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Xiaowei Song1, Richard N Zare1
1Department of Chemistry, Stanford University Stanford California 94305 USA rnz@stanford.edu.
Abstract:
This study presents compelling evidence demonstrating that irradiation of the air-solution interface, whether achieved through the spraying of microdroplets into the air or by bubbling air through a solution, significantly accelerates the rate of photochemical reactions by orders of magnitude compared to identical reaction conditions in bulk solutions. We propose this approach as a novel and versatile method for harnessing solar energy in chemical transformations.
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