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Sungsik Lee

Physicist

Chemical and Materials Science • X-ray Science Division

Contact

  • Argonne National Laboratory
  • 9700 S. Cass Ave
  • Building 433 - E007
  • (630) 252-7491
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Biography:

Sungsik Lee (이성식) is a physicist in Chemical and Materials Science group (X-ray Science Division) at Argonne National Laboratory. His research interests include catalysis studies of nano clusters on metal oxides and application of x-ray techniques (EXAFS, SAXS, GISAXS) on nanostructured materials.

Publications:
1. Fang, C.; Liu, L.; Weng, J.; Zhang, S.; Zhang, X.; Ren, Z.; Shen, Y.; Meng, F.; Zheng, B.; Li, S.; Wu, J.; Shi, W.; Lee, S.; Zhang, W.; Huo, F., Modifiers VS. Channels: Creating Shape-Selective Catalysis of Metal Nanoparticles/Porous-Nanomaterials. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60 (2), 976-982.
2. Wang, L.; Dai, A.; Xu, W.; Lee, S.; Cha, W.; Harder, R.; Liu, T.; Ren, Y.; Yin, G.; Zuo, P.; Wang, J.; Lu, J.; Wang, J., Structural Distortion Induced by Manganese Activation in a Lithium-Rich Layered Cathode. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142 (35), 14966-14973.
3. Lee, S.; Halder, A.; Ferguson, G. A.; Seifert, S.; Winans, R. E.; Teschner, D.; Schlögl, R.; Papaefthimiou, V.; Greeley, J.; Curtiss, L. A.; Vajda, S., Subnanometer cobalt oxide clusters as selective low temperature oxidative dehydrogenation catalysts. Nature Communications 2019, 10 (1), 954.
4. Marcinkowski, M. D.; Darby, M. T.; Liu, J.; Wimble, J. M.; Lucci, F. R.; Lee, S.; Michaelides, A.; Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, M.; Stamatakis, M.; Sykes, E. C. H., Pt/Cu single-atom alloys as coke-resistant catalysts for efficient C–H activation. Nature Chemistry 2018, 10, 325-332.
5. Shan, J.; Li, M.; Allard, L. F.; Lee, S.; Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, M., Mild oxidation of methane to methanol or acetic acid on supported isolated rhodium catalysts. Nature 2017, 551, 605.
6. Zhou, Y.; Guan, X.; Zhou, H.; Ramadoss, K.; Adam, S.; Liu, H.; Lee, S.; Shi, J.; Tsuchiya, M.; Fong, D. D.; Ramanathan, S., Strongly correlated perovskite fuel cells. Nature 2016, 534, 231-234.
7. Yang, M.; Li, S.; Wang, Y.; Herron, J. A.; Xu, Y.; Allard, L. F.; Lee, S.; Huang, J.; Mavrikakis, M.; Flytzani-Stephanopoulos, M., Catalytically active Au-O(OH)x- species stabilized by alkali ions on zeolites and mesoporous oxides. Science 2014, 346 (6216), 1498-1501.
8. Canlas, C.; Lu, J.; Ray, N.; Grosso-Giordano, N.; Lee, S.; Elam, J.; Winans, R.; Stair, P.; Duyne, R. V.; Notestein, J., Shape-selective sieving layers on an oxide catalyst surface Nature Chemistry 2012, 4, 1030-1036.
9. Lei, Y.; Mehmood, F.; Lee, S.; Greeley, J.; Lee, B.; Seifert, S.; Winans, R. E.; Elam, J. W.; Meyer, R. J.; Redfern, P. C.; Teschner, D.; Schlogl, R.; Pellin, M. J.; Curtiss, L. A.; Vajda, S., Increased Silver Activity for Direct Propylene Epoxidation via Subnanometer Size Effects. Science 2010, 328 (5975), 224-228.
 

 

Interests:

· Structural characterization of nanoparticles and nanocomposite materials by SAXS/GISAXS

· Spectroscopic characterization using in situ XANES and EXAFS study on thin film and nanoparticles

· Size and support effects on heterogeneous catalysis

· Spectroscopic analysis: XPS, UPS, MIES, ISS and TPD

Education:

· Ph.D. Chemistry, University of Utah

· M.S. Chemistry, Yonsei University, Korea 

· B.S. Chemistry, Yonsei University, Korea

Experience:

· X-ray Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory. Assistant Chemist

· Chemical Sciences and Engineering Division, Argonne National Laboratory. Postdoctoral Appointee

· Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M. Postdoctoral Researcher

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