Publications

Youngmin Ko, Amanda L. Chown, Dong-Min Kim, Hyungyeon Cha, Liana Klivanski, Andrew Dopilka, Stephen E. Trask, Marco-Tulio Fonseca Rodrigues, Robert Kostecki, Gabriel M. Veith, Brett A. Helms* Electrode-Omics Reveals Epochs in Silicon Anode Evolution Underpinning Electro-Chemo-Mechanical Resilience, In revision & Posted to ChemRxiv (DOI:10.26434/chemrxiv-2025-h8d9h)

Youngmin Ko, ..., Brett A. Helms* Research on Calendar Aging of Silicon Anodes, To be submitted 

† equal contribution, * corresponding authors

33. Youngmin Ko†, Jiwoong Bae†, Gan Chen, Michael A. Baird, Jiajun Yan, Liana Klivansky, Dong-Min Kim, Stephen E. Trask, Marco-Tulio Fonseca Rodrigues, Gerard M. Carroll, Nathan R. Neale, and Brett A. Helms*

Topological Considerations in Electrolyte Additives for Passivating Silicon Anodes with Hybrid Solid–Electrolyte Interphases

ACS Energy Letters, 9, 3448 (2024)

32. Youngmin Ko, Michael A. Baird, Xinxing Peng, Tofunmi Ogunfunmi, Young-Woon Byeon, Liana M. Klivansky, Haegyeom Kim, Mary C. Scott, John Chen, Anthony J. D’Angelo, Junzheng Chen, Shashank Sripad, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, and Brett A. Helms*

Omics-enabled understanding of electric aircraft battery electrolytes

Joule, 8, 2393 (2024)

31. Kyoungoh Kim†, Youngmin Ko†, Orapa Tamwattana, Youngsu Kim, Jihyeon Kim, Jooha Park, Sangwook Han, Young-Ro Lee, and Kisuk Kang*

Macroscale inhomogeneity in electrochemical lithium-metal plating triggered by electrolyte-dependent gas phase evolution

Advanced Energy Materials, 14, 2304396 (2024)

30. Youngmin Ko†, Kyoungoh Kim†, Jaekyun Yoo, Giyun Kwon, Hyeokjun Park, Jihyeon Kim, Byungju Lee, Jun-Hyuk Song, Jinsoo Kim, and Kisuk Kang*

Redox mediators for oxygen reduction reactions in lithium–oxygen batteries: Governing kinetics and its implications

Energy & Environmental Science, 16, 5525 (2023)

29. Jiwoong Bae, Zhuoying Zhu, Jiajun Yan, Dong-min Kim, Youngmin Ko, Anubhav Jain, and Brett A. Helms*

Closed-loop cathode recycling in solid-state batteries enabled by supramolecular electrolytes

Science Advances, 9, adh9020 (2023)

28. Jun-Hyuk Song†, Seungju Yu†, Byunghoon Kim, Donggun Eum, Jiung Cho, Ho-Young Jang, Sung-O Park, Jaekyun Yoo, Youngmin Ko, Kyeongsu Lee, Myeong Hwan Lee, Byungwook Kang, and Kisuk Kang*

Slab gliding, a hidden factor that induces irreversibility and redox asymmetry of lithium-rich layered oxide cathodes

Nature Communications, 14, 4149 (2023)

27. Jihyeon Kim†, Youngsu Kim†, Jaekyun Yoo†,Giyun Kwon, Youngmin Ko, and Kisuk Kang*

Organic batteries for a greener rechargeable world

Nature Reviews Materials, 8, 54 (2023)

26. Michael A. Baird, Junhua Song, Ran Tao, Youngmin Ko, and Brett A. Helms*

Locally Superconcentrated Electrolytes for Ultra-Fast-Charging Lithium Metal Batteries with High-Voltage Cathodes

ACS Energy Letters, 7, 3826 (2022)

25. Sunyoung Lee, Kyeong-su Lee, Sewon Kim, Kyungho Yoon, Sangwook Han, Myeong Hwan Lee, Youngmin Ko, Joo Hyeon Noh, Wonju Kim, and Kisuk Kang*

Design of a lithiophilic and electron-blocking interlayer for dendrite-free lithium-metal solid-state batteries

Science Advances, 8, eabq0153 (2022)

24. Donggun Eum, Byunghoon Kim, Jun-Hyuk Song, Hyeokjun Park, Ho-Young Jang, Sung Joo Kim, Sung-Pyo Cho, Myeong Hwan Lee, Jae Hoon Heo, Jaehyun Park, Youngmin Ko, Sung Kwan Park, Jinsoo Kim, Kyungbae Oh, Do-Hoon Kim, Seok Ju Kang, and Kisuk Kang*

