Jeffrey Pyun

136)*  “Natural Assembly of Electroactive Metallopolymers on the Electrode Surface: Enhanced Electrocatalytic Production of Hydrogen by [2Fe–2S] Metallopolymers in Neutral Water,” Clary, K.E.; Gibson, A.C.; Glass, R.S.; Pyun, J.; Lichtenberger, D.L.; JACS 2023, DOI: 10.1021/jacs.3c03379

135)*    “On the Mechanism of the Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur: Structural characterization of poly(Sulfur-random-(1,3-Diisopropenylbenzene)),” Bao, J.; Martin, K.P.; Kang, K.; Cho, E.; Bredas, J.-L; Glass, R.S.; Parker, W.O.;  Njardarson, Pyun, J. JACS 2023, in press

134)* “π-Conjugated Carbon-Based Materials for Infra-Red Thermal Imaging,” Cho, E.; Pratik, S. M.; Pyun, J.; Coropceanu, V.; Bredas, J.-L. Adv. Opt. Mater. 2023, in press

133)*    “Sulfenyl Chlorides: An Alternative Monomer Feedstock from Elemental Sulfur for Polymer Synthesis,” Kang, K.; Olikagu, C.; Lee, T.; Bao, J.;  Molineux, J.; Holmen, L.N.; Martin, K.; Kim, K.-H. Bang, J.; Kumirov, V.K.; Glass, R.S.; Norwood, R.A.; Njardarson, J.; Pyun, J. JACS 2022, 144, 50, 23044–23052, https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.2c10317 

132)*    “Waveguide-Based Spectroelectrochemical Characterization of Band Edge Energies in Submonolayers of CdSe Quantum Dots Tethered to Indium Tin Oxide Electrodes,” Sun, W.; Olikagu, C.; Carothers, K.J.; Pattadar, D.; Pyun, J.; Saavedra, S.S.; Armstrong, N.R. J. Phys. Chem. 2022, 126, 48, 20183–20195

131)* Ring-to-Chain Structural Relaxation of Elemental Sulfur upon Photoexcitation,” Cho, E.-K.; Pratik, S. M.; Pyun, J.; Coropceanu, V.; Bredas, J.-L. ACS Materials Lett. 2022, 4, 11, 2362–2367

130)*    “Structural Characterization of Sulfur Derived Copolymers from Inverse Vulcanization:  Part 1:  Styrene,” J. Pyun, C.F. Carrozza,  S. Silvano,  L. Boggioni,  S. Losio, M. Checchin, C. Olikagu, A. de Angelis, W.O. Parker, Jr.  J. Poly. Sci. 2022, 2022, 1. https://doi.org/10.1002/pol.20220329

129)*    “High Refractive Index Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers for Integrated Photonics,” Nishant, A.; Kim, K.; Showghi, S.; Himmelhuber, R.; Kleine, T.S.; Lee, T.; Pyun, J.; Norwood, R.A. Adv. Opt. Mater. 2022, 10, 2200176. https://doi.org/10.1002/adom.202200176

128)*    “On the Fundamental Polymer Chemistry of Inverse Vulcanization for Statistical and Segmented Copolymers from Elemental Sulfur, Kang, K.; Iyer, K.;  Pyun, J. Chem. Eur. J. 2022 , 28, e202200115.

127)*    “Rapid Photolithographic Fabrication of High Density Optical Interconnects with Refractive Index Contrast Polymers,” Frish, J.I.; Kleine, T.S.; Himmelhuber, R.; Showghi, S.; Nishant, A.; Kim, K.-J.; Brusberg, L.; Koch, T.; Pyun, J.; Norwood, R.A. Optics Materials Express 2022, 12, 1932-1944, https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.454195; 
 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/04/220413131210.htm; 
 https://phys.org/news/2022-04-polymer-materials-fabricating-optical-int…

126)*    “High Verdet Constant Materials for Magneto-Optical Faraday Rotation:  A review,” Carothers, K.J.; Norwood, R.A.; Pyun, J. Chem. Mater. 2022, 34, 2531–2544 https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.2c00158

125)*    “SmartPrint single-mode flexible polymer optical interconnect for high density integrated photonics,” Jiang, L.; Nishant, A.; Frish, J.; Kleine, T.S.; Brusberg, L.; Himmelhuber, R.; Kim, K.-J.; Pyun, J.; Pau, S.; Norwood, R.A.; Koch, T.  J. Lightwave Technol. 2022, 40, 3839-3844      https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2022.31498

124)*    “Polymerizations with Elemental Sulfur:  From Petroleum Refining to Polymeric Materials,” Lee, T.; Dirlam, P.D. Njardarson, J.T.; Glass, R.S.;  Pyun J. JACS 2022, 144, 5-22,  https://doi.org/10.1021/jacs.1c09329.

123)*    “Synthesis of Segmented Polyurethanes from Elemental Sulfur with Enhanced Thermomechanical Properties and Flame Retardancy, “ Kang, K.; Phan, A.; Olikagu, C.; Lee, T.; Loy, D.A.; Kwon, M.; Paik, H.-J.; Hong, S.-J.; Bang, J.; Parker, W.O.; Sciarra, M.; De Angelis, A.R.; Pyun, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2021, 60, 22900-22907, DOI: 10.1002/anie.202109115  

122)*    “Polymer Coated Magnetic Nanoparticles as Ultra-High Verdet Constant Materials: Correlation of Nanoparticle Size with Magnetic & Magneto-Optical Properties,” Carothers, K.J.; Lyons, N. P.; Pavlopolous, N.G.; Kang, K.; Kochenderfer, T. M.; Phan, A.; Holmen, L.N.; Jenkins, S.L.; Shim. I.-B.; Norwood, R.G.; Pyun, J.  Chem. Mater. 2021, 33, 5010-5020, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.1c00808

