Journal Papers

Selected Publications

• Beyond the Limits of Lithium Iron Phosphate: Cutting-Edge Innovations Toward High Performance and Sustainability for Next-Generation Batteries, 2025 Interdisciplinary Materials (IF 31.6)

• Insights into improving Li-ion Transference Number and Li Deposition Uniformity toward High-Current-Density Lithium Metal Anode, 2025 Carbon Energy (IF 24.2)

• Homogeneous Li Deposition guided by Ultra-thin Lithiophilic Layer for Highly Stable Anode-free Batteries, 2023 Energy Storage Materials (IF 20.2)

• Anode SHIELD: A Surface Hybrid Interlayer for High-Capacity Anodes Toward Safe and Stable Lithium-Ion Batteries, 2025 Advanced Functional Materials (IF 19.0)

• Structurally Disordered Lithiophilic Graphene via Solid-State Exfoliation Enables Reversible Lithium Deposition with Fast Kinetics, 2025 Nano Energy (IF 17.1)

Full Publications

2025

51. AK Kakarla, Z Akhtar, J Kim, M Yoon, D Lee, J Choi*, Beyond the Limits of Lithium Iron Phosphate: Cutting-Edge Innovations Toward High Performance and Sustainability for Next-Generation Batteries, Interdisciplinary Materials, 2025, 4 (6), 812-849

50. D Lee†, J Choi†, U Paik, T Song, YG Jung, SC Yang, Harvesting blue energy via flow-electrode capacitive mixing (F-CapMix): From fundamental understanding to scalable power generation, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 525, 170452 (†equally contributed)

49. S Kim, T Kim, W Oh, J Kim, C Lee, W Jo, J Choi, D Lee, S Sun, Lithium Nitride-rich Li Protection Layer via Facile Lewis Acid–Base Reaction for Li Metal Batteries, Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 2025, 64 (40), 19322-19331 

48. S Lee, S Yang, MS Kang, Y Bae, K Lee, Y Jung, YH Kim, JY Kim, KC Roh, J Seo, SB Cho, J Choi*, T Kim, PJ Kim, Enhancing electrochemical reversibility in lithium metal batteries through structural engineering of flexible composite current collectors, npj Flexible Electronics, 2025, 9, Article number: 98

47. W Choi, MS Kang, K Kim, HU Lee, SB Cho, J Choi*, PJ Kim, Structurally Disordered Lithiophilic Graphene via Solid-State Exfoliation Enables Reversible Lithium Deposition with Fast Kinetics, Nano Energy, 2025, 145, 111444

46. S Choi, H Lee, J Kwon, J Sun, G Ali, L Olivi, NG Imam, J Choi, JH Kim, H Han, U Paik, T Song, Elucidating mechanism of Se-induced lattice oxygen activation and structural stability in perovskite oxide for oxygen evolution catalysis, Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 657, 238152

45. S Ryu, M Ramu, PJ Kim, J Choi, K Lee, J Seo, Review on atomistic and quantum mechanical simulation approaches in chemical mechanical planarization, Applied Surface Science Advances, 2025, 29, 100819 

44. S Lee, D Lee, J Kang, S Yang, MS Kang, W Jo, J Seo, SB Cho, PJ Kim, J Choi*, Anode SHIELD: A Surface Hybrid Interlayer for High-Capacity Anodes Toward Safe and Stable Lithium-Ion Batteries, Advanced Functional Materials, 35 (48), e13744 Selected as the Cover Article

43. S Han, W Jeong, R Kang, M Kim, M Jeong, HW Lee, YJ An, HJ Ji, M Yoon, PJ Kim, S Sun, T Song, D Lee, W-J Kwak, J Choi*, Tailored electrolyte additive design for suppressing irreversibility in dry-processed anodes and enhancing electrochemical stability in full-cells, EES Batteries, 2025, 1 (5), 1267-1278

42. M Park, S Woo, W Choi, S Kwak, J Choi*, PJ Kim , Ion-flux-boosted polyimide separators via synergistic pore and surface charge engineering for highly stable Li-and Na-metal batteries , Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 519, 165508

41. J Choi, S Moon, D Lee, S Han, S Yang, DS Jung, J Joo, PJ Kim, Dry electrode technology: A new processing paradigm for enhancing performance and sustainability in lithium-based batteries, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 519, 165044

