2025

1. E.J. Lee†, S. Shin†, J. Hwang, S.J. Kim* and J.W. Lee*, “Optimization of Spin Coating Parameters for Hydrophobic Cover Glasses in Cellular Microscopy” Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology (2025) In revision

2. C.G. Jothi Prakash, J.W. Lee*, “Biomimetic materials for fog harvesting: Prospects and Challenges” Desalination (2025) Accepted

3. H.S. Kim, E.J. Lee, J.W. Lee*, “Fabrication of highly transparent rigid polyurethane with superhydrophobic and slippery liquid-infused porous surfaces” Applied Surface Scinece Advances (2025) In revision

4. C.G. Jothi Prakash, D.G. Ahn, J.W. Lee*, “High Efficiency Surface Finishing of AM 17-4PH Stainless Steel: Roughness Reduction and Corrosion Protection” Steel Research International (2025) Accepted

5. E.J. Lee, K.K. Lee, D.G. Ahn, J.W. Lee*, “Micro/nanostructure-based surface modification after electropolishing of TiAl6V4 manufactured by selective laser melting process: superhydrophilic, superhydrophobic, SLIPS” International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology (2025) Accepted

6. C.G. Jothi Prakash, J.W. Lee*, “Superaerophobic 0D Nickel – 2D Ceria Supported 316L for Enhanced OER and HER Activity” Surface & Coatings Technology 507 (2025) 132143 [IF:5.4, JCR 16.7%]

7. Dong Hyeon Lee, J.W. Lee*, "Design of a simple unfailing microdroplet dispenser using a droplet pusher based on a superhydrophobic surface" Applied Surface Science 688 (2025) 162394 [IF: 6.3, JCR 10.9%]

8. J.U. Jeong, K.K. Lee, D.G. Ahn, J.W. Lee*, “Formation of Si-based nanoporous structures on AlSi10Mg manufactured by selective laser melting” Surface & Coatings Technology 497 (2025) 131789 [IF:5.4, JCR 16.7%]

2024

9. C.G. Jothi Prakash, J.W. Lee*, “Influence of Ni and Mo on corrosion inhibition of SS316L etched in hydrochloric acid–nitric acid mixture” Advanced Engineering Materials 26(22) (2024) 2400862

10.  J.U. Jeong, K.K. Lee, D.G. Ahn, J.W. Lee*, “Study of surface roughness change of AlSi10Mg based on selective laser melting (SLM) using electropolishing tech-nique”  Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology 38(9) (2024) 4580-4585

11.  J.W. Lee†, J.A. Cho†, Y.J. Roh†, M.A. Han, J.U. Jeong, A.V. Anand Mariadoss, S.A. Subramanian, E.H. Kang, J Yeom, C.H. Lee*, S.J. Kim*, († equally contributed) “Assessment of Anti-Biofilm Surface Coating of Surgical Titanium Plate with Biocompatible Materials in vivo” Biomaterials Research 28 (2024) [IF:9.6, JCR 8.5%] 

12.  J.U. Jeong, C.G. Jothi Prakash, J.W. Lee*, “Facile fabrication of microstructured superhydrophilic and superhydrophobic STS 316L” Current Applied Physics 65 (2024) 60-67 [IF:2.4]

13. C.G. Jothi Prakash, J.W. Lee*, “Active surface area dependent water harvesting of desert beetle inspired hybrid wetting surfaces” Langmuir 40 (2024) 5499-5507 [IF:3.7]

2023

14. 14.     Y. Shin, K.Y. Lee, J.W. Lee, W. Hwang*, "Scalable Micro/Nanostructured Superhydrophobic Surface Modifications for Enhanced Energy Efficiency and Heat Transfer Performance in Stainless Steel and Titanium" Materials Research Express 10 (2023) 075001 [IF:2.3]

15. 15.     E.J. Lee, C.G. Jothi Prakash, J.W. Lee*, "A facile fabrication method of wettability modification of TiAl6V4 based on alkali solution treatment: superhydrophilic, superhydrophobic and slippery surface" Surface & Coatings Technology 468 (2023) 129782 [IF:5.4, JCR 16.7%]

16. 16.     J. Kim, U.P. Kumar, S.J. Lee, C.L. Kim, J.W. Lee*, “Implementation of endurable superhydrophobic surfaces through dilution rate control of the PDMS coating on micro-nano surface structures” Polymer 275 (2023) 125929 [IF: 4.6]

17. 17.     C.G. Jothi Prakash, J.W. Lee*, “Selective de-silanization assisted wettability patterning of aluminum surfaces” Journal of Materials Science 58 (2023) 6775-6783 [IF: 4.5]

18. 18.     M. Lee, J. Ham, J.W. Lee, H. Cho*, “Analysis of thermal comfort, energy consumption, and CO2 reduction of indoor space according to the type of local heating under winter rest conditions” Energy 268 (2023) 126722 [IF: 9.0, JCR 4.0%]

