Bio

Do Y. Yoon is Adjunct Professor of Chemical Engineering at Stanford University since 2012. He obtained his B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Seoul National University, South Korea (1969), and earned his Ph.D. in Polymer Science and Engineering from University of Massachusetts Amherst, working with Richard S. Stein (1973). He did his postdoctoral study with Paul J. Flory in Chemistry Department of Stanford University (1973-1975). He then worked in IBM Research Laboratory in San Jose, California as Research Staff Member and Manager of Polymer Physics Group (1975-1999). From 1999 to 2012, he was Professor of Chemistry at Seoul National University, South Korea. He was also visiting professor at Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research in Germany (2000–2006) and National Institute of Standards and Technology in U.S. (2006–2012). He published about 260 research papers with h-index of 62 and about 12,000 citations, was elected a fellow of American Physical Society (1985), and received a Senior Humboldt Research Award (1999). His research areas included molecular conformations & dynamics, semicrystalline morphology, liquid crystalline state, surface and thin film characteristics of polymers, and structure-property relationships of polymers for information technology, organic electronics, and clean energy. He is a co-editor of "Selected Works of Paul J. Flory" and "Monte Carlo & Molecular Dynamics of Polymers," and a co-author of "Paul John Flory: A Life of Science and Friends."

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Administrative Appointments

  • See the CV, IBM Research Division (1978 - Present)

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  • See the CV, Alexander Humboldt Foundation

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  • Mail Code: 4300
  • Profile:
    Polymer scientist, with expertise on structure-property relationships of polymers.
  • SUNet ID(s):
    doyoon

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  • Paul Flory's legacy in polymer science Yoon, D. AMER CHEMICAL SOC. 2018

    View details for Web of Science ID 000447609106060

  • Interfacial and topological effects on the glass transition in free-standing polystyrene films JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS Lyulin, A. V., Balabaev, N. K., Baljon, A. R., Mendoza, G., Frank, C. W., Yoon, D. Y. 2017; 146 (20)

    Abstract

    United-atom molecular-dynamics computer simulations of atactic polystyrene (PS) were performed for the bulk and free-standing films of 2 nm-20 nm thickness, for both linear and cyclic polymers comprised of 80 monomers. Simulated volumetric glass-transition temperatures (Tg) show a strong dependence on the film thickness below 10 nm. The glass-transition temperature of linear PS is 13% lower than that of the bulk for 2.5 nm-thick films, as compared to less than 1% lower for 20 nm films. Our studies reveal that the fraction of the chain-end groups is larger in the interfacial layer with its outermost region approximately 1 nm below the surface than it is in the bulk. The enhanced population of the end groups is expected to result in a more mobile interfacial layer and the consequent dependence of Tg on the film thickness. In addition, the simulations show an enrichment of backbone aliphatic carbons and concomitant deficit of phenyl aromatic carbons in the interfacial film layer. This deficit would weaken the strong phenyl-phenyl aromatic (π-π) interactions and, hence, lead to a lower film-averaged Tg in thin films, as compared to the bulk sample. To investigate the relative importance of the two possible mechanisms (increased chain ends at the surface or weakened π-π interactions in the interfacial region), the data for linear PS are compared with those for cyclic PS. For the cyclic PS, the reduction of the glass-transition temperature is also significant in thin films, albeit not as much as for linear PS. Moreover, the deficit of phenyl carbons in the film interface is comparable to that observed for linear PS. Therefore, chain-end effects alone cannot explain the observed pronounced Tg dependence on the thickness of thin PS films; the weakened phenyl-phenyl interactions in the interfacial region seems to be an important cause as well.

    View details for DOI 10.1063/1.4977042

    View details for Web of Science ID 000401778900016

    View details for PubMedID 28571360

  • Interface characteristics of polystyrene melts in free-standing thin films and on graphite surface from molecular dynamics simulations POLYMER Lee, S., Lyulin, A. V., Frank, C. W., Yoon, D. Y. 2017; 116: 540-548

    View details for DOI 10.1016/j.polymer.2017.02.078

    View details for Web of Science ID 000401109600060

  • Temperature dependence of surface reorganization characteristics of amphiphilic block copolymer in air and in water studied by scanning force microscopy JOURNAL OF PLASTIC FILM & SHEETING Lee, S., Flores, S. M., Berger, R., Gutmann, J. S., Brehmer, M., Conrad, L., Funk, L., Theato, P., Yoon, D. Y. 2015; 31 (4): 434-448

    View details for DOI 10.1177/8756087915595261

    View details for Web of Science ID 000359736800008

  • Organosilicate polymer e-beam resists with high resolution, sensitivity and stability APPLIED ORGANOMETALLIC CHEMISTRY Lee, S., Sim, J. H., Lee, H., Kasica, R., Kim, H., Soles, C. L., Kim, K., Yoon, D. Y. 2013; 27 (11): 644-651

    View details for DOI 10.1002/aoc.2985

    View details for Web of Science ID 000326332800006

  • Concentration Dependence of Ring Polymer Conformations from Monte Carlo Simulations ACS MACRO LETTERS Reigh, S. Y., Yoon, D. Y. 2013; 2 (4): 296-300

