Charge recombination

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-001903",
  "term": "Charge recombination",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The process in which separated positive and negative charges, formed after an initial charge separation event, return to their original, uncharged state. This typically involves an electron returning to a positively charged species or a hole returning to a negatively charged species. It is a deactivation pathway that competes with productive chemical reactions or energy transfer processes in photochemistry.",
  "subject": "Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "charge separation",
    "electronic state"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1996, 68, 2223. 'Glossary of terms used in photochemistry (IUPAC Recommendations 1996)' on page 2231 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199668122223)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/charge-recombination/"
}