Journal Paper

† Co-first author       * Corresponding author

[67] W. Yoon,† Y. H. Park,† X. Jin*, S.-J. Hwang*

submitted.

[66] N. H. Kwon,† S.-J. Kim,† T.-H. Gu, J. M. Lee, M. H. Kim, D. Paik, X. Jin*, H. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang*

submitted.

[65] T. Kim, N. H. Kwon, Y. Hong, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang*

submitted.

[64] X. Jin, S. J. Kwon, M. G. Kim*, M. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang*

"The crucial role of metal coordination number in optimizing electrocatalyst activity of holey large-area 2D Ru nanosheets" 

ACS Nano accepted. [I.F.= 17.1] 

[63] S. Y. Yun, S. Lee, X. Jin*, A. Soon*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Ammonolysis-driven exsolution of Ru nanoparticle embedded in conductive metal nitride matrix to boost electrocatalyst activity" 

Adv. Sci. Web-published. [I.F.= 15.1] [link]

[62] X. Jin,† T. Lee,† A. Soon*, S.-J. Hwang*

"Vacancy-assisted transformation of MoS₂ nanosheets into defective MoSₓ nanoclusters to regulate sodium-ion electrode functionality" 

Adv. Funct. Mater. Web-published. [I.F.= 19.0] [link]

[61] Z. Wang*, R. Xu, Q. Ye, X. Jin, Z. Lu, Z. Yang, Y. Wang, T. Yan, Y. Liu*, Z. Pan*, S.-J. Hwang*, H. J. Fan* 

"Tailoring first coordination sphere of dual-metal atom sites boosts oxygen reduction and evolution activities" 

Adv. Funct. Mater. Web-published. [I.F.= 19.0] [link]

[60] J. Lee, J. Lee, X. Jin, H. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Atomically-thin holey 2D nanosheets of defect-engineered MoN-Mo₅N₆ composites as effective hybridization matrice" 

Small 20(9), 2306781. Publication date: 2024/03/01. [I.F.= 13.3] [link]

[59] Y. Sun, J. Lee, N. H. Kwon, J. Lim, X. Jin*, Y. Gogotsi*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Enhancing hydrogen evolution reaction activity of palladium catalyst by immobilization on MXene nanosheets" 

ACS Nano 18(8), 6243-6255. Publication date: 2024/02/27. [I.F.= 17.1] [link]

† Co-first author       * Corresponding author

[58] X. Ao, L. Li, S. Y. Yun, Y. Deng, W. Yoon, P. Wang, X. Jin, L. Dai, C. Wang*, S.-J. Hwang*

"High accessible dual-metal atomic pairs for enhancing oxygen redox reaction in zinc-air batteries" 

Nano Energy 118, 108952. Publication date: 2023/12/15. [I.F.= 17.6] [link]

[57] D. W. Lee,† X. Jin,†* S. Y. Yun, S.-J. Hwang*

"Boride-induced phase tuning of defect-introduced MoS₂ nanosheets to boost electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction" 

J. Mater. Chem. A 11, 25308-25315. Publication date: 2023/12/14. [I.F.= 11.9] [link]

[56] N. H. Kwon, J. Park, X. Jin, S.-J. Kim, H. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang*

"Defect-regulated two-dimensional superlattice of holey g-C₃N₄–TiO₂ nanohybrids: contrasting influence of vacancy content on hybridization impact and photocatalyst performance" 

ACS Nano 17(23), 23732-23745. Publication date: 2023/12/12. [I.F.= 17.1] [link]

[55] H. B. M. Sidek, J. Lee, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang*

"Optimization of oxygen evolution electrocatalytic activity of metal oxide nanosheet via surface modification" 

Bull. Kor. Chem. Soc. 44, 959-1055. Publication date: 2023/12. [I.F.= 1.7] [link]