40. D Lee, W Jeong, J Lee, HE Yoo, S Sun, C Lee, J Kim, Y Kim, M Yoon, PJ Kim, U Paik, JW Lee, T Song, J Choi*, Mechanochemically Boosting Additive for Robust Si/C Anodes in High-Energy-Density Li-Ion Batteries, International Journal of Energy Research, 2025, 1198001

39. S Yang, S Lee, MS Kang, KC Roh, J Seo, D Lee, K Kim, S Lee, SB Cho, PJ Kim, J Choi*, Insights into improving Li-ion Transference Number and Li Deposition Uniformity toward High-Current-Density Lithium Metal Anode, Carbon Energy, 2025, 7 (11), e70053

38. J Kwon, H Choi, S Choi, H Han, U Paik, J Choi*, T Song, Improved Charge Carrier Dynamics by Unconventional Doping Strategy for BiVO4 Photoanode, Small Science, 2025, 2500051

37. S Han, H Lee, S Yang, J Kim, J Jeong, Y Lee, J Chun, KC Roh, PJ Kim, D Lee, S Sun, W Jeong, B Choi, U Paik, T Song, J Choi*, High-Energy-Density Li-Ion Batteries Employing Gradient Porosity LiFePO4 Electrode for Enhancing Li-Ion Kinetics and Electron Transfer, Small Structures, 2025, 2500093 Selected as the Cover Article

36. S Kim, T Kim, W Oh, J Choi*, S Sun, Synergistic enhancement of microstructural homogeneity and mechanical strength in SiOx@ C anodes via a graphene nanoribbon-based conductive agent, Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 644, 237060 

35. M Jang, S Hwang, JS Chae, G Jang, HS Park, Y Lee, J Choi, WS Yoon, KC Roh, Two Steps Li Ion Storage Mechanism in Ruddlesden-Popper Li2La2Ti3O10, Advanced Science, 2025, 12 (21), e2410543 Selected as the Cover Article

34. D Lee, A Kumar Kakarla, S Sun, P Joohyun Kim, J Choi*, Inorganic Solid‐State Electrolytes for Solid‐State Sodium Batteries: Electrolyte Design and Interfacial Challenges, ChemElectroChem, 2025, 12 (3), e202400612 Selected as the Cover Article

33. Y Tan, M Beltran, J Ke, J Zhang, J Choi, Y Zhou, K Cho, D Lee, L Su, Interfacial Challenges of Halide-Based All-Solid-State Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 2025, 15 (13), 2403986

32. M Christy, J Kwon, SS Subramanian, S Choi, J Choi, JH Kim, U Paik, T Song, Smart Compositional Design of B-Site Ordered Double Perovskite for Advanced Oxygen Catalysis at Ultra-High Current Densities, Small Methods, 2025, 9 (4), 2401480

31. J Lee, CY Son, S Han, S Yang, PJ Kim, D Lee, JW Lee, WH Ryu, J Choi*, Anode interface-stabilizing dry process employing a binary binder system for ultra-thick and durable battery electrode fabrication, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 503, 158271

30. M Park, K Lee, MS Kang, S Woo, W Choi, H Kim, W Kwon, J Choi, SB Cho, E Jeong, PJ Kim, Crystallinity and Composition Engineering of Organic Crystal Derived 1D Carbons for Advanced Li-metal Based Batteries, Carbon, 2025, 233, 119870

29. S Sun, L Su, S Kim, D Lee, J Choi*, Recent Advances in Anode-free Solid-state Batteries: A Review, Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology, 2025, 16 (1), 1-14

2024

28. MJ Kim, I Lee, JW Lee, D Yoon, JH Kim, S Lee, K Kim, PJ Kim, J Choi*, YC Kang, DS Jung, A Novel Structured Si-Based Composite with 2D Structured Graphite for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries, Small, 2024, 20 (49), 2405005 

27. J Kim, S Lee, J Kim, J Park, H Lee, J Kwon, S Sun, J Choi, U Paik, T Song, Regulating Li electrodeposition by constructing Cu–Sn nanotube thin layer for reliable and robust anode-free all-solid-state batteries, Carbon Energy, 2024, 6 (12), e610 

