Nature of excess electrons in polar fluids: Anion-solvated electron equilibrium and polarized hole-burning in liquid acetonitrile

Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters

Volumn 4, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 1471-1476

  Doan, Stephanie C ^a   Schwartz, Benjamin J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

acetonitrile anion; polarized transient hole burning; solvated electron; ultrafast spectroscopy

Indexed keywords

BROADENED SPECTRA; ELECTRON EQUILIBRIUM; EXCESS ELECTRONS; HOLE BURNING; LIQUID ACETONITRILE; RECOMBINATION DYNAMICS; SOLVATED ELECTRON; ULTRA-FAST SPECTROSCOPIES;

ACETONITRILE; DIMERS; ELECTRONS; NEGATIVE IONS;

LIQUIDS;

EID: 84877139926     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19487185     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jz400621m     Document Type: Article

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