Photoinduced Charge Separation

Photoinduced charge separation is the process of an electron in an atom or molecule, being excited to a higher energy level by the absorption of a photon and then leaving the atom to a nearby electron acceptor.

Read more about Photoinduced Charge Separation:  Rutherford Model, Bohr Model

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