2022

19. K.M. Kim†, J.W. Lee†, S.J. Lee, C.L. Kim, “Friction Property of Hierarchical Micro/nanopatterned PDMS” Materials 15 (2022) 8736 († equally contributed) [IF: 3.4]

20.  J.A. Cho, Y.J. Roh, H.R. Son, H. Choi, J.W. Lee*, S.J. Kim*, C.H. Lee*, “Assessment of the biofilm-forming ability on solid surfaces of periprosthetic infection-associated pathogens” Scientific Reports 12 (2022) 18669 († equally contributed) [IF: 4.6]

21.  J.U. Jeong†, Y.G. Heo†, J.A. Cho†, Y. Roh, C.H. Lee*, S. J. Kim*, J.W. Lee*, " Nanostructure-based Wettability Modification of TiAl6V4 Alloy Surface for Modulating Biofilm Production: Superhydrophilic, Superhydrophobic, and Slippery Surfaces" Journal of Alloys and Compounds 923 (2022) 166492 († equally contributed) [IF: 6.2, JCR 9.6%]

22. Y. Kim, W. Hwang, H. Cho and J.W. Lee*, “A study on the minute change of the alumina surface structure according to the anodizing conditions for the production of a robust wettability-modified surfaces”, Surface & Coatings Technology 439 (2022) 128453 [IF: 5.4, JCR 16.7%]

23. K. Leeladevi, M. Arunpandian, J. Vinoth Kumar, T. Chellapandi, G. Mathumitha, J.W. Lee, E.R. Nagarajan*, "CoWO4 decorated ZnO nanocomposite: Efficient visible-light-activated photocatalyst for mitigation of noxious pollutants", Physica B: Physics of Condensed Matter 626 (2022) 413493 [IF: 2.8]

24.  J. Anupriya, R. Rajakumaran, R. Karthik, J.V. Kumar, J.J. Shim, P.M. Shafi, J.W. Lee and S.M. Chen*, "Raspberry-like CuWO4 hollow spheres anchored on sulfur-doped g-C3N4 composite: An efficient electrocatalyst for selective electrochemical detection of antibiotic drug nitrofurazone" Chemosphere 296 (2022) 133997 [IF: 8.8, JCR 10.8%]

25.  J.W. Lee*, K. Kim, G. Ryoo, J. Kim, J.V. Kumar and W. Hwang, “Fabrication of super-hydrophobic/hydrophilic patterned surface on three-dimensional structures”, Applied Surface Science 576 (2022) [IF: 6.7, JCR 2.4%, 1st ranked journal]

26. K. Kim, K. Lee, J. Choi, W. Hwang* and J.W. Lee*, “Selective Allowance of Precipitation from Oversaturated Solution Using Surface Structures” ACS Omega 7 (2022) 987-993 [IF: 4.1]

2021

27. Y.G. Heo†, C.L. Kim†, K.M. Kim, K. Lee, W. Hwang and J.W. Lee*, “Ventilator integrated triboelectric nanogenerator based on structure of centrifugal break”, Surfaces and Interfaces 27 (2021) [IF: 6.2, JCR 11.9%] († equally contributed)

28.  J.U. Jeong, D.Y. Ji, K.Y. Lee, W. Hwang and J.W. Lee*, “Effect of Structure complexity on interfacial droplet behavior using superhydrophobic titanium surface for preventing filmwise condensation” Materials 14 (2021) [IF: 3.4]

29. J. Anupriya, S.M. Badulal, T.W. Chen, S.M. Chen, J.V. Kumar, J.W. Lee, S.P. Rwei, J. Yu and Richard Yu, “Facile Hydrothermal Synthesis of Cubic Zinc Ferrite Nanoparticles for Electrochemical Detection of Anti-inflammatory Drug Nimesulide in Biological and Pharmaceutical Sample”, International Journal of Electrochemical Science 16 (2021) [IF: 1.5]

30.  J.H. Kang, J.W. Lee, J.Y. Kim, J.W. Moon, H.S. Jang and S.Y. Jung, “Effect of mesh wettability modification on atmospheric and industrial fog harvesting”, Frontiers in Physics, section Interdisciplinary Physics 9 (2021) 680641 [IF: 3.1]

31. K. Leeladevi, M. Arunpandian, J.V. Kumar, M. Thiruppathi, T. Chellapandi, J.W. Lee, E.R. Nagarajan*, “Fabrication of 3D pebble-like CeVO4/g-C3N4 nanocomposite: A visible light-driven photocatalyst for the mitigation of organic pollutant”, Diamond & Related Materials 116 (2021) 108424 [IF: 4.1]

