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New Kinetic Equations for Spin-Dependent Recombination of Radical Pairs and Their Comparison with Existing Phenomenological Equations

Received: 13 August 2022     Accepted: 30 August 2022     Published: 8 September 2022
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For the first time, well-founded new kinetic equations for the density matrix of an ensemble of non-interacting radical pairs (RPs) are derived considering their spin-dependent recombination. Recombination of RP is considered as a quasi-unimolecular process. Similar to Rice-Ramsperger-Kassel-Marcus (RRKM) theory of unimolecular reactions it is suggested that there is stochastic Poisson process which provides randomly chances for recombination. Those chances appear independent of a spin state of RPs. Whether the chance to recombine will be realized or not depends on the state of the spins of the unpaired electrons of the RPs. For this model the spin density matrix r(t) can be represented as the product of the RP density matrix (hypothetical pair) r0(t), in which the recombination of radicals is not included, and the probability f(t) that the RP in the time interval (0, t) survived, i.e. did not recombine: r(t)=f(t) r0(t). In this work, new kinetic equations for f(t) and r(t) are derived. The equation for f(t) gives in fact kinetic equations for the concentration of RPs. The basic equations are obtained for the situation when all RPs of the ensemble start in the same pure quantum state. The obtained kinetic equations are generalized to the case when the initial state of the system is mixed. For some set of parameters of RPs, results of new kinetic equations presented in this work were compared with results of existing phenomenological kinetic equations. While they correspond qualitatively, there is significant quantitative difference.

Published in American Journal of Physical Chemistry (Volume 11, Issue 3)
DOI 10.11648/j.ajpc.20221103.13
Page(s) 67-74
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Spin Chemistry, New Kinetic Equations, Kinetics of Radical Pairs Recombination, Spin-Dependent Recombination, Radical Pairs

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