THE NICHOLS LAB
THE NICHOLS LAB
Electrocatalysis • Inorganic Chemistry • Mechanisms • Spectroscopy
RECENT NEWS
Published in JACS!
January 2nd, 2026
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Our manuscript titled “Highly Acidic Second Coordination Spheres Promote In Situ Formation of Iron Phlorins Exhibiting Fast and Selective COâ‚‚ Reduction” is published in J. Am. Chem. Soc.
We use a combination of cyclic voltammetry, spectroelectrochemistry, and DFT calculations to identify key changes in porphyrin speciation that have dramatic impacts on catalytic rates.
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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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