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The energetics and efficiency of light-induced charge separation across membranes are considered on a molecular level. It is shown how the activation energy that controls the efficiency can be evaluated from the dielectric constant and dielectric relaxation of the system. Examples are given by analyzing the action of artificial and biological photosynthetic systems, including bacterial reactions center (1,2).
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Warshel, A. (1987). Electrostatic Basis for Vectorial Light-Induced Charge Separation in Photobiological systems. In: Austin, R., et al. Protein Structure. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-4796-8_48
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