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2008


Christopher M. Lew, Zijian Li, Shuang Li, Son-Jong Hwang, Yan Liu, Dora I. Medina, Minwei Sun, Junlan Wang, Mark E. Davis, and Yushan Yan
          "Pure-Silica-Zeolite MFI and MEL Low-Dielectric Constant Films with Fluoroorganic Functionalization"
          Adv. Funct. Mater. 2008, 18, 1 doi/10.1002/adfm.200800390, (PDF)

  Jun Lu, Zhigang Zak Fang, Young Joon Choi, Hong Yong Sohn, Chul Kim, Robert C. Bowman Jr., and Son-Jong Hwang
            “Study of the Reaction Mechanism of Li-Al-N-H System during the Hydrogenation Process “
J. Power Source, 2008 doi/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2008.07.040, (in press)

            Christian Baerlocher, Dan Xie, Lynne B. McCusker, Son-Jong Hwang, Ignatius Chan, Ken Ong, Allen W. Burton, and Stacey I. Zones
“Ordered Silicon Vacancies in the Framework Structure of the Zeolite Catalyst SSZ-74”
Nat. Mater. 2008, Vol 7, 631-635 (PDF)

            Alan R. Hopkins, Russell A. Lipeles, and Son-Jong Hwang
            “Morphology Characterization of Polyaniline Nano and Micro Structures”
Synthetic Metals, 2008, 158 (14), 594-601. (PDF)

            David J. Earl, Allen W. Burton, Thomas Rea, Kenneth Ong, Michael W. Deem, Son-Jong Hwang, and Stacey I. Zones
Synthesis and Monte Carlo Structure Determination of SSZ-77: A New Zeolite Topology
J. Phys. Chem. C. 2008, 112 (24), 9099–9105, (PDF)

            Chul Kim, Son-Jong Hwang, Allen W. Burton, and Stacey I. Zones
            “A Case Study of Divergent Structure Directing Effects of Geometric Isomers: the Discovery of a New Structure Directing Agent for an All-Silica RTH Zeolite Prepared in Fluoride Media”
Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2008,  doi:10.1016/j.micromeso.2008.04.008  (in press)

            Justin Purewal, Son-Jong Hwang, Robert C. Bowman, Jr., Ewa Ronnebro, Brent Fultz, Channing Ahn
            “Hydrogen Sorption Behavior of the ScH2-LiBH4 System: Experimental Assesment of Chemical Destabilization Effects“
J. Phys. Chem. C. 2008, 112, 8481-8485 (PDF)

Son-Jong Hwang, Robert C. Bowman, Jr., Joseph W. Reiter, Job Rijssenbeek, Grigorii L. Soloveichik, Ji-Cheng Zhao, Houria Kabbour, and Channing C. Ahn
             "NMR Confirmation for Formation of [B12H12]2- Complexes during Hydrogen Desorption from Metal Borohydrides"
J. Phys. Chem. C. Lett. 2008, 112 (9), 3164 -3169 (PDF)

Barbara Gil, Stacey I. Zones, Son-Jong Hwang, Martina Bejblov, and Jirí Cejka
              "Acidic Properties of SSZ-33 and SSZ-35 Novel Zeolites: a Complex Infrared and MAS NMR Study"
J. Phys. Chem. C. 2008, 112, 2997. (PDF)

2007

C. Y. Chen, S.I. Zones, S.J. Hwang, A.W. Burton, and A.J. Liang
            “Synthesis and characterization of zincosilicate and pure-silica SSZ-42 and SSZ-71” in Studies of Surface Science and Catalysis, Vol 170-
Proceedings: 15^th International Zeolite Conference, Ed. by Ruren Xu, Zi Gao, Jiesheng Chen, Wenfu Yan. 2007, pp 206.(PDF)

            A. W. Burton, S.I. Zones, I.Y. Elomari, C.Y. Chen, Son-Jong Hwang, and K. Ong

            “A comparative study of three closely related unsolved zeolite structures” in Studies of Surface Science and Catalysis, Vol 170-
            Proceedings: 15^th International Zeolite Conference, Ed. by Ruren Xu, Zi Gao, Jiesheng Chen, Wenfu Yan. 2007, pp 690.(PDF)

