Energy transfer processes in solar energy conversion

Technical Report · Wed Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1989

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6020379· OSTI ID:6020379

Fayer, M D

We have made substantial progress in experimental and theoretical studies in two areas: Photoinduced donor to acceptor electron transfer followed by back transfer in random solutions; and electronic excitation transport in systems with complex inhomogeneous spatial geometries and inhomogeneous energy distributions. Through the development of accurate statistical mechanical theories, we have been able to relate dynamics in complex systems to experimental observables. We have then used the experimental observables, time resolved fluorescence depolarization and transient grating experiments, to examine well defined molecular systems. The agreement between theory and experiment is excellent. 11 refs.

• Research Organization: Stanford Univ., CA (United States). Dept. of Chemistry
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-84ER13251
• OSTI ID: 6020379
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/13251-3; ON: DE92003457
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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