2026
J. H. Kim, H. Lee, Y. S. Park, J. Lee, J. Yun, S. Moon, S. Lee, C.-S. Jeong, J. Lee, D. Kim, S.-J. Hwang, S. Kim*, J. Moon* (2026) Chiral anion intercalated NiFe layered double hydroxides for boosting lattice oxygen activation and spin polarization in efficient water oxidation, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 385, 126327. [Link]
S. Moon†, H. Lee†, S. Y. Yun, S. Son, W. Jeong, C.-S. Jeong, Y. S. Park, J. Yun, S. Lee, J. H. Kim, D. H. Kim, H.-I. Kim, S.-J. Hwang, S. Kim*, J. Moon* (2026) Mechanistic insights into biomass-derived dual hydrogen generation via vacancy-engineered NiO catalyst, Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 381, 125828. [Link]
2025
S. Kim*, M. Jang, S. Yu* (2025) Rational materials design for stable interfaces in all-solid-state potassium-ion batteries, J. Mater. Chem. A, 13, 39013. [Link]
J. S. Lee†, S. Kim†, S.-H. Kim, J.-H. Baek, J.-M. Seo, S. J. Lee, C. Li, R. Guan, B.-J. Jang, G.-F. Han*, S. S. Han*, J.-B. Baek* (2025) Mechanochemical ammonia synthesis enhanced by silicon nitride as a defect inducing physical promoter, Nature Communications, 16, 5703. [Link]
J. W. Choi†, A. Byeon†, S. Kim†, C.-K. Hwang, W. Zhang, J. Lee, W. C. Yun, S. Y. Paek, J. H. Kim, G. Jeong, S. Y. Lee, J. Moon*, S. S. Han*, J. W. Lee*, J. M. Kim* (2025) Mesoporous boron-doped carbon with curved B4C active sites for highly efficient H2O2 electrosynthesis in neutral media and air-supplied environments, Advanced Materials, 37, 2415712. [Link]
2024
S. Kim†, Y. Lee†, K. Kim, B. C. Wood*, S. S. Han*, S. Yu* (2024) Fluorine-substituted lithium chloride solid electrolytes for high-voltage all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries, ACS Energy letter, 9 (1), 38-47. [Link]
C.-K. Hwang†, S. Kim†, K.R. Yoon†, T.T. Le, C.V. Hoang, J.W. Choi, W. Zhang, S.Y. Paek, C.H. Lee, J.H. Lee, K.H.Chae, S. Jeong, S.Y. Lee, B.-K. Ju, S.H. Kim*, S.S. Han*, J.M. Kim* (2024) Arc plasma-deposited Co single-atom catalysts supported on an aligned carbon nanofiber for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis and an electro-Fenton process, Carbon Energy, e582. [Link]
S. Venkateswarlu†, S. Kim†, M. Balamurugan, Y. Son, M. Yoon, K. T. Nam, S. S. Han*, M. J. Kim* (2024) Boron nitride nanotubes supported icosahedral Pd nanoparticles: Enabling ultrahigh current density-superior hydrogen evolution activity and theoretical insights, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 345, 123609. [Link]
Before 2024
S. Kim†, M.-C. Kim†, B. C. Yeo, S. S. Han* (2023) High-throughput design of bimetallic core–shell catalysts for the electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction, J. Mater. Chem. A, 11, 24686-24697. [Link]
W. Zhang†, J. Choi†, S. Kim†, T. T. Le, S. Nandy, C.-K. Hwang, S. Y. Paek, A. Byeon, K. H. Chae, S. Y. Lee, S. H. Kim, H. Song, J. Kim, J. Oh, J. W. Lee, S. S. Han*, J. Kim* (2023) Penta nitrogen coordinating cobalt single atom catalysts with oxygenated carbon black for enhanced electrochemical H2O2 Production, Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 331, 122712. [Link]
H. W. Lee, G. Jeong, M. Kim, D. Kim*, S. Kim*, S. S. Han* (2023) Atomistic origin of mechanochemical NH3 synthesis on Fe catalysts, Int. J. Hydrogen Energy, 48, 10, 3931-3941. [Link]
S. Lee, S. Kim, S. S. Han, D. W. Kim, J. Lee*, Y. Oh* (2023) Effect of adsorbate geometry and hydrogen bonding on the enhanced adsorption of VOCs by an interfacial Fe3O4–rGO heterostructure, Chemical Engineering Journal, 473, 145346. [Link]
S. Phyo, S. Kim, H. Lee, S. S. Han, Y. Oh*, J. Lee* (2023) Adsorption enhancement of hazardous odor gas using controlled thermal oxidation of activated carbon, Journal of Cleaner Production, 39, 136261. [Link]
K. Aramugam, S. Kim, and U. Becker* (2022) Actinyl adsorption and reduction on pyrite surfaces: Insights from DFT calculations. ACS Earth Space Chem,6, 3, pp.571-581. [Link]
Y. Wang, S. Kim, M.C. Marcano, and U. Becker* (2022) The effect of EDTA complexation on the kinetics and thermodynamics of uranium redox reactions catalyzed by pyrite: A combined electrochemical and quantum-mechanical approach. ACS Earth Space Chem, 6, 4, pp.830-846. [Link]
S. Kim, W. M. Bender, and U. Becker* (2021) Exploring the kinetics of actinyl-EDTA reduction by ferrous iron using quantum-mechanical calculations. Phys Chem Chem Phys, 23, pp.5298-5314. [Link]
S. Kim, M.C. Marcano, and U. Becker* (2021) Effects of hydroxyl and carboxyl functional groups on calcite surface wettability using atomic force microscopy and density functional theory. ACS Earth Space Chem, 5, 10, pp.2545-2554. [Link]
S. Kim, and U. Becker* (2021) Diffusion kinetics of adsorbed redox-active species on pyrite surfaces. ACS Earth Space Chem, 5, 9, pp.2356-2371. [Link]
Y. Kim, M. C. Marcano, S. Kim, and U. Becker* (2021) Reduction of uranyl and uranyl-organic complexes mediated by magnetite and ilmenite: a combined electrochemical AFM and DFT study. Geochim Cosmochim Acta 293, 127-141. [Link]
M.C. Marcano, S. Kim, and U. Becker* (2020) Surface interaction of crude oil, maltenes, and asphaltenes with calcite: An atomic force microscopy perspective of incipient wettability change. Applied Geochemistry, 113, 104501. [Link]
S. Kim, M.C. Marcano, and U. Becker* (2019) Mechanistic study of wettability changes on calcite by molecules containing a polar hydroxyl functional group and nonpolar benzene rings. Langmuir, 35(7), pp.2527-2537. [Link]
M.C. Marcano, S. Kim, S.D. Taylor, and U. Becker* (2019) Exploring wettability by imaging the adsorption of crude oil, re-dissolved asphaltene, and phenol solutions onto calcite. Implications to sorption mechanisms and molecular structure of surface-active compounds in crude oil, Chemical Geology, 525(20), pp.462-478. [Link]
S.M. Walker, M.C. Marcano, S. Kim, S.D. Taylor, and U. Becker* (2017) Understanding calcite wettability alteration through surface potential measurements and molecular simulations. Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 121(50), pp.28017-28030. [Link]
E. Park, D. Lee, S. Kim, and Heon Kang* (2012) Transport and surface accumulation of hydroniums and chlorides in an ice film. A high temperature (140-180 K) study, Journal of Physical Chemistry C. 116(41), 21828-21835. [Link]
S. Kim, E. Park, and Heon Kang* (2011) Segregation of hydroxide ions to an ice surface, Journal of Chemical Physics 135, 074703. [Link]