Mark S. Conradi, Timothy M. Ivancic, Erik A. Carl, Caleb D. Browning, P.H.L. Notten, W.P. Kalisvaart, Pieter C. M. M. Magusin, R.C. Bowman, Jr., Son-Jong Hwang, and Natalie L. Adolphi
             “NMR to Determine Rates of Motion and Structures in Metal-Hydrides”
            J. Alloys and Compounds 2007, 446-447, 499. (PDF)

            Son-Jong Hwang, R. C. Bowman, Jr., Jason Graetz, J. J. Reilly, W. Langley, and C.M. Jensen
            “NMR Studies of the Aluminum Hydride Phases and their Stabilities.
            J. Alloys and Compounds 2007, 446-447, 290. (PDF)

            Houria Kabbour, Channing C. Ahn, Son-Jong Hwang, Robert C. Bowman, Jr., and Jason Graetz
            “Direct synthesis and NMR characterization of calcium alanate”
            J. Alloys and Compounds, 2007, 446-447, 264.(PDF)

             J. Lu, Z.Z. Fang, H.Y. Sohn, R.C. Bowman, Jr., Son-Jong Hwang
             “Potential and Reaction Mechanism of Li-Mg-Al-N-H System for Reversible Hydrogen Storage”
J. Phys. Chem. C 2007, 111, 16686. (PDF)

Lasitha Senadheera, Erik M. Carl, Timothy M. Ivancic, Mark S. Conradi, R.C. Bowman Jr., S.-J. Hwang, and Terrence J. Udovic
“Molecular H2 trapped in AlH₃ solid”
            J. Alloys and Compounds, 2007 (in press), doi:10.1016/j.jallcom.2007.08.071

2006
              R.C. Bowman, Jr., Natalie L. Adolphi, Son-Jong Hwang, J.G. Kulleck, T.J. Udovic, Q. Huang
            “Deuterium Site Occupancy and Phase Boundaries in ZrNiD”
    Phys. Rev. B. 2006, 74, 184109 (PDF)   

            Ryan K. Zeidan, Son-Jong Hwang, and Mark E. Davis
            “Multifunctional Heterogeneous Catalysts: SBA-15 Containing Primary Amines and Sulfonic Acids”
    Angewandte Chemie International Edition,  2006, 45, 6332-6335 (PDF)

Son-Jong Hwang, Robert C. Bowman, Jason Graetz, and J.J. Reilly
              "Solid State NMR Studies of the Aluminum Hydride Phases" edited by J.C.F. Wang, W. Tumas, A. Rougier, M.J. Heben, E. Akiba, Warrendale, PA,
Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2006, Vol 927E, pp 0927-EE03-03.(PDF)

            Sungsool Wi and Son-Jong Hwang
            "Multiple-Quantum ¹³C solid-state NMR Spectroscopy under Moderate Magic Angle Spinning"
            Chem. Phys. Lett. 2006, 426, 187-191 (PDF).

            Allen Burton, Richard J. Darton, Mark E. Davis, Son-Jong Hwang, Russel E. Morris, Isao Ogino, and Stacey I. Zones
            “Structure-Directing Agent Location and Non-Centrosymmetric Structure of Fluoride-Containing Zeolite SSZ-55’
            J. Phys. Chem. B. 2006, 110, 5273 (PDF).

            Jessica L. Defreese, Son-Jong Hwang, Nicholas Parra-Vasquez
            “Molecular Motion of Tethered Molecules in Bulk and Surface-Functionalized Materials: A Comparative Study of Confinement”
            J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 5687 (PDF)

2005

            Saran Poovarodom, John D. Bass, Son-Jong Hwang, and Alexander Katz
            “On the Imprinting of Bulk Silica using Gold@Silica Core-Shell Nanoparticles”
            Langmuir, 2005, 21, 12348, (PDF)

            Brett A. Holmberg, Son-Jong Hwang, Mark E. Davis, and Yushan Yan
            “Synthesis and Proton Conductivity of Sulfonic Acid Functionalized Zeolite BEA Nanocrystals”
            Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2005, 80, 347-356, (PDF)

            R.C. Bowman, S.-J. Hwang, C.C. Ahn, and J.J. Vajo
             “NMR and X-ray Diffraction Studies of Phases in the Destabilization LiH-Si System”
            Mater. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. 2005, Vol. 837, N.3.6.1.(PDF)- Best Paper Award

  Stacey I. Zones, Son-Jong Hwang, S. Elomari, Isao Ogino, Mark. E. Davis, A.W. Burton.
  “The Fluoride-Based Route to All-Silica Molecular Sieves: A Strategy for Synthesis of New Materials Based Upon Closed-Packing of Guest-Host Products”
  C. R. Chimie, 8, 2005, 267-282, (PDF)

