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Probing the Structure and Dynamics of Interfacial Water with Scanning Tunneling Microscopy and Spectroscopy
Published on: May 27, 2018
Unveiling the effect of water on photoinduced electron transfer by crystallographic study
Peng-Hao Wang1, Xiao-Yue Zhang1, Jin-Ai Fan1
1Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Advanced Inorganic Oxygenated-Materials, College of Chemistry, Fuzhou University, Fuzhou, Fujian 350108, China. csun@fzu.edu.cn.
Abstract:
A series of proof-of-concept models with different degrees of hydration in the same donor-acceptor system were obtained through a functional motif-oriented structural design and screening strategy. The effect of water molecules on photoinduced electron transfer was explored from a crystallographic perspective for the first time. The reasons for the structural differences caused by different degrees of hydration were also discussed.
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