[54] Y. H. Park, S. B. Patil, X. Jin*, S.-J. Hwang*

"High efficacy of substrate dimensionality control in optimizing the specific capacitance and phase stability of hybridized nanostructures" 

Nano Energy 113, 108566. Publication date: 2023/08. [I.F.= 17.6] [link]

[53] Z. Wang,†* X. Jin,† R. Xu, Z. Yang, S. Ma, T. Yan, C. Zhu, J. Fang, Y. Liu, S.-J. Hwang*, Z. Pan*, H. J. Fan*

"Cooperation between dual metal atoms and nanoclusters enhances activity and stability for oxygen reduction and evolution" 

ACS Nano 17, 8622-8633. Publication date: 2023/05/09. [I.F.= 17.1] [link]

[52] H. Piao, G. Choi, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang, Y. J. Song, S.-P. Cho*, J.-H. Choy*

"Monolayer graphitic carbon nitride as metal-free catalyst with enhanced performance in photo- and electro-catalysis" 

Nano-Micro Lett. 14, 55. Publication date: 2022/12. [I.F.= 26.6] [link]

[51] Y. S. Park, X. Jin, J. Tan, H. Lee, J. Yun, S. Ma, G. Jang, T. Kim, S. G. Shim, K. Kim, J. Lee, C. U. Lee, S.-J. Hwang*, J. Moon* 

"High-performance Sb₂S₃ photoanode enabling iodide oxidation reaction for unbiased photoelectrochemical solar fuel production" 

Energy Environ. Sci. 15, 4725-4737. Publication date: 2022/11/01. [I.F.= 32.5] [link]

[50] X. Jin,† H. Jang,† N. Jarulertwathana, M. G. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang*

"Atomically thin holey two-dimensional Ru₂P nanosheets for enhanced hydrogen evolution electrocatalysis" 

ACS Nano 16(10), 16452-16461. Publication date: 2022/10/25. [I.F.= 17.1] [link]

[49] S. Y. Yun, X. Jin*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"A one-pot carbon-coating−ex-solution route to efficient Ru–MnO@C nanowire electrocatalysts with enhanced interfacial interactions" 

Chem. Eng. J. 446, 136816. Publication date: 2022/10/15. [I.F.= 15.1] [link]

[48] H. B. M. Sidek, S. Y. Yun, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang*

"Influence of monolayered RuO₂ nanosheets and Co²⁺ ion linkers in improving the electrocatalytic performance of MoS₂ nanoflowers" 

Energy & Fuels 36(19), 11609-11618. Publication date: 2022/10/06. [I.F.= 5.3]  [link]

[47] X. Jin,†  H. Piao,† Y. Sun, J.-H. Choy, S.-J. Hwang* 

"High efficiency of self-assembly between exfoliated MXene and layered-double-hydroxide nanosheets in exploring high-performance oxygen evolution reaction electrocatalysts" 

2D Mater. 9(4), 044005. Publication date: 2022/09/26. [I.F.= 5.5] [link]

[46] H. K. Kim, H. Jang, X. Jin*, M. G. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"A crucial role of enhanced Volmer−Tafel mechanism in improving the electrocatalytic activity via synergetic optimization of host, interlayer, and surface features of 2D nanosheets" 

Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 312, 121391. Publication date: 2022/09/05. [I.F.= 22.1] [link]

[45] X. Jin,†  K.-G. Lee,† T. Lee,† G. Lee, S. M. Oh, A. Soon*, Y.-M. Kang*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Composition-controlled ultrathin holey TiO₁₋ₓNₓ nanosheets as powerful hybridization matrices for highly mass-efficient electrocatalysts" 

Chem. Eng. J. 437, 135415. Publication date: 2022/06/01. [I.F.= 15.1] [link]

[44] N. H. Kwon, X. Jin, S.-J. Kim, H. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Multilayer conductive hybrid nanosheets as versatile hybridization matrices for optimizing the defect structure, structural ordering, and energy-functionality of nanostructured materials" 

