Mechanistic insight into deep holes from interband transitions in Palladium nanoparticle photocatalysts
Pin Lyu, Randy Espinoza, Md. Imran Khan, William C. Spaller, Sayantani Ghosh, Son C. Nguyen
Abstract
-X complex, thus accelerating the rate-determining step of the catalytic cycle. The hot electrons do not play a decisive role. In the future, catalytic mechanisms induced by deep holes should deserve as much attention as the well-known hot electron transfer mechanism.
Topics & Concepts
PhotocatalysisNanoparticleCatalysisPlasmonMaterials sciencePhotochemistryHot electronNanotechnologyMesoporous materialSurface plasmon resonancePalladiumElectronChemistryChemical physicsPhysicsOptoelectronicsOrganic chemistryQuantum mechanicsAdvanced Photocatalysis TechniquesNanocluster Synthesis and ApplicationsQuantum Dots Synthesis And Properties