Photoinduced charge separation

Photoinduced charge separation is the process of an electron in an atom or molecule, being excited to a higher energy level by the absorption of a photon and then leaving the atom or molecule to free space, or to a nearby electron acceptor.[1]

  1. ^ Imahori, Hiroshi (April 2023). "Molecular Photoinduced Charge Separation: Fundamentals and Application". Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan. 96 (4): Pages 339–352.