Coupling structural evolution and oxygen-redox electrochemistry in layered transition metal oxides

Nature Materials, 21, 664 (2022)

23. Kyeongsu Lee†, Sangwook Han†, Jeongmin Lee, Sunyoung Lee, Jongmin Kim, Youngmin Ko, Sewon Kim, Kyungho Yoon, Jun-Hyuk Song, Joo Hyeon Noh, and Kisuk Kang*

Multifunctional Interface for High-Rate and Long-Durable Garnet-Type Solid Electrolyte in Lithium Metal Batteries

ACS Energy Letters, 7, 381 (2022)

22. Giyun Kwon†, Youngmin Ko†, Youngsu Kim, Kyoungoh Kim, and Kisuk Kang*

Versatile redox-active organic materials for rechargeable energy storage

Accounts of Chemical Research, 54, 4423 (2021)

21. YoungminKo†, Hong-I Kim†, Sung-JuCho, Kyung Min Lee, Gwan Yeong Jung, Hyeokjun Park, Se Hwan Park, Yun Jung Lee, Youngjoon Bae, Young-Ro Lee, Kyoungoh Kim, Sang Kyu Kwak, Sang-Young Lee*, and Kisuk Kang*

Liquid-Based Janus Electrolyte for Sustainable Redox Mediation in Lithium–Oxygen Batteries
Advanced Energy Materials, 11, 2102096 (2021)

20. Jihyeon Kim†, Heechan Kim†, Sechan Lee, Giyun Kwon, Taewon Kang, Hyeokjun Park, Orapa Tamwattana, Youngmin Ko, Dongwhan Lee*, and Kisuk Kang*

A p-n fusion strategy to design bipolar organic materials for high-energy-density symmetric batteries

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9, 14485 (2021)

19. Youngjoon Bae, Hyelynn Song, Hyeokjun Park, Hee-Dae Lim, Hyuk Jae Kwon, Youngmin Ko, Chi Huynh, Raquel Ovalle-Robles, Yong Hyup Kim, Dongmin Im, and Kisuk Kang*

Dual-functioning Molecular Carrier of Superoxide Radicals for Stable and Efficient Lithium–Oxygen Batteries

Advanced Energy Materials, 10, 1904187 (2020)

18. Youngmin Ko, Hyunji Park, Kyunam Lee, Sung Joo Kim,Hyeokjun Park, Youngjoon Bae, Jihyeon Kim, Soo Young Park, Ji Eon Kwon, and Kisuk Kang*

Anchored Mediator Enabling Shuttle-Free Redox Mediation in Lithium–Oxygen Batteries

Angewandte chemie International Edition, 59, 5376 (2020)

17. Donghoon Lee†, Hyeokjun Park†, Youngmin Ko, Hayoung Park, Taeghwan Hyun, Kisuk Kang*, and Jungwon Park*

Direct observation of redox mediator-assisted solution phase discharging of Li–O2 battery by liquid phase transmission electron microscopy

Journal of the American Chemical Society, 141, 8047 (2019)

16. Youngmin Ko†, Hyeokjun Park†, Byunghoon Kim†, Ju Seong Kim, and Kisuk Kang*

Redox mediators: A solution for advanced lithium–oxygen batteries

Trends in Chemistry, 1, 349 (2019)

15. Youngmin Ko, Hyeokjun Park, Byungju Lee, Youngjoon Bae, Sung Kwan Park, and Kisuk Kang*

Comparative kinetic study of redox mediators for high-power lithium–oxygen batteries

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 7, 6491 (2019)

14. Youngmin Ko, Hyeokjun Park, Hee-Dae Lim, Byungju Lee, Giyun Kwon, Sechan Lee, Youngjoon Bae, Sung Kwan Park, and Kisuk Kang*

Biological redox mediation in electron transport chain of bacteria for oxygen reduction reaction catalysts in lithium–oxygen batteries

Advanced Functional Materials, 29, 18005623 (2019)

13. Youngjoon Bae†, Hyeokjun Park†, Youngmin Ko†, Hyunah Kim†, Sung Kwan Park, and Kisuk Kang*

Bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts for lithium–oxygen batteries

Batteries & Supercaps, 2, 311 (2019)

12. Hyeokjun Park, Jinsoo Kim, Myeong Hwan Lee, Sung Kwan Park, Do-hoon Kim, Youngjoon Bae, Youngmin Ko, Byungju Lee, and Kisuk Kang*

Highly durable and stable sodium superoxide in concentrated electrolytes for sodium–oxygen batteries

