Center for Electron Transfer (CeT, 전자전달연구센터)

CeT is dedicated to the exploration of electron transfer events from a chemist’s point of view to unravel and understand complex electron transfer reactions occurring in nature.

Investigations of electron transfer during the transformation of matter have enormous potential in both aspects of pure scientific inquiry and practical application.

Founded by researchers in diverse chemistry sub-disciplines, CeT proposes the ‘3S’ classification to systematically breakdown the chemical processes following electron transfer. These are: (1) electron transfer at the surface interface (Surface), (2) surrounding environment during electron transfer (Surroundings), (3) chemical reactions associated with electron transfer (Subsequent Reactions). Combination of these three components constitute the chemical processes involved in electron transfer, and a full understanding of each will provide a mechanistic and comprehensive depiction of various electron transfer phenomena.

The Center is headed by Prof. Taek Dong Chung and is made up of three teams, including nine research professors, numerous postdoctoral fellows, graduate students, and administrative personnel. CeT is funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT (MSIT, 과학기술정보통신부) and the National Research Foundation of Korea’s Science Research Center (SRC) and was founded in June 2021.