Photochemistry II: Electron Transfer Processes

This lecture covers the theory behind electron transfer processes in photochemistry, focusing on concepts such as avoided crossing of potential energy surfaces, adiabatic vs. diabatic electron transfer, Fermi's golden rule, and the Marcus-Jortner semi-classical theory. It also discusses the dynamics of light-induced electron transfer and the charge injection into a continuum of acceptor states. The lecture concludes with a detailed analysis of the photo-oxydation of aromatic hydrocarbons by acrdinium dyes, including the non-linear fitting of the parameters of Marcus-Dogonadze's equation.