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Published July 17, 2003 | public
Journal Article

Charge Transfer on the Nanoscale: Current Status

Abstract

This is the report of a DOE-sponsored workshop organized to discuss the status of our understanding of charge-transfer processes on the nanoscale and to identify research and other needs for progress in nanoscience and nanotechnology. The current status of basic electron-transfer research, both theoretical and experimental, is addressed, with emphasis on the distance-dependent measurements, and we have attempted to integrate terminology and notation of solution electron-transfer kinetics with that of conductance analysis. The interface between molecules or nanoparticles and bulk metals is examined, and new research tools that advance description and understanding of the interface are presented. The present state-of-the-art in molecular electronics efforts is summarized along with future research needs. Finally, novel strategies that exploit nanoscale architectures are presented for enhancing the efficiences of energy conversion based on photochemistry, catalysis, and electrocatalysis principles.

Additional Information

© 2003 American Chemical Society. Received: August 27, 2002; In Final Form: April 29, 2003. Publication Date (Web): June 24, 2003. This is the report of the Workshop "Charge Transfer on the Nanoscale", held in January 2002 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, sponsored by the Council on Chemical Sciences of the United States Department of Energy, Office of Basic Energy Sciences, Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division. The authors thank the Council on Chemical Sciences of the United States Department of Energy for making possible this workshop and the Department of Energy for its sponsorship. We particularly thank Mary E. Gress of the Chemical Sciences, Geosciences and Biosciences Division, Office of Basic Energy Sciences and George W. Flynn, on behalf of the Council, for their assistance in and encouragement in organization of this workshop. In addition, the authors are indebted to the agencies responsible for funding of their individual research efforts, without which this work would not have been possible. Insightful discussions with N. Sutin, S. Feldberg, J. Smalley, and T. J. Meyer are also gratefully acknowledged.

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