121)*    “Elemental sulfur – molybdenum disulfide composites for high-performance cathodes for Li-S batteries: the impact of interfacial structures on electrocatalytic anchoring of polysulfides,” Oleshko, V.P.; Chang, E.; Snyder, C.R.; Soles, C.L.; Takeuchi, S.; Kleine, T.K.; Dirlam, P.T.; Pyun, J. MRS Communications 2021, in press

120)*    “Increasing the Rate of Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Neutral Water with Protic Buffer Electrolytes,” Clary, K.E.; Karaylan, M.; McCleary-Petersen, K.C.; Petersen, H.A.; Glass, R.S.; Pyun, J.; Licthenberger, D.L. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 2020, 117,  32947-32953

119)*    “Influence of Processing Environment on the Surface Composition and Electronic Structure of Size-Quantized CdSe Quantum Dots,” Shallcross, R.; Graham, A.; Karayilan, M.; Pavlopoulos, N.G.; Meise, J.; Pyun, J.; Armstrong, N.R. J. Phys. Chem. C  2020, 124, 21305–21318

118)*    “One-step vapor-phase synthesis of transparent high-refractive index sulfur-containing polymers,” Kim, D.-H.; Jang, W.; Choi, K.; Choi, J.-S.; Pyun, J.; Lim, J.; Char, K.; Im, S.-G. Science Advances 2020, 6, eabb5320

117)*    “Dynamic Covalent Polymerization of Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymer Resins with Norbornenyl Comonomers,” Kwon, M.-H.; Lee, H.-C.; Lee, S.-H.; Jeon, H.-B.; Oh, M.-C.; Pyun, J.; Paik, H.-J. Macromol. Res. 2020, 28, 1003-1009

116)*    “Electrogenerated chemiluminescence of near-infrared-emitting CdSe@CdSe nanorods in aqueous solution,” Zhuang, Y.; Zheng, Y.; Saavedra, S.S.; Pavlopoulos, N.P.; Pyun, J. J. Electrochem. Soc. 2020, in press

115)*    “Refractive Index Contrast Polymers:  Photoresponsive Systems with Spatial Modulation of Refractive Index for Photonics,” Kleine, T.K.; Frisch, J.I.; Pavlopolous, N.G.; Showghi, S.; Himmelhuber, R.; Norwood, R.A.; Pyun, J. ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 416-421.

114)*    “ Polymer and Magnetic Nanoparticle Composites with Tunable Magneto-Optical Activity: Role of Nanoparticle Dispersion for High Verdet Constant Materials,” Pavlopoulos, N. G.; Kang, K. S.; Holmen, L.N.; Lyons, N.P.; Akhoundi, F.; Carothers, K.J.;  Jenkins, S.L.;  Lee, T.; Kochenderfer, T.M.; Phan, A.; Phan, D.; Mackay, M.E.; Shim, I.; Char, K.; Peyghambarian, N.; LaComb L.; Norwood, R.A; Pyun, J. J. Mater. Chem. C. 2020, 8, 5417-5425

113)*    “Professor Krzysztof Matyjaszewski-A Pioneer in Polymer Science,” Gao, H.; Tsarevsky, N.V.; Sumerlin, B.; Lutz, J.-F.; Pyun, J., J. Polym. Sci. 2020, 58, 13.

112)*    “100th Anniversary of Macromolecular Science Viewpoint: High Refractive Index Polymers from Elemental Sulfur for Infrared Thermal Imaging and Optics,” Kleine, T.K.; Glass, R.S.; Lichtenberger, D.L.; Mackay, M.E;  Char, K.; Norwood, R.; Pyun, J. ACS Macro Lett. 2020, 9, 245-259.

111)*    “Synthesis of Metallopolymers via Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization from a [2Fe-2S] Metalloinitiator: Molecular Weight Effects on Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Production,” Karayilan, M.;  McCleary-Petersen, K.C.. Hamilton, M.O.;  Glass, R.S.;  . Lichtenberger, D.L.; Pyun, J. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2020, 41, 1900424

110)*    “Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymer (CHIP) Resins: Amine Functional Prepolymers from Elemental Sulfur,” Karayilan, M.; Kleine, T.S.; Carothers, K.; Frederick, K.M.; Loy, D.A.; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2020, 58, 35-41. DOI: 10.1002/pola.29480

109)*    “Infrared Fingerprint Engineering: A Molecular Design Approach to Long Wave Infrared Transparency with Polymeric Materials,” Kleine, T.S.; Lee, T.; Carothers, K.J.; Hamilton, M.O.; Anderson, L.A.; Diaz, L.R.; Lyons, N.P.; Coasey, K.; Parker, W.O.; Mackay, M.E.; Char, K.; Glass, R.S.; Licthenberger, D.L.; Norwood, R.A.; Pyun, J.* Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.. 2019, 58, 17656-17660.

108)*    Glass, R. S.; Pyun, J.; Lichtenberger, D. L.; Brezinski, W/ P.; Karayilan, M.; Clary, K. E.; Pavlopoulos, N. G.; Evans, D. H. Phosphorus, Sulfur and Silicon and the Related Elements 2019, 194, 710-706

107)*    “Recent Advances in the Polymerization of Elemental Sulfur, Inverse Vulcanization and Functional Chalcogenide Hybrid Organic/Inorganic Polymers (CHIPs),” Zhang, Y.; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. Polym. Chem. 2019, 10, 4078-4105.

