Publications, Presentations, Projects
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Journal Publications
2026 (34) + 10 more ongoing research projects
(131) Seunghyun Kim†, Gunjoo Kim†, Hyo Min You†, Sangwoo Kim, Yong Beom Kim, Jeong Woo Han, Kyeounghak Kim*, Hyunjoo Lee*, and WooChul Jung*, Atomic-Scale Control of Pt Catalyst Dispersion on CeO2 Support through Heteroatom Doping. to be submitted. [Funding: KIST]
(130) Tae Yong Kim†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Jaemin Ryu, Jeong Woo Han*, and Sungju Yu*, Modulating Lattice-Oxygen-Mediated Redox Property and Catalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles via Transition Metal Substitution,
Submitted to Appl. Catal. B. [Funding: ERC & Infra]
(129) Muhaiminul Islama, Seongyeon Hwang, Jongwoo Hong, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Seong Chan Jun*, Engineering Single Rhenium Atom-Doped Ni/C Catalysts for High-Performance Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis under Industrial-Level Current Densities. To be Submitted.
(128) Tao Zhou‡, Zhe Liu‡, Kyeounghak Kim, and Taekyung Yu*, Interface-Engineered Integration of Nickel–Iron Phosphide with Carbon for Efficient and Stable Oxygen Evolution in Alkaline Media. Submitted to Chem. Eng. J.
(127) Min Gie Jung†, Yeongjun Yoon†, Jun Woo Jho, Ha Young Cho, Hwajun Lee, Jung-Hyun Lee, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Dong Wook Kwon*, Tailoring the Cobalt-Iron Spinel and Alloy Phases through Ceria Doping for Enhanced Catalytic Ammonia Decomposition to Hydrogen. To be Submitted. [Funding: Infra & KIST]
(126) Shahbaz Ahmed, Debabrata Chanda, Mallappa Mahanthappa, Sk Samim Akhter, Soon-Yong Kweon, Minsoo Heon, Kyeounghak Kim, and BeeLyong Yang*, Atomic-Level Electronic Modulation via Pt-O-Ni/Ce Bridges Enabling Bifunctional Catalysis for High-Efficiency AEM Water Electrolysis. To be Submitted. [Funding: Infra & ERC]
(125) Hyunjun Lee†, Cheongbeom Lee†, Jaehee Lee, Beomjin Kim, Nayoon Kwon, Seongjun Park, Myeongseung Kim, Taewoong Son, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Jangwon Seo*, Effect of diphenyliodonium ionic additives on crystallization control and interface stabilization in high efficiency two-step fabricated perovskite solar cells.
Chem. Eng. J. 527 171714 (IF=13.2) [Funding: ERC]
(124) Kyeounghak Kim†, Bonjae Koo†, Jun Kyu Kim, Sujin Choi, Jeong Woo Han*, and WooChul Jung*, Different Intrinsic Stability of A-site cation in La- and Sr-based perovskites. Submitted to J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. [Funding: KIER]
(123) Sun-Young Park†, Mi Young Park†, Kanghee Jo†, Seongyeon Hwang†, Hyo-Jin Kim, Min Jae Ko, Kyeounghak Kim*, Insung Lee* Jaejin Kim*, and Kyung Joong Yoon*, A Dual-Function Chromium-Trapping Current Collector for Durable, Poisoning-Free High-Temperature Fuel Cells. Submitted to Energy. Environ. Sci. [KIST& Infra]
(122) Bum Ho Jeong†, Cheong Beom Lee†, Seung Yoon Shin, Jieon Kim, Soobin Heo, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Hui Joon Park*, A-site cation–pseudohalide co-design for tin halide perovskite transistors. Submitted to Nat. Electron.
(121) Arti A Jadhav, Amar M. Patil*, Seongyeon Hwang, Muhaiminul Islam, Junghyun Joo, Jongwoo Hong, Ganesh D Jadhav, Minjae Ko, Kyeounghak Kim*, Seong Chan Jun*, and Umakant M. Patil*, MOF-Derived Cobalt Phosphide Nanoparticles Embedded in N-Doped Carbon Scaffold and MWCNT/MXene Electrodes for Hybrid-Supercapacitor and OER: Role of Phosphorous Precursor. Submitted to ChemSusChem (2025) [Infra]
(120) Kyeong Su Kim‡, Jaeho Byeon‡, Dayoung Kwon‡, Do Yoen Kim, Hoyoung Kim, Agni Raj Koiralaa, Kyeounghak Kim*, Wooyul Kim*, Jinwoo Lee*, and Doh C. Lee*, Moderate-Reduction-Driven Spontaneous Anchoring of Cobalt Oxide on Ni-Mo Oxide Electrodes for Bubble-Resilient and Water-Dissociation-Promoting Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction. Submitted to Energy Environ. Sci (2025) [ERC & Infra]
(119) Sang Hyun Nam†, Cheong Beom Lee†, Jungmin Park†, Jaewook An, Rebecca W. Smaha, Joseph M. Luther, Matthew C. Beard, Woosung Kwon, Jinmyoung Joo, Hyung Joon Cho, In-Hyeok Park*, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Young-Hoon Kim*, Magnetizing chiral metal halide semiconductors. To be submitted. [Funding: KIER]
(118) Gaon Heo†, Seongyeon Hwang†, Hyeongmin Yu†, Dongyeon Kim, Donghwan Oh, Seonmin Oh, Minjae Ko, Kang Taek Lee*, Kyeonghak Kim*, and Jun Hyuk Kim*, Optimization of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Oxygen Electrodes with BaCoO3-δ Perovskite Through Bi-metal Doping. Submitted to Energy Environ. Sci (2025) [Infra & KIER]
(117) Jae Hyeon Kwon, Sooin Lee, Kyung Soo Park, Byunghwan So, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Jong Wook Bae*, NiCe@SiO2 core-shell structured catalyst for an enhanced thermal stability for dry reforming of CH4 with CO2.
Accepted, Appl. Catal. B. (2025) [Infra & KIST] (IF=21.1)
(116) Yeongjun Yoon, Geun Ho Gu, Kyeounghak Kim*, Accelerating High-Entropy Material Discovery: Accurate Synthesizability Prediction via Domain-Specific Open-weight Local LLMs. In revision, npj. Comput. Mater. (2025)
[Infra & Bio & Global] (IF=11.9)
(115) Bum Ho Jeong, Hakjun Kim, Cheong Beom Lee, Jieon Kim, Kyeounghak Kim, Hui Joon Park*, Template-Assisted Crystallization for Tin Halide Perovskite Transistors. Accepted, Nano Energy (2025) (IF=17.1)
(114) Sooin Lee, Wooyoung Kim, Mintaek Oh, Jinho Oh*, and Kyeounghak Kim*, Mechanistic Study of CO2 Hydrogenation on FeCu/Al2O3 and FeCu/CeO2 Supported Fe-Cu-K Catalysts. (2025) with GS Caltex
In revision, Appl. Surf. Sci. Adv. [Petroleum (50%), RISE (10%), Infra, ERC (40%)] (IF=8.7)
(113) Dae Ho Hong†, Yeongjun Yoon†, Mahlet N. Gebresillase*, Kyeounghak Kim*, Jeong Gil Seo*, Mechanistic Investigation into the Hydrogenation of Carboxylic Acid over Ru3Sn7/ZnO Catalyst: Unveiling the Active Center.