Adv. Sci. 9(2), 2103042. Publication date: 2022/01/14. [I.F.= 15.1] [link]

[43] X. Jin,†  T. Lee,† W. Tamakloe,† S. B. Patil, A. Soon*, Y.-M. Kang*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"In situ defect engineering route to optimize the cationic redox activity of layered double hydroxide nanosheet via strong electronic coupling with holey substrate" 

Adv. Sci. 9(1), 2103368. Publication date: 2022/01/05. [I.F.= 15.1] [link]

[42] Z. Wang, X. Jin, C. Zhu, Y. Liu, H. Tan, R. Xi, Y. Zhang, L. Zhou, Z. Liu, S.-J. Hwang*, H. J. Fan* 

"Atomically dispersed Co₂-N₆ and Fe-N₄ costructures boost oxygen reduction reaction in both alkaline and acidic media" 

Adv. Mater. 33(49), 2104718. Publication date: 2021/12/09. [I.F.= 29.4] [link]

[41] M. Kim, Y. H. Park, M. H. Kim, X. Jin*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Complementary combinative strategy of defect engineering and graphene coupling for efficient energy-functional materials" 

Chem. Asian J. 16(2), 3937-3943. Publication date: 2021/12/01. [I.F.= 4.1] [link]

[40] X. Jin, T.-H. Gu, N. H. Kwon, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Synergetic advantages of atomically-coupled 2D inorganic and graphene nanosheets as versatile building blocks for diverse functional nanohybrids" 

Adv. Mater. 33(47), 2005922. Publication date: 2021/11/25. [I.F.= 29.4] [link]

[39] N. Kim, T.-H. Gu, D. Shin, X. Jin, H. Shin, M. G. Kim, H. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Lattice engineering to simultaneously control the defect/stacking structures of layered double hydroxide nanosheets to optimize their energy functionalities" 

ACS Nano 15(5), 8306-8318. Publication date: 2021/05/25. [I.F.= 17.1] [link]

[38] T.-H. Gu, X. Jin, S.-J. Park, M. G. Kim, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Molecular-level control of the intersheet distance and electronic coupling between 2D semiconducting and metallic nanosheets: establishing design rules for high-performance hybrid photocatalysts" 

Adv. Sci. 8(7), 2004530. Publication date: 2021/04/07. [I.F.= 15.1] [link]

[37] N. H. Kwon, J. M. Lee, T.-H. Gu, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Synergetic hybridization effect of homogeneously-mixed inorganic and graphene nanosheets on the photocatalytic activity of semiconductor" 

Sol. RRL 5(2), 2000411. Publication date: 2021/02. [I.F.= 7.9] [link]

[36] X. Jin, S. Y. Son, M. G. Kim, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Unique bi-directional coordinative interaction of 2D inorganic nanosheet with Prussian blue nanocrystal for optimizing its functionality" 

Nano Energy 78, 105255. Publication date: 2020/12. [I.F.= 17.6] [link]

[35] N. H. Kwon, S.-J. Shin, X. Jin, Y. Jung, G.-S. Hwang, H. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Monolayered g-C₃N₄ nanosheet as an emerging cationic building block for bifunctional 2D superlattice hybrid catalysts with controlled defect structures" 

Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 277, 119191. Publication date: 2020/11/15. [I.F.= 22.1] [link]

[34] T. H. Gu, N. H. Kwon, K.-G. Lee, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang* 

"2D inorganic nanosheets as versatile building blocks for hybrid electrode materials for supercapacitor" 

Coord. Chem. Rev. 421, 213439. Publication date: 2020/10/15. [I.F.= 20.6] [link]

[33] J. Lim*, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang* C. Scheu 

"Structural changes of 2D FeₓMn₁₋ₓO₂ nanosheets for low-temperature growth of carbon nanotubes" 

