Mina Yoon

Research Staff Member

Materials Science and Technology Division
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Oak Ridge, TN 37831
Phone: (865) 576-7362
Fax: (865) 574-4913



Currently at Fritz-Haber-Institut der Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Berlin, Germany
Phone: +49-30-8413 4808
Fax: +49-30-8413 4701

Research Interests


I am doing research in the field of theoretical condensed matter physics.

The primary focus of my research lies in the fundamental understanding of growth mechanisms, novel properties, functionalization, and potential technological applications of surface-based and carbon based nanostructures. Especially, I am interested in utilizing these materials as energy storage media with a high and efficient retrievability by making use of their unique nanoscale properties.

My theoretical approach ranges from first-principle calculations within density functional theory to molecular dynamics and Monte Carlo simulations, continuum elasticity theory, and microscopic and phenomenological modeling.
last updated: July 02, 2009