THE NICHOLS LAB
Publications
‡ denotes equal contributions
* denotes corresponding author
PUBLISHED with UBC AFFILIATION:
Litman, J.Z.; Farhat, R.; Branch, K.L.; Cryan, S.; Teindl, K.; Patrick, B.O.; Nichols, E.M.*
Organometallics, ASAPs.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.organomet.4c00252
Preprint available on ChemRxiv.
Electronic Tunability of Ruthenium Formyl and Hydroxymethyl Intermediates Relevant to Sustainable CO-to-Methanol Conversion
Characterizing Catalyst Function and Transformations in the Plasma Reduction of CO₂ on Atomic Layer Deposition-Synthesized Catalysts
Conlin, S.K.; Mehrabi, H.; Parette, D.N.;
Nichols, E.M.; Coridan, R.H.*
RSC Applied Interfaces, 2024, 1, 552-563.
Preprint available on ChemRxiv.
Porphyrin Aggregation under Homogeneous Conditions Inhibits Electrocatalysis: A Case Study on CO₂ Reduction
Branch, K.L.; Johnson, E.; Nichols, E.M.*
ACS Central Science, 2024, 10, 6, 1251-1261
Preprint available on ChemRxiv.
35+1 challenges in materials science being tackled by PIs under 35(ish) in 2023
Allen, M.; Bediako, K.; Bowman, W.J.; Calabrese, M.; Caretta, L.; Cersonsky, R.K.; Chen, W.; Correa, S.; Davidson, R.; Dresselhaus-Marais, L.; Eisler, C.N.; Furst, A.; Ge, T.; Hook, A.; Hsu, Y-T.; Jia, C.; Lu, J.; Lunghi, A.; Messina, M.S.; Moreno-Hernandez, I.A.; Nichols, E.M.; Rao, R.; Seifrid, M.; Shulenberger, K.E.; Simonov, A.N.; Su, X.; Swearer, D.F.; Tang, E.; Taylor, M.K.; Tran, H.; Trindade, G.F.; Truby, R.; Utzat, H.; Yang, Y.; Yee, D.W.; Zhao, S.; Cranford, S.*
Matter, 2023, 6, 2480-2487.
Linear Free Energy Relationships and Transition State Analysis of CO Reduction Catalysts Bearing Second Coordination Spheres with Tunable Acidity
Teindl, K.; Patrick, B.O.; Nichols, E.M.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2023, 145, 31, 17176-17186.
Preprint available on ChemRxiv.
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Templating Bicarbonate in the Second Coordination Sphere Enhances Electrochemical CO Reduction Catalyzed by Iron Porphyrins
Derrick, J.S.; Loipersberger, M.; Nistanaki, S.K.; Rothweiler, A.V.; Head-Gordon, M.; Nichols, E.M.*; Chang, C.J.*
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J. Am. Chem. Soc, 2022, 144, 26, 11656-11663.
Preprint available on ChemRxiv.
Interfacial Acid–Base Equilibria and Electric Fields Concurrently Probed by In Situ Surface-Enhanced Infrared Spectroscopy
Delley, M.F.*; Nichols, E.M.*; Mayer, J.M.*
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2021, 143, 28, 10778-10792.
Highlighted by E.J. Piechota in Nature Chemistry
PUBLISHED prior to UBC:
Chelating N-Heterocyclic Carbene Ligands Enable Tuning of Electrocatalytic CO
Reduction to Formate and Carbon Monoxide: Surface Organometallic Chemistry
Cao, Z.; Derrick, J.S.; Xu, J.; Gao, R.; Gong, M.; Nichols, E.M.; Smith, P.T.; Liu, X.; Wen, X.*; Copéret, C.; Chang, C.J.*
Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2018, 57, 18, 4981-4985
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Positional Effects of Second-Sphere Amide Pendants on Electrochemical CO
Reduction Catalyzed by Iron Porphyrins
Nichols, E.M.‡; Derrick, J.S.‡; Nistanaki, S.K.; Smith, P.T.; Chang, C.J.*
Chem. Sci., 2018, 9, 2952-2960
Included in themed collection:
"Most Popular 2018-2019 Catalysis Articles"
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Bioinspired Design of Redox-Active Ligands for Multielectron Catalysis: Effects of Positioning Pyrazine Reservoirs on Cobalt for Electro- and Photocatalytic Generation of Hydrogen from Water
Jurss, J.W.; Khnayzer, R.S.; Panetier, J.A.; El Roz, K.A.; Nichols, E.M.; Head-Gordon, M.*; Long, J.R.*; Castellano, F.N.*; Chang, C.J.*
Chem. Sci., 2015, 6, 4954-4972