2020

32.  J.W. Lee, D.Y. Ji, K.Y. Lee and W. Hwang*, “A Study of Droplet-Behavior Transition on Superhydrophobic Surfaces for Efficiency Enhancement of Condensation Heat Transfer”, ACS Omega 5 (2020) 27880-27885 [IF: 4.1]

33. S. Kim, J.W. Lee, W. Hwang*, “One-step Eco-friendly Superhydrophobic Coating Method Using Polydimethylsiloxane and Ammonium Bicarbonate”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 (2020) 28869-28875 [IF: 9.5, JCR 15.9%]

34. D.Y. Ji, J.W. Lee, D. Kim, W. Hwang and K. Y. Lee*, “Effective reduction of non-condensable gas effects on condensation heat transfer: Surface modification and steam jet injection”, Applied Thermal Engineering 174 (2020) 115264 [IF: 6.4, JCR 6.2%]

35. G. Jun, J.W. Lee, Y. Shin, K. Kim and W. Hwang* “Solvent-aided direct adhesion of a metal/polymer joint using micro/nano hierarchical structures”, Journal of Materials Processing Technology 285 (2020) 116744 [IF: 6.3]

36.  J.W. Lee, S. Kim, S. Lee and W. Hwang*, “Exponential promotion and suppression of bubble nucleation in carbonated liquid by modification of surface wettability”, Applied Surface Science 512 (2020) 145709 [IF: 6.7, JCR 2.4%, 1st ranked journal]

37. H.R. Park†, J.W. Lee†, D.S. Kim, J.Y. Sim, I. Song and W. Hwang*, “Arrangement optimization of water-driven triboelectric nanogenerators considering capillary phenomenon between hydrophobic surfaces”, Scientific Reports 10 (2020) 1126. [IF: 4.6] († equally contributed)

Before 2019

38. D. Yoo, S. Lee, J.W. Lee, K. Lee, E.Y. Go, W. Hwang, I. Song, S.B. Cho, D. Choi, J.Y. Sim and D.S. Kim*, “Reliable DC voltage generation based on the enhanced performance triboelectric nanogenerator fabricated by nanoimprinting-poling process and an optimized high efficiency integrated circuit”, Nano Energy 69 (2019) 104388 [IF: 17.6, JCR 5.1%]

39. D.Y. Ji, J.W. Lee, W. Hwang and K.Y. Lee*, “Experimental study of condensation heat transfer on a horizontal aluminum tube with superhydrophobic characteristic”, International Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 134 (2019) 286-295. [IF: 5.2, JCR 12%]

40. D. Yoo, E.Y. Go, D. Choi, J.W. Lee, I. Song, J.Y. Sim, W. Hwang and D. S. Kim*, “Increased Interfacial Area between Dielectric Layer and Electrode of Triboelectric Nanogenerator toward Robustness and Boosted Energy Output”, Nanomaterials 9 (2019) 71. [IF: 5.3]

41. J.W. Lee, J. Jeong, D. Yoo, K. Lee, S. Lee, D. S. Kim, J.Y. Sim and W. Hwang*, “Pump drill combined triboelectric nanogenerator as a practical substitution for batteries of intermittently used devices”, Nano Energy 56 (2019) 612-618. [IF: 17.6, JCR 5.1%]

42. K. Lee, J.W. Lee, K. Kim, D. Yoo, I. Song, D.S. Kim, J.Y. Sim and W. Hwang*, “A spherical hybrid triboelectric nanogenerator for enhanced water wave energy harvesting”, Micromachines 9 (2018) 598. [IF: 3.4]

43.  J.W. Lee and W. Hwang*, “Theoretical study of micro/nano roughness effect on water-solid triboelectrification with experimental approach”, Nano Energy 52 (2018) 315-322. [IF: 17.6, JCR 5.1% in Materials Science, Multidisciplinary]

44.  J.W. Lee and W. Hwang*, “Fabrication of a superhydrophobic surface with fungus-cleaning properties on brazed aluminum for industrial application in heat exchangers”, Applied Surface Science 442 (2018) 461-466. [IF: 6.7, JCR 2.4%, 1st ranked journal]

45.  J.W. Lee and W. Hwang*, “Simple fabrication of superoleophobic titanium surfaces via hierarchical microhorn/nanoporous structure growth by chemical acid etching and anodization”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds 728 (2017) 966-970. [IF: 6.2, JCR 9.6%]

46. J.W. Lee and W. Hwang*, “Exploiting the silicon content of aluminum alloys to create a superhydrophobic surface using the sol–gel process”, Materials letters 168 (2016) 83-85. [IF: 3.0]

47. H. Cho, J.W. Lee, S. Lee and W. Hwang*, “Durable superhydrophilic/phobic surfaces based on green patina with corrosion resistance”, Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 17 (2015) 6786-6793. [IF: 3.3]