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Electron-transfer in molecular functional materials

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We discuss electron-transfer processes that govern the physics of several materials or systems of interest for advanced applications. The discussion touches upon several topics, ranging from solvatochromism to solvent-induced symmetry breaking, from excitonic to cooperative effects in molecular crystals, from phase transitions to vibrational contributions to the dielectric constant in organic materials, from spectroscopy to molecular transport. In all these diverse systems electron transfer (ET) plays a major role and is discussed with reference to simple models for delocalized charges.

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  1. Dip. Chimica GIAF, Parma University& INSTM UdR Parma, 43100, Parma, Italy

    Anna Painelli & Francesca Terenziani

  2. Department of Chemistry, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 08544, USA

    Zoltán G. Soos

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Painelli, A., Terenziani, F. & Soos, Z.G. Electron-transfer in molecular functional materials. Theor Chem Account 117, 915–931 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00214-006-0210-5

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