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Dr. Youngmin Lee

Youngmin Lee, PhD

 

Research Areas:

  • Functional polymeric materials
  • Conjugated polymers
  • Additive manufacturing
  • Depolymerization for recycling 

Awards and Honors:

  • NA

Publications:

  • T. P. Le, B. H. Smith, Y. Lee, J. H. Litofsky, M. P. Aplan, B. Kuei, C. Zhu, C. Wang, A. Hexemer, E. D. Gomez 鈥淓nhancing Optoelectronic Properties of Conjugated Block Copolymers through Crystallization of Both Blocks鈥� Macromolecules, 2020, 53, 1976-1976.
  • R. Xie, A. Weisen, Y. Lee, M. P. Aplan, A. Fenton, A. Masucci, F. Kempe, M. Sommer, C. Pester, R. Colby, E. D. Gomez 鈥淕lass Transition Temperature from the Chemical Structure of Conjugated Polymers鈥� Nat. Comm., 2020, 11, 893.
  • D. S. Dissanayake, S. S. Gunathilake, C. M. U. Gedara, J. Du, S. Yoo, Y. Lee, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez, M. C. Biewer, M. C. Stefan 鈥淐onductive Triethylene Glycol Monomethyl Ether Substituted Polythiophenes with High Stability in the Doped State鈥� J. Polym. Sci. A Polym. Chem., 2019, 57, 1079-1086.
  • J. Litofsky, Y. Lee, M. P. Aplan, B. Kuei, A. Hexemer, C. Wang, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez 鈥淧olarized Soft X-Ray Scattering Reveals Chain Orientation within Nanoscale Polymer Domains鈥� Macromolecules, 2019, 52, 2803-2813.
  • Y. Dan, S. Rongpipi, J. H. Litofsky, Y. Lee, T. E. Culp, S. H. Yoo, T. N. Jackson, C. Wang, E. W. Gomez, E. D. Gomez 鈥淎luminum Oxide Free-Standing Thin Films to Enable Nitrogen Edge Soft X-Ray Scattering鈥� MRS Commun., 2019, 9, 224-228.
  • M. P. Aplan, Y. Lee, C. Gray, T. Mallouk, E. D. Gomez 鈥淐onjugated Block Copolymers as Model Systems to Examine Mechanisms of Charge Generation in Donor-Acceptor Materials鈥� Adv. Funct. Mater., 2019, 29, 180485.
  • M. P. Aplan, J. Munro, Y. Lee, A. Brigeman, C. Grieco, Q. Wang, N. Giebink, I. Dabo, J. B. Asbury, E. D. Gomez 鈥淩evealing the Importance of Energetic and Entropic Contributions to the Driving Force for Charge Photogeneration鈥� ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 39933-39941.
  • Y. Lee, M. P. Aplan, Z. D. Seibers, R. Xie, T. E. Culp, C. Wang, A. Hexemer, S. M. Kilbey II, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez 鈥淩andom Copolymers Allow Control of Crystallization and Microphase Separation in Fully Conjugated Block Copolymers鈥� Macromolecules, 2018, 51, 8844-8852.
  • M. P. Aplan, Y. Lee, C. Wilkie, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez 鈥淧ush-pull architecture eliminates chain length effects on exciton dissociation鈥� J. Mater. Chem. A., 2018, 6, 22758-22767.
  • Z. D. Seibers, T. Le, Y. Lee, E. D. Gomez, S. M. Kilbey II 鈥淚mpact of Low Molecular Weight Poly(3-hexylthiophene)s as Additives in Organic Photovoltaic Devices鈥� ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2018, 10, 2752.
  • Y. Lee, M. P. Aplan, Z. D. Seibers, S. M. Kilbey II, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez 鈥淭uning the synthesis of fully conjugated block copolymers to minimize architectural heterogeneity鈥� J. Mater. Chem. A., 2017, 5, 20412-20421.
  • R. Xie, Y. Lee, M. P. Aplan, N. Caggiano, C. M眉ller, R. Colby, E. D. Gomez 鈥淕lass Transition Temperature of Conjugated Polymers by Oscillatory Shear Rheometry鈥� Macromolecules, 2017, 50, 5146-5154.
  • C. Lee, Y. Li, W. Lee, Y. Lee, J. Choi, T. Kim, C. Wang, E. Gomez, H. Y. Woo, B. Kim 鈥淐orrelation between Phase-Separated Domain Sizes of Active Layer and Photovoltaic Performances in All-Polymer Solar Cells鈥� Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 5051-5058.
  • C. Guo, Y. Lee, Y.-H. Lin, J. Strzalka, C. Wang, A. Hexemer, C. Jaye, D. A. Fischer, R. Verduzco, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez 鈥淧hotovoltaic Performance of Block Copolymer Devices Is Independent of the Crystalline Texture in the Active Layer鈥� Macromolecules, 2016, 49, 4599-4608.
  • E. A. Jackson搂, Y. Lee搂, M. Radlauer, M. A. Hillmyer 鈥淲ell-ordered nanoporous ABA copolymer thin films via solvent vapor annealing, homopolymer blending, and selective etching of ABAC tetrablock terpolymers鈥� ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 2015, 7, 27331-27339. 搂equally contributed author
  • Y. Lee, E. D. Gomez 鈥淐hallenges and opportunities in the development of conjugated block copolymers for photovoltaics鈥� Macromolecules, 2015, 48, 7385-7395.
  • C. Guo, F. I. Allen, Y. Lee, T. P. Le, C. Song, J. Ciston, A. M. Minor, E. Gomez 鈥淧robing Local Electronic Transitions in Organic Semiconductors through Energy-Loss Spectrum Imaging in the Transmission Electron Microscope鈥� Adv. Funct. Mater., 2015, 25, 6071-6076.
  • E. A. Jackson, Y. Lee, M. A. Hillmyer 鈥淎BAC Tetrablock Terpolymers for Tough Nanoporous Filtration Membranes鈥� Macromolecules, 2013, 46, 1484-1491.
  • J. Shin, Y. Lee, W. B. Tolman, M. A. Hillmyer 鈥淭hermoplastic Elastomers Derived from Menthide and Tulipalin A鈥� Biomacromolecules, 2012, 13, 3833-3840.
  • J. S. Kim搂, Y. Lee搂, J. H. Lee, J. H. Park, J. K. Kim, K. Cho 鈥淗igh-Efficiency Organic Solar Cells Based on End-Functional-Group-Modified Poly(3-hexylthiophene)鈥� Adv. Mater., 2010, 22, 1355-1360. 搂equally contributed author
  • Y. Lee, J. K. Kim, C.-H. Chiou, Y.-K. Lan, C.-I. huang 鈥淧hase Behavior of Poly(3-alkylthiophene)/polystyrene blends鈥� Polymer, 2009, 50, 4944-4949.
  • Y. Lee, K. Fukukawa, J. Bang, C. J. Hawker, J. K. Kim 鈥淎 High Purity Approach to Poly(3-hexylthiophene) Diblock Copolymers鈥� J. Polym. Sci. A Polym. Chem., 2008, 46, 8200-8205.

