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Dr Michael Higham
(he/him)
MRSC
Teams and roles for Michael Higham
Research Associate
Publication
2026
- Sun, S. , Higham, M. D. and Catlow, C. R. A. 2026. Comparative analysis of the mechanism and selectivity of CO2 hydrogenation on undoped and Fe-doped Rh(111) surfaces. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 384 (2318) 20240471. (10.1098/rsta.2024.0471)
2025
- Jurado A., D. A. et al., 2025. Electronic effects of AI doping on the mechanism of methanol formation on an AI doped Cu/ZnO interface model. ChemCatChem 17 (19) e00824. (10.1002/cctc.202500824)
- Zhang, Y. et al., 2025. REMatch plus SOS: Machine-learning-accelerated structure prediction for supported metal nanoclusters. Physical Review Materials 9 (3) 033801. (10.1103/physrevmaterials.9.033801)
2023
- Gianolio, D. et al., 2023. Interfacial chemistry in the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of CO2 over C‑supported Cu-based systems. ACS Catalysis 13 (9), pp.5876-5895. (10.1021/acscatal.3c01288)
- Quesne, M. G. , Higham, M. D. and Catlow, R. 2023. Advances in modelling reaction mechanisms: bridging the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. In: Hutchings, G. et al., Modern Developments in Catalysis Vol 2. , pp.327-376. (10.1142/9781800612013_0009)
2020
- Higham, M. D. et al. 2020. Morphology of Cu clusters supported on reconstructed polar ZnO (0001) and (000[1]) surfaces†. Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability 8 (43), pp.22840-22857. (10.1039/D0TA08351H)
- Higham, M. , Quesne, M. G. and Catlow, C. R. A. 2020. Mechanism of CO2 conversion to methanol over Cu(110) and Cu(100) surfaces. Dalton Transactions 49 (25), pp.8478–8497. (10.1039/D0DT00754D)
- Xie, B. et al., 2020. Synergistic ultraviolet and visible light photo-activation enables intensified low-temperature methanol synthesis over copper/zinc oxide/alumina. Nature Communications 11 1615. (10.1038/s41467-020-15445-z)
Articles
- Sun, S. , Higham, M. D. and Catlow, C. R. A. 2026. Comparative analysis of the mechanism and selectivity of CO2 hydrogenation on undoped and Fe-doped Rh(111) surfaces. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences 384 (2318) 20240471. (10.1098/rsta.2024.0471)
- Jurado A., D. A. et al., 2025. Electronic effects of AI doping on the mechanism of methanol formation on an AI doped Cu/ZnO interface model. ChemCatChem 17 (19) e00824. (10.1002/cctc.202500824)
- Zhang, Y. et al., 2025. REMatch plus SOS: Machine-learning-accelerated structure prediction for supported metal nanoclusters. Physical Review Materials 9 (3) 033801. (10.1103/physrevmaterials.9.033801)
- Gianolio, D. et al., 2023. Interfacial chemistry in the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of CO2 over C‑supported Cu-based systems. ACS Catalysis 13 (9), pp.5876-5895. (10.1021/acscatal.3c01288)
- Higham, M. D. et al. 2020. Morphology of Cu clusters supported on reconstructed polar ZnO (0001) and (000[1]) surfaces†. Journal of Materials Chemistry A: materials for energy and sustainability 8 (43), pp.22840-22857. (10.1039/D0TA08351H)
- Higham, M. , Quesne, M. G. and Catlow, C. R. A. 2020. Mechanism of CO2 conversion to methanol over Cu(110) and Cu(100) surfaces. Dalton Transactions 49 (25), pp.8478–8497. (10.1039/D0DT00754D)
- Xie, B. et al., 2020. Synergistic ultraviolet and visible light photo-activation enables intensified low-temperature methanol synthesis over copper/zinc oxide/alumina. Nature Communications 11 1615. (10.1038/s41467-020-15445-z)
Book sections
- Quesne, M. G. , Higham, M. D. and Catlow, R. 2023. Advances in modelling reaction mechanisms: bridging the gap between homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysis. In: Hutchings, G. et al., Modern Developments in Catalysis Vol 2. , pp.327-376. (10.1142/9781800612013_0009)