26. S Ji, DW Jeon, J Choi, H Cho, BI Park, I Roh, H Choi, C Kim, JK Kim, U Sim, D Li, H Ko, SB Cho, H Choi, Overcoming the Limitations of Atomic-Scale Simulations on Semiconductor Catalysis with Changing Fermi Level and Surface Treatment, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024, 12 (48), 33537-33545 

25. W Choi, M Park, S Woo, H Kim, MS Kang, J Choi*, SB Cho, T Kim, PJ Kim, Towards Ultra-stable and Dendrite-suppressed Li-metal Batteries: Ion-regulating Graphene-modified Separators, Carbon, 2024, 230, 119576 Selected as the Cover Article

24. S Han, EH Noh, S Chae, K Kwon, J Lee, JS Woo, S Park, JW Lee, PJ Kim, T Song, W-J Kwak, J Choi*, Mitigating PTFE decomposition in ultra thick dry-processed anodes for high energy density lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Energy Storage, 2024, 96, 112693

23. M Park, S Woo, J Seo, J Choi*, E Jeong, PJ Kim, Directing the uniform and dense Li deposition via graphene-enhanced separators for high-stability Li metal batteries, Electrochimica Acta, 2024, 495, 144426

22. MJ O, J Choi*, JH Park, KC Roh, Functionalized interfacial cover design toward pure silicon anode for high power density Lithium-Ion capacitor, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 490, 151635

21. D Lee, S Lee, DS Jung, KC Roh, J Seo, J Kim, K Kim, PJ Kim, J Choi*, Synergistically enhanced LiF–rich protective layer for highly stable silicon anodes, Applied Surface Science, 2024, 661, 160023

20. G Lim, DG Kang, HG Lee, YHT Tran, K An, J Choi, KC Roh, DY Kim, S-W Song, Stable operation of highly loaded pure Si-Fe anode under ambient pressure via carboxy silane-directed robust solid electrolyte interphase, Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2024, 94, 568-576

19. S Lee, S Yang, K Lee, Y Jung, J Choi, T Kim, PJ Kim, Dendrite-suppressed Li deposition enabled by surface-tailored carbon-based current collectors for high-rate and stable Li-metal batteries, Carbon, 2024, 221, 118941

18. K Kwon, J Kim, S Han, J Lee, H Lee, J Kwon, J Lee, J Seo, PJ Kim, T Song, J Choi*, Low-Resistance LiFePO4 Thick Film Electrode Processed with Dry Electrode Technology for High-Energy-Density Lithium-Ion Batteries, Small Science, 4 (5), 2300302  Selected as the Cover Article   Most Accessed Article in Small Science

17. J Kim, K Park, M Kim, H Lee, J Choi, HB Park, H Kim, J Jang, YH Kim T Song, U Paik, 10 mAh cm-2 Cathode by Roll-to-Roll Process for Low Cost and High Energy Density Li-Ion Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 2024, 14 (10), 2303455

16. S Yang, J Kim, S Lee, J Seo, J Choi*, PJ Kim, Uniform Li deposition through Graphene-based Ion Flux regulator for high-rate Li metal batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16 (3), 3416-3426

2023

15. K Kwon, J Kim, K Roh, PJ Kim, J Choi*, Towards high performance Li metal batteries: Surface functionalized graphene separator with improved electrochemical kinetics and stability, Electrochemistry Communications, 2023, 157, 107598

14. J Kim, K Kwon, K Roh, J Kwon, T Song, PJ Kim, J Choi*, Electrically conductive Metal oxide-Assisted Multifunctional Separator for Highly Stable Lithium-Metal Batteries, Electrochemistry Communications, 2023, 154, 107558

13. J Kim, K Lee, RB Chung, PJ Kim, J Choi*, Homogeneous Li Deposition guided by Ultra-thin Lithiophilic Layer for Highly Stable Anode-free Batteries, Energy Storage Materials, 2023, 61, 102899 Selected as the Cover Article

12.  HU Lee, S Han, DG Lee, H Ko, J Lee, WB Im, T Song, J Choi*, SB Cho, Isovalent multi-component doping strategy for stabilizing cubic-Li7La3Zr2O12 with excellent Li mobility, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023, 471, 144552 

11.  E Jang, S Ryu, M Kim, J Choi*, J Yoo, Silicon-stabilized lithium metal powder (SLMP) composite anodes for fast charging by in-situ prelithiation, Journal of Power Sources, 2023, 580, 233326

