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. 2023 May 15;123(10):6545–6611. doi: 10.1021/acs.chemrev.2c00587
ϕ Thiele modulus
Da Damköhler number
L Damköhler number
kcat first-order rate constant of the catalytic reaction
  (in s–1)
Ds intraparticle diffusion coefficient of the substrate
v observed reaction rate (in mol s–1)
η internal effectiveness factor
TOFapp apparent TOF; rate normalized to the total
  amount of catalyst present
TOFtrue only active catalyst considered in catalytic particle
ntotal total moles of catalyst within the MOF particle
nactive active moles of catalyst within the MOF particle
V volume of the particle
Ccat concentration of the catalyst
r radial distance in spherical coordinates
R radius of the particle
Dox diffusivity of the sacrificial oxidant
Cox0 bulk oxidant concentration
Ccat0 total catalyst concentration
CS0 substrate concentration
D electron hopping coefficient OR diffusion
  coefficient of the substrate
df film thickness
dfopt optimal film thickness
ΦH2 HER quantum yield
nH2 number of moles of H2 produced
nphoton number of moles of photons absorbed
Ratehv rate of photon absorption