Slow electrons for more efficient reactions

https://ethz.ch/en/news-and-events/eth-news/news/2023/06/slow-electrons-for-more-efficient-reactions.html

"dissolving sodium in ammonia exposed to UV causing ammonia and sodium electrons join forming dielectron (2 electron with no nucleus) occupying tiny cavity in solution... dielectron breaks up 1 electron moves away at speed determined by UV wavelength and some of this energy transfers to electron... improve radiation damage analysis, optimize certain chemical reactions by using UV increase electrons’ kinetic energy (speed)"

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