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Micellar radical pair decay

Journal Article · · Journal of Chemical Physics; (USA)
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.459306· OSTI ID:5995581
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  1. Beckman Institute University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign, IL (USA) Department of Physics, University of Illinois,Urbana-Champaign, IL (USA)
  2. Department ofChemistry, Columbia University, New York, NY (USA)
The magnetic-field dependence of hyperfine coupling-induced radical pair processes in micelles is studied theoretically. We show that experimental observations on reaction dynamics of triplet benzylic radical pairs can be explained by a hyperfine interaction mechanism when the exchange interaction between the unpaired spins in the radical pair confined to a micelle is taken into account. The theoretical description applied involves a stochastic Liouville equation. The time-dependent solutions of the stochastic Liouville equation qualitatively reproduce the observed magnetic-field and isotope dependence of micellar radical pair decay.
OSTI ID:
5995581
Journal Information:
Journal of Chemical Physics; (USA), Journal Name: Journal of Chemical Physics; (USA) Vol. 93:11; ISSN JCPSA; ISSN 0021-9606
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English