title: Single molecule electron transfer dynamics in complex environments.
abstract: We propose a new theoretical approach to study the kinetics of the electron transfer (ET) under the dynamical influence of the complex environments with the first passage times (FPT) of the reaction events. By measuring the mean and high order moments of FPT and their ratios, the full kinetics of ET, especially the dynamical transitions across different temperature zones, is revealed. The potential applications of the current results to single molecule electron transfer are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Física, IBILCE, Universidade Estadual Paulista, São José do Rio Preto, SP 15054-000, Brazil. vleite@ibilce.unesp.br
authors.forename: Vitor B P
authors.initials: VB
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.forename: Luciana C P
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Alonso
authors.forename: Marshall
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D003198:Computer Simulation; D004579:Electron Transport; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D008956:Models, Chemical; D013696:Temperature; D013816:Thermodynamics