Electron transfer and conductance quantum
Paulo R. Bueno
Abstract
The electron transfer rate constant of an electrochemical reaction and the conductance quantum are fundamental concepts that drive processes ranging from nanoscale electronic circuits to photosynthesis. In this paper, it is demonstrated that they are correlated with the concept of electrochemical capacitance. The relationship between electron transfer rate, quantum transport and electrochemical capacitance encompasses the theory of electron transfer rate proposed by Rudolph A. Marcus, and potentially unites electronics and electrochemistry.
Topics & Concepts
ConductanceConductance quantumQuantumElectron transferQuantum point contactQuantum mechanicsCondensed matter physicsMarcus theoryPhysicsElectronCapacitanceQuantum wireQuantum dissipationChemistryQuantum wellReaction rate constantElectrodeKineticsLaserOrganic chemistryMolecular Junctions and NanostructuresElectrochemical Analysis and ApplicationsMechanical and Optical Resonators