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Title: General impossibility to 'prescribe' diffusion for a geminate pair in a central force field and peculiarities of geminate in ionic liquids.

Journal Article · · J. Phys. Chem. A
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/jp201461b· OSTI ID:1020693
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  1. Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division

Given the difficulty of obtaining analytical solutions for the diffusion of interacting geminate pairs of (ion) radicals in liquids, it is common, following the original treatment of Mozumder, to 'prescribe' this diffusion. A demonstration is given that such a prescription is impossible for any interaction potential other than the Coulomb potential. This demonstration suggests the inadequacy of this common approach to modeling geminate pair and spur dynamics in the largest emerging class of organic solvents: room-temperature ionic liquids.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC)
DOE Contract Number:
DE-AC02-06CH11357
OSTI ID:
1020693
Report Number(s):
ANL/CSE/JA-69764; TRN: US201116%%591
Journal Information:
J. Phys. Chem. A, Vol. 115, Issue 18 ; May 12, 2011
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH

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