Publications

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Youngchan Park, Tianlei Yan, Zhiheng Zhao, Bing Fu, Muwen Wang, Farshid Salimijazi, Buz Barstow, Peng Chen* Spatiotemporal organization of membrane protein controls bacterial extracellular electron transfer.Nature Commun., 2026

• “Protein organize extracellular electron transfer,”  Cornell Chronicle, February 23, 2026

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Mokshin Suri, Farshid Salimijazi, Jack C. Crowley, Youngchan Park, Bing Fu, Peng Chen, Warren R. Zipfel, Buz Barstow, Tobias Hanrath* Spatially resolved charge transfer kinetics at the quantum dot-microbe interface using fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 2025, 122, e2407987122.

• “Electrons travel one of two routes in nano-biohybrid systems,”  Cornell Chronicle, March 18, 2025

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Udit K. Chakraborty^†, Youngchan Park (co-first)^†, Kushal Sengupta, Won Jung, Chandra P. Joshi, Danielle H. Francis, Peng Chen* A “through-DNA” mechanism for co-regulation of metal uptake and efflux. Nature Commun., 2024, 15, 10555 . 

• “ New pathway found for regulating zinc in E. coli,”  Cornell Chronicle, December 4, 2024
• Youngchan’s blogpost: “ Through DNA and Beyond: A Postdoc Journey of Collaboration and Discovery” on Spring Nature Research Communities.

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Bing Fu^†, Xianwen Mao^†, Youngchan Park^‡, Zhiheng Zhao^‡, Tianlei Yan, Won Jung, Danielle H. Francis Wenjie Li, Brooke Pian, Farshid Salimijazi, Mokshin Suri, Tobias Hanrath, Buz Barstow, Peng Chen* Multimodal imaging elucidates energy conversion pathways in microbial-inorganic hybrids. Nature Chem. 2023, 15, 1400-1407.

• “ Imaging platform illuminates biohybrids,”  Chem. Eng. News, July 27, 2023
• “ A multimodal imaging approach for interrogating energy-conversion pathways in biohybrids,”  Nature Chemistry Research Briefing, July 27, 2023
• “ Imaging shows how solar-powered microbes turn CO2 into bioplastic,”  Cornell Chronicle, July 27, 2023
• “ Imaging shows how inorganic-microbe hybrids use light to turn carbon dioxide into bioplastic,” DOE Office of Science research highlights, Nov 1, 2023

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Siwoo Jin, Jiseong Park, Wonhee John Lee, Yongdeok Ahn, Youngchan Park, Minsoo Park, Inchan Hwang, Kwanyong Seo, Daeha Seo* Two GPSes in a ball; deciphering the endosomal tug-of-war using plasmonic dark-field STORM. J. Am. Chem. Soc. Au 2022, 2, 1596-1603 .

• “ Checking road traffic inside cells with nano GPS,”  Asia Research News, August 10, 2022

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Hyuncheol Oh, Minjun Kim, Youngchan Park, Seol Ryu*, Hyunjoon Song* Abnormal hysochromic shifts of surface plasmon scattering in gold-copper intermetallic nanoparticles. J. Phys. Chem. C 2021, 125, 19936-19946.

14.

Hyuncheol Oh, Youngchan Park, Hyunjoon Song* Tracking underpotential deposition of copper on individual silver nanocubes by real-time single-particle plasmon scattering imaging. J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 20398-20409.

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Youngchan Park, Hyuncheol Oh, Jiseong Park, Woong Choi, Hyein Ryu, Daeha Seo*, Hyunjoon Song* In-situ monitoring of single plasmonic nanoparticle resolves nanoscale surface reaction hidden by ensemble-averageJ. Phys. Chem. C 2019, 123, 23113-23123 .

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Sangwon Shin^†, Jisu Choe^†, Youngchan Park (co-first)^†, Donghyun Jeong, Hyunjoon Song, Youngmin You*, Daeha Seo*, Jaeheung Jo* Artificial Control of Cell Signaling Using a Photocleavable Cobalt(III)–Nitrosyl complex.Angew. Chemi. Int. Ed. 2019, 58, 10126-10131 .

• “ DGIST discovers control of cell signaling using a Cobalt(III)-Nitrosyl complex”  Asia Research News, July 29, 2019

11.

Youngchan Park, Sangwon Shin, Hyeonggyu Jin, Jiseong Park, Yeonki Hong, Jaemin Choi, Byunghyuck Jung*, Hyunjoon Song*, Daeha Seo* Single-Molecule Rotation for EGFR Conformational Dynamics in Live CellsJ. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 119, 20125-20135 .

10.

Dongwoo Shin, Youngchan Park, Hyein Ryu, Won Seok Seo, Hyunjoon Song* Selective formation of Ag domains on MnO nanooctapods for potential dual imaging probesCrystEngComm. 2016, 18, 4188-4195 .

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Youngchan Park^†, Chanhyoung Lee^†, Seol Ryu, Hyunjoon Song* Ex Situ and in Situ Surface Plasmon Monitoring of Temperature- Dependent Structural Evolution in Galvanic Replacement Reactions at a Single-Particle LevelJ. Phys. Chem. C. 2015, 119, 20125−20135.

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Youngchan Park, Sena Yang, Myungjin Lee, Heeseon Lim, Yaewon Kim, Sehun Kim*, Hangil Lee* Confirmation of the Coexistence of Two Tautomers of 2-Mercaptothiazoline on the Ge(100) SurfacePhys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2013, 15, 16594-16598.

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Youngchan Park, Myungjin Lee, Hangil Lee* Adsorption sequence of Multifunctional Groups: A Study on the Reaction Pathway and Adsorption Structure of Homocysteine on the Ge(100) SurfaceChemPhysChem 2013, 14, 2491-2496.

6.

Myugnjin Lee, Youngchan Park, Hyuk Jeong, Hangil Lee* The Adsorption Selectivity of the Functional Groups between Dithiothreitol and 1,4-Butanedithiol 2,3-Diamino Adsorbed on the Ge(100) SurfaceChem. Phys. Lett. 2013, 567, 66-72.

5.

MyugnJin Lee, Youngchan Park, JeongHyuk, Hangil Lee* Inter-row Adsorption Configurations and Stability of Threonine Adsorbed onto the Ge(100) SurfacesBull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2013, 4, 1055-1060 .

4.

Ki-jeong Kim, Sena Yang, Youngchan Park, MyungJin Lee, BongSoo Kim*, Hangil Lee* Annealing effects after Nitrogen Ion Casting on Monolayer and Multilayer GrapheneJ. Phys. Chem. C. 2013, 117, 2129–2134.

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Youngchan Park, Heesun Lim, Sena Yang, Hangil Lee* Role of Chain Length in the Adsorption Structures and Geometric Configurations of Phenylalanine derivatives on Ge(100) SurfacesJ. Phys. Chem. C. 2012, 116, 12655-12659.

2.

Sena Yang, Youngchan Park, Jeong Won Kim*, Hangil Lee* Variation of Coverage-Dependent Attachment of Multifunctional Groups in Alanine and Leucine to the Ge(100)-2×1: Bonding Configuration and Adsorption StabilityJ. Phys. Chem. C. 2011, 115, 19287-19292.

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Hangil Lee*, Sena Yang, Junghun Choi, Youngchan Park, Sehun Kim* Evidence of Chemical Functionalized Molecule Adsorbed on Interface Region of Epitaxial Graphene: Interface Roughness and Modification of the Electronic PropertiesJ. Phys. Chem. C. 2011, 115, 18736–18739.