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Jung, H.* ; Lee, M.*; Kim, B.; Ryu, M.; Chun, S.; Yim, K.†; Jung, K.-N.†; Lee, J.†; Dual-electrode interphase engineering via polysulfide mediation for lithium-metal stabilization and sulfur redox reversibility.
Lee, Y. A.*; Lee, J.; Jung, H.; Shin, H.-S.; Son, Y.; Jeong, T.-I.; Jung, K.-N.; Ryu, M. H.; Yim, K.; Yoo, D.-J.; Jang, J.; Kim, S.†; Song, K.†; Yoon, H.†; Compositionally Tuned MoS2-xSex and Carbon-based Heterostructures for High-performance Lithium-based Batteries.
2026
Nguyen, U. N. T.*; Phuong, N. V..; Lee, M..; Yim, K.; Lee, D. H.; Lee, S. M.†; Role of Pyridinic Nitrogen in Redox Activity of Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Fabrics. Appl. Surf. Sci. 2026 (Accpeted). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apsusc.2026.167701
Nguyen, V. P*; Sarapulova, A.; Günthel, M.; Knäbbeler-Buß, M.; Kim, C.; Byeon, Y.-W.; Lee, M.; Yim, K.; Tröster, E.; Dsoke, S.†; Lee, S. M.†; Atomic-Layer-Deposited ZnF2 on Aluminum Enabling in situ NaZn13/NaF Interphase for Robust Anode-Free Sodium Batteries. Adv. Energy Mater. 2026 (Accepted).
Cho, A.*; Hwang, I.; Song, S.; Lim, S..; Shin, D.; Jeong, I.; Ahn, S. K.; Yim, K†; Jung, C.†; Kim, K.†; A pathway to high photovoltaic performance in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells through device configuration and process advancement. Chem. Eng. J. 2026, 540, 177424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2026.177424
Kang, S. W.*; Oh, K. H.*; Yim, K.; Jang, S.; Lee, J. G.; Yang, J.-I.; Park, J. C.†; Fully Automated and High-Fidelity Robotic Platform Enabling Accelerated Discovery of Nanocatalysts. Chem. Sci. 2026, 17, 4659-4668. https://doi.org/10.1039/D5SC06192J
Choi, E.*; Lim, S.*; Oh, H.; Orikasa, Y.; Ohta, T.; Yim, K.†; Byon, H. R.†; Ultrafast charging via sulfate hydrocarbon channels on layered oxide cathodes in aqueous Li-ion batteries. Adv. Energy Mater. 2026, 16, 10, e05594. http://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202505594
Kim, B.*; Lee, M.; Jung, H.; Ryu, M.; Choi, S.; Lee, J., Choi, J.-H.; Yim, K.†; Jung, K.-N.†; Lee, J.†; Advanced Fluorinated Gel Polymer Electrolyte Enabling Shunt Current-Free Operation in Quasi-Solid-State Bipolar Stack Batteries. Chem. Eng. J. 2026, 527, 171961. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.171961
Dung, D. T.*; Lam, D. V.*; Jung, W.; Yim, K.; Lee, S.-M.†; Maya Blue-Inspired Hybrid Coating for Robust and Superhydrophilic Solar Evaporators Using Commercial Black Acrylic Paint. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2026, 36, 16, e18312. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202518312
Lee, J.*; Lee, M.*; Kim, B.; Jung, H.; Yim, K.; Ryu, M.; Doo, G. S.; Choi, J.-H.; Jung, K.-N.†; Oh, M.†; Lee, J.†; Tailored Polymer-Based SEI via iCVD for Stable Zinc Metal Anodes in Aqueous Batteries through Modulation of Hydrophilicity and Elasticity to Inhibit Hydrogen Evolution Reactions. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2026, 36, 2, e07730. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202507730
2025
Nguyen, V. P.*; Park, M.; Byeon, Y.-W.; Lim, S.; Yim, K.; Oh, M.; Hyun, S.; Jeon , E.†; Lee, S.-M.†; Ultrathin Yet Effective 90-nm ZnF2 Layer for Stabilizing Zinc-Metal Anodes. ACS Energy Lett. 2025, 10, 11, 5503-5512. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsenergylett.5c02565
