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. 2007 Jan 18;4(14):439–461. doi: 10.1098/rsif.2006.0196

Figure 15.

Figure 15

Photoexcitation mechanism at the surface of diamond in contact with TFAAD. Valence-band electrons are photoexcited into empty surface states of diamond and then into empty states of TFAAD molecules which generates nucleophilic properties.