Research record (Jeong Y. Park)

 

Oct 2006 – present

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Chemical Sciences Division, University of California, Berkeley

Research on energy dissipation during catalytic reactions and hot electron detection with metal-semiconductor Schottky diode

 

Staff Scientist (supervisor: Prof. Gabor Somorjai in Dept of Chemistry, University of California Berkeley and Lawrence Berkeley National Lab)

Research programs are focused on :

§          The hot electron detection with metal-semiconductor nanodiodes during exothermic processes.

§          Investigation of influence of size, shape, and composition in Pt and Rh nanoparticles and bimetallic nanoparticles on the catalytic activity

 

Gabor A. Somorjai, and Jeong Y. Park, "Frontier of Surface Science" Physics Today (feature article) 60, 48 (2007).

External recognition on “The Evolution of Model Catalytic Systems; Studies of Structure, Bonding and Dynamics from Single Crystal Metal Surfaces to Nanoparticles, and from Low Pressure (< 10-3 Torr) to High Pressure (> 10-3 Torr) to Liquid Interfaces” by G. A. Somorjai, R. L. York, D. Butcher and J. Y. Park, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 9, 3500-3513 (2007). Selected as the Hot Article in PCCP

 

April 2002 – September 2006

Research on nanomechanics, tribology, and molecular electronics

 Physicist Postdoctoral Fellow (supervisors:  Prof. Miquel Salmeron in LBNL and  Prof. Patricia Thiel in Ames Lab, Iowa State University)

 

Research programs are focused on :

§          Probing and controlling of electronic friction in patterned silicon pn junction devices- electronic origin of energy dissipation mechanism

External recognition on “Electronic control of friction in silicon pn junctions" [J. Y. Park et al. Science, 313, 186, (2006).]

Highlighted in

NewScientist.com news  Twin friction-tricks grease nano-wheels

Nature Nanotechnology News & Views Bringing Friction to a Halt

Materialstoday news Semiconductor friction undergoes electronic control Science Perspective Controlling friction Science Issue highlight Routes to Friction Control Nanotechweb.org news and Physicsweb news Towards frictionless nanomachines Contracosta Times  (08/01/2006) Scientists battle friction down at the atomic level LBL today (07/26/2006) Scientists Fight Friction Down to the Last Atom Analytical Chemistry (ACS publication) News Modulating Friction in Silicon Surfaces Physicsworld News Reducing friction at the nano scale Tribology and Lubrication Technology, Tech Beat (November, 2006) Regulating Nanoscale Friction, Selected as Image of the Month: July 2007 in RHK-tech Inc.

 

§          Atomic scale investigation of mechanical properties in quasicrystals by using a combined apparatus of atomic force microscopy / scanning tunneling microscopy in ultrahigh vacuum.

External recognition on “High Friction Anisotropy in Decagonal Quasicrystal Surface”  [J. Y. Park et al. Science 309, 1354 (2005)]

Highlighted in

Physics News Update of American Institute of Physics, No. 710, Nov. 2004 Novel Quasicrystal Friction Properties Today at Berkeley Lab, Nov 2004  Novel Quasicrystals Present Less Friction American Vacuum Society 51st Symposium news release Novel Quasicrystal Friction Properties (also see lay paper) Berkeley Lab news (Aug. 25, 2005) Of Friction and "The Da Vinci Code" Ames Lab news (Aug. 26, 2005) Proving Da Vinci right at the atomic scale  Today at Berkeley Lab, Aug 26, 2005 Da Vinci Friction Theory Gets Nanoscale Test This week in Science, Aug 26, 2005 A Sharp and Slippery Turn Materials Research Society bulletin October News  Research/Researcher High Frictional Anisotropy Found on Quasicrystal Surface American Chemistry Society professional article Quasicrystal Discoveries  Tribology & Lubrication Technology, Cutting edge (in Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers) Curious Quasicrystals

 

§          First STM observation of atomic scale coexistence of periodicity and aperiodicity on decagonal quasicrystal surface  Phys. Rev. B 72 (Rapid Communication), 220201 (2005). Selected as Image of the Month: October in RHK-tech Inc. Selected as an Image of Year of Science Bowl in National Science Bowl, US Department of Energy (January, 2007)

§            Investigation of mechanical and charge transport properties of organic molecule self-assembled monolayers (with I. Ratera, and Yabing Qi).

§            Sensing the dipole fields of the Smoluchowski effect at the atomic steps by combined Electrostatic Force and Scanning Tunneling Microscopy   [J. Y. Park et al. Phys. Rev. Lett. 95, 136802 (2005).]

 

 July 1999 –

 March 2002

Department of Physics and Laboratory for Physical Sciences

University of Maryland College Park

Research on nanoelectronics and physics of nanostructure

                 

Postdoctoral Research Associate (supervisors : Prof. Ellen Williams in Dept. of Physics, and Prof. Ray Phaneuf in Laboratory for Physical Sciences)

Research Program focused on: Field-induced fabrication and characterization of nanodots, STM manipulation and modification of nanostructure, Electrical characterization of operating microelectronic device with STM, tunneling spectroscopy and conductance imaging, Time response of carrier charge in silicon pn junction, and The study of electromigration of nanodots and carbon nanotube on silicon pn junction.

 

1995

June 1999

Seoul National University

Study of nanomagnetism with low energy electron point source microscopy and electron beam based lithography with electron beam microcolumn system

Research associate (advisor: Prof. Young Kuk )

Research program includes probing the local magnetic field with LEEPS (low energy electron point source) microscopy and fabrication of an STM aligned electron beam microcolumn system for the application of nanolithography.

 

Aug 1993 –

Nov 1997

Department of Physics, Seoul National University

Research Associate & Teaching Associate.