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A Theory of Electron Transfer in Bridged and Supramolecular Systems

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Expressions are derived for the tunnel electric current between two metals produced by the adiabatic transitions of the electrons through a bridge electron level. A new possible physical phenomenon is discussed, viz. electronically driven oscillations of the electron bridge level between two molecular wires.

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  1. Chemistry Department, The Technical University of Denmark, Building 207, DK-2800, Lyngby, Denmark Author for correspondence E-mail

    Alexander M. Kuznetsov & Jens Ulstrup

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Kuznetsov, A.M., Ulstrup, J. A Theory of Electron Transfer in Bridged and Supramolecular Systems. Journal of Inclusion Phenomena 35, 45–54 (1999). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1008142330234

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