10.  H Park, S Han, H Tak, J Kim, K Roh, DS Jung, T Song, PJ Kim, J Choi*, A multifunctional network binder enables stable and high performance of silicon-based anode in lithium ion battery, Journal of Power Sources, 2023, 574, 233159

9.   H Choi, S Ji, H Cho, C Kim, PJ Kim, H Park, J Choi*, Cell Volume-Wise Dopant Screening for Amorphous LiPON Solid State Electrolyte toward Improved Li-ion Mobility: An ab initio study, RSC Advances, 2023, 13, 14379-14383

8.   J Kim, J Choi*, PJ Kim, A new approach to stabilize the electrochemical performance of Li metal batteries through the structure alteration of CNT scaffolds, Carbon, 2023, 203, 426-435

7.   J Kim, K Kwon, K Kim, S Han, PJ Kim, J Choi*, Size Effect of a Piezoelectric Material as a Separator Coating Layer for Suppressing Dendritic Li Growth in Li Metal Batteries, Nanomaterials, 2023, 13 (1), 90 

6.   SE Wang, DH Kim, MJ Kim, JH Kim, YC Kang, KC Roh, J Choi, HW Lee, DS Jung, Achieving Cycling Stability in Anode of Lithium-Ion Batteries with Silicon-Embedded Titanium Oxynitride Microsphere, Nanomaterials, 2023, 13 (1), 132

2022

5.   J Kwon, J Kim, SY Bae, SP Jeon, JH Song, SE Wang, DS Jung, J Jang, H Park, PJ Kim, J Choi*, Polyanion-assisted ionic-electronic conductive agents designed for high density Si-based anodes, Journal of Power Sources, 2022, 541, 231728 

4.   SE Wang, MJ Kim, JW Lee, J Chun, J Choi, KC Roh, YC Kang, DS Jung, A Novel High-Performance TiO2-x/TiO1-yNy Coating Material for Silicon Anode in Lithium-Ion Batteries, Small Methods, 2022, 6 (7), 2200430

3.   J Jang, H-S Kim, S Moon, O B. Chae, S-J Ahn, H Jung, J Choi, S M. Oh, J H Ryu,  T Yoon, Concentration Gradient Induced Delithiation Failure of MoO3 for Li-Ion Batteries, Nano Letters, 2022, 22 (2), 761-767

2.    J Choi, PJ KIM, A Roadmap of Battery Separator Development: Past and Future, Current Opinion in Electrochemistry, 2022, 31, 100858 Top Cited Article in Current Opinion in Electrochemistry

2021

1.   J Kim, J Kwon, Kim, M Ji, MJ O, DS Jung, KC Roh, J Jang, PJ Kim*, J Choi*, A Strategic Approach to Use Upcycled Si Nanomaterials for Stable Operation of Lithium-Ion Batteries, Nanomaterials, 2021, 11 (12), 3248

~ 2020

19.  J Choi, PJH Kim, J Seo, J Kwon, S Lee, T Song, Toward Functional 3D Architectured Platform: Advanced Approach to Anchor Functional Metal Oxide onto 3D Printed Scaffold, Advanced Engineering Materials, 2018, 20 (6), 1700901 Selected as the Cover Article

18.  J Choi, PJH Kim, J Seo, J Kwon, S Lee, T Song, Environmentally-harmless polylactic acid-polyethylene glycol binder for deformable ceramic green body, Ceramics International, 2018, 44 (4), 4220-4224 

17.  H Han, KM Kim, H Choi, G Ali, KY Chung, Y-R Hong, J Choi, J Kwon, SW Lee, JW Lee, JH Ryu, T Song, S Mhin, Parallelized Reaction Pathway and Stronger Internal Band Bending by Partial Oxidation of Metal Sulfide–Graphene Composites: Important Factors of Synergistic Oxygen Evolution Reaction Enhancement, ACS Catalysis, 2018, 8, 4091-4102

16.  J Choi, T Song, J Kwon, S Lee, H Han, N Roy, C Terashima, A Fujishima, U Paik, P Sudhagar, WO3 Nanofibrous Backbone Scaffolds for Enhanced Optical Absorbance and Charge Transport in Metal Oxide (Fe2O3, BiVO4) Semiconductor Photoanodes towards Solar Fuel Generation, Applied Surface Science, 2018, 447, 331-337

