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Quantum-Mechanical Formalisms of Electron Transfer Reactions at Electrode—Electrolyte Interfaces

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A quantum-mechanical theory of electron transfer processes at a metal electrode/electrolyte interface was originated by Gurney(1) in 1931. According to this theory, the electrochemical electron transfer reaction at an electrode metal involves the tunneling of electrons across the interfacial barrier to the activated ions in solution. This approach of Gurney was later named molecular theory and was further developed by Butler,(2) Gerischer,(3,4) Christov,(5–7) Bockris and co-workers,(8–12) Schmickler,(13,14) Khan and co-workers,(15–19) and Ovchinnikov and Benderskii.(20)

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Khan, S.U.M. (1992). Quantum-Mechanical Formalisms of Electron Transfer Reactions at Electrode—Electrolyte Interfaces. In: Murphy, O.J., Srinivasan, S., Conway, B.E. (eds) Electrochemistry in Transition. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9576-2_13

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