Chemist
Chemist

Biography

Nabajit Lahiri is a research scientist in the Physical Sciences division at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL). Nabajit received his PhD in chemistry from the University of Utah, where he developed synthetic routes to conductive and redox-active 2D metal-organic frameworks. At PNNL, his work broadly focuses on utilizing a suite of characterization techniques such as x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (including ambient-pressure XPS), x-ray fluorescence spectro-microscopy, and electron microscopy tools to understand crystallization mechanisms and the reactivity of minerals, and engineered nanoparticles for applications ranging from geologic carbon sequestration to corrosion science and catalysis.

Lahiri is always eager to collaborate, particularly on projects that would benefit from x-ray spectroscopy techniques to understand material reactivity.

Research Interest

  • X-ray Spectroscopy
  • Surface and Interface Chemistry
  • Geochemistry
  • Nanoscience
  • Carbon Storage

Disciplines and Skills

  • X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy
  • X-ray Fluorescence
  • Focused Ion Beam (FIB)-Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM)
  • IR Spectroscopy

Education

  • PhD in chemistry from University of Utah
  • MS in chemistry from Indian Institute of Technology Madras

Affiliations and Professional Service

  • American Chemical Society (ACS)
  • American Vacuum Society (AVS)

Publications

2023

  • Lahiri, N., D. Song, X. Zhang, X. Huang, K. A. Stoerzinger, O. Q. Carvalho, and P. P. Adiga, et al. 2023. "Interplay between Facets and Defects during the Dissociative and Molecular Adsorption of Water on Metal Oxide Surfaces." Journal of the American Chemical Society 145(5):2930-2940. PNNL-SA-178848. doi:10.1021/jacs.2c11291

2022

  • Bagus, P. S., C. J. Nelin, C. R. Brundle, B. V. Crist, E. S. Ilton, N. Lahiri, and K. M. Rosso. 2022. "Main and Satellite Features in the Ni 2p XPS of NiO." Inorganic Chemistry 61(45):18077-18094. PNNL-SA-179292. doi:10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c02549
  • Riley, B. J., S. Chong, J. Marcial, N. Lahiri, M. Bera, S. Lee, and T. Wu, et al. 2022. "Silver-loaded xerogel nanostructures for iodine capture: A comparison of thiolated vs unthiolated sorbents." ACS Applied Nano Materials 5(7):9478-9494. PNNL-SA-172289. doi:10.1021/acsanm.2c01741
  • Samarakoon, W. S., J. Hu, M. Song, M. E. Bowden, N. Lahiri, J. Liu, and L. Wang, et al. 2022. "Direct Imaging of the Structural and Morphological Evolution of Epitaxial LiCoO2 Films during Charge and Overcharge." Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126(37):15882-15890. PNNL-SA-171524. doi:10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c01940
  • Wang, L., Z. Yang, W. S. Samarakoon, Y. Zhou, M. E. Bowden, H. Zhou, J. Tao, Z. Zhu, N. Lahiri, et al. 2022. “Spontaneous Lithiation of Binary Oxides during Epitaxial Growth on LiCoO2.” Nano Lett. 22(13):5530–5537. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.2c01701
  • Yao, J., N. Lahiri, S. Tripathi, S. L. Riechers, E. S. Ilton, S. Chatterjee, and E. C. Buck. 2022. "A microfluidic electrochemical cell for studying the corrosion of uranium dioxide (UO2)." RSC Advances 12(30):19350–19358. PNNL-SA-167082. doi:10.1039/d2ra02501a
  • Yao, J., S. Tripathi, E. S. Ilton, B. K. McNamara, N. Lahiri, M. J. O'Hara, and S. L. Riechers, et al. 2022. Corrosion of U233-Doped Uranium Oxide using Microfluidics Methods. PNNL-33210. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, WA. Corrosion of U233-Doped Uranium Oxide using Microfluidics Methods

2021

  • Bagus, P. S., C. J. Nelin, C. R. Brundle, B. V. Crist, N. Lahiri, and K. M. Rosso. 2021. "Combined Multiplet Theory and Experiment for the Fe 2p and 3p XPS of FeO and Fe2O3." The Journal of Chemical Physics 154(9):094709. PNNL-SA-160461. doi:10.1063/5.0039765

2020

  • Bagus, P. S., C. J. Nelin, C. R. Brundle, B. V. Crist, N. Lahiri, and K. M. Rosso. 2020. "Covalency in Fe2O3 and FeO: Consequences for XPS Satellite Intensity." Journal of Chemical Physics 153(19):194702. PNNL-SA-158041. doi:10.1063/5.0030350
  • Bagus, P. S., C. J. Nelin, C. R. Brundle, N. Lahiri, E. S. Ilton, and K. M. Rosso. 2020. "Analysis of the Fe 2p XPS for Hematite alpha Fe2O3: Consequences of Covalent Bonding and Orbital Splittings on Multiplet Splittings." Journal of Chemical Physics 152(1):014704. PNNL-SA-151329. doi:10.1063/1.5135595
  • Chatterjee, S., M. S. Fujimoto, Y. Du, G. B. Hall, N. Lahiri, E. D. Walter, and L. Kovarik. 2020. "Redox-Based Electrochemical Affinity Sensor for Detection of Aqueous Pertechnetate Anion." ACS Sensors 5(3):674-685. PNNL-SA-143890. doi:10.1021/acssensors.9b01531