    View details for DOI 10.1021/mz300587v

    View details for Web of Science ID 000317813200004

  • Surface reorganization of an amphiphilic block copolymer film studied by NEXAFS spectroscopy MACROMOLECULES Theato, P., Brehmer, M., Conrad, L., Frank, C. W., Funk, L., Yoon, D. Y., Luning, J. 2006; 39 (7): 2592-2595

    View details for DOI 10.1021/ma0509964

    View details for Web of Science ID 000236574400026

  • Correlation of surface and bulk order in low surface energy polymers MACROMOLECULES Luning, J., Stohr, J., Song, K. Y., Hawker, C. J., Iodice, P., Nguyen, C. V., Yoon, D. Y. 2001; 34 (5): 1128-1130

    View details for DOI 10.1021/ma0001584

    View details for Web of Science ID 000167136000002

  • Dynamic light scattering studies of cholesteric and polymer-stabilized cholesteric liquid crystals PHYSICAL REVIEW E Borsali, R., Schroeder, U. P., Yoon, D. Y., Pecora, R. 1998; 58 (3): R2717-R2720

    View details for Web of Science ID 000076011200012

  • Determination of splay and twist relaxation modes in nematic liquid crystals from dynamic light scattering experiments JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY B Borsali, R., Yoon, D. Y., Pecora, R. 1998; 102 (33): 6337-6341

    View details for Web of Science ID 000075510500007

  • THE INTERPHASE IN LAMELLAR SEMICRYSTALLINE POLYMERS MACROMOLECULES FLORY, P. J., Yoon, D. Y., DILL, K. A. 1984; 17 (4): 862-868

    View details for Web of Science ID A1984SP89800056

  • AMORPHOUS POLYMERS - GENERAL DISCUSSION FARADAY DISCUSSIONS DILL, K. A., Frank, F. C., SADLER, D. M., DIMARZIO, E. A., GUTTMAN, C. M., Hoffman, J. D., FLORY, P. J., Yoon, D. Y., Dowell, F., Stein, R. S., SAMULSKI, E. T., Windle, A. H., EVERETT, D. H., Rigby, D., STEPTO, R. F., Pechhold, W., FISCHER, E. W., Lovell, R., Mitchell, G. R., ATKINS, E. D., Mandelkern, L., Keller, A., WARD, I. M., UHLMANN, D. R., Champion, J. V., Waring, R., Thomas, E. L., VESELY, D., GRUBB, D. T., FRANK, W. F., Blundell, D. J., Stamm, M., VANDERSANDE, J. B., Stevens, G. C. 1979; 68: 104-?

    View details for Web of Science ID A1979KT83600009

  • MOLECULAR MORPHOLOGY IN SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMERS NATURE FLORY, P. J., Yoon, D. Y. 1978; 272 (5650): 226-229

    View details for Web of Science ID A1978EQ85600027

  • ANALYSIS OF NUCLEAR MAGNETIC-RESONANCE SPECTRA OF PROTONS IN PREDOMINANTLY ISOTACTIC POLYSTYRENE MACROMOLECULES Yoon, D. Y., FLORY, P. J. 1977; 10 (3): 562-566

    View details for Web of Science ID A1977DJ65100013

  • PERSISTENCE VECTORS FOR POLYPROPYLENE, POLYSTYRENE, AND POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) CHAINS JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE PART B-POLYMER PHYSICS Yoon, D. Y., FLORY, P. J. 1976; 14 (8): 1425-1431

    View details for Web of Science ID A1976CA47000006

  • SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON AND X-RAY-SCATTERING BY POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) CHAINS .2. MACROMOLECULES Yoon, D. Y., FLORY, P. J. 1976; 9 (2): 299-303

    View details for Web of Science ID A1976BN31500023

  • SMALL-ANGLE X-RAY AND NEUTRON-SCATTERING BY POLYMETHYLENE, POLYOXYETHYLENE, AND POLYSTYRENE CHAINS MACROMOLECULES Yoon, D. Y., FLORY, P. J. 1976; 9 (2): 294-299

    View details for Web of Science ID A1976BN31500022

  • SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON AND X-RAY-SCATTERING BY POLY(METHYL METHACRYLATE) CHAINS POLYMER Yoon, D. Y., FLORY, P. J. 1975; 16 (9): 645-648

    View details for Web of Science ID A1975AP49100005

  • CONFORMATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POLYSTYRENE MACROMOLECULES Yoon, D. Y., Sundararajan, P. R., FLORY, P. J. 1975; 8 (6): 776-783

    View details for Web of Science ID A1975AZ81800019

  • CONFORMATIONAL CHARACTERISTICS OF POLY(METHYL ACRYLATE) MACROMOLECULES Yoon, D. Y., Suter, U. W., Sundararajan, P. R., FLORY, P. J. 1975; 8 (6): 784-789

    View details for Web of Science ID A1975AZ81800020

  • MOMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS FOR POLYMER-CHAINS OF FINITE LENGTH .2. POLYMETHYLENE CHAINS JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS Yoon, D. Y., FLORY, P. J. 1974; 61 (12): 5366-5380

    View details for Web of Science ID A1974V247000057

  • MOMENTS AND DISTRIBUTION FUNCTIONS FOR POLYMER-CHAINS OF FINITE LENGTH .1. THEORY JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL PHYSICS FLORY, P. J., Yoon, D. Y. 1974; 61 (12): 5358-5365

    View details for Web of Science ID A1974V247000056