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Electron transfer and spin–orbit coupling: Can nuclear motion lead to spin selective rates?

Year: 2022

Type: article

Abstract: We investigate a spin-boson inspired model of electron transfer, where the diabatic coupling is given by a position-dependent phase, eiWx. We consider both equilibrium and nonequilibrium initial conditions. We show that, for this model, all equilibrium results are completely invariant to the sign of W (to infinite order). However, the nonequilibrium results do depend on the sign of W, suggesting that photo-induced electron transfer dynamics with spin–orbit coupling can exhibit electronic spin polarization (at least for some time).

Source: The Journal of Chemical Physics

DOI: 10.1063/5.0086554

Authors: Suraj S. Chandran, Yanze Wu, Hung-Hsuan Teh, David H. Waldeck, Joseph E. Subotnik

Institutions: University of Pennsylvania, University of Pittsburgh

Language: English

Topic: Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies

Subfield: Physical and Theoretical Chemistry

Field: Chemistry

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, Division of Chemistry

Awards: G1550773603, G2258183650, CCI Phase I: NSF Center for Sustainable Separations of Metals