Advanced Energy Materials, 8, 1801760 (2018)

11. Giyun Kwon, Sechan Lee, Jinyeon Hwang, Hyun-Soo Shim, Byungju Lee, Myeong Hwan Lee, Youngmin Ko, Sung-Kyun Jung, Kyojin Ku, Jihyun Hong, and Kisuk Kang*

Multi-redox molecule for high-energy redox flow batteries

Joule, 2, 1771 (2018)

10. Young Joo Lee, Se Hwan Park, Su Hyun Kim, Youngmin Ko, Kisuk Kang, and Yun Jung Lee*

High-Rate and High-Areal-Capacity Air Cathodes with Enhanced Cycle Life Based on RuO2/MnO2 Bifunctional Electrocatalysts Supported on CNT for Pragmatic Li–O2 Batteries

ACS Catalysis, 8, 2923 (2018)

9. Youngjoon Bae, Dong-Hyun Ko, Sunyoung Lee, Hee-Dae Lim, Yun-Jung Kim, Hyun-Soo Shim, Hyeokjun Park, Youngmin Ko, Sung Kwan Park, Hyuk Jae Kwon, Hyunjin Kim, Hee-Tak Kim, Yo-Sep Min, Dongmin Im,and Kisuk Kang*

Enhanced Stability of Coated Carbon Electrode for Li–O2 Batteries and Its Limitations

Advanced Energy Materials, 8, 1702661 (2018)

8. Byungju Lee†, Youngmin Ko†, Giyun Kwon†, Sechan Lee, Kyojin Ku, Jihyeon Kim, and Kisuk Kang*

Exploiting Biological Systems: Toward Eco-Friendly and High-Efficiency Rechargeable Batteries

Joule, 2, 61 (2018)

7.  Young Joo Lee, Do Hyung Kim, Tae-Geun Kang, Youngmin Ko, Kisuk Kang, and Yun Jung Lee*

Bifunctional MnO2-Coated Co3O4 Hetero-structured Catalysts for Reversible Li–O2 Batteries

Chemistry of Materials, 29, 10542 (2017)

6.  Hyeokjun Park, Hee-Dae Lim, Hyung-Kyu Lim, Won Mo Seong, Sehwan Moon, Youngmin Ko, Byungju Lee, Youngjoon Bae, Hyungjun Kim, and Kisuk Kang*

High-efficiency and high-power rechargeable lithium–sulfur dioxide batteries exploiting conventional carbonate-based electrolytes

Nature Communications, 8, 14989 (2017)

5. Hee-Dae Lim†, Byungju Lee†, Youngjoon Bae, Hyeokjun Park, Youngmin Ko, Haegyeom Kim, Jinsoo Kim, and Kisuk Kang*

Reaction chemistry in rechargeable Li–O2 batteries

Chemical Society Reviews, 46, pp. 2873 (2017)

4. Hee-Dae Lim†, Young Soo Yun†, Youngmin Ko, Youngjoon Bae, Min Yeong Song, Hyeon Ji Yoon, Kisuk Kang*, and Hyoung-Joon Jin*

Three-dimensionally branched carbon nanowebs as air-cathode for redox-mediated Li–O2 batteries

Carbon, 118, 114 (2017)

3. Masoud Nazarian-Samani, Hee-Dae Lim, Safa Haghighat-Shishavan, Hyun-Kyung Kim, Youngmin Ko, Myeong-Seong Kim, Suk-Woo Lee, Seyed Farshid Kashani-Bozorg*, Majid Abbasi, Hwan-Uk Guim, Dong-Ik Kim, Kwang-Chul Roh, Kisuk Kang*, and Kwang-Bum Kim*

A robust design of Ru quantum dot/N-doped holey graphene for efficient Li–O2 batteries

Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, 619 (2017)

2. Youngjoon Bae†, Young Soo Yun†, Hee-Dae Lim, Hongkyung Lee, Yun-Jung Kim, Jinsoo Kim, Hyeokjun Park, Youngmin Ko, Sungho Lee, Hyuk Jae Kwon, Hyunjin Kim, Hee-Tak Kim, Dongmin Im, and Kisuk Kang*

Tuning the Carbon Crystallinity for Highly Stable Li–O2 Batteries

Chemistry of Materials, 28, 8160 (2016)

1. Hee-Dae Lim†, Byungju Lee†, Yongping Zheng, Jihyun Hong, Jinsoo Kim, Hyeokjo Gwon, Youngmin Ko, Minah Lee, Kyeongjae Cho*, and Kisuk Kang*

Rational design of redox mediators for advanced Li–O2 batteries

Nature Energy, 1, 16066 (2016)