Our research efforts are focused on photo/electrochemical reactions of inorganic nanomaterials and small molecules. These efforts are driven by broad interests in solar energy conversion, electrochemical energy storage, and optoelectronics. Our primary objective is to advance the fundamental knowledge related to homogeneous and heterogeneous electron transfer reactions, and how these reactions can be used effectively in photo/electrochemical applications. Our lab intersects the broad areas of inorganic and physical chemistry where we use a combination of solution and sol-gel based synthetic methods to produce unique and exciting inorganic molecules and solid state nanomaterials and then probe their photochemical, electrochemical, and thermochemical properties. The many techniques used to probe these physical properties include: Electrochemistry (CV, RRDE, Impedance), Spectroscopy (UV-Vis, Near-IR, FTIR, NMR, EPR, XPS), and Microscopy (SEM, TEM).

1. 1. Bredar, A.R.C.^a; Blanchet, M.D.^a; Burton, A.R.; Matthews, B.E.; Spurgeon, S.R.; Comes, R.B.*; Farnum, B.H.* "Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysis with Epitaxially Grown Spinel MnFe₂O₄ and Fe₃O₄" ACS Catal. 2022, 12, 3577-3588. (^aEqual Contribution) (doi: 10.1021/acscatal.1c05172)
   2. Burton, A.R.^a; Paudel, R.^a; Matthews, B.E.; Sassi, M.; Spurgeon, S.R.; Farnum, B.H.*; Comes, R.B.* "Thickness Dependent OER Electrocatalysis of Epitaxial LaFeO₃ Thin Films" J. Mater. Chem. A 2022, 10, 1909-1918. (^aEqual Contribution) (doi: 10.1039/d1ta07142d)
   3. Mazumder, M.M.R.; Burton, A.R.; Richburg, C.S.; Saha, S.; Cronin, B.; Duin, E.C.; Farnum, B.H.* "Controlling One-Electron vs Two-Electron Pathways in the Multi-Electron Redox Cycle of Nickel Diethyldithiocarbamate" Inorg. Chem. 2021, 60, 13388-13399. (doi: 10.1021/acsinorgchem.1c01699)
   4. Bredar, A.R.C.^a; Chown, A.L.^a; Burton, A.R.^a; Farnum, B.H.* "Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy of Metal Oxide Electrodes for Energy Applications" ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2020, 3, 66-98. (^aEqual Contribution) (doi: 10.1021/acsaem.9b01965)
   5. Bredar, A.R.C.; Blanchet, M.D.; Comes, R.B.; Farnum, B.H.* "Evidence and Influence of Copper Vacancies in p-Type CuGaO₂ Mesoporous Films" ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2019, 2, 19-28. (doi: 10.1021/acsaem.8b01558)