In revision, ACS Catal. (2025) [Infra & Bio] (IF=13.1)
(112) Jiyoung Shin†, Gyeong Min Lee†, Juyeon Shin, Jaewoong Kim, Do Yoen Kim, Kyeounghak Kim*, Jae Won Shin*, and In Hwan Jung*, Zwitterionic Self-Assembled Monolayer for Simultaneous Noise Suppression and Hole Extraction in High-Performance Near-Infrared Organic Photodetectors. Accepted, Adv. Funct. Mater. (2025) (IF=19.0) [Infra]
(111) Noolu. Srinivasa Manikanta Viswanath, Yeongjun Yoon, Sung Woo Jang, Joo HyeongHan, Kyeounghak Kim, and Won Bin Im*, Vibronic Coupling-Driven Environmentally Stable and Optically Efficient Lead-Free Perovskite-Inspired Materials for Red Light-Emitting Diodes. In revision, Chem. Eng. J. (2025) (IF=13.2)
(110) Jeongyoub Lee†, Young Sun Park†, Tae Jin Lim, Yurim Won, Jung Been Park, Subin Moon, Soobin Lee, Sumin Kim, Jun Hwan Kim, Donghyun Kim, Hyein An, Jeongjun Lee, Dong-Wan Kim, Kyeounghak Kim, and Jooho Moon*, Rational Engineering of Chiral Ni-based Layered Double Hydroxide Electrocatalysts with Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction Enabling High-Performance Zn–Air Battery. In press, Chem. Eng. J. (2025) (IF=13.2)
(109) Tao Zhou‡, Zhe Liu‡, Kyeounghak Kim, Xiangyun Xiao*, Xinchun Yang*, Taekyung Yu*, Confinement of PdCu Alloy within Halloysite Nanotubes Enables Efficient Catalysis. Submitted to J. Mater. Chem. A (2025)
(108) Seokho Kim‡, Byungjoon Bae‡, Yoo Jin Lee‡, Siyeon Kim, Jungwon Kwak, Jawoon Kim, Cheong Beom Lee, Yongmin Baek, Do Wan Kim, Sree Sourav Das, Jiyoung Boo, Jinho Choi, Mona Zebarjadi, Kyeounghak Kim*, Sangeun Cho*, Dong Hyuk Park*, and Kyusang Lee*, AI-Assisted Segmentation and Volumetric Reconstruction of Radiographs from Multi-Angular Scintillation Imaging. In revision, Nat. Commun. [Funding: KIER] (IF=15.7)
(107) Jyoti Prakash Das‡, Yeongjun Yoon‡, Vempuluru Navakoteswara Rao, Keyru Serbera Bejigo, Vijaykumar Elumalai, Yogesh Kumar Kumawat, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Sang-Jae Kim*, Chloride-Repelling High-Entropy Engineered cocktail effect induced Multi-Metal LDH Electrocatalysts Enabling Efficient Seawater Electrolysis for Solar-Driven Green Hydrogen Generation. To be submitted.
(106) Yunseo Choi†, Yeongjun Yoon†, Yonggyun Bae, Minuk Kim, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Jongsup Hong*, Intermediate-temperature direct ammonia solid oxide fuel cells engineered by surface modification with cobalt and gadolinium-doped ceria. In revision, Chem. Eng. J. (2025) (IF=13.2) [Funding: ADD]
(105) Kyeounghak Kim†, Bonjae Koo†, Jeong Woo Han*, and WooChul Jung*, Different intrinsic stability of A-site cation on La- and Sr-based perovskites. (2024). In preparation. invited paper_Energy Environ. Sci. [Funding: KIER & Infra]
(104) Mallappa Mahanthappa, Ahmed Shahbaz, Sooin Lee, Kyeounghak Kim, and Bee Lyong Yang*, Successful Growth of 1Tʹ-Phase WS2 Nanosheets on stabilized Ti3C2 MXene and Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Dynamic PEMWE Operation. Submitted to Materials Today (2025) [Funding: KIER]
(103) V. Navakoteswara Rao, Yeongjun Yoon, E. Vijay Kumar, Jyoti Prakash das, S. Muthu Kumar, Arunprasath, Anandhan Ayyappan Saj, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Sang-Jae Kim*, Nanocluster catalyst driving ampere-level current density in direct seawater electrolysis quantum leap towards sustainable energy. Mater. Sci. & Eng. R. 167, 101092 (IF=31.6) [Funding: KIER]
(102) Mallappa Mahanthappa, Ahmed Shahbaz, Sooin Lee, Kyeounghak Kim; Kweon Soon-Yong, and Bee Lyong Yang*, Dynamic Surface Modulation of Cr mediated Ni3Se4/CoSe2 Electrocatalyst for Efficient and Stable Water Electrolysis in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzer. Submitted to EnergyChem (2025) [Infra]
(101) Jeeho Hong†, Taejin Lim†, Sayali Uday Sangavadekar, Minjun Oh, Seongkook Oh, Ho-il Ji, Kyung Joong Yoon, Jong-Ho Lee, Yongseok Jun, Kyeounghak Kim*, Ji-Won Son*, and Sungeun Yang*, Nickel nanoparticles accelerate hydrogen activation at modified double-phase boundaries in ceria-based mixed ionic-electronic conductor electrodes,
Submitted to Energy Environ. Sci. [Funding: KIST]
(100) Jimin Lee†, Yeongjun Yoon†, Wenjun Zhang†, Won Chan Yun†, Keun Hwa Chae, Ayeong Byeon, Jong Min Kim*, Kyeounghak Kim*, Jae W. Lee*, Cobalt-Atom Electrocatalytic Framework on CO2-derived Defective Carbon for Enhanced H2O2 Production across pH Levels, In press, Materials Reports: Energy [Funding: ERC] (IF=13.8)
(99) Vempuluru Navakoteswara Rao, Yeongjun Yoon, Jyoti Prakash Das, Kyeounghak Kim*, Tae Kyu Kim*, and Sang-Jae Kim*, Hybrid Core–Shell Catalysts by Lewis Acids for Ultra-Stable and High Performance at Industrial Scale Direct Seawater Electrolysis. In revision, Nat. Commun. (2025) [Infra & KIER -> ERC] (IF=17.2)
(98) Minji Kang†, Won-Gwang Lim†, Hoseok Lee†, Yeongjun Yoon†, Jeseon Lee, Juyeon Lee, Hyung Ju Kim, Sungjun Kim, Tae-Ho Kim, Jong Hyeok Park, Seonggyu Lee*, Kyeounghak Kim*, Sung Mook Choi*, Eunho Lim*, Elucidating the Role of Pt-Support Interactions in Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution via B-Site Engineering of Perovskite Support.
Submitted to Small (2025) [Infra]
2025 (24)
(97) Min Jun Oh, Sooin Lee, Jeeho Hong, Kyoung Joon Yoon, Ho-Il Ji, Ji-Won Son, Jong-Ho Lee, Kyeounghak Kim, Jongsup Hong*, Sungeun Yang*, Alloying Cu, Fe, and Co in Ni/YSZ Electrodes for High-Temperature CO2 Electrolysis: Impact on TPB Density, Carbon Energy. e70130 (IF=24.2) [Funding: Infra]
(96) Jun-Won Lee, Jeong Ho Na, SeongJae Lee, Seonju Kim, Hee Seung Ryu, Kyeounghak Kim, Haeseong Jang, Seung-Keun Park, and Hee-Dae Lim*, Atomic-Level Surface Design for Guided Uniform Nucleation for Reversible Magnesium Metal Batteries. In Press, J. Mater. Chem. A. (IF=9.5) *Selected as a Front cover
(95) Haewon Seo, # Ji-eun Won, # Wooseok Lee, # Haneul Choi, # Sun-Young Park, Younghun Shin, Insung Lee, Tae Jin Lim, Kyeounghak Kim, Jongsup Hong,* Hye Jung Chang *, and Kyung Joong Yoon*, Catastrophic degradation in solid oxide fuel cells caused by air supply interruption in real-world operations: Fundamental mechanisms and mitigation strategies.
