Electron transfer is simply the moving of electrons from one place to another, such as in DSSC, photo-exicited electrons is transferred from dye to substrate metal oxide.
Charge transfer includes electron transfer, but it is not limited to electrons, since some other charge carriers (i.e. protons) could be moved as well.
Energy transfer is normally corresponding to the transfer of photons (EM waves). One good example could be the FRET process, in which incident radiation is captured by the donors and then transferred to acceptor through a short distance via dipole-dipole coupling.
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Charge transfer refers to the participation of charged species in a redox process. Charge could be; electrons, protons, etc. Electron transfer is a charge transfer process
Electron transfer is simply the moving of electrons from one place to another, such as in DSSC, photo-exicited electrons is transferred from dye to substrate metal oxide.
Charge transfer includes electron transfer, but it is not limited to electrons, since some other charge carriers (i.e. protons) could be moved as well.
Energy transfer is normally corresponding to the transfer of photons (EM waves). One good example could be the FRET process, in which incident radiation is captured by the donors and then transferred to acceptor through a short distance via dipole-dipole coupling.
Hope it helps.
I agree with Isaiah Owusu Gyan. I want to add some further explanation. Actually Charge and electron transfer are the same process (eg, oxidation, reduction or ionization processes etc.) But, transfer of energy is entirely a different procedure. In the process, there may be so many factors involving .... like, inelastic collision of charged particles in which momentum is changed.
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