Deciphering the reaction mechanisms of photothermal hydrogen production using H/D kinetic isotope effect
Sara El Hakim, Tony Chave, Sergey I. Nikitenko
Abstract
Large H/D isotope separation coefficient and its variation with temperature indicates a hole-mediated O–H bond cleavage as the limiting stage of photothermal hydrogen production.
Topics & Concepts
Photothermal therapyKinetic energyKinetic isotope effectCatalysisProduction (economics)Hydrogen productionChemistryHydrogen isotopeHydrogenPhotochemistryNanotechnologyMaterials sciencePhysicsDeuteriumNuclear physicsEconomicsOrganic chemistryMacroeconomicsQuantum mechanicsChemical Reactions and IsotopesAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesCatalytic Processes in Materials Science