Adv. Sci. e16807 (IF=14.1) *Selected as an inside Front cover
(94) Tao Zhou, Zhe Liu, Kyeounghak Kim, Taekyung Yu, Natural Halloysite Nanotubes Enclosing PdAg Alloy Nanoparticles as Nanoreactors with Enhanced Catalytic Performance, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 700, Part 3, 15, 138531 (IF=9.7)
(93) Won-Gwang Lim†, Minji Kang†, Seonggyu Lee†, Yeongjun Yoon, Kyeounghak Kim, Jong Hyeok Park, Hyung Ju Kim, Eunho Lim*, Deciphering Oxygen Vacancies and d-Band Structures as Key Descriptor for Understanding Electrocatalytic Trend of Glycerol Oxidation Reaction Kinetics in Alkaline Media. Chem. Eng. J. 519, 1, 2025, 165015 (IF=15.1) [Bio]
(92) Hong In Jeong†, Milos Dubajic†, Cheong Beom Lee†, Seung-Je Woo, Xian Wei Chua, Taeheon Kang, Yutong Han, Jonghee Yang, Jihoon Lee, Seo-Jin Ko, Dong-Won Kang, Kyeounghak Kim*, Samuel D. Stranks*, Hyosung Choi*, Defect localized mechanoluminescence model in copper doped zinc sulphide.
ACS Nano 19, 39, 35027–35036 (IF=17.1) [Funding: ERC & Infra]
(91) Jiwon Yun, Seungchan Kim, Hyeongsik Shin, Boseok Seong, Seongjae Lee, Kyeounghak Kim*, Sun Hee Choi*, and Sihyuk Choi*, Highly active air electrode with enhanced proton conduction via isovalent doping in a layered perovskite for reversible protonic ceramic cells. Adv. Funct. Mater. 35, 2508758 [Funding: KIER] (IF=18.5)
https://www.mt.co.kr/policy/2025/07/31/2025073111304260802
https://news.unn.net/news/articleView.html?idxno=581960
https://www.etnews.com/20250731000023
(90) Mi Young Park†, Haneul Choi†, Cheong Beom Lee†, Jinhong Park, Sun-Young Park, Jun Yeon Hwang, Seungki Hong, Byung-Kook Kim, Sooin Lee, Kyeounghak Kim*, Hye Jung Chang*, and Kyung Joong Yoon*, Nanocatalyst-Mediated Space Charge Orchestration to Enable Highly Efficient Interfacial Electron Transport in High-Temperature Electrochemical Devices, ACS Nano. 19, 24, 22301–22314 (IF=17.1) *Selected as a Supplementary Front cover
(89) Hansol Park†, Cheong Beom Lee†, Seon Jeong Lim†, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Hui Joon Park*, Near-infrared photodetection in tin halide perovskites via compositional engineering,
Mater. Sci. & Eng. R 165, 101013 [Funding: KIER] (IF=31.6) *Featured as Global Top Research in Hanyang University
(88) Yeongjun Yoon†, Yunseo Choi†, Yonggyun Bae, Jongsup Hong*, and Kyeounghak Kim*, Ni-based Alloy Catalysts for Cost-Effective Hydrogen Production from Ammonia Decomposition. Appl. Surf. Sci. Adv. 27, 100759 [Funding: KIST] (IF=7.5)
(87) Jin-Hong Seok, Sungjae Lee, Da-Ae Lim, Young-Kyeong Shin, Dayoung Hong, Jin-young Oh, Kyoung Ho Ahn, Chul Haeng Lee, Kyeounghak Kim, and Dong-Won Kim*, A single lithium-ion conducting monomer as a SEI-forming additive for lithium-ion batteries. J. Mater. Chem. A 13, 13976-13987 (IF=10.7)
(86) Daun Jeong, Gyu Hwang Shin, Hyojun Lim, Seunghyeon Kim, Da-Sol Kwon, Jinsol Yook, Sang-Ok Kim, Kyung Yoon Chung, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Jimin Shim*, Untangling the Potential of Non-Entangled Bottlebrush Block Copolymers as Separator Coating Materials for High-Rate and Long-Life Sodium Metal Batteries, J. Mater. Chem. A 13, 3327 (IF=10.7)
(85) Muthukumar Perumalsam, Yeongjun Yoon, Vijayakumar Elumalai, Arunprasath Sathyaseelan, Anandhan Ayyappan Saj, Santosh S. Sutar, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Sang-Jae Kim*, Engineering spin state modulation through phosphorus-coordinated Fe-NC catalysts for enhanced ORR performance in flexible Al-air batteries.
Appl. Catal. B. 372 125329 (IF=20.2)
(84) Su Hwan Lee‡ , Cheong Beom Lee‡ , Daseul Lee, Bongjun Yeom, Kyeounghak Kim*, Young-Hoon Kim*, Unraveling the mechanism of reversible phase transformation of Sb(III) doped metal halide semiconductors.
ACS Appl. Opt. Mat. 3, 11, 2681–2689 [Funding: KIER]
(83) Seonju Kim, Sooin Lee, Hee Seung Ryu, Hyeonmin Jo, Jiyoung Yun, Seohyeon Mun, Sunjin Park, Kyeounghak Kim,* and Hee-Dae Lim*, Fluorine-aligned Functional MXene Enabling Unusual Bead-like Li Growth for Anode-less Li-metal batteries. Chem. Eng. J. 513, 1, 162294 (IF=15.1)
(82) Hansol Park†, Cheong Beom Lee†, Jongmin Lee†, Seon Jeong Lim†, Bum Ho Jeong, Seong Jae Lee, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Hui Joon Park*, Understanding of the effect of multi-component replacement on crystal formation in lead-free tin-based perovskites and its optoelectronic applications.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41928-025-01467-2
Nat. Electronics, 8, 934–948 with Samsung Electronics [Funding: Infra]
https://www.aitimes.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=36817
https://www.digitaltoday.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=598005
https://biz.chosun.com/science-chosun/science/2025/10/20/RFW3RWOSQNCJXM233PNQ24KWNY/
(81) Yeongjun Yoon, Tsuyoshi Nagasawa, and Kyeounghak Kim*. Simple Electronic Descriptor for Predicting the Catalytic Activity of Ammonia Synthesis and Decomposition. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 42, 3185–3193 [Funding: KIST & KIER & KISTI]
(80) Jun Kyu Kim†, Sangwoo Kim†, Bonjae Koo, DongHwan Oh, Yong Beom Kim, Hyunseung Kim, Kyeounghak Kim*, Jeong Woo Han*, and WooChul Jung* Designing Supported Nanoparticles via Synergistic Ex-Solution and Phosphorization for Tailored Active Site Generation, Adv. Mater. 37, 2417576 (IF=27.4) *Selected as an Inside Front Cover
*This article also appears in: Hot Topic: Water Splitting
(79) Hyunjung Kim†, Tae Jin Lim†, Ho Hyeon Eom, Yujin Kim, Kyeonghak Kim*, and Jae W. Lee*, Reconstructed fluorine doped perovskites for electrocatalytic urea production through reaction pathways with CO2 and nitrate ions. Appl. Catal. B. 365, 124974 [Funding: ERC & Infra] (IF=20.2)
(78) Seokwoo Choe†, Yu Jin Kim†, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Youn Jeong Jang*, Role of Ethylene Diamine Tetraacetate as an Additive in Electrolyte on Intermediate Stabilization in Electrochemical CO2 reduction. ChemSusChem. e202402471 [Funding: ERC] (IF=6.6).
(77) Minuk Kim†, Seongjae Lee†, Hyomin You, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Jongsup Hong*, Mechanistic Analysis of Lithium Ethylene Monocarbonate Decomposition Reaction in Battery Thermal Runaway.