Adv. Funct. Mater. 30(36), 2003849. Publication date: 2020/09/03. [I.F.= 19.0] [link]

[32] X. Jin, T.-H. Gu, K.-G. Lee, M. J. Kim, M. S. Islam, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Unique advantages of 2D inorganic nanosheets in exploring high-performance electrocatalysts: synthesis, applications,, and perspective" 

Coord. Chem. Rev. 415, 213280. Publication date: 2020/07/15. [I.F.= 20.6] [link]

[31] T.-H. Gu, J. Kim, S. M. Oh, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Interstratified heterostructures of metal hydroxide nanoclusters and MoS₂ monolayers with improved performance" 

Nanoscale12(21), 11759-11766. Publication date: 2020/06/07. [I.F.= 6.7] [link]

[30] X. Jin,†  M. Park,† S.-J. Shin, Y. Jo, M. G. Kim, H. Kim, Y.-M. Kang*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Synergistic control of structural disorder and surface bonding nature to optimize the functionality of manganese oxide as an electrocatalyst and a cathode for Li-O₂ batteries" 

Small 16(12), 1903265. Publication date: 2020/03/26. [I.F.= 13.3] [link]

[29] X. Jin,†  D. A. Agyeman,† S. Kim,† Y. H. Kim, M. G. Kim, Y.-M. Kang*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Crucial role of interfacial coupling and oxygen defect in multifunctional 2D inorganic nanosheets" 

Nano Energy 67, 104192. Publication date: 2020/01. [I.F.= 17.6] [link]

[28] H. B. M. Sidek, X. Jin, M. S. Islam, S.-J. Hwang* 

"1D composite nanorods of cobalt phosphide-cobalt sulfide with improved electrocatalyst performance" 

ChemCatChem 11(24), 6099-6104. Publication date: 2019/12/18. [I.F.= 4.5] [link]

[27] N. Jarulertwathana, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang* 

"A phase transformation route to porous 2D Mn₃O₄ nanosheets with promising anode performance for Li-ion batteries" 

Emergent Mater. 2(4), 487-494. Publication date: 2019/12. [I.F.= 3.8] [link]

[26] S. Son, J. M. Lee, S.-J. Kim, H. Kim, X. Jin, K. K. Wang, M. Kim, J. W. Hwang, W. Choi, Y.-R. Kim*, H. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Understanding the relative efficacies and versatile roles of 2D conductive nanosheets in hybrid-type photocatalyst" 

Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 257, 117875. Publication date: 2019/11/25. [I.F.= 22.1] [link]

[25] Y. K. Jo, W. Tamakloe, X. Jin, J. Lim, S. B. Patil, Y.-M. Kang*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Multilayer hybrid nanosheet of mesoporous carbon-layered metal oxide as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for Li-O₂ batteries" 

Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 254, 523-530. Publication date: 2019/10/05. [I.F.= 22.1] [link]

[24] Y. H. Kim, X. Jin*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Fullerene as an efficient hybridization matrix for exploring high-performance layered-double-hydroxide-based electrodes" 

J. Mater. Chem. A 7(18), 10971-10979. Publication date: 2019/05/14. [I.F.= 11.9] [link]

[23] I. Y. Kim, S. Kim, X. Jin, S. Premkumar, G. Chandra, N.-S. Lee, G. P. Mane, S.-J. Hwang, S. Umapathy, A. Vinu* 

"Ordered mesoporous C₃N₅ with a combined triazole and triazine framework and its graphene hybrids" 

Angew. Chem. Int'l Ed. 57, 17135-17140. Publication date: 2018/12/21. [I.F.= 16.6] [link]

[22] T.-H. Gu, D. A. Agyeman, S.-J. Shin, X. Jin, J. M. Lee, H. Kim, Y.-M. Kang*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"α-MnO₂ nanowire-anchored highly oxidized cluster as a catalyst for Li-O₂ batteries: superior electrocatalytic activity and high functionality"

