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reorganization energy in electron transfer repeatability

reorganization

in polymers
The molecular process by which (i) amorphous or poorly ordered regions of a polymer specimen become incorporated into crystals, or (ii) a change to a more stable crystal structure takes place, or (iii) defects within the crystal decrease.
Notes:
  1. Secondary crystallization may be involved in the reorganization process.
  2. Reorganization may result from annealing.
  3. Points (i) and (ii) above may also be called crystal perfection.
Source:
Purple Book, p. 85
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IUPAC. Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 2nd ed. (the "Gold Book"). Compiled by A. D. McNaught and A. Wilkinson. Blackwell Scientific Publications, Oxford (1997). XML on-line corrected version: http://goldbook.iupac.org (2006-) created by M. Nic, J. Jirat, B. Kosata; updates compiled by A. Jenkins. ISBN 0-9678550-9-8. https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.
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