Presentations:

  • 鈥淧TB7Th-b-PNDI fully conjugated donor-acceptor block copolymers for thermal stability of photovoltaic devices鈥� Y. Lee, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez, 255th American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting and Exposition, New Orleans, LA, March 2018.
  • 鈥淚ncorporating fluorinated moieties in fully conjugated donor-acceptor block copolymers鈥� Y. Lee, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez, American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, New Orleans, LA, March 2017.
  • 鈥淒onor-Acceptor Fully Conjugated Block Copolymers through Chain-Growth Polymerizations鈥� Y. Lee, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez, Materials Research Society (MRS), Boston, MA, December 2016.
  • 鈥淐onjugated Block Copolymers to Control the Microstructure of the Active Layer in Organic Photovoltaics鈥� Y. Lee, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez, American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 2016. (Invited)
  • 鈥淐ontrol of P3HT Crystallization to Promote Microphase Separation in Fully Conjugated Block Copolymers鈥� Y. Lee, T. P. Le, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez, American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, Baltimore, MD, March 2016.
  • 鈥淪ynthesis and Structure of Fully Conjugated Block Copolymers Utilized in Organic Photovoltaics鈥� Y. Lee, M. Aplan, Q. Wang, E. D. Gomez, American Physical Society (APS) March Meeting, San Antonio, TX, March 2015.
  • 鈥淒evice performance is independent of crystallite texture in conjugated block copolymer photovoltaics鈥� Y. Lee, C. Guo, and E. D. Gomez, 2014 American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Annual Meeting, Atlanta, GA, November 2014.

Patents:

  • International Application No. PCT/US2014/013186 entitled 鈥淣anoporous filtration membranes鈥� invented by E. A. Jackson, M. A. Hillmyer, Youngmin Lee