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Hyunjoon Shin

National Synchrotron Light Source II

Hyunjoon Shin

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 205-4231
 hshin2@bnl.gov

Pronouns: he, his

Hyunjoon has joined the HXN group as a visiting research scholar: one of his roles is to help developing in-situ annealing technique for nanoprobes. He had served as a manager of beamlines for two soft x-ray spectromicroscopes and as a leader of beamline division at the Pohang Light Source (PLS-II) in Korea. Two soft x-ray spectromicroscopes are scanning photoelectron microscope (SPEM) and scanning transmission x-ray microscope (STXM). His specialty is on setting up and operation of instrumentation. During the PLS period, he had opened and cultivated spectromicroscopy field in Korea, and had served as a committee member for the “international conference on x-ray microscopy” from 2005 to 2013. His current interest is in development of in-situ annealing technique for STXM and application of the technique for probing local temperature dependent chemical state changes inside submicron scale particles, e.g. primary particles for secondary-ion battery cathode. From 2021, he moved to Chungbuk National University in Korea with an aim to help constructing and boosting application activities for the Korea 4-GSR which is under construction in Chungbuk Province in Korea.

Expertise | Education | Appointments | Publications

Expertise

Instrumentation development of soft x-ray based spectromicroscopy: 

  • Scanning photoelectron microscopy (SPEM).
  • Scanning transmission x-ray microscopy (STXM).
  • Transmission x-ray microscopy (TXM).

Application of spectroscopy and spectromicroscopy for materials analysis: 

  • Characterization of amorphous materials using XPS and XAS.
  • Lithium secondary ion battery (Li-Ni-Co-Mn-O), Na secondary ion battery (Na-Fe-Mn-O) primary particles. 
  • Transparent semiconducting oxides: amorphous Ga-In-Zn-O. 
  • Phase change random access memory: Ge-Sb-Te, doped Ge-Sb-Te. 
  • Characterization of molecular nitrogen in solids. 
  • Effect investiation and use of focused x-rays.

Plasma spectroscopy.

Capillary discharge based x-ray lasing.

Education

1995. 2. Ph.D. Experimental Plasma Physics, Pohang University of Science and Technology

1988. 2. M.S. Physics, Seoul National University

1986. 2. B.S. Physics, Seoul National University

Professional Appointments

2025.3. -  current: BNL, visiting scholar

2021.3. -  current: Chungbuk National University, Physics Department, professor

1996.6. – 2021.2.: Pohang Accelerator Laboratory, Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH). Staff scientist. (Head of PLS-II division: 2019.12-2020.8. Head of beamline division of PLS-II & XFEL: 2017.10-2019.12. Head of beamline division of PLS-II: 2016.3-2018.2.)

1995.3. – 1996.5.: Advanced Light Source, Berkeley National Laboratory, post-doctor.

Selected Publications

  • Kim J, Lee SY, Kim S-J, et al (2024) Spatiotemporal active phase evolution for CO2 electrocatalysis. Joule 8:3373–3385. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joule.2024.09.008
  • Shin H-J, Kim M, Kim N, Jung C (2022) Ni, Co, and Mn L3-edge X-ray absorption micro-spectroscopic study on LixNi0.88Co0.08Mn0.04O2 primary particles upon annealing from room temperature to 800 °C. Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 111:447–453. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2022.04.025
  • Shin H, Kim M, Kim N, et al (2021) Local oxidation states of Ni, Co, and Mn atoms within pristine and charged Li Ni0.88Co0.08Mn0.04O2 primary particles. Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 148:109732. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpcs.2020.109732
  • Shin H-J, Kim N, Kim H-S, et al (2018) A scanning transmission X-ray microscope at the Pohang Light Source. Journal of Synchrotron Radiation 25:878–884. https://doi.org/10.1107/s1600577518002564
  • Kang J-S, Kim G, Wi SC, et al (2005) Spatial Chemical Inhomogeneity and Local Electronic Structure of Mn-Doped Ge Ferromagnetic Semiconductors. Physical Review Letters 94:. https://doi.org/10.1103/physrevlett.94.147202
  • Shin H-J, Lee M-K (2001) Nondestructive probe of microstructures covered with a micrometer-thick insulating layer. Applied Physics Letters 79:1057–1059. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1391405
  • Lee M-K, Shin H-J (2001) Soft x-ray spectromicroscope at the Pohang Light Source. Review of Scientific Instruments 72:2605–2609. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.1370563
  • Shin H-J, Kim D-E, Lee T-N (1994) Soft-x-ray amplification in a capillary discharge. Physical Review E 50:1376–1382. https://doi.org/10.1103/physreve.50.1376
Hyunjoon Shin

Brookhaven National Laboratory

National Synchrotron Light Source II
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

(631) 205-4231
 hshin2@bnl.gov

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