Electrons return to lower energy states after excitation due to thermodynamic instability

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Electrons return from excited energy states to lower energy configurations driven by thermodynamic favorability and free energy minimization.

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The retrieved papers consistently support the principle that electronic relaxation and deactivation pathways following excitation are governed by thermodynamic drivers, free energy differences, and kinetics.

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Kinetics vs Thermodynamics: Engineering Photoredox Reactivity from an Upper Excited State of Fe<sup>II</sup>.

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Ghosh A, Pfund B, Yarranton JT, Lien YJ, McCusker JK. Kinetics vs Thermodynamics: Engineering Photoredox Reactivity from an Upper Excited State of Fe<sup>II</sup>.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.6c02681

Paper [0] discusses how excited-state relaxation and ground-state recovery are governed by thermodynamic driving forces and Marcus-regime energetics.

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Electronic and Steric Tuning of Molecular Acidity toward Unified Models for Excited State Proton Transfer.

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Chen C, Myasnyanko IN, Baranov MS, Fang C. Electronic and Steric Tuning of Molecular Acidity toward Unified Models for Excited State Proton Transfer.. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202517140

Paper [2] demonstrates that the thermodynamic driving force and free energy differences dictate the kinetics and pathways of excited-state relaxation processes.

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Unraveling the photoredox chemistry of a molecular ruby.

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Yang G, Shillito GE, Seeber P, Wenger OS, Kupfer S. Unraveling the photoredox chemistry of a molecular ruby.. 2025. https://doi.org/10.1039/d5sc05170c

Paper [7] analyzes the thermodynamic and kinetic properties governing the deactivation and electron transfer processes of metal complexes following light absorption.

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judged → SUPPORTED · 7801 Aug 2026

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