Angew. Chem. Int'l Ed. 57, 15984-15989. Publication date: 2018/12/03. [I.F.= 16.6] [link]

[21] B. Kang,† X. Jin,†  S. M. Oh, S. B. Patil, M. G. Kim, S. H. Kim, S.-J. Hwang* 

"An effective way to improve bifunctional electrocatalyst activity of manganese oxide via control of bond competition" 

Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 236, 107-116. Publication date: 2018/11/15. [I.F.= 22.1] [link]

[20] X. Jin, S.-J. Shin, N. Kim, B. Kang, H. Piao, J.-H. Choy, H. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Superior role of MXene nanosheet as hybridization matrix over graphene in enhancing interfacial electronic coupling and functionalities of metal oxide" 

Nano Energy 53, 841-848. Publication date: 2018/11. [I.F.= 17.6] [link]

[19] X. Jin, S.-J. Shin, J. Kim, N.-S. Lee, H. Kim, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Heterolayered 2D nanohybrids of uniformly-stacked transition metal dichalcogenide-transition metal oxide monolayers with improved energy-related functionalities" 

J. Mater. Chem. A 6(31), 15237-15244. Publication date: 2018/08/21. [I.F.= 11.9] [link]

[18] N. H. Kwon, M. Kim, X. Jin, J. Lim, I. Y. Kim, N.-S. Lee, H. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang*

"A rational method to kinetically control the rate-determining step to explore efficient electrocatalysts for the oxygen evolution reaction" 

NPG Asia Mater. 10, 659-669. Publication date: 2018/07/23. [I.F.= 9.7] [link]

[17] K. Adpakpang, S. M. Oh, D. A. Agyeman, X. Jin, N. Jarulertwathana, I. Y. Kim, T. Sarakonsri, Y.-M. Kang*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Holey 2D nanosheets of low-valent manganese oxides with an excellent oxygen catalytic activity and a high functionality as a catalyst for Li-O₂ batteries" 

Adv. Funct. Mater. 28, 1707106. Publication date: 2018/04/25. [I.F.= 19.0] [link]

[16] S. M. Oh, S. B. Patil, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Recent applications of 2D inorganic nanosheets for emerging energy storage system" 

Chem. Eur. J. 24, 4757-4773. Publication date: 2018/04/13. [I.F.= 4.3] [link]

[15] M. S. Islam, M. Kim, X. Jin, S. M. Oh, N.-S. Lee, H. Kim*, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Bifunctional 2D superlattice electrocatalysts of layered double hydroxide-transition metal dichalcogenide active for overall water splitting" 

ACS Energy Lett. 3, 952-960. Publication date: 2018/04/13. [I.F.= 22.0] [link]

[14] X. Jin, J. Lim, Y. Ha, N. H. Kwon, H. Shin, I. Y. Kim, N.-S. Lee, M. H. Kim, H. Kim*, S-J. Hwang* 

"A critical role of catalyst morphology in low-temperature synthesis of carbon nanotube-transition metal oxide nanocomposite" 

Nanoscale 9, 12416-12424. Publication date: 2017/09/14. [I.F.= 6.7] [link]

[13] J. Lim, X. Jin, Y. K. Jo, S. Lee, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Kinetically-controlled layer-by-layer stacking of 2D nanosheet" 

Angew. Chem. Int'l Ed. 56(25), 7093-7096. Publication date: 2017/06/12. [I.F.= 16.6] [link]

[12] B. Park, S. M. Oh, X. Jin, K. Adpakpang, N.-S. Lee, S.-J. Hwang* 

"A 2D metal oxide nanosheet as an efficient additive for improving Na ion electrode activity of graphene-based nanocomposites" 

Chem. Eur. J. 23(27), 6544-6551. Publication date: 2017/05/11. [I.F.= 4.3] [link]

[11] X. Jin, J. Lim, N.-S. Lee, S.-J. Hwang* 

"A powerful role of exfoliated metal oxide 2D nanosheet as additives for improving electrocatalyst functionality of graphene" 