Jang, K. Y.*; Lee, Y. A.*; Lim, S.; Park, S.; Jung, K. -N.; Lee, J.; Ryu, M. H.; An, B. -S.; Lee, G. -W.; Yoo, D.-J.; Yim, K.†; Yoo, C.-Y.†; Yoon, H.†; Enhancing Lithium-Ion Battery Kinetics and Stability Leveraging Hybrid 1T/2H MoS2–Graphene Heterostructures. Chem. Eng. J. 2025, 520, 165803. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.165803
Nguyen, V. P.*; Jung, W.; Lim, S.; Yim, K.; Kim, D.; Lee, S.-M.†; Heterostructured Sn:SnO2 Nanodots for High-Performance Li–S Batteries with Kinetics-Enhanced Cathode and Dendrite-Free Anode. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2025, 35, 47, 2507991. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202507991
Lim, S.*; Park, D. H.; Joo, B. J.; Lee, Y. U.†; Yim, K.† Exploring Uncharted Multiband Hyperbolic Dispersion in Conjugated Polymers: A First-Principles Study. Adv. Photon. 2025, 7(3), 036001. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.AP.7.3.036001
Jung, W.*; Lim, S.; Youn, Y; Lee, J; Amare, A. M.; Ali, S. S. F.; Jeong, I.; Shin, D.; Park, J. H.; Kim, K; Yim, K.†; A Novel Strategy for Discovering Inorganic Solar-Cell Absorbers: Leveraging Octahedral Features in ABX3 Structures. J. Mater. Chem. A 2025, 13, 9680-9693. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA07938H (Cover)
2024
Park, H. K.*; Yim, K.*; Lee, J.; Cho, Y.; Jeong, I.; Shin, D.; Gwak, J.; Walsh, A.; Kim, K.†; Jo, W.† Interplay between strain and charge in Cu(In,Ga)Se2 flexible photovoltaics. npj Flex. Electron. 2024, 8, 58. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41528-024-00347-7
Seo, Y. W.*; Lim, S.*; Park J. W.; Jeon, W.; Kim, Y.-D.; Lee, K.-H.; Yim, K.; Kim, J. H.†; Lee, J. H.† Pervaporation Membrane for Linear Alpha Olefin Separation Using Surface-Activated Silver Nanoparticles as Carriers for Facilitated Transport. ACS Appl. Eng. Mater. 2024, 9, 2285–2294. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsaenm.4c00382
Jeon, S. J.*; Lee, J.*; Ryu, M.-H.; Lee, M.; Lee, J.; Kim, H.; Yim, K.†; Jung, K.-N.† Electrode interface modulation using 1,3-propane sultone functionalized additives for high-performance Zn-MnO2 aqueous batteries. Chem. Eng. J. 2024, 497, 154394. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2024.154394
Kumar, Y.*; Kim, T. H.*; Subiyanto, I.; Devina, W.; Byun, S.; Nandy, S.; Chae, K. H.; Lim, S.; Kim, B.; Kang, S.; Han, S. O.; Yim, K.†; Yoo, J.†; Kim, H.† Redox-active conductive metal-organic framework with high lithium capacities at low temperatures. J. Mater. Chem. A 2024, 12, 21732-21743. https://doi.org/10.1039/D4TA01779J (Cover)
Kang, S.*; Jung, W.*; Gwon, O. H.; Kim, H. S.; Byun, H. R.; Kim, J. Y.; Jang, S. G.; Shin, B.; Kwon, O.; Cho, B.; Yim, K.†; Yu, Y.† Photo‐Assisted Ferroelectric Domain Control for α‐In2Se3 Artificial Synapses Inspired by Spontaneous Internal Electric Fields. Small 2024, 20 (22), 2307346. https://doi.org/10.1002/smll.202307346 (Back cover)
2023
Yim, K†.; Tamarany, R. Ab initio modeling of realistic tetrachloroaluminate intercalation into van der Waals electrode materials. Ceramist 2023, 26 (3), 337–348. https://doi.org/10.31613/ceramist.2023.26.3.08