  Stacey, I. Zones, Richard J. Darton, Russell Morris, Son-Jong Hwang
  “Studies on the Role of Fluoride Ion vs Reaction Concentration in Zeolite Synthesis”
  J. Phys. Chem. B, 2005, 109(1), 652-661, (PDF)

2004

Son-Jong Hwang, C.Y. Chen, Stacey, I. Zones
            “Boron Sites in Borosilicate Zeolite at Various Stages of Hydration Studied by Solid State NMR Spectroscopy”
            J. Phys. Chem. B, 2004, 108, 18535. (PDF)

            Chen, C. Y., Zones, S. I., Hwang, S.J. Bull, L.M.
            “Studies of Physicochemical and Catalytic Properties of Borosilicates Zeolites”
            Proceedings: 14th International Zeolite Conference, Ed. by van Steen, E.; Callanan, L.; Claeys, M. 2004, pp 1547. (PDF)

2003

            Stacey, I. Zones and Son-Jong Hwang
            "The Inorganic Chemistry of Guest-Mediated Zeolite Crystallization: A comparison of the use of boron and aluminum as lattice-substituting components in the presence of a single guest molecule during             zeolite synthesis"
            Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2003, 58, 263. (PDF)

2002

            Eric F. Connor, Todd R. Younkin, Jason I. Henderson, Sonjong Hwang, Robert H. Grubbs, William P. Roberts, Johnathan J. Litzau
            “Linear functionalized polyethylene prepared with highly active neutral Ni(II) complexes”
            J. Polymer Sci.:Part A: Polymer Chem. 2002, 40, 2842. (PDF)

            Jose G. Nery, Son-Jong Hwang, Mark E. Davis
            "On the Synthesis of SSZ-48, SSZ-43 and their Variations"
            Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 2002. 52, 19-28. (PDF)

            S.I. Zones and Son-Jong Hwang
            "The Synthesis of high silica Zeolites using a mixed quaternary Ammonium Cations, Amine Approach: The Discovery of Zeolite SSZ-47"
            Chem. Mater. 2002, 14(1), 313-320. (PDF)

            Greg S. Lee, Yumi Nakagawa, Son-Jong Hwang, Mark E. Davis, Paul Wagner, Larry Beck, S.I Zones
            "Organocations in Zeolite Synthesis: Fused Bicyclo [l.m.0] Cations and the Discovery of Zeolite SSZ-48"
            J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2002, 124, 7024-7034. (PDF)

2001

            Christopher W. Jones, Son-Jong Hwang, Tatsuya Okubo and Mark E. Davis
            "Synthesis of Hydrophobic Molecular Sieves by Hydrothermal Treatment with Acetic Acid"
            Chem. Mater. 2001, 13 (3), 1041-1050. (PDF)

            Stacey I. Zones, Son-Jong Hwang, and Mark E. Davis
            "Studies of the synthesis of SSZ-25 Zeolite in a "Mixed-Template" system"
            Chem. Eur. J., 2001, 7, 1990. (PDF)

Before 2000

1. Sonjong Hwang and Hyunsoo So "ESR spectrum of the high-temperature yttrium-barium-copper oxide superconductor YBa₂Cu₃O_7-x doped with ytterbium" Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 1989, 10(1), 23.

2. B. C. Gerstein, Jin-Woo Han, Son-Jong Hwang, Pan Hong-Jun, and Harold Skank. "A digital phase shifter for multiple pulse NMR" Rev. Sci. Instrum. 1990, 61(9), 2349.

3. Son-Jong Hwang, T.S. King, and B.C. Gerstein "Probing intermediates in the reaction of ethylene over supported Ru; Use and limitations of multiple quantum spin counting." Catalysis Letters, 1991, 8, 367.

4. M. Pruski, D.K. Sanders, X. Wu, Son-Jong Hwang, T. S. King, and B. C. Gerstein Catalyst Selectivity in hydrocarbon reactions: Ethylene on Ru/SiO₂ and M-Ru/SiO₂" Am. Chem. Soc. Div. Fuel Chem. 1991, 36(4), 1839.

5. Son-Jong Hwang and B. C. Gerstein "Spin counting in dipolar coupled spin 1/2 systems by multiple quantum coherence" Bulletin of Magnetic Resonance, 1993, 15(3), 211.

