electron-accepting
1Electron affinity — The electron affinity, E ea, of an atom or molecule is the energy required to detach an electron from a singly charged negative ion, i.e., the energy change for the process::X rarr; X + e−An equivalent definition is the energy released ( E… …
2Electron acceptor — An electron acceptor is a chemical entity that accepts electrons transferred to it from another compound. It is an oxidizing agent that, by virtue of its accepting electrons, is itself reduced in the process.… …
3electrochemical reaction — ▪ chemistry Introduction any process either caused or accompanied by the passage of an electric current and involving in most cases the transfer of electrons between two substances one a solid and the other a liquid. Under ordinary… …
4Carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics — Organic photovoltaic devices (OPVs) are fabricated from thin films of organic semiconductors, such as polymers and small molecule compounds, and are typically on the order of 100 nm thick. Because polymer based OPVs can be made using a coating… …
5chromatography — chromatographer, n. chromatographic /kreuh mat euh graf ik, kroh meuh teuh /, adj. chromatographically, adv. /kroh meuh tog reuh fee/, n. Chem. the separation of mixtures into their constituents by preferential adsorption by a solid, as a column… …
6Charge-transfer complex — A charge transfer complex (CT complex) or electron donor acceptor complex is an association of two or more molecules, or of different parts of one very large molecule, in which a fraction of electronic charge is transferred between the molecular… …
7integrated circuit — Electronics. a circuit of transistors, resistors, and capacitors constructed on a single semiconductor wafer or chip, in which the components are interconnected to perform a given function. Abbr.: IC Also called microcircuit. [1955 60] * * * ▪… …
8Amicyanin — is a type I copper protein that plays an integral role in electron transfer. In bacteria such as Paracoccus denitrificans amicyanin is part of a three member redox complex along with methylamine dehydrogenase (MADH) and cytochrome c 551i.… …
9Organic matter — Other meanings can be found at Biological material Organic matter (or organic material, Natural Organic Matter, or NOM) is matter that has come from a once living organism; is capable of decay, or the product of decay; or is composed of organic… …
10Natural organic matter — (NOM) is broken down organic matter that comes from plants and animals in the environment. [ Natural Organic Matter, GreenFacts, 22 Apr, 2007 …
