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Charge transfer

Interfering with interference

Molecules can transfer charge between electron donors and acceptors, and can also transport charge when connected between metallic electrodes. These processes are assumed to show generally similar trends, however, a significant departure from this has now been observed in a series of biphenyl bridges.

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Figure 1: Is charge transfer through a bridge the same as charge transport?

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Solomon, G. Interfering with interference. Nature Chem 7, 621–622 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nchem.2314

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