15.  H Choi, S Kahn, J Choi, DT.T. Dinh, SY Lee, U Paik, S-H Cho, S Kim, Synergetic control of band gap and structural transformation for optimizing TiO2 photocatalysts, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2017, 210, 513-521

14.  PJH Kim, J Seo, K Fu, J Choi, Z Liu, J Kwon, L Hu, U Paik, Synergistic protective effect of a BN-carbon separator for highly stable lithium sulfur batteries, NPG Asia Materials, 2017, 9, e375

13.  J Choi, P Sudhagar, JH Kim, J Kwon, J Kim, C Terashima, A Fujishima, T Song, U Paik, WO3/W:BiVO4/BiVO4 graded photoabsorber electrode for enhanced photoelectrocatalytic solar light driven water oxidation, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017, 19, 4648-4655 

12.  JH Kim, J Seo, J Choi, D Shin, M Carter, Y Jeon, C Wang, L Hu, U Paik, Synergistic Ultrathin Functional Polymer-Coated Carbon Nanotube Interlayer for High Performance Lithium–Sulfur Batteries, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 20092-20099

11.  JH Kim, J Choi, J Seo, J Kwon, U Paik, Two-dimensional Nafion nanoweb anion-shield for improved electrochemical performances of lithium–sulfur batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 11203-11206

10.  T Song†, J Choi†, U Paik, Freestanding rGO-SWNT-STN Composite Film as an Anode for Li Ion Batteries with High Energy and Power Densities, Nanomaterials, 2015, 5, 2080-2390 (†equally contributed)

9.   JH Kim, S Lee, J Choi, T Song, U Paik, Stackable, three dimensional carbon–metal oxide composite for high performance supercapacitors, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 20459-20464

8.   JH Kim, K Fu, J Choi, S Sun, J Kim, L Hu, U Paik, Hydroxylated Carbon Nanotubes Enhanced Sulfur Cathode for Improved Electrochemical Performance of Lithium-Sulfur Batteries, Chemical Communications, 2015, 51, 13682-13685

7.   JH Kim, K Fu, J Choi, K Kil, J Kim, X Han, L Hu, U Paik, Encapsulation of S/SWNT with PANI Web for Enhanced Rate and Cycle Performance in Lithium Sulfur Batteries, Scientific Reports, 2015, 5, 8946

6.   J Kim, A Banks, Z Xie, SY Heo, P Gutruf, JW Lee, S Xu, KI Jang, F Liu, G Brown, J Choi, JH Kim, X Feng, Y Huang, U Paik, JA Rogers, Miniaturized Flexible Electronic Systems with Wireless Power and Near-Field Communication Capabilities, Advanced Functional Materials, 2015, 25 (30), 4761-4767 Selected as the Cover Article

5.   J Choi, P Sudhagar, P Lakshmipathiraj, JW Lee, A Devadoss, S Lee, T Song, S Hong, S Eito, C Terashima, TH Han, JK Kang, A Fujishima, YS Kang, U Paik, Three-dimensional Gd-doped TiO2 fibrous photoelectrodes for efficient visible light-driven photocatalytic performance, RSC Advances , 2014, 4 (23), 11750-11757

4.   S Lee, J Ha, J Choi, T Song, JW Lee, U Paik, 3D Cross-linked nanoweb architecture of binder-free TiO2 electrodes for lithium ion batteries, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2013, 5 (22), 11525-11529

3.   S Lee, J Ha, S Jo, J Choi, T Song, WI Park, JA Rogers, U Paik, LEGO-like assembly of peelable, deformable components for integrated devices, NPG Asia Materials, 2013, 5 (10), e66

2.   J Choi, S Lee, J Ha, T Song, U Paik, Sol–gel nanoglues for an organic binder-free TiO2 nanofiber anode for lithium ion batteries, Nanoscale, 2013, 5 (8), 3230-3234

1.  S Lee, J Kim, J Choi, H Park, J Ha, Y Kim, JA Rogers, U Paik, Patterned oxide semiconductor by electrohydrodynamic jet printing for transparent thin film transistors, Applied Physics Letters, 2012, 100 (10), 102108