ACS Energy Lett. 10, 5, 2449–2456 [Funding: KIER] (IF=19.5)
(76) Heesu Kim†, Byeongil Noh†, Cheong Beom Lee, Eun Young Park, Gunoh Lee, Hyuntae Choi, Kyeounghak Kim*, Nam Joong Jeon*, Kyung Jin Lee*, and Seulki Song*, Nanoscopic parylene layer: Enhancing perovskite solar cells through parylene-D passivation. Small Methods 2500395 (IF=12.4)
(75) Hakjun Kim, Cheong Beom Lee, Bum Ho Jeong, Jongmin Lee, Jia Choi, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Hui Joon Park*, Alkylammonium passivation for 2D tin halide perovskite field-effect transistors,
J. Mater. Chem. C. 13, 6806-6815 (IF=5.7) [KBSI]
(74) Sangwoo Kim, Jeongah Lee, Yong Beom Kim, Jeongah Lee, DongHwan Oh, Jun Kyu Kim, Bonjae Koo, Hyunseung Kim, Tae Jin Lim, Kyeounghak Kim*, Jeong Woo Han*, and WooChul Jung*, Enhanced alkaline water electrolysis by the rational decoration of RuOx with exsolved CoFe nanolayer, ACS Nano 19, 10, 10026–10037 (2025). (IF=17.1) [Funding: ERC]
(73) Amar. M. Patil, Arti A Jadhav, Jongwoo Hong, Eunbyoul Lee, Kyung Yoon Chung, Hyo Min You, Tae Jin Lim, Kyeounghak Kim*, Seong Chan Jun*, Dual Strategies of Na+ Electrolyte Additives and Dendrites Protective Ti3C2TX-MXene/Zn Anode with 2D MXene Nanosheet Encased Niobium Pyrophosphate (NbP2O7) Composite Binder-free Cathode for Stable Zinc-Ion Capacitors. Adv. Energy Mater. 15, 2403322 (IF=27.8)
(72) Vempuluru Navakoteswara Rao*, Chi Won Ahn, Yonghee Lee, Muthukonda Venkatakrishnan Shankar*, Hyunguk Kwon, Kyeounghak Kim, Sangjae Kim*, and Jun Mo Yang* Insights into Excitons Manipulation in Metal Chalcogenides based Nano-heterojunction Photocatalysts: A Breakthrough in Green Hydrogen Production. Coord. Chem. Rev. 522 (1) 216176.
2024 (22)
(71) Sujin Choi, SeongJae Lee, and Kyeounghak Kim*, Recent advances in atomic-scale simulations for the design of air electrode materials in protonic ceramic fuel cells (PCFCs). Ceramist. 27(4):448-463. [Funding: KIST & KIER]
(70) Jeong Wook Jang†, Joo Yoon Woo†, Cheong Beom Lee, Wan Dong Kim, Jongho Park, Daehwan Kim, Yepin Zhao, Jun-Su Yeo, Min Gyo Kim, Sang Hyun Nam, Su Hwan Lee, Young-Hoon Kim, Dong Ryeol Lee, Yang Yang, Kyeounghak Kim, and Tae-Hee Han*, Chemically-designed Surface-growth Termination for In-situ Polycrystalline Perovskite Nano-cuboid Light Emitters. ACS Energy Lett. 9, 6029−6038 (IF=19.5)
(69) Hye Sung Jung, Hong In Jeong, Cheong Beom Lee, Jeong-Sik Jo, Seongkyu Song, Soon Moon Jeong, Jae-Won Jang, Kyeounghak Kim, Samuel D. Stranks*, Jihoon Lee* and Hyosung Choi*, Interfacial dipole moment engineering in self-recoverable mechanoluminescent platform. Mat. Today, 81, 4-11. (IF=21.1)
(68) Kwangmin Bae†, Seungjoo Baek†, Mohammed Iqbal Khazi, Seongjae Lee, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Jong-Man Kim*, Coassembly-directed enhancement of Thermochromic Reversibility and Solvatochromic Selectivity of Supramolecular Conjugated Polymer. Langmuir, 40, 34, 18272. (IF=3.7)
(67) Dohyung Kim, Phuoc Loc Truong, Cheong Beom Lee, Hyeonsu Bang, Jia Choi, Seokhyun Ham, Jong Hwan Ko, Kyeounghak Kim, Daeho Leec,* Hui Joon Park*, Reconfigurable resistive switching memory for reservoir computing system. Small. 2402961. (IF=13.3)
(66) Seung-Bo Hong, Yoo-Rim Jang, Hun Kim, Yun-Chae Jung, Hoe Jin Hah, Gyu Hwang Shin, Woosuk Cho*, Yang-Kook Sun*, and Dong-Won Kim*, Wet-Processable Binder in Composite Cathode for High Energy Density All-Solid-State Lithium Batteries. Adv. Energy Mater. 2400802. (IF=27.8)
(65) V. Navakoteswara Rao†, Hyunguk Kwon†, M Nagaveni, P Ravi, Yonghee Lee, Seong Jae Lee, Kyeounghak Kim*, M Mamatha Kumari, M V Shankar*, Jung Ho Yoo, Chiwon Ahn, San-jae Kim*, and Jun Mo Yang*, Modulating Schottky Barriers and Active Sites of Ag-Ni bi-metallic Cluster on Mesoporous Carbon Nitride for Enhanced Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution, Chem. Eng. J. 499 (1) 156179 [Funding: KIER] (IF=15.1)
(64) Seongyeon Hwang, Wooyeon Kim, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Min Jae Ko*, Theoretical Studies on the Electronic Structures of Halide Perovskites: A Critical Review. Korean J. Chem. Eng. 41, 3737–3749 [Funding: ERC]
(63) Yeeun Kim, Hyunjun Lee, Cheong Beom Lee, Beomjin Kim, Nayoon Kwon, Taewoong Son, Jaegwan Sin, Taejoo Shin, Jungyup Yang, Kyeounghak Kim and Jangwon Seo*, Enhancing performance of two-step fabricated perovskite solar cells with sulfonium triflate-based additive. EcoMat (6) e12446. (IF=14.6) [Funding: ERC]
(62) Yeongjun Yoon, Hyo Min You, Jinho Oh, Jeong Woo Han*, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Hyunguk Kwon*, Recent advances in atomic-scale simulations for supported metal catalysts. Mol. Catal. 554(1) 113862 (IF=4.6) [Funding: ERC, GS Caltex]
(61) Jeongbeom Cha†, Cheong Beom Lee†, Su Min Park, Dohun Baek, Sunkyu Kim, Se Gyo Han, Haedam Jin, Seok Joo Yang, Jongchul Lim*, Kyeounghak Kim*, Min Kim*, Lattice-Matched In-Situ-Formed 1D Perovskite Phase in Multi-Dimensional Solar Cells Achieving High Phase Stability and Favorable Energy Landscape, Chem. Eng. J. 484 (15) 149280. (IF=15.1)
*co-corresponding author. †co-first authors. [Funding: ERC]
(60) Minuk Kim†, Hyo Min You†, Jaeyoung Lim, Yongha Han, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Jongsup Hong*, Detailed mechanism study for the decomposition process of lithium-methyl carbonate in the solid electrolyte interface layer to examine the initial stage of lithium-ion battery thermal runaway (2024). Energy Storage Mater. 70 103517 (IF=20.4) [ERC]
(59) Heemin Chang†, Yoonsang Park†, Kyunghwan Kim†, Yeongjun Yoon, Woojung Yoo, Jounghyun Yoo, Dajin Lee, Chaewon Han, Hyunho Han, Kyeounghak Kim*, Jinmyoung Joo*, and Woosung Kwon*, Room-temperature phosphorescence of defect-engineered silica nanoparticles for high-contrast afterglow bioimaging, Chem. Eng. J. 493 (1) 152529. [ERC]
(58) Kakali Maiti, Matthew T. Curnan, Hyung Jun Kim, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Jeong Woo Han*, Boosting the catalytic activity toward oxygen reduction via a heterostructure of porous iron oxide-decorated 2D NiO/NG nanosheets,
