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Youngdon Ko

Research Associate Chemistry, Artificial Photosynthesis Group, Chemistry Division

Youngdon Ko

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Chemistry Division
Bldg. 555
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

Education | Appointments | Publications

Education

Ph.D., Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL), Switzerland, 2023.
M.S., Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Konkuk University, South Korea, 2019.
B.S., Materials Chemistry and Engineering, Konkuk University, South Korea, 2017.

Professional Appointments

Postdoctoral Researcher, Materials Synthesis and Integrated Devices Group (MPA-11), Los Alamos National Laboratory, 2023-2025

Selected Publications

  • Ko Y, Park J, Zhang X, et al (2024) All Platinum Group Metal-Free and Durable Catalysts for Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells. ACS Applied Energy Materials 7:639–648. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaem.3c02578
  • Lombardo L, Nishiguchi T, Ko Y, et al (2024) Solvent- and catalyst-free reduction of CO2 with ammonia borane. Green Chemistry 26:2183–2189. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3gc04399a
  • Pham THM, Shen T-H, Ko Y, et al (2023) Elucidating the Mechanism of Fe Incorporation in In Situ Synthesized Co–Fe Oxygen-Evolving Nanocatalysts. Journal of the American Chemical Society 145:23691–23701. https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.3c08099
  • Ko Y, Lombardo L, Li M, et al (2022) Selective Borohydride Oxidation Reaction on Nickel Catalyst with Anion and Cation Exchange Ionomer for High-Performance Direct Borohydride Fuel Cells. Advanced Energy Materials 12:. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202103539
  • Lombardo L, Ko Y, Zhao K, et al (2021) Direct CO2 Capture and Reduction to High-End Chemicals with Tetraalkylammonium Borohydrides. Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60:9580–9589. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.202100447
Youngdon Ko

Brookhaven National Laboratory

Chemistry Division
Bldg. 555
P.O. Box 5000
Upton, NY 11973-5000

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