https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.R05292
Gibbs energy dissipated when a system that has undergone 'vertical' @[email protected] (i.e., @[email protected] obeying the @[email protected]) relaxes to the equilibrium state for its new charge distribution. Commonly the total reorganization energy (\(\lambda\)) is written as the sum of an inner contribution (\(\lambda_{\text{in}}\)) and an outer contribution (\(\lambda_{\text{out}}\)) attributed to nuclear reorganizations of the redox partners and their environment (solvent), respectively.
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Approximations have been proposed to calculate the value of \(\lambda_{\text{out}}\) taking into account the '@[email protected]' of the solvent.
Approximations have been proposed to calculate the value of \(\lambda_{\text{out}}\) taking into account the '@[email protected]' of the solvent.