J. Energy. Chem. 93, 669. [Funding: ERC] (IF=13.1)
(57) Debabrata Chanda*, Sooin Lee, Ramato Ashu Tufa, Yu Jin Kim, Mikiyas Mekete Meshesha, Ruimin Xing, Taye B. Demissie, Shanhu Liu, Deepak Pant, Sergio Santoro, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Bee Lyong Yang*, Gas-phase CO2 electrolysis using carbon-derived bismuth nanospheres on porous nickel foam gas diffusion electrode. (2023), Int. J. Hydrog. 56 (22) 1020-1031. (IF=7.2) [Funding: ERC]
(56) Hyo Min You, Tsuyoshi Nagasawa, Jae Woo Lee, Hyunguk Kwon*, and Kyeounghak Kim*, Mechanistic Study of Pd/CeO2-ZrO2 for Oxygen Reduction Reaction, Appl. Surf. Sci. 648 (1) 159045. (IF=6.7) [Funding: Sejong, ERC, KISTI-0048]
(55) Jisung Lee,‡ Wooseok Lee,‡ Seungho Back,‡ Seung Yeop Yi, Seonggyu Lee, Seongseop Kim, Joonhee Moon, Dong-Yeun Koh, Kyeounghak Kim, Seoin Back* and Jinwoo Lee*, Activating Iodine Redox by Enabling Single-Atom Coordination to Dormant Nitrogen Sites to Realize Durable Zinc–Iodine Batteries. EES Catal. 2 276. [Funding: ERC]
(54) V. Navakoteswara Rao, Hyunguk Kwon, P. Ravi, M. Nagaveni, Yoghee Lee, M. Sathish, M. Sakar Mohan, M.V Shankar*, Kyeounghak Kim*, Chi Won Ahn, and Jun Mo Yang*, ZnS/ZnSe heterojunction photocatalyst for augmented hydrogen production: experimental and theoretical insights, Int. J. Hydrog. 51 524. (IF=7.2) [Funding: ERC]
(53) Mingi Choi†, Donguk Kim†, Cheong Beom Lee, Jongmin Baek, Sehee Bang, Kyungpyo Hong, Jongsup Hong, Di Chen, Kyeounghak Kim*, Wonyoung Lee*, Engineering the heterogeneous catalyst of protonic ceramic electrochemical cells for CO2/H2O co-electrolysis, J. Mater. Chem. A (2024). 12, 6955–6967 (IF=11.9) [Funding: ERC]
(52) Hyo Min You†, Yeongjun Yoon, Jeonghyun Ko, Jisu Baek, Hyunguk Kwon*, Jeong Woo Han*, and Kyeounghak Kim*, Atomistic Scale Modeling of Anode/Electrolyte Interfaces in Li-Ion Batteries. Langmuir. 40(4) 1961-1970 (2024).
Invited paper (IF=3.9) [Funding: SK On, ERC] ACS Editors' Choice
(51) Noolu Srinivasa Manikanta Viswanath, Tuhin Samanta, Yeongjun Yoon, Sung Woo Jang, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Won Bin Im* Lone-Pair-Driven, Brightly Emitting Zero-dimensional Lead-Free Inorganic Luminescent Member. 2302565, 1-8 (2024). Adv. Opt. Mater. *co-corresponding author. (IF=9.0)
(50) Debabrata Chanda, Hyunguk Kwon, Karthik Kannan, Jagadis Gautam, Mikiyas Mekete Meshesha, Jang Seok Gwon, Kyeounghak Kim and Bee Lyong Yang*, Modulating interfacial electronic coupling of copper-mediated NiFe layered double hydroxide nanoprisms via structural engineering for efficient OER in wireless photovoltaic-coupled and anion exchange membrane water electrolysis, Appl. Catal. B. 340 123187. [Funding: ERC]. (IF=22.1)
2023 (8)
(49) Dohyung Kim†, Cheong Beom Lee†, Kyu Kwan Park†, Hyeonsu Bang, Phuoc Loc Truong, Jongmin Lee, Bum Ho Jeong, Hakjun Kim, Sang Min Won, Daeho Lee, Jong Hwan Ko, Hyoung Won Baac*, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Hui Joon Park*, Highly Reliable 3D Channel Memory and Its Application in a Neuromorphic Sensory System for Finger Motion Tracking, ACS Nano, 17 (24), 24826 (2023). *co-corresponding author. (IF=17.1) [Funding: Sejong]
(48) Sung Yong Bae, Jonghee Yang, Jae Taek Oh, Cheong Beom Lee, Hochan Song, Bo Ram Lee, Hyeong Min Jin, Kyeounghak Kim, Jin Pyo Hong*, Younghoon Kim*, and Hyosung Choi*, Understanding the Cation-Selective Ligand Passivation for AgBiS2 Nanocrystal Photovoltaics, Chem. Eng. J. 474 145674 (2023). (IF=15.1)
(47) Ashish Sharma, Hanjae Kim, Jinhyeon Kang, Cheong Beom Lee, Sung Yong Bae, Gunhee Kim, Kyeounghak Kim, Jong Hyun Kim, In Hwan Jung, Dong-Won Kang,* Jihoon Lee, * and Hyosung Choi,*, Dual facet passivation of silver halometallate for eco-friendly silver bismuth sulfide near IR photodetector. Chem. Eng. J. 473 145246 (2023). (IF=15.1)
(46) Joo Hyeong Han, Yeongjun Yoon, Yong Min Park, Ha Jun Kim, N. S. M. Viswanath, Se Hyuk Jang, Yu Ri Kim, Jeong Min Seo, Ji Yoon Moon, Kyeounghak Kim, and Won Bin Im*, Experimental and Computational Study of Elasticoluminescence in Gd2O2S:Tb3+: Implications for Mechanoluminescence Origins. J. Solid State Sci. Technol. 12 076006 (2023). (IF=2.483)
(45) V. Navakoteswara Rao†, Hyunguk Kwon†, Yonghee Lee, Ravi, Chi Won Ahn, Kyeounghak Kim*, and Jun Mo Yang*, Synergistic integration of MXene nanosheets with CdS@TiO2 core@shell S-scheme photocatalyst for augmented hydrogen generation, Chem. Eng. J. 471 144490 (2023). *co-corresponding author. [Funding: Bio, HY] (IF=16.744)
(44) Tsuyoshi Nagasawa*, Atsushi Kobayashi, Susumu Sato, Hidenori Kosaka, Kyeounghak Kim, Hyo Min You, Katsunori Hanamura, Ami Terada, and Takao Mishima, Visualization of Oxygen Storage Process in Pd/CeO2-ZrO2 Three-Way Catalyst based on Isotope Quenching Method, Chem. Eng. J. 453 139937 (2023). (IF=16.744) [Funding: HY, KISTI-0045]
(43) Dohyung Kim, Hyeonsu Bang, Hyoung Won Bae, Jongmin Lee, Phuoc Loc Truong, Bumho Jeong, Tamilselvan Appadurai, Kyu Kwan Park, Donghyeok Heo, Vu Binh Nam, Hocheon Yoo, Kyeounghak Kim, Daeho Lee*, Jong Hwan Ko*, and Hui Joon Park*, Room-Temperature-Processable Highly Reliable Resistive Switching Memory with Reconfigurability for Neuromorphic Computing and Ultrasonic Tissue Classification, Adv. Func. Mater. 33 2213064 (2023). (IF=19.924)
(42) Jun Kyu Kim†, Sangwoo Kim†, Seunghyun Kim, Hyung Jun Kim, Kyeounghak Kim*, WooChul Jung*, and Jeong Woo Han*, Dynamic Surface Evolution of Metal Oxides for Autonomous Adaptation to Catalytic Reaction Environments, Adv. Mater. 2203370 1-18 (2022) (IF=30.849) *co-corresponding authors. †co-first authors.
Hot Topics in Chemistry and Materials (Surfaces and Interfaces). *Selected as a Front cover
2022 (3)
(41) Kyeounghak Kim*, 엑솔루션을 활용한 고체산화물 연료전지용 음극 촉매개발, NEWS & INFORMATION FOR CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (NICE), 4, 40, (2022) 432-438.
