E D Chidsey, Stephen Creager, Carol Creutz, Cherie R. Kagan, Prashant V. Kamat, Marya Lieberman, Stuart Lindsay, Rudolph A. Marcus, Robert M. Metzger, M. E. Michel-Beyerle, John R. Miller, Marshall D. Newton, Debra R. Rolison, Otto Sankey, Kirk S. Schanze, James Yardley, Xiaoyang Zhu

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Abstract

This is the report of a DOE-sponsored workshop organized to discuss the status of our understanding of charge-transfer processes on the nanoscale and to identify research and other needs for progress in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The current status of basic electron-transfer research, both theoretical and experimental, is addressed, with emphasis on the distance-dependent measurements, and we have attempted to integrate terminology and notation of solution electron-transfer kinetics with that of conductance analysis. The interface between molecules or nanoparticles and bulk metals is examined, and new research tools that advance description and understanding of the interface are presented. The present state-of-the-art in molecular electronics efforts is summarized along with future research needs. Finally, novel strategies that exploit nanoscale architectures are presented for enhancing the efficiences of energy conversion based on photochemistry, catalysis, and electrocatalysis principles.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)6668-6697
Number of pages30
JournalJournal of Physical Chemistry B
Volume107
Issue number28
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 17 2003

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Physical and Theoretical Chemistry
  • Surfaces, Coatings and Films
  • Materials Chemistry

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