Electrochim. Acta 235, 720-729. Publication date: 2017/05/01. [I.F.= 6.6] [link]

[10] Y. K. Jo, M. Kim, X. Jin, I. Y. Kim, J. Lim, N.-S. Lee, Y. K. Hwang, J.-S. Chang, H. Kim, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Hybridization of a metal-organic framework with a two-dimensional metal oxide nanosheet: optimization of functionality and stability" 

Chem. Mater. 29(3), 1028-1035. Publication date: 2017/02/14. [I.F.= 8.6] [link]

[9] J. Lim, J. M. Lee, B. Park, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Homogeneous cationic substitution for two-dimensional layered metal oxide nanosheet via galvanic exchange reaction" 

Nanoscale 9, 792-801. Publication date: 2017/01/14. [I.F.= 6.7] [link]

[8] J. Seo,† X. Jin,†  M. Kim, I. Y. Kim, Y. K. Jo, S. Bera, N.-S. Lee, W. I. Lee, H. Kim, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Exfoliated metal oxide nanosheets as effective and applicable substrates for atomically dispersed metal nanoparticles with tailorable functionalities" 

Adv. Mater. Interfaces 3(20), 1600661. Publication date: 2016/09/07. [I.F.= 5.4] [link]

[7] S. Lee,† X. Jin,†  I. Y. Kim, T.-H. Gu, J.-W. Choi, S. Nahm, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Superior additive of RuO₂ nanosheet for optimizing the electrode performance of metal oxide over graphene"

 J. Phys. Chem. C 120(22), 11786-11796. Publication date: 2016/05/23. [I.F.= 3.7] [link]

[6] K. Adpakpang, X. Jin, S. Lee, S. M. Oh, N. S. Lee, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Unusually huge charge storage capacity of Mn₃O₄-graphene nanocomposite achieved by incorporation of inorganic nanosheets" 

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 8, 13360-13372. Publication date: 2016/04/27. [I.F.= 9.5] [link]

[5] X. Jin, E. K. Mok, J.-W. Baek, S.-H. Park, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Importance of the tuning of band position in optimizing the electronic coupling and photocatalytic activity of nanocomposite" 

J. Solid State Chem. 230, 175-181. Publication date: 2015/10. [I.F.= 3.3] [link]

[4] T.-H. Gu, J. L. Gunjakar, I. Y. Kim, S. B. Patil, J. M. Lee, X. Jin, N.-S. Lee, S.-J. Hwang* 

"Porous hybrid network of graphene and metal oxide nanosheets as useful matrix for improving the electrode performance of layered double hydroxides" 

Small 11, 3921-3931. Publication date: 2015/08/26. [I.F.= 13.3][link]

[3] X. Jin, K. Adpakpang, I. Y. Kim, S. M. Oh, N.-S. Lee, S.-J. Hwang* 

"An effective way to optimize the functionality of graphene-based nanocomposites: use of the colloidal mixture of graphene and inorganic nanosheets" 

Sci. Rep. 5, 11057-11069. Publication date: 2015/06/08. [I.F.= 4.6] [link]

[2]  K. Adpakpang, S. M. Oh, X. Jin, S.-J. Hwang*

"A direct hybridization between isocharged nanosheets of layered metal oxide and graphene through a surface-modification assembly process" 

Chem. Eur. J. 20, 15459-15466. Publication date: 2014/11/17. [I.F.= 4.3] [link]

[1] X. Jin, I. Y. Kim, Y. K. Jo, J. L. Bettis, H.-J. Koo, M.-H. Whangbo, S.-J. Hwang* 

"A crucial role of bond covalency competition in determining the bandgap and photocatalytic performance of silver oxosalts" 

J. Phys. Chem. C 117, 26509-26516. Publication date: 2013/12/02. [I.F.= 3.7] [link]