(40) Yeongjun Yoon†, Hyo Min You†, Hyung Jun Kim, Matthew T. Curnan*, Kyeounghak Kim* and Jeong Woo Han*, Computational Catalyst Design for Dry Reforming of Methane. Energy & Fuels, 36 (17) 9844–9865 (2022). (IF=4.654)
*co-corresponding author. [Funding: Sejong, HY, ERC, KISTI-0437]
(39) Hyo Min You, Yeongjun Yoon, and Kyeounghak Kim*, DFT-guided Design of Nickel-based Catalysts for Dry Reforming of Methane. Catalysis, 38 (1), 9-19 (2022). *corresponding author. [Funding: Sejong, KISTI-0045]
2021 (6)
(38) Kyeounghak Kim†, Jinuk Byun†, Hyunjoong Kim†, Kug-Seung Lee, Hyeon Seok Lee, Jiheon Kim, Taeghwan Hyeon*, Jae Jeong Kim*, and Jeong Woo Han*, Systematic Approach to Designing a Highly Efficient Core–Shell Electrocatalyst for N2O Reduction, ACS Catal. 11 (2021) 15089-15097. (IF=13.084) †co-first authors
*Selected as a Front cover
(37) Jong Jun Lee†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Kyeong Joon Kim, Hyung Jun Kim, Young Min Lee, Tae Ho Shin*, Jeong Woo Han*, and Kang Taek Lee*, In-situ exsolution of Ni nanoparticles to achieve an active and stable solid oxide fuel cell anode catalyst on A-site deficient La0.4Sr0.4Ti0.94Ni0.06O3-δ, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 103 (2021) 264-274. (IF=6.064) [Funding: Sejong]
Before Hanyang University
(36) Sandip Maiti†, Kakali Maiti†, Matthew T. Curnan, Kyeounghak Kim, Kyung-Jong Noh, and Jeong Woo Han*, Engineering electrocatalyst nanosurfaces to enrich activity by inducing lattice strain, Energy Environ. Sci. 14 (2021) 3717-3756.
*Selected as an Inside Front cover (IF=38.532)
(35) Kakali Maiti, Kyeounghak Kim, Kyung-Jong Noh, and Jeong Woo Han*, Synergistic coupling ensuing cobalt phosphosulfide encapsulated by heteroatom-doped two-dimensional graphene shell as an excellent catalyst for oxygen electroreduction, Chem. Eng. J. 423 (2021) 130233. (IF=13.273)
(34) Sangwook Joo†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Ohhun Kwon, Jinkyung Oh, Linjuan Zhang, Jing Zhou, Jian-Qiang Wang, Hu Young Jeong, Jeong Woo Han*, and Guntae Kim*, Enhancing Thermocatalytic Activities via Up-shift of the d-Band Center of Exsolved Co-Ni-Fe Ternary Alloy Nanoparticles for Dry Reforming of Methane, Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 60 (2021) 15912-15919. (IF=15.336) †co-first authors
(33) Kyeounghak Kim, Sangwook Joo, Rui Huang, Hyung Jun Kim, Guntae Kim*, and Jeong Woo Han*, Mechanistic insights into phase transition and metal ex-solution phenomena of Pr0.5Ba0.5Mn0.85Co0.15O3-δ from simple to layered perovskite under reducing conditions and enhanced catalytic activity, Energy Environ. Sci. 14 (2021) 873-882. (IF=38.532)
*Selected as a back cover
2020 (11)
(33) Ji-Soo Jang†, Jun Kyu Kim†, Kyeonghak Kim, Wan-Gil Jung, Chasung Lim, Sangwoo Kim, Dong-Ha Kim, Bong-Joong Kim*, Jeong Woo Han*, WooChul Jung*, and Il-Doo Kim*, Dopant-driven Positive Reinforcement in Ex-solution Process: New Strategy to Develop Highly Capable and Durable Catalytic Materials, Adv. Mater. 32 (2020) 2003983. (IF=27.398)
*Selected as an Inside front cover
(32) Ohhun Kwon†, Yong In Kim†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Jong Chan Kim, Jong Hoon Lee, Sung Soo Park, Jeong Woo Han*, Young-Min Kim*, Guntae Kim*, and Hu Young Jeong*, Probing One-Dimensional Oxygen Vacancy Channels Driven by Cation-Anion Double Ordering in Perovskites, Nano Lett. 20 (2020) 8353-8359. †co-first authors (IF=11.238)
(31) Kyeounghak Kim†, Bonjae Koo†, Yong-Ryun Jo, Siwon Lee, Jun Kyu Kim, Bong-Joong Kim*, WooChul Jung*, and Jeong Woo Han*, Control of transition metal - oxygen bond strength boosts the redox ex-solution in perovskite oxide surface, Energy Environ. Sci. 13 (2020) 3404-3411. †co-first authors (IF=30.289)
*Selected as a front cover
(30) Sangwook Joo†, Arim Seong†, Ohhun Kwon, Kyeounghak Kim, Jong Hoon Lee, Raymond J. Gorte, John M. Vohs*, Jeong Woo Han*, and Guntae Kim*, Highly active dry methane reforming catalysts with boosted in-situ grown Ni-Fe alloy nanoparticles on perovskite oxide via atomic layer, Sci. Adv. 6 (2020) eabb1573. †co-first authors (IF=13.116)
(29) Kyeounghak Kim†, Chaesung Lim†, and Jeong Woo Han*, Computational approaches to the exsolution phenomenon in perovskite oxides with a view to design highly durable and active anodes for solid oxide fuel cells, Korean J. Chem. Eng. 37 (2020) 1295-1305. (IF=2.690)
(28) Kyeounghak Kim†, Seungyeon Baek†, Jae Jeong Kim, and Jeong Woo Han, Catalytic decomposition of N2O on PdxCuy alloy catalysts: A density functional theory study, Appl. Surf. Sci. 510 (2020) 145349. (IF=6.182) †co-first authors
(27) Seungyeon Baek†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Oh Sung Kwon, Hyeonsu Kim, Jeong Woo Han, Oh Joong Kwon, and Jae Jeong Kim, Pd-Cu alloy catalyst synthesized by citric acid-assisted galvanic displacement reaction for N2O reduction, J. Appl. Electrochem. 50 (2020) 395-405. †co-first authors (IF=2.384)
(26) Mingi Choi, Ismail A.M. Ibrahim, Kyeounghak Kim, Ja Yang Koo, Seo Ju Kim, Ji-Won Son, Jeong Woo Han* and Wonyoung Lee*, Engineering of charged defects at perovskite oxide surfaces for exceptionally stable solid oxide fuel cell electrodes, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12 (2020) 21494-21504. (IF=8.758)
(25) Hyunwoo Yook†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Ji Hoon Park, Young‐Woong Suh, and Jeong Woo Han*, Density functional theory study on the dehydrogenation of 1,2-dimethyl cyclohexane and 2-methyl piperidine on Pd and Pt catalysts, Catal. Today 352 (2020) 345-353. (IF=5.825)
(24) Rui Huang, Kyeounghak Kim, Hyung Jun Kim, Myeong Gon Jang, and Jeong Woo Han*, Size-Controlled Pd Nanoparticles Loaded on Co3O4 Nanoparticles by Calcination for Enhanced CO Oxidation, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 3 (2020) 486-495. (IF=5.097) Selected as a Supplementary cover
(23) Minchul Shin, Kyeounghak Kim, Jeong Woo Han, and Hyungjun Cha*, The position of lysine controls the catechol-mediated surface adhesion and cohesion in underwater mussel adhesion, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 563 (2020) 168-176. (IF=7.489)
2019 (6)
(22) Kyung-Jong Noh†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Hyungjun Kim†, and Jeong Woo Han*, Improved CO Oxidation via Surface Stabilization of Ceria Nanoparticles Induced by Rare-Earth Metal Dopants, ACS Appl. Nano Mater. 2 (2019) 6473-6481. (IF=5.097) †co-first authors
(21) Jae Yul Lim†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Eui Yong Kim*, and Jeong Woo Han*,Density functional theory study of NOx adsorption on alkaline earth metal oxide and transition metal surfaces, Korean J. Chem. Eng. 36 (2019) 1258-1266. (IF=2.476)
*Daelim Research Award †co-first authors
(20) Jiyong Chung†, Jeong Hee Lee†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Jae Young Lee, Jeong Woo Han*, Jinsoo Kim*, and Taekyung Yu*, A new etching process for zinc oxide with etching rate and crystal plane control: experiment, calculation, and membrane application, Nanoscale 11 (2019) 12337-12346. †co-first authors (IF=6.970)
(19) Yong-Ryun Jo†, Bonjae Koo†, Min-Ji Seo, Jun Kyu Kim, Siwon Lee, Kyeounghak Kim, Jeong Woo Han, WooChul Jung, and Bong-Joong Kim, Growth kinetics of individual Co particles ex-solved on SrTi0.75Co0.25O3-δ polycrystalline perovskite thin films, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141 (2019) 6690-6697. (IF=14.695)
(18) Sangwook Joo, Ohhun Kwon, Kyeounghak Kim, Seona Kim, Hyunmin Kim, Jeeyoung Shin, Hu Young Jeong, Sivaprakash Sengodan, Jeong Woo Han, and Guntae Kim*, Cation-swapped homogeneous nanoparticles in perovskite oxides for high power density, Nat. Commun. 10 (2019) 697.