106)*    “Rational Design of Sulfur-Containing Composites for High Performance Lithium Sulfur Batteries ,” Sun, J.; Ma, J.; Fan, J.; Pyun, J.; Geng, J.  APL Materials 2019, 7(2), 020904/1-020904/8

105)*    “Synthesis of Macroporous Conjugated Polymer Framework: Iron Doping for Highly Stable, Highly Efficient Lithium–Sulfur Batteries,” Jia, P.; Hu, T.; He, Q.; Cao, X.; Ma, J.; Fan, J.; Chen, Q.; Ding, Y.-H.; Pyun, J.; Geng, J. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11, 3087-3097

104)*    “Catalytic Metallopolymers from [2Fe-2S] Clusters: Artificial Metalloenzymes for 
Hydrogen Production,”Karayilan, M.; Brezinkski, W.; Clary, K.; Glass, R.S.; Licthenberger, D.; Pyun, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 7537-7550

103)*    “Macromolecular Engineering of the Outer Coordination Sphere of [2Fe2S] Metallopolymers to Enhance Catalytic Activity for H2 Production,” Brezinski, W.; Karayilan, M.; Clary, K.E.; Lichtenberger, D.; Glass, R.S.; Pyun, J. ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7, 1383-1387    DOI:10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00765.

102)*    “Nucleophilic Activation of Elemental Sulfur for Inverse Vulcanization and Dynamic 
Covalent Polymerizations,” Zhang, Y.; Pavlopoulos, N.G.; Kleine, T.K.; Karayilan, M.; 
Char, K.; Glass, R.S.; Pyun, J. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2019, 1, 7-12.  DOI: 10.1002/pola.29266

101)*    “Sulfur polymers meet poly(ionic liquid)s: Bringing new properties to both polymer families,” Gomez, I.; Fdz De Anasto, A.; Leonet, O.; Blazquez, J.A.; Grande, H.-J.; Pyun, J.; Mecerreyes, D. Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2018, 39 (21), 1800529

100)*    “Nonlinear optical properties of an chalcogenide hybrid inorganic/organic polymers (CHIPs) using Z-scan technique,” Babaeian, M.;  Ruiz Diaz, L. Namnabat,S. Kleine, T.S.; Azarm, A.; Pyun, J.; Peyghambarian, N.; Norwood, N.A.; Optics Express 2018, 8, 2510-2519.

99)*    “[FeFe]-Hydrogenase Mimetic Metallopolymers with Exceptional Catalytic Activity 
for H2 Production,” Brezinski, W.; Karayilan, M.; Clary, K.E.; Lichtenberger, D.; Glass, R.S.; Pyun, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.. 2018, 57, 11898-11902.

98)*    “One Dimensional Photonic Crystals from Ultra-high Refractive Index Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers,”  Kleine, T.S.; Konopka, K. M.; Anderson, L.E.; Ruiz Diaz, L.; Kim, E.-T.; Glass, R.S.; Norwood, R.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. ACS Macro Lett. 2018, 7, 875-880 DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.8b00245

97)*    “Functional Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs): Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur with 4-Vinylaniline and Post-Polymerization Modifications,”  Zhang, Y.; Carothers, K.; Glass, R.S.; Norwood, R.A.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. Poly. Chem. 2018, 9, 2290-2294.

96)*    “Subsurface Imaging of the Cores of Polymer Encapsulated Cobalt Nanoparticles using 
Force Modulation Microscopy,” Deese, S.; Englade-Franklin, L.; Hill, L.J.; Pyun, J.; Chan, J.; Garno, J. J. Phys. Chem. C. 2017, 121, 23498–23504

95)*     “Type I vs Type II Electronic Modulation in CdSe@CdS Tetrapods:  Ramifications for Selective Large Scale Noble Metal Tipping,” Pavlopolous, N.G.; Dubose, J.; Liu, Y; Huang, X.;  Pinna, N.; Willinger, M.-G.;  Lian, T.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. Crys. Eng. Comm. 2017, 19, 6443-6453, doi:10.1039/C7CE01558E

94)*    “Multimodal Characterization of the Morphology and Functional Interfaces in Composite Electrodes for Li-S Batteries by Li Ion and Electron Beams,” Oleshko, V.; Herzing, A. ; Twedt, K. ; Griebel, J.J. ; McClelland, J.; Pyun, J.; Soles, C.L. Langmuir 2017, 33, 9361-9377, DOI: 10.1021/acs.langmuir.7b00978

93)*    “The Importance of Confined Sulfur Nano-Domains and Adjoining     Conductive Pathways in Sub-Reaction Regimes of Li-S Batteries,” Park, J.-J.; Kim, E.-T.; Kim, C.; Pyun, J.; Jang, H.S.; Shin, J.; Choi, J.-W.; Char, K.; Sung, Y. Advanced Energy Materials 2017,  DOI: 10.1002/aenm.201700074

92)*    “Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs) via Inverse Vulcanization and Dynamic Covalent Polymerizations,”  Zhang, Y.; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. Polym. Chem. 2017, 8, 5157-5173,  DOI: 10.1039/ c7py00587c.

91)*    “Chalcogenide Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Polymers (CHIPs): Ultra-high Refractive Index Polymers for Infrared Imaging,” Anderson, L.E.; Kleine,T.S.; Zhang, Y.; Phan, D. D.; Namnabat, S.; LaVilla, E.A.; Konopka, K.M.; Ruiz Diaz, L.; Manchester, M.S.; Schwiegerling, J.; Glass, R.S.; Mackay, M.E.; Char, K.; Norwood, R.A.; Pyun, J.  ACS Macro Lett. 2017, 6, 500-504, DOI: 10.1021/acsmacrolett.7b00225

90)*    “Anisotropic polymer nanocomposite films by low magnetic field self-assembly of symmetric and asymmetric cobalt nanoparticle chains during film casting,” Yuan, H. ; Zvonkina , I. ; Al-Enizi, A. ; Elzatahry, A. ; Pyun, J. ; Karim, A.  ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2017, 9(12), 11290-11298

89)*    “The Use of Polymers in Li-S Batteries: A Review,” Dirlam, P.D.; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017, 55, 1635-1668,  DOI: 10.1002/pola.28551

88)*    “From Waste to Valuable Plastics : Discovery of New Paradigms from Well-Studied Systems with Elemental Sulfur,” Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. Phosphorous, Sulfur, Silicon and the Related Elements 2017, 192(2), 157-161

87)*    “Analytical Multimode Scanning and Transmission Electron Imaging and Tomography of Multiscale Structural Architectures of Sulfur Copolymer-Based Composite Cathodes for Next Generation High-Energy Density Li-S Batteries,” Oleshko, K.; Herzing, K.; Griebel, J.J.; Chung, W.; Simmonds, A.; Pyun, J.; Soles, C. Microscopy and Microanalysis 2016,  22(6), 1198-1221.

