title: Theoretical studies of electron transfer through dendrimeric architecture.
abstract: We have analyzed the steady-state electron transfer rate through a bridge of dendrimeric architecture. The difference between the linear chain and the dendrimeric architecture has also been demonstrated with steady-state rate as a main observable in the coherent and incoherent regimes of interactions. It is shown that generally the rate of electron transfer in dendrimeric architecture is faster than the rate associated with their linear chain counterpart with similar kind of bonding connectivities. The rate depends upon the size of the molecule, core branching, and the nature of the coupling among the different nodes on the dendrimer molecule. Depending upon the nature of the donor and acceptor, phenomenological dephasing coefficient due to environment and the geometry of the dendrimeric architecture, the modification of electron transfer rate has been studied. In the regime of fully coherent interactions where all quantum effects are considered the rate shows a multiple inversion due to the dendrimer architecture which is neither available in the regime of incoherent interaction nor in the linear chain case in similar condition. We have discussed about the applicability of our model in metal-molecule-metal junction, photoinduced electron transfer process, and molecular conductor.
authors.affiliation: S. N. Bose National Centre For Basic Sciences, JD Block, Sector-III, Salt Lake City, Kolkata 700098, India. ranadipankar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Dipankar
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rana
authors.forename: Gautam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gangopadhyay