(IF=11.878) *Featured as Editors’ Highlights on Energy Materials
(17) Yeongdong Mun†, Seonggyu Lee†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Seongbeen Kim, Seunghyun Lee, Jeong Woo Han*, and Jinwoo Lee*, Versatile Strategy for Tuning ORR Activity of a Single Fe-N4 Site by Controlling Electron-Withdrawing/Donating Properties of a Carbon Plane, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 141 (2019) 6254-6262. †co-first authors (IF=14.695)
2018 (3)
(16) Ohhun Kwon, Kyeounghak Kim, Sangwook Joo, Hu Young Jeong, Jeeyoung Shin, Jeong Woo Han, Sivaprakash Sengodan, and Guntae Kim, Self-assembled alloy nanoparticles in a layered double perovskite as a fuel oxidation catalyst for solid oxide fuel cells, J. Mater. Chem. A, 6 (2018) 15947-15953.
*Selected as a Front cover and 2018 Journal of Materials Chemistry A HOT Paper
(15) Bonjae Koo†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Jun Kyu Kim†, Hyunguk Kwon, Jeong Woo Han*, and WooChul Jung*, Sr Segregation in Perovskite Oxides: Why It Happens and How It Exists, Joule, 2 (2018) 1476-1499. †co-first authors
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(14) Yeongdong Mun†, Kyeounghak Kim†, Seongbeen Kim, Seunghyun Lee,a Seonggyu Lee, Sujeong Kim, Wonyong Choi, Soo-kil Kim, Jeong Woo Han, * and Jinwoo Lee *, A Novel Strategy to Develop Non-noble Metal Catalyst for CO2 Electroreduction: Hybridization of Metal-Organic Polymer, Appl. Catal. B-Environ. 236 (2018) 154-161. †co-first authors
2017 (5)
(13) Kyeounghak Kim, Jinho Oh, Tae Wan Kim, Ji Hoon Park, Jeong Woo Han*, and YoungWoong Suh*, Different Catalytic Behavior of Pd and Pt Metals in Decalin Dehydrogenation to Naphthalene, Catal. Sci. Tech. 7 (2017) 3728-3735.
*Selected as a back cover
(12) Ohhun Kwon, Sivaprakash Sengodan, Kyeounghak Kim, Hu Young Jeong, Young-Wan Ju, Jeong Woo Han*, and Guntae Kim*, Periodicity and Co-segregation Aspects of Self-Grown Catalyst Nanoparticles in Perovskites, Nat. Commun. 8 (2017) 15967.
(11) Kyeounghak Kim†, JeongDo Yoo†, Siwon Lee, Minseok Bae, Joongmyeon Bae, WooChul Jung*, and Jeong Woo Han*, A Simple Descriptor to Rapidly Screen CO Oxidation Activity on Rare-Earth Metal Doped CeO2: from Experiment to First-Principles, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 9 (2017) 15449-15458. †co-first authors
(10) Shin Wook Kang, Kyeounghak Kim, Dong Hyun Chun, Jung-Il Yang, Ho-Tae Lee, Heon Jung, Jung Tae Lim, Sanha Jang, Chul Sung Kim, Chan-Woo Lee, Sang Hoon Joo*, Jeong Woo Han*, and Ji Chan Park*, High-performance Fe5C2@CMK-3 nanocatalyst for selective and high-yield production of gasoline-range hydrocarbons, J. Catal. 349 (2017) 66-74.
(9) Kyeounghak Kim and Jeong Woo Han*, Mechanistic study for enhanced CO oxidation activity on (Mn,Fe) co-doped CeO2(111), Catal. Today 293-294 (2017) 82-88.
2016 (5)
(8) Kyeounghak Kim and Jeong Woo Han*, Effect of caffeic acid adsorption in controlling the morphology of gold nanoparticles: role of surface coverage and functional groups, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 18 (2016) 27775-27783.
*Selected as an Inside back cover
(7) Song-Hyun Cha, Youmie Park, Jeong Woo Han, Kyeounghak Kim, Hyun-Seok Kim, Hong-Lae Jang, and Seonho Cho*, Cold welding of gold nanoparticles on mica substrate: Self-adjustment and enhanced diffusion, Sci. Rep. 6 (2016) 32951.
(6) Hyun-Seok Kim, Yu Seon Seo, Kyeounghak Kim, Jeong Woo Han, Youmie Park, and Seonho Cho, Concentration Effect of Reducing Agents on Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles: Size, Morphology, and Growth Mechanism, Nanoscale Res. Lett. 11 (2016) 1-9.
(5) Yeongdong Mun, Jongmin Shim, Kyeounghak Kim, Jeong Woo Han, Soo-Kil Kim, Youngjin Ye, Jongkook Hwang, Seonggyu Lee, JongHyun Jang, Yong-Tae Kim, and Jinwoo Lee, Direct access to aggregation-free and small intermetallic nanoparticles in ordered, large-pore mesoporous carbon for electrocatalyst, RSC Adv. 6 (2016) 88255- 88264.
(4) Kyeounghak Kim, Wonyoung Lee*, and Jeong Woo Han*, First-Principles Study of Enhanced Oxygen Incorporation near the Grain Boundary on Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia, Sci. Adv. Mater. 8 (2016) 196-200.
2015 (2)
(3) Geonyeop Lee, Jihyun Kim*, Kyeounghak Kim, and Jeong Woo Han*, Precise control of defects in graphene by using oxygen plasma, J. Vac. Sci. Tech. A 33 (2015) 060602. *Featured as the MOST READ list this month
(2) Gwangseok Yang, Byung-Jae Kim, Kyeounghak Kim, and Jeong Woo Han*, and Jihyun Kim*, Energy and dose dependence of proton-irradiation damage in monolayer graphene, RSC Adv. 5 (2015) 31861-31865.
Research Projects
Funding resources support
Project Activated
• Oct. 2025 – Present, Convergence graduate school human resource development for low-carbon refinery innovation, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP), ₩40,000,000/year
* This work was supported by Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning(KETEP) grant funded by the Korea government(MOTIE) (RS-2025-02654073)
• Oct. 2025 – Present, Infrastructure Advancement Project, National research Facilities & Equipment Center (NFEC)
₩380,000,000 [Cluster], ₩10,000,000/year
* This research was supported by Korea Basic Science Institute (National research Facilities and Equipment Center) grant funded by the Ministry of Education (RS-2024-00436346) or [NFEC-2025-02-303332]
• June 2025 – Present, Seoul RISE Center, Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Seoul Metropolitan Government.
