Table 1. Averaged Values of the Different Nanoparticle “Batches” For the Charge Transfer Coefficient (α) Determined from Simulation and the Standard Heterogeneous Electron Transfer Rate Constant (k°)a.
α (simulation) | k° (cm/s) | |
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5 nm Au | 0.540 ± 0.020 | 8.75 ± 3.7 (10−5) |
12 nm Au | 0.477 ± 0.015 | 9.64 ± 5.5 (10−6) |
50 nm Au | 0.501 ± 0.015 | 7.08 ± 4.2 (10−6) |
4 nm Pt | 0.742 ± 0.006 | 8.71 ± 2.0 (10−2) |
10 nm Ptb | 0.775 ± 0.003 | 7.66 ± 0.88 (10−2) |
30 nm Pt | 0.758 ± 0.007 | 4.23 ± 0.62 (10−2) |
Reproduced with permission ref 46. Copyright 2016 American Chemical Society.
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