86)*    “High Refractive Index Sulfur Copolymers with Improved Thermomechanical Properties: Inverse Vulcanization of Sulfur with (1,3,5)-triisopropenylbenzene,” Kleine, T.S.;  Nguyen, N.; Anderson, L.E.; Namnabhat, S.; LaVilla, E.A.; Showghi, S.A.; Dirlam, P.T.; Arrington, C.B.; Manchester, M.A.; Schwiegerling, J.; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Norwood, R.A.;  Mackay, M.E.; Pyun, J. ACS Macro Lett. 2016, 5, 1152-1156.

85*)    “Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur and Styrene for Polymeric Cathodes in Li-S Batteries,” Zhang, Y.; Griebel, J.J.; Dirlam, P.D.; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2017,  55, 107-116

84)*    “Colloidal Random Terpolymers:  Controlling Reactivity Ratios of Colloidal Comonomers via Metal Tipping of Semiconductor Nanocrystals,” Pavlopolous, N.G.; Dubose, J.; Hartnett, E.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. ACS Macro Lett. 2016,  5, 950-954.

83)*    “Arm Length Dependency of Pt-Decorated CdSe Tetrapods on the Performance of Photocatalytic Hydrogen Generation,” Sung, Y.-H.; Lim, J.; Pyun, J.; Char, K. Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 2016,  33,  2870-2290

82)*    “Elemental Sulfur and Molybdenum Disulfide Composites for Li-S Batteries with Long Cycle Life and High-Rate Capability,” Dirlam, P.T.; Park, J.-J.; Simmonds, A.G.; Domanik, K.; Arrington, C.B.; Schaefer, J.L.; Oleshko, V.P.; Kleine, T.S.; Char, K.; Glass, R.S.; Soles, C.L.; Kim, C.; Pinna, N.; Sung, Y.-E.; Pyun, J. ACS Applied Mater. Interfaces 2016,  8, 13437-13448. 

81)*    “Polymerizations with Elemental Sulfur: A Novel Route to High Sulfur Content Polymers for Sustainability, Energy and Defense,” Griebel, J.J.; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J.  Prog. Polym. Sci. 2016, 58, 90-125.

80)*    “Conformal Polymeric Multilayer Coatings on Sulfur Cathodes via Layer-by-Layer Deposition for High Capacity Retention in Li-S Batteries,” Kim, E.-T.; Park, J.-J.; Kim, C.; Simmonds, A.G.; Sung, Y.; Pyun, J.; Char, K. ACS Macro Lett. 2016, 5(4), 471-475

79)*    “Graphene Quantum Dots for High Sulphur/Sulphide Utilization in Lithium-Sulphur Batteries,” Park, J.; Moon, J.; Kang, J.-H.; Kim, K.-R.; Yim, E.-H.; Park, J.; Lee, K.-J.;  Yu, S.-H.; Seo, J.-H.; Lee, J.; Heo, J.; Koh, S.; Cho, S.-P.; Kim, S.K.; Pyun, J.; Hong, B.-H.; Sung, Y.-E.  Nature Asia Materials. 2016, 8, e272

78)*    “Modular Synthesis of Functional Polymer Nanoparticles from a Versatile Platform Based on Poly(pentafluorophenylmethacrylate)," Lee, Y.; Lim, J.; Pyun, J.; Char, K. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2016,  54, 1895-1901

77*)    “Synthesis and Assembly of Dipolar Heterostructured Tetrapods:  Colloidal Polymers with “Giant t-butyl groups,” Pavlopoulos, N.G.; Dubose, J.; Willinger, M.-G.; Pinna, N.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2016, 55(5), 1787-1791.

76)*    “One-Pot Synthesis of Sulfur-Rich Block Copolymer Nanoparticles via ROMP with Tunable Size and Refractive Index,” Lim, J.; Cho, Y.; Kang, E.-H.; Yang, S. Pyun, J.; Choi, T.-L.; Char, K. Chem. Commun. 2016, 52(12), 2485-2488

75)*    “Uniform Decoration of Pt Nanoparticles on Well-Defined CdSe Tetrapods and the effect of their Pt Cluster Size on Photocatalyic H2 Generation,” Sung, Y.; Lim, J.; Koh, J.-H.; Hill, L.J.; Min, B.-K.; Pyun, J.; Char, K. Crys. Eng. Comm. 2015, 17, 8423-8427.

74)*    “Characterization of Energetics and Dynamics of Charge Injection Processes in Au-Tipped CdSe Nanorod Monolayers Using Photoemission Spectroscopies and Waveguide Spectroelectrochemistry,” Ehamparam, R.; Pavlopoulos, N.; Liao, M.; Hill, L.J.; Armstrong, N.R.; Pyun, J.; Saavedra, S.S. ACS Nano 2015, 9, 8786-8800.