6. B. C. Gerstein, Marek Pruski, and Son-Jong Hwang "Determination of proton densities on silica gel catalyst supports by n-quantum coherence in NMR." Analytica Chimica Acta, 1993, 283, 1059-1079.

7. Serge Lacelle, Son-Jong Hwang, and B. C. Gerstein "Multiple quantum Nuclear Magnetic Resonance of solids: A cautionary note for data analysis and interpretation" J. Chem. Phys. 1993, 99(11), 8407.

8. Marek Pruski, D. P. Lang, Son-Jong Hwang, H. Jia and J. Shinar "Structure of thin diamond films: A ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance study" Phys. Rev. B. 1994, 49, 10635.

9. J. Shinar, M. Pruski, D. P. Lang, S.-J. Hwang, and H. Jia "On the structure of thin diamond films: A ¹H and ¹³C nuclear magnetic resonance study in Diamond", SiC and Nitride Wide Bandgap Semiconductors, Ed. by C.H. Carter Jr., G. Gildenblat, S. Nakamura, and R.J. Nemanich, Mat. Res. Soc. Symp. Proc. Ser., 1994, 339, 675.

10. Son-Jong Hwang, Deniz O. Uner, T. S. King, Marek Pruski, and B. C. Gerstein "Characterization of Silica Catalyst Supports by Single and Multiple Quantum Proton NMR Spectroscopy." J. Phys. Chem. 1995, 99, 3697.

11. L.-F. Rao, S.-J. Hwang, T. S. King, and M. Pruski "Characterization of CO in Rh₆(CO)₁₆/NaY clusters and isolated Rh⁺(CO)₂/NaY by solid-state ¹³C NMR spectroscopy" J. Phys. Chem. 1996, 100, 5668.

12. S.-J. Hwang, C. Fernandez, J.-P. Amoureux, J. Cho, S.W. Martin, and M. Pruski "Quantitative study of the short range oder in B₂O₃ and B₂S₃ by MAS and two- dimensional triple-quantum MAS ¹¹B NMR." Solid State NMR , 1997, 8, 109.

13. S. -J Hwang, Chris Petucci, and Daniel Raftery, "In Situ Solid-State NMR Observations of Photocatalytic Surface Chemistry: Degradation of Trichloroethyulene" J. Am. Chem. Soc. Comm. 1997, 119, 7877.

14. Daniel Raftery, Sonjong Hwang, and Chris Petucci, "Investigations of photocatalytic surface chemistry using in situ solid state NMR" The Spectrum, Center for Photochem. Sci. 1997, Vol. 10(1), 1.

15. S.-J. Hwang, J.-W. Han, C. Fernandez, J.-P. Amoureux, J. Cho, S.W. Martin, and M. Pruski "Structural Study of xNa₂S + (1-x) B₂S₃ polycrystallines and glasses by ¹¹B and ²³Na MAS and 2D-3Q MAS NMR spectroscopy"  J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998, 120, 7337
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16. S. -J Hwang, Chris Petucci, and Daniel Raftery, "In Situ Solid-State NMR Studies of Trichloroethylene Photocatalysis: Formation and Characterization of Surface-Bound Intermediates" J. Am. Chem. Soc. 1998,  120, 4388.
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17. Ernesto MacNamara, Gregory Fisher, Jay Smith, Charles V. Rice,  Son-Jong Hwang and Daniel Raftery,  “Cross Polarization and Direct Polarization Transfer to Surface Species  Using Laser Polarized Xenon” J. Phys. Chem. B 1999, 103, 1158
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18.  Son-Jong Hwang and Daniel Raftery  “In Situ Solid-State NMR Studies of Photocatalytic Oxidation of Ethanol:   Characterization of surface sites and their reactivities”  Catalysis Today, 1999, 49, 353.
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19. Takahiko Takewaki, Son-Jong Hwang, Hiromi Yamashita, and Mark E. Davis "Synthesis of BEA-Type Molecular Sieves using Mesoporous Materials as Reagents" Microporous and Mesoporous Materials, 1999, 32, 265.
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20. Sarah Pilkinton, Sonjon-Jong Hwang, and Daniel Raftery "Ethanol Photocatalysis on TiO2 Coated Optical Microfiber, Supported Monolayer, and Powdered Catalysts: An In Situ NMR Study", J. Phy. Chem. B. 1999, 103, 11152.
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