THE NICHOLS LAB
THE NICHOLS LAB
Electrocatalysis • Inorganic Chemistry • Mechanisms • Spectroscopy
RECENT NEWS
Published in Inorganic Chemistry!
February 27, 2026
Our manuscript is published in Inorganic Chemistry and selected as an Editors' Choice article!
We compare a diverse set of O-H, N-H, and C-H acids and show that the rate constants of Fe porphyrin-catalyzed COâ‚‚ reduction depend on more than just acid pKa.
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RESEARCH AREAS
We are an inorganic research group with interests in the preparation and interrogation of molecular and interfacial electrocatalysts for sustainable energy applications. We draw conceptual inspiration from enzyme active sites to design efficient, selective, and tunable synthetic catalysts. We use cyclic voltammetry, spectroelectrochemistry, time-resolved FT-IR spectroscopy, and SEIRA spectroscopy to gain a deeper understanding of relevant governing parameters and mechanisms.
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