73)*    “Preparation of Dynamic Covalent Polymers via Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur for Healable IR Optical Materials,” Griebel, J. J.; Ngoc, N.; Namnabat, S.; Anderson, L.E. Mackay, M.E.; Char, K. Glass, R.S.; Norwood, R.A;  Pyun, J. ACS Macro Letters, 2015, 4, 862-866. (ACS Editor’s Choice)
72)*    “Structural origins of enhanced capacity retention in copolymerized sulfur - based composite cathodes for high-energy density Li-S batteries,” Oleshko, V.P.; Kim, J.; Hudson, S.; Soles, C.L.; Simmonds, A.G.; Griebel, J.J.; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. MRS Communications 2015, 5, 353-364

71)*    “Universal Length-Dependence of Exciton Localization Efficiency in Type I and Quasi Type II CdSe@CdS Nanorods,” Wu, K.; Hill, L.J.; Chen, J.; McBride, J.R.; Pavlopolous, N.; Richey, N.E.; Pyun, J.; Lian, T. ACS Nano 2015, 9, 4591-4599.

70)*    “High Sulfur Content Polymer Nanoparticles Obtained from Interfacial 
Polymerization,” Kim, J.; Jung, U.; Joe, W.-T.; Kim, E.-T.; Pyun, J.; Char, K. Macromolecular Rapid Commun. 2015, 36, 1103-1107.

69)*    “Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur with 1,4-Diphenylbutadiyne as Polymeric Cathode Materials in Li-S Batteries,” Dirlam, P.T.; Simmonds, A.G.; Kleine, T.S.;  Nguyen, N.A. Anderson, L.E.;   Klever, A.O.; Florian, A.;  Costanzo, P.J.;  Theato, P.;  Mackay,M.E.;  Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. RSC Advances 2015, 5, 24718-24722

68)*       “Improving the Charge Conductance of Elemental Sulfur via Tandem Inverse Vulcanization and Electropolymerization,” Dirlam, P.T.; Simmonds, A.G.; Shallcross, R.C.; Arrington K.A.; Chung W.C.; Griebel, J.J.; Hill, L.J; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. ACS Macro Lett. 2015, 4, 111-114.

67)*    “Recent Synthetic and Processing Approaches for the Direct Use of Elemental Sulfur for Advanced Materials,” Lee, J.; Pyun, J.; Char, K. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 3249-3258.
  
66)*     “Colloidal Polymers from Inorganic Nanoparticle Monomers,” Hill, L; Pinna, N.; Char, K.H.;  Pyun, J. Prog. Polym. Sci.  2015, 40, 85-120. 

65) *    “Kilogram Scale Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur to Prepare High Capacity Polymer Electrodes for Li-S Batteries,” Griebel, J.J.; Li, G.; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.; Pyun, J.  J. Polym. Sci. Part A: Polym. Chem. 2015, 53, 173-177

64)*    “Preparation of Dynamic Covalent Polymers via Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur,” Sulfur,” Griebel, J.J.; Ngyugen, N.; Astashkin, A.;  Glass, R.S.; Mackay, M.E.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. for ACS Macro Lett. 2014, 3, 1258-1261.

63) *    “Synthesis and Dipolar Assembly of Heterostructured Cobalt Tipped CdSe@CdS Nanorods,”  Hill, L.J.; Richey, N.E.;  Sung, Y.-H.; Dirlam, P.T.; Lavoie-Higgins, E.; Shim, I-.B.;  Pinna, N.; Willinger, M.-G.;  Vogel, W.; Char, K.; Pyun, J.  Cryst. Eng. Comm. 2014, 16, 9461-9468.

62)*    “One-Pot Synthesis of PbS NP / Sulfur-Oleylamine Copolymer Nanocomposites via the Copolymerization of Elemental Sulfur with Oleylamine,”  Kim, E.T.; Chung, W.J.;  Lim, J.; Johe, P.; Glass, R.G.; Pyun, J.; Char, K.   Polym. Chem., 2014, 5, 3617-3623.
         
61) *    “Colloidal Polymers via Dipolar Assembly of Heterostructured Co-tipped CdSe@CdS Nanorods,”  Hill, L.J.; Richey, N.E.;  Sung, Y.-H.; Dirlam, P.T.; Lavoie-Higgins, E.; Shim, I-.B.;  Pinna, N.; Willinger, M.-G.;  Vogel, W.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. ACS Nano 2014, 8, 3272-3284

60)*    “Colloidal Polymers via Dipolar Assembly of Magnetic Nanoparticle Monomers,” Hill, L.J.; Pyun, J. ACS Applied Interfaces 2014, 6, 6022-6032.

59)*    “New Infrared Transmitting Material via Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur to Prepare High Refractive Index Polymers,” Griebel, J.J.; Namnabat, S.; Kim, E.-T,.; Himmbelhuber, R.; Moronta, D.H.; Chung, W.J.; Simmonds, A.G.; Ngyugen, N.; Mackay, M.E.; Char, K. Glass, R.S.; Norwood, R.A;  Pyun, J. Adv. Mater. 2014, 26, 3014-3018. 

58)*       “Inverse Vulcanization of  Elemental Sulfur for High Capacity Polymeric Cathode Materials in Li-S Batteries,” Simmonds, A.G.; Griebel, J.J.; Park, J.J.; Kim, K.;   Kim, E-T.; Glass, R.S.; Sung, Y.-E.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. ACS MacroLett. 2014, 3, 229-232 (ACS Editors’ Choice; Featured in C&E News 2014)

57)*    “Synthesis, Self-Assembly and Self-Healing of Supramolecular Perfluoropolyethers:  Synthesis and Rheology,” Li, G.; Wie, J.-J.; Nyugen, N.; Chung, W.-J.; Kim, E.-T.; Char, K,;  Mackay, M.; Pyun, J. Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry. 2013, 51, 3598-3606.

56)*    “Single Chain Polymer Nanoparticles via Sequential ATRP & Oxidative Polymerizations,”  Dirlam, P.; Kim, H. –J.; Arrington, K.;  Simmonds, A.; Chung, W.; Sahoo, R.; Costanzo, P.;  Theato, P.; Char, K.; Pyun, J.  Polym. Chem. 2013, 4, 3765-3773.

