Nanocarbons as electron donors and acceptors in photoinduced electron-transfer reactions

ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2017, Pages M3055-M3061

  Fukuzumi, Shunichi ^a,b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b MEIJO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON NANOTUBES; ELECTRON TRANSITIONS; ELECTRONS; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; FULLERENES; NANOHORNS; NANOTUBES; PEROVSKITE SOLAR CELLS; PHOTOSYNTHESIS; YARN;

ELECTRON DONOR ACCEPTORS; ELECTRON TRANSFER; ENDOHEDRAL METALLOFULLERENES; HIGH POWER CONVERSION; PHOTO-INDUCED ELECTRON TRANSFER; PHOTOSYNTHETIC REACTION CENTER; REORGANIZATION ENERGIES; TETRACYANOETHYLENE;

GRAPHENE;

EID: 85022055909     PISSN: 21628769     EISSN: 21628777     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1149/2.0061706jss     Document Type: Article

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