Naqvi, S. D. H.*; Son, K.; Jung, W.; Hwang, H. U.; Lee, S.; Lee, A.; Keum, M.; Kim, S.; Kim, J. W.; Kang, M. G.; Song, H.; Hong, S.; Jeong, I.; Ahn, S.; Lambertz, A.; Ding, K.; Duan, W.†; Yim, K.†; Ahn, S.† Mitigating Intrinsic Interfacial Degradation in Semi‐Transparent Perovskite Solar Cells for High Efficiency and Long‐Term Stability. Adv. Energy Mater. 2023, 13 (47), 2302147. https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202302147 (Cover) *Top Viewed Article
Lee, Y. A.*; Jang, K. Y.; Yoo, J.; Yim, K.; Jung, W.; Jung, K.-N.; Yoo, C.-Y.; Cho, Y.; Lee, J.; Ryu, M. H.; Shin, H.; Lee, K.†; Yoon, H.† Three-Dimensional Flower-like MoS2 Nanosheets Grown on Graphite as High-Performance Anode Materials for Fast-Charging Lithium-Ion Batteries. Materials 2023, 16 (11), 4016. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma16114016
2022
Kim, K.*; Jung, C.*; Yim, K.*; Jeong, I.; Shin, D.; Hwang, I.; Song, S.; Ahn, S. K.; Eo, Y.-J.; Cho, A.; Cho, J.-S.; Park, J. H.; Choi, P.-P.†; Yun, J. H.†; Gwak, J.† Atom-Scale Chemistry in Chalcopyrite-Based Photovoltaic Materials Visualized by Atom Probe Tomography. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2022, 14 (47), 52825–52837. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.2c14321 (Cover)
Yoon, H.*; Rezaee, M.*; Lee, Y. A.; Yim, K.; Tamarany, R.; Lee, C.-W.; McGraw, V. S.; Taniguchi, T.; Watanabe, K.; Kim, P.; Yoo, C.-Y.†; Bediako, D. K.† Chloroaluminate Anion Intercalation in Graphene and Graphite: From Two-Dimensional Devices to Aluminum-Ion Batteries. Nano Lett. 2022, 22 (4), 1726–1733. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.1c04832
Jeong, M.*; Choi, I. W.*; Yim, K.*; Jeong, S.; Kim, M.; Choi, S. J.; Cho, Y.; An, J.-H.; Kim, H.-B.; Jo, Y.; Kang, S.-H.; Bae, J.-H.; Lee, C.-W.; Kim, D. S.†; Yang, C.† Large-Area Perovskite Solar Cells Employing Spiro-Naph Hole Transport Material. Nat. Photonics 2022, 16 (2), 119–125. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41566-021-00931-7
Le, T. D.*; Lee, Y. A.*; Nam, H. K.; Jang, K. Y.; Yang, D.; Kim, B.; Yim, K.; Kim, S.; Yoon, H..†; Kim, Y..† Green Flexible Graphene–Inorganic‐Hybrid Micro‐Supercapacitors Made of Fallen Leaves Enabled by Ultrafast Laser Pulses. Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 32 (20), 2107768. https://doi.org/10.1002/adfm.202107768
2021
Sohail, M.*; An, H.; Choi, W.; Singh, J.; Yim, K.; Kim, B.-H.; Park, Y. C.; Lee, J. S.; Kim, H.† Sorption-Enhanced Thin Film Composites with Metal-Organic Polyhedral Nanocages for CO2 Separation. J. Membr. Sci. 2021, 620, 118826. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118826
2020
Park, J. Y.*; Shim, Y.; Kim, Y.; Choi, Y.; Lee, H. J.; Park, J.; Wang, J. E.; Lee, Y.; Chang, J. H.; Yim, K.; Ahn, C. W.; Lee, C.-W.; Kim, D. K.; Yuk, J. M.† An Iron-Doped NASICON Type Sodium Ion Battery Cathode for Enhanced Sodium Storage Performance and Its Full Cell Applications. J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8 (39), 20436–20445. https://doi.org/10.1039/D0TA07766F
Youn, Y.*; Lee, M.; Hong, C.; Kim, D.; Kim, S.; Jung, J.; Yim, K.; Han, S.† AMP2: A Fully Automated Program for Ab Initio Calculations of Crystalline Materials. Comp. Phys. Commun. 2020, 256, 107450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cpc.2020.107450