55)*    “The Use of Elemental Sulfur as an Alternative Feedstock for Polymeric Materials,” Chung, W.-J.; Griebel, J.J.; Kim, E.-T.;  Yoon, H. –S.; Simmonds, A.G.; Jon, H.-J.; Dirlam, P.T.; Wie, J.J.; Nguyen, N.A.; Guralnick, B.W.; Park, J.-J.; Somogyi, A.; Theato, P.; Mackay, M.E.; Glass, R.S.; Char, K.-C.; Pyun, J. Nature Chemistry 2013, 5, 518-524. (highlighted in Nature Materials 2013, 12, 472; ACS Macro Letters 2013, 2, 839; NPG Asia Materials 2013, 5, e64)

54)*    “Synthesis of Polyoctadecyl methacrylate Polymer Brushes via Surface Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization,” Yoo, H.; Kim. B.-Y.;  Pyun, J. Appl. Organometallic Chem. 2013, 27, 378-382.

53)*    “Studies of Mixed Liposomes with Novel Sorbyl Functionalized Head Group Lipids,” Ratnayaka, S.N.; Elandaloussi, E.H.; Korth, B.D.; Bates, R.B.; Pyun, J.; Saavedra, S.S. Chem. Phys. Lipids 2012, 165, 809-817.

52)*    “Self Assembly and Colloidal Polymerization of Polymer-Nanoparticle Hybrids into Mesoscopic Chains,” Pyun, J. Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2012, 51, 12408-12409

51)*    “Still in Control,” Pyun, J. Nature Materials 2012, 11, 753-754.

50) *    “Directing the deposition of ferromagnetic cobalt onto Pt-tipped CdSe@CdS nanorods:  Synthetic and Mechanistic Insights ,” Hill, L.J.; Bull, M.M.; Sung, Y.; Simmonds, A.G.; Dirlam, P.T.; Richey, N.E.; DeRosa, S.E.; Guin, D.; Shim, I.-B.; Costanzo, P.J.; Pinna, N.; Willinger, M.-G.; Vogel, W.; Char, K.; Pyun, J. ACS Nano 2012, 6, 8632-8645. 

49*)    “Functionalization and Patterning of Reactive Polymer Brushes Based on Surface Reversible Addition and Fragmentation Chain Transfer Polymerization,” Choi, J.; Schattling, P.; Jochum, F.D.; Pyun, J.; Char, K.; Theato, P. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2012, 50, 4010-4018.

48*)    “Controlling Length and Areal Density of Magnetically Actuated Artificial Cilia through the Dipolar Assembly of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles,” Breidenich, J.L.;  Wei, M.C.;  Clatterbaugh, G.V.;  Benkoski, J.J.;  Keng, P.K.; Pyun, J.  Soft Matter 2012, 8, 5334-5341

47) *    “Surface Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization from Indium Tin Oxide Electrodes;  Electrochemistry of Polymer Brushes,” Kim, B-Y.; Shallcross, R.C.; Armstrong, N.R.; Kim, H-J.; Chung, W.-J.; Sahoo. R.; Char, K.; Dirlam, P.T.; Costanzo, P.J.; Pyun, J. ACS Symposium Series:  Progress in Controlled Radical Polymerization,  2012, 1101, 197-209.

46)*    “Hybrids by Cluster Complex-Initiated Polymerization,” Zheng, Z.; Tu, X.; Nichol, G.; 
Keng, P.Y.; Pyun, J. Macromolecules 2012, 45, 2614-2618.

45)*       “Elemental Sulfur as a Reactive Medium for Au nanoparticles and 
Nanocomposites,”  Chung, W.J.;  Simmonds, A.G.; Griebel, J.J.;  Suh, H.-S.; Kim, E.-T.;  Shim, I.-B.; Glass, R.S.; Loy, D.A.; Theato, P.;  Sung, Y.-E.; Char, K.;  Pyun, J.   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed.,  2011, 50, 11409-11412 (featured as cover article)

44)*    “Morphological Conversion of Dipolar Core-Shell Au-Co Nanoparticles into Beaded Au-Co3O4 Nanowires ,” Kim, B.; Yu, S.-H.; Kim, H.-S.; Lee, D.-C.;  Shim, I.-B.; Derosa, S.E.; Sung, Y.-E.;  Pyun, J.  J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 14163
         
43)*     “Dipolar Organization and Magnetic Actuation of Flagella-like Nanoparticle Assemblies ,” Benkoski, J.J.; Breidenich, J.L.; Uy, O. M.; Hayes, A.T.;  Deacon, R.; Land, B.H.; Spicer, J.M.;  Keng, P.; Pyun, J. J. Mater. Chem. 2011, 21, 7314-7325.

42)*    “Colloidal Polymerization of Polymer Coated Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles into Pt-Co3O4 Nanowires ,” Keng, P.; Bull, M.M.; Shim, I.-B.; Armstrong, N.R.;  Pyun, J. Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 1120-1129.

41)*    “Graphene Oxide as Catalyst: Application of Carbon Materials beyond Nanotechnology” Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2011, 51, 46-48

40)*    “Magnetic Self-Assembly of Gold Nanoparticle Chains using Dipolar Core-Shell  Colloids,” Kim, B.; Shim, I,-B.;  Monti, O.A.; Pyun, J. Chem. Commun. 2011, 47, 890-892.

39)*    “Mechanically Reinforced Silica Aerogel Nanocomposites via Surface Intiatied Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization,” Boday, D.J.; Keng, P.; Muriithi, B.; Pyun, J.; Loy, D.A. J. Mater. Chem.  2010, 20, 6863-6865
        
38)*    Synthesis of Polymer Coated Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles in Multi-Gram Quantities with Tunable Variation of Particle Size,” Bull, M.M.;  Chung, W.-J.; Rasmussen, S.G.;  Kim, S.-J.; Shim, I.; Paik, H. –J.;  Pyun, J. J. Mater. Chem. 2010, 20, 6023-6025.

