“…The group-specific interaction-mediated photo-charge transport dynamics between the active sites (pGQDs or rGQDs) and around the reactant molecules (4-NP) dominate the key mechanism of hydrogenation efficiency, which can also be determined through TPV analysis. In our previous study, the photo-charge transport behaviors in the gas–solid interface were investigated to verify the intrinsic mechanism of reduction enhancement promoted by strong adsorption at specific active sites. , Similarly, TPV analyses of all the catalysts in this study (HT, HT/PDDA, HT/PDDA/pGQDs, and HT/PDDA/rGQDs, respectively) before and after the adsorption of 4-NP were separately performed to gain insights into the photo-charge migration dynamics at the catalyst-reactant interface. As illustrated in Figure S13a, the contact between 4-NP molecules and pure HT NPs caused a polarity reversal of the TPV response, further confirming the capture of surface hydroxyl groups; this is similar to the results for HT/PDDA NPs (Figure c).…”