Lee, Y. U.*; Yim, K.*; Bopp, S. E.; Zhao, J.; Liu, Z.† Low‐Loss Organic Hyperbolic Materials in the Visible Spectral Range: A Joint Experimental and First‐Principles Study. Adv. Mater. 2020, 32 (28), 2002387. https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.202002387
2019
Kim, H.*; Moon, H.-S.; Sohail, M.; Yoon, Y.-N.; Shah, S. F. A.; Yim, K.; Moon, J.-H.; Park, Y. C.† Synthesis of Cyclic Carbonate by CO2 Fixation to Epoxides Using Interpenetrated MOF-5/n-Bu4NBr. J. Mater. Sci. 2019, 54 (18), 11796–11803. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-019-03702-6
Park, J. Y.*; Kim, S. J.; Yim, K.; Dae, K. S.; Lee, Y.; Dao, K. P.; Park, J. S.; Jeong, H. B.; Chang, J. H.; Seo, H. K.; Ahn, C. W.; Yuk, J. M.† Pulverization‐Tolerance and Capacity Recovery of Copper Sulfide for High‐Performance Sodium Storage. Adv. Sci. 2019, 6 (12), 1900264. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.201900264
Kim, H.*; Sohail, M.; Yim, K.; Park, Y. C.; Chun, D. H.; Kim, H. J.; Han, S. O.; Moon, J.-H.† Effective CO2 and CO Separation Using [M2(DOBDC)] (M = Mg, Co, Ni) with Unsaturated Metal Sites and Excavation of Their Adsorption Sites. ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2019, 11 (7), 7014–7021. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.8b20450
2018
Lee, M.*; Youn, Y.; Yim, K.†; Han, S.† High-Throughput Ab Initio Calculations on Dielectric Constant and Band Gap of Non-Oxide Dielectrics. Sci. Rep. 2018, 8 (1), 14794. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-33095-6
Andoshe, D. M.*; Yim, K.*; Sohn, W.; Kim, C.; Kim, T. L.; Kwon, K. C.; Hong, K.; Choi, S.; Moon, C. W.; Hong, S.-P.; Han, S.†; Jang, H. W.† One-Pot Synthesis of Sulfur and Nitrogen Codoped Titanium Dioxide Nanorod Arrays for Superior Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation. Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2018, 234, 213–222. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2018.04.045
Cho, S. W.*; Lee, M.; Woo, S.; Yim, K.; Han, S.; Choi, W. S.; Lee, S.† Effect of Nb Concentration on the Spin-Orbit Coupling Strength in Nb-Doped SrTiO3 Epitaxial Thin Films. Sci. Rep. 2018, 8 (1), 5739. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-23967-2
Lee, J.*; Kang, S.; Yim, K.; Kim, K. Y.; Jang, H. W.; Kang, Y.; Han, S.† Hydrogen Evolution Reaction at Anion Vacancy of Two-Dimensional Transition-Metal Dichalcogenides: Ab Initio Computational Screening. J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2018, 9 (8), 2049–2055. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jpclett.8b00712
Yim, K.*; Youn, Y.*; Lee, M.; Yoo, D.; Lee, J.; Cho, S. H.; Han, S.† Computational Discovery of P-Type Transparent Oxide Semiconductors Using Hydrogen Descriptor. npj Comput. Mater. 2018, 4 (1), 17. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-018-0073-z
Older publications (Kanghoon Yim)
Yim, K*.; Lee, J.; Lee, D.; Lee, M.; Cho, E.; Lee, H. S.; Nahm, H.-H.; Han, S.† Property Database for Single-Element Doping in ZnO Obtained by Automated First-Principles Calculations. Sci. Rep. 2017, 7 (1), 40907. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep40907
Yim, K.*; Yong, Y.; Lee, J.; Lee, K.; Nahm, H.-H.; Yoo, J.; Lee, C.; Seong Hwang, C.; Han, S.† Novel High-κ Dielectrics for next-Generation Electronic Devices Screened by Automated Ab Initio Calculations. NPG Asia Mater. 2015, 7 (6), e190–e190. https://doi.org/10.1038/am.2015.57