Research interests

• Pre-lithiation of Graphite/Si blending negative electrode

• Modification and analysis of Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) on Graphite and Si negative electrode

• Pouch cell design, fabrication and electrochemical analysis for commercial purpose

Selected publications

• O.B. Chae, L. Rynearson, B.L. Lucht, Distance-Dependent Solid Electrolyte Interphase Control by Electrochemical Pretreatment, ACS Energy Lett., 7 (2022) 3087-3094.

• O.B. Chae, J. Kim, I. Park, H. Jeong, J.H. Ku, J.H. Ryu, K. Kang, S.M. Oh, Reversible Lithium Storage at Highly Populated Vacant Sites in an Amorphous Vanadium Pentoxide Electrode, Chem. Mater., 26 (2014) 5874-5881. 

Research interests

• Structure control of Li-metal and Cu current collector

• Modification and analysis of Solid Electrolyte Interphase (SEI) of Li-metal and Cu current collector

• Fundamental study for electrochemical finding in Li-metal batteries

Selected publications

• O.B. Chae, V.A.K. Adiraju, B.L. Lucht, Lithium Cyano Tris(2,2,2-trifluoroethyl) Borate as a Multifunctional Electrolyte Additive for High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries, ACS Energy Lett., 6 (2021) 3851-3857. 

• J.Y. Kim†, O.B. Chae†, M. Wu, E. Lim, G. Kim, Y.J. Hong, W.-B. Jung, S. Choi, D.Y. Kim, I. Gereige, J. Suk, Y. Kang, H.-T. Jung, Extraordinary dendrite-free Li deposition on highly uniform facet wrinkled Cu substrates in carbonate electrolytes, Nano Energy, 82 (2021) 105736. (†Co-first author) 

Research interests

• Interface/interphase control between solid electrolyte and Li-metal

• Development of anode-less All-Solid-State-Batteries

• Pouch cell design, fabrication and electrochemical analysis for commercial application

Selected publications

• O.B. Chae, B.L. Lucht, Interfacial issues and modification of solid electrolyte interphase for Li metal anode in liquid and solid electrolytes, Adv. Energy Mater., (2023) 2203791 online published.

• M. Wu, J.Y. Kim, O.B. Chae*, W.B. Jung, S. Choi, D.Y. Kim, J. Suk, I. Gereige, Y. Kang, H.T. Jung, Nanoscale Wrinkled Cu as a Current Collector for High-Loading Graphite Anode in Solid-State Lithium Batteries, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 13 (2021) 2576-2583. (*Corresponding author)