Nanometer-scale phase separation and preferential solvation in THF-water mixtures: Ultrafast electron hydration and recombination dynamics following ctts excitation of I-

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 2, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 2797-2804

  Bragg, Arthur E ^a   Kanu, Godwin U ^b   Schwartz, Benjamin J ^b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BINARY SOLUTIONS; CHARGE-TRANSFER-TO-SOLVENT; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; ELECTRON DIFFUSION; GEMINATE RECOMBINATION; IODINE ATOMS; ION PAIRS; LOCAL SOLUTION; MIXED SOLUTION; MOLE FRACTION; NANO-METER-SCALE; NANOMETER LENGTH SCALE; PREFERENTIAL SOLVATION; RECOMBINATION DYNAMICS; SOLVATED ELECTRON; TETRABUTYLAMMONIUM; TETRAHYDROFURANS; TIME-SCALES; ULTRA-FAST;

BINARY MIXTURES; CHARGE TRANSFER; ELECTRONS; HYDRATION; IODINE; PHASE SEPARATION;

ORGANIC SOLVENTS;

EID: 80455174345     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz201295a     Document Type: Article

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