37)*    “Synthesis and Colloidal Polymerization of Dipolar Au-Co Core-Shell Nanoparticles into Au-Co3O4 Nanowires ,” Kim, B.;  Shim, I.; Sahoo, R; Oskan, Z.; Saavedra, S.S.; Armstrong, N.R.; Pyun, J.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 3234-3235

36)*    "Photoelectrochemical Processes in Polymer Tethered CdSe Nanocrystals," Shallcross, R.C.; D’Ambruoso, G.D.; Pyun, J.; Armstrong, N.R.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2010, 132, 2622-2632.

35)*    “Dipolar Assembly of Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles into Magnetically Driven Artificial Cilia,” Benkoski, J.J.; Deacon, R.; Land, B.H.; Baird, L.M.; Breidenich, J.L.; Srinivasan, R.; Clatterbaugh, G.V.; Keng, P.; Pyun, J. Soft Matter 2010, 6, 602-609 

34)*    “Ferrocene Functional Polymer Brushes on Indium Tin Oxide via Surface Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization,” Kim, B.;  Ratcliff, E.L.; Armstrong, N.R.; Kowalewski, T.;  Pyun, J. Langmuir 2010, 26, 2083-2092.

33)*     "Efficient CdSe Nanocrystal Diffraction Gratings  Prepared by Microcontact Molding," Shallcross, C.R.; Chawla, G.S.; Marrikar, S.; Tolbert, S.; Pyun, J.; Armstrong, N.R. ACS Nano 2009, 3, 3629-363

32)*    “Colloidal Polymerization of Polymer Coated Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles into     Cobalt Oxide Nanowires,” Keng, P.; Kim, B.; Shim, I.-B.; Sahoo, R.; Veneman, P.E.; Armstrong, N.R.; Yoo, H.; Permberton, J.E.; Bull, M.M.; Griebel, J.J.; Ratcliff, E.L.; Nebesny, K. G.; Pyun, J.  ACS Nano 2009,  3 (10), 3143-3157. (highlighted in ACS Nano Perpsective Article:  Emrick et al., ACS Nano 2009, 3, 2870)

31)*    “Oxidation effect in cobalt nanoparticle magnetic fluids,” Hong, J.- S.; Pyun, J.; Park, 
Y.-W.; Kim, C. –S.; Shim, I.-B.   IEEE Transactions on Magnetics 2009, 45, 2464-2466.

30)*    “Lanthanide(III) Doped Magnetite Nanoparticles,” De Silva, C.R.; Smith, S.; Shim, I.; 
Pyun, J.; Zheng, Z. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2009, 131, 6336-6337.

29)*    “pH-Degradable Stabilized Vesicles for Biological Sensing and Delivery,” Roberts, D.L.; Bowles, S.E.; Janczak, C.M.; Pyun, J.; Aspinwall, C.A. Langmuir 2009, 25, 1908-1910

28)*    “Synthesis, Assembly and Functionalization of Polymer Coated Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles,” Korth, B.D.; Keng, P.; Shim. I.; Tang, C.; Kowalewski, T.; Pyun, J. ACS Symposium Series, “Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Stabilization, Passivation and Functionalization” 2008, 996, 272-285.

27)*    “Self-Assembly of Polymer Coated Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles into Mesoscopic Polymer Chains and Visualization using Fossilized Liquid Assembly,”  Benkoski, J.J, Bowles, S.E.; Jones,  R.A.; Douglas, J.F.; Pyun, J.; Karim, A. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2008, 46, 2267-2277. (Highlighted in Materials Views 2008, A1-A8.)

26)*    “Fabrication of Long CdS Nanowires by Using a Chemical Solution Process,” Shim, I.; Choi, D.-H.; Kim, C.-S.; Pyun, J.; Bowles, S.E. J. Korean Phys. Soc. 2008, 52, 332-336

25)*    “Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Polymer Coated Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles,”  
Keng, P.; Shim, I.; Korth, B.D.; Douglas, J.F.; Pyun, J. ACS Nano  2007, 4, 279-292.

24)*    “Polythiophene-Semiconductor Nanoparticle Composite Thin Films Tethered to Indium 
Tin Oxbide Substrates via Electropolymerization,” Shallcross, R.C.; D’Ambruoso, G.D.; Hall, Korth, B.D.;  H.K.; Zheng, Z.; Pyun, J.; Armstrong, N. R. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 11310-11311.

23)*    “Magnetic Assembly and Pyrolysis of Functional Ferromagnetic Nanoparticles into 1-D Carbon Nanostructures,” Bowles, S.E.; Wu, W.; Kowalewski, T.; Schalnat, M.;  Davis, R.; Pemberton, J.E.; Shim. I.; Korth, B.D.;  Pyun, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2007, 129, 8694-8695

22)*    “Nanocomposite Materials from Functional Polymers and Magnetic Nanoparticles,” Pyun, J. Polym. Rev. 2007, 47, 231-263

21)*    “Field induced formation of mesoscopic polymer chains from functional ferromagnetic nanoparticles,”  Benkoski, J.J, Bowles, S.E.; Korth, Bryan, D.; Jones, R.A.; Douglas, J.F.; Karim, A.; Pyun, J.  J. Am. Chem. Soc.. 2007, 129, 6291-6297

20)*     “Polymer Encapsulated Metallic and Semiconductor Nanoparticles: Multifunctional     
Materials with Novel Optical, Electronic and Magnetic Properties,” Pyun, J.; Emrick, T.S.  Macromolecular Engineering: From Precise Macromolecular Synthesis to Macroscopic Materials, Properties and Applications, Ed. K. Matyjazsewski, L. Leibler, Y. Gnanou, Wiley-VCH, New York, 2007, vol. 4, 2409-2449

19)*      “Polymer Coated Ferromagnetic Colloids from Well-Defined Polymeric Surfactants and Assembly into Nanoparticle Chains,” Korth, B.D.; Keng, P.; Shim, I.; Bowles, S.; Nebesny, K.; Tang, C.; Kowalewski, T.; Pyun, J. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 6562

Postdoctoral/Graduate Publications
18)     “The Dramatic Effect of Architecture on the Self-Assembly of Block Copolymers at Interfaces.”    Kim, Yoojin; Pyun, Jeffrey; Frechet, Jean M. J.; Hawker, Craig J.; Frank, Curtis W.  Langmuir  2005,  21(23),  10444-10458.  

