Theoretical Studies in Chemical Kinetics and Related Problems

加州理工学院的Rudolph a . Marcus获得了美国国家科学基金会理论与计算化学项目的资助，继续对大型生物分子和界面上的电子转移进行理论研究。将解决八个研究问题：1)电子转移和扫描隧道显微镜（STM）跨有序单层；2)蛋白质的非绝热性和电子转移；3)半导体电极上的电荷转移速率常数；4)石墨上有机单层膜STM图像的偏置依赖性；5)电化学逆光电；6)蛋白质中电子转移的顺序方法；7)分子内动力学和单分子反应；8)不依赖质量的同位素效应。本研究将解决大型生物分子中的电荷转移问题，从而为理解光合作用等过程的机制提供线索。它还将澄清表面结构的确定，并将有助于电子设备的构造。电荷转移的研究对腐蚀和电池也有意义。

Rudolph A. Marcus of the California Institute of Technology is funded by a grant from the Theory and Computational Chemistry Program of the National Science Foundation to continue theoretical research in electron transfer in large biomolecules and at interfaces. Eight research problems will be addressed: 1) electron transfer and scanning tunnel microscopy (STM) across ordered monolayers; 2) nonadiabaticity and electron transfer in proteins; 3) charge transfer rate constants at semiconductor electrodes; 4) bias dependence of STM images of organic monolayers on graphite; 5) electrochemical inverse photoemission; 6) sequential approach to electron transfer in proteins; 7) intramolecular dynamics and unimolecular reactions; 8) mass-independent isotope effect. This research will address the problem of charge transfer in large biomolecules and will therefore provide clues for the understanding of the mechanism of such processes as photosynthesis. It will also clarify the determination of the structure of surfaces, and will help in the construction of electronic devices, for example. The charge transfer research has also implications for corrosion and batteries.