* This research was supported by the "Regional Innovation System & Education (RISE)" through the Seoul RISE Center, funded by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Seoul Metropolitan Government. (2025-RISE-01-027-04)
• Oct. 2025 – Present, Development of a direct fuel Injection type of submarine with high energy density fuel cell system for long-term operations, Agency for Defense Development, ₩100,000,000/year
* This work was supported by Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning(KETEP) grant funded by the Korea government(MOTIE) (RS-2025-02654073)
• Oct. 2024 – Present, "Development of Biomass-based Biodegradable Polymer Production and Composite Material Technologies", Global Center, National Research Foundation of Korea, ₩30,000,000/year
* This research was supported by the Bio&Medical Technology Development Program of the National Research Foundation (NRF), funded by the Korean government (MSIT) (No. RS-2024-00451875)
• Oct. 2022 – Present, Institute of Advanced Energy Materials Education and Research, BK21 Four, National Research Foundation of Korea.
• Jun 2021 – Dec 2026, “Development of bioplasticizer structural compound production catalyst process and high-purity bioplasticizer synthesis technology”, Original Technology Research Program, National Research Foundation of Korea. Researcher, ₩20,000,000/year
*This work was supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) grant funded by the Korea government(MSIT) (RS-2025-02306122).
• July 2024 – Present, “인공지능 및 데이터를 활용한 수전해용 프로톤전도성 소재의 HUB 구축”, Nano & Material Technology Development Program, National Research Foundation of Korea. Co-Principal investigator (Co-PI), ₩130,000,000/year
* This research was supported by the Nano & Material Technology Development Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by Ministry of Science and ICT (RS-2024-00448287)
• July 2024 – Present, “분산형 암모니아 생산-활용을 위한 계면 엔지니어링 기반 저비용 촉매 소재 개발”, Nano & Material Technology Development Program, National Research Foundation of Korea.
Co-Principal investigator (Co-PI), ₩100,000,000/year
* This research was supported by the Nano & Material Technology Development Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea(NRF) funded by Ministry of Science and ICT (RS-2024-00449780)
• Jun 2021 – Present, “Center for Decentralized Low-carbon Hydrogen Production”, Engineering Research Center (ERC), National Research Foundation of Korea. Co-Principal investigator (Co-PI), ₩100,000,000/year
* This research was supported by the Engineering Research Center (ERC), funded by the National Research Foundation of Korea (RS-2022-NR070840)
Project Completed
• Mar 2021 – Feb 2024, “Controlling Cation Stability in Perovskite Based Electrode Materials for High Performance Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Sejong Science Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea.
Principal investigator (PI), ₩135,000,000/year
• Mar 2019 – Feb 2023, “The development of enhanced anode materials in SOFCs by using B-metal exsolution”, Global PhD Fellowship, National Research Foundation of Korea. Principal investigator (PI), $30,000/year
• Sep 2018 – Aug 2021, “2nd In-situ growth of self-assembled metal nano-catalysts using spontaneous metal/oxide phase separation”, Samsung Research Funding Center for Future Technology.
• April 2018 – Aug 2022, “Rational Design of Enhanced Metal Catalyst Supported on Metal Oxide for Water-Gas Shift Reaction: from Computational Chemistry to Experimental Validation ”, Mid-Career Grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea.
• May 2018 –Mar 2019, “Computational design of composite catalysts for SOFCs ”, National Research Foundation of Korea.
• Dec 2015 – Nov 2020, “Research on technology and commercialization of metal-supported solid oxide fuel cell for utilization of hydrocarbon fuels”, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning.
• Jul 2016 – Nov 2020, “2nd The multiscale technology for long-term stabilized SOFC”, Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy System from the National Research Foundation of Korea.
• Feb 2018 – Jan 2019, “Development of Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulation tool for the analysis of molecular-level of thin film deposition process ”, SK hynix, Inc.
• May 2016 – July 2019, “Development of Liquid Organic Hydrogen Carriers as a Renewable Storage and Transport using Modified Heat-transfer Fluids”, Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning.
• Mar 2015 – Jun 2016, “Rational design of key materials for high performance solid oxide and proton exchange membrane fuel cells via computational materials science”, Global Frontier Center for Multiscale Energy System from the National Research Foundation of Korea.
• Feb 2016 – Aug 2018, “Computational design of catalysis/support with high performance and stability for high temperature co-electrolysis”, KIST Institution Program.
• Dec 2016 – Sep 2018, “In-situ growth of self-assembled metal nano-catalysts using spontaneous metal/oxide phase separation”, Samsung Research Funding Center for Future Technology.
• Dec 2015 – Aug 2018, “Super Ultra Low Energy & Emission Vehicle Center”, Engineering Research Center (ERC) from the National Research Foundation of Korea.
• May 2016 – June 2018, “Development of single-atom electrocatalysts for H2 production and utilization”, Samsung Research Funding Center for Future Technology.
• May 2015 – Jan 2016, “Green Synthesis of Gold Nanoparticles using Caffeic Acid (CA)”, National Creative Research Initiatives Center for Isogeometric Optimal Design.
• May 2014 – Jun 2017 “Computational Rational Design of Catalysis for Eco-friendly Energy Sources: from Co-electrolysis to Synthetic Hydrocarbon Fuel”, New Faculty Grant from the National Research Foundation of Korea
• Mar 2013 – Jan 2016, “Computational rational design of catalysis with high performance, selectivity, and stability for high temperature co-electrolysis”, KIST Institutional Program
Korea Institute of Science and Technology Information (KISTI)
HPC supercomputing resources support
•Nov 2021 – Dec 2022, “Design of enhanced anode materials in SOFCs by using ex-solved nanoparticles”, KISTI HPC supercomputing resources support. Principal investigator (PI) (KSC-2021-CRE-0437)
• May 2021 – Feb 2022, “Design of highly active and stable electrodes by controlling cation stability in perovskite based materials”, KISTI HPC supercomputing resources support. Principal investigator (PI) (KSC-2021-CRE-0045)
• Apr 2018 – Oct 2018, “Design of highly active alkali metal and transition oxide based catalyst for NOx adsorption“, KISTI HPC superomputing resources support, (KSC-2018-C3-0021)
• Jan 2018 – Oct 2018, “Fully Dispersed Rh Ensemble Catalyst to Enhance Low-Temperature Activity“, KISTI HPC superomputing resources support, (KSC-2017-C3-0074)
• Jul 2017 – Jun 2018, “Design of enhanced ionic conductivity of electrolyte materials for SOFCs“, KISTI HPC superomputing resources support, (KSC-2017-C3-0028)
• Oct 2016 – Jul 2017, “Design of cost effective & highly active carbon based co-doped transition metal catalyst for PEMFCs”, KISTI HPC supercomputing resources support, (KSC-2016-C3-051)
• Oct 2015 – Aug 2016, “Design of exsolved metal nano-catalysts using spontaneous metal/oxide phase separation for Intelligence electrode materials of SOFCs”, KISTI HPC supercomputing resources support, (KSC-2015-C3-045)
*Featured in the “Super science 2017” issued by KISTI HPC supercomputing center.
• Oct 2014 – Sep 2015, “Design of electrode and electrolyte materials for SOFCs with high efficiency and stability”, KISTI HPC supercomputing resources support, (KSC-2014-C2-048)
• Apr 2014 – Mar 2015, “Design of alloying catalyst with enhanced sulfur tolerance and catalytic activity using first principles calculations”, KISTI HPC supercomputing resources support, (KSC-2014-C1-002)
• Oct 2013 – Sep 2014, “Rational design of enhanced electrode and electrolyte materials for SOFCs”, KISTI HPC supercomputing resources support, (KSC-2013-C1-021)