17)    “Synthesis and Direct Visualization of Block Copolymers Composed of Different Macromolecules Architectures,” Pyun, J.; Tang, C.T.; Kowalewski, T.; Fréchet, J.M.J.; Hawker, C.J. Macromolecules 2005, 38, (7), 2674-2685

16)    “A Structurally Diverse and Highly Efficient Approach to Dendritic Libraries using Click Chemistry,” Nugent, A.; Hawker, C.J.; Scheel, A.; Voit, B.; Pyun, J.; Fréchet, J.M.J.; Feldman, A.K.; Yu, P.; Finn, M.G.; Fokin, V.; Sharpless, K.B.  Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2004, 43, 3928-3932.

15)    “Synthesis and Surface Attachment of ABC Triblock Copolymers Containing Glassy and Rubbery Segments,” Pyun, J.; Jia, S.; Kowalewski, T.; Matyjaszewski, K. Macromol. Chem. Phys. 2004, 205, 411-417

14)    “Macromolecules with Controlled Architecture,” Pyun, J.; Zhou, X.; Drockenmuller, E.; Hawker, C.J.  J. Mater. Chem. 2003, 13, 2653-2660

13)    “Synthesis of Polymer Brushes using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization,” Pyun, J.; Kowalewski, T.; Matyjaszewski, K.  Macromol. Rapid Comm. 2003, 24, 1043-1059

12)     “Synthesis of Block, Statistical and Gradient Copolymers Containing Octadecyl Side Chains by Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization,” Qin, S.; Pyun, J.; Saget, J.; Jia, S.; Kowalewski, T.; Matyjaszewski, K. Macromolecules 2003, 36, 8969-8977

11)    “Evaluating the Effect of Termination by Chain-Chain Coupling in Living Free Radical Polymerizations,” Pyun, J.; Rees, I.; Hawker, C.J.; Fréchet, J.M.J. Aust. J. Chem. 2003, 56, 775-782

10)    “Synthesis of Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Nanoparticles: Kinetics of Surface-Initiated Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization and Morphology of Ultrathin Films,” Pyun, J.; Jia, S.; Kowalewski, T.; Matyjaszewski, K.  Macromolecules 2003, 36, 5094-5104

9)    “ABA Triblock Copolymers Containing Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxanes Pendant Groups: Synthesis and Unique Properties,” Pyun, J.; Matyjaszewski, K.; Wu, J.; Kim, G.M.; Chun, S.B.; Mather, P.T. Polymer 2003, 44, 2739-2750

8)    “Synthesis and Characterization of Silica-graft-Polystyrene Hybrid Nanoparticles: Effect of Constraint on the Glass Transition of Spherical Polymer Brushes,”  Savin, D.A.; Pyun, J.; Patterson, G.D.; Kowalewski, T.; Matyjaszewski, K. J. Polym. Sci. Part B, Polym. Phys. 2002, 40, 2667-2676

7)    “Synthesis of Polypropylene-Poly(methacrylate) Block Copolymers using Metallocene Catalyzed Processes and Subsequent Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization,” Matyjaszewski, K.; Saget, J.; Pyun, J.; Schlogl, M.; Rieger, B.  J. Macromol. Sci., Pure and Appl. Chem. 2002, A39, 901-913

6)    "Synthesis of Well-Defined Block Copolymers Tethered to Polysilsesquioxane Nanoparticles and Their Nanoscale Morphology on Surfaces," Pyun, J. ; Matyjaszewski, K.; Kowalewski, T.; Savin, D.; Patterson, G.; Kickelbick, G.; Huesing, N.  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2001, 123, 9445

5)    "Synthesis of Nanocomposite Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Materials Using Controlled/"Living" Radical Polymerization," Pyun, J.; Matyjaszewski, K.  Chem. Mater. 2001, 13, 3436

4)    "Synthesis of Hybrid Polymers Using Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization: Homopolymers and Block Copolymers from Polyhedral Oligomeric Silsesquioxane Monomers," Pyun, J.; Matyjaszewski, K.  Macromolecules 2000, 33, 217-220

3)    "Functionalization of Polymers Prepared By ATRP Using Radical Addition Reactions," Coessens, V.; Pyun, J.; Miller, P.J.; Gaynor, S.G.; Matyjaszewski, K.  Macromol. Rapid Commun. 2000, 21,103-109

2)    "Synthesis and Characterization of Star Polymers with Varying Arm Number, Length, and Composition from Organic and Hybrid Inorganic/Organic Multifunctional Initiators," Matyjaszewski, K.; Miller, P.J.; Pyun, J.; Kickelbick, G.; Diamanti, S.  Macromolecules 1999, 32, 6526-6535

1)    "Preparation of Hyperbranched Polyacrylates By Atom Transfer Radical Polymerization. Part 4. The Use of Zero-Valent Copper," Matyjaszewski, K.; Pyun, J.; Gaynor, S.G.  Macromol. Rapid Commun 1998, 19, 665-670