Publication

Representative Publications (First and Corresponding Author)

1. "Photochemical tuning of dynamic defects for high-performance atomically dispersed catalysts."

Nature Materials 2024, 23, 552-559. (IF=47.7, Nature Brand Journal)

2.  “Supramolecular tuning of supported metal phthalocyanine catalysts for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis.”  

Nature Catalysis 2023, 6, 234-243. (IF=41.8, Nature Brand Journal) 

3.  “A silver-copper oxide catalyst for acetate electrosynthesis from carbon monoxide.” 

Nature Synthesis 2023, 2, 448-457. (Nature Brand Journal)

4. “Atomic-level Tuning of Co-N-C Catalyst for High-Performance Electrochemical H2O2 Production.” 

Nature Materials 2020, 19, 436-442. (IF=47.7, Nature Brand Journal)

5. “Reversible and Cooperative Photoactivation of Single-Atom Cu/TiO2 photocatalysts.” 

Nature Materials 2019, 18, 620-626. (IF=47.7, Nature Brand Journal)

6. "Ferromagnetic Stability Optimization via Oxygen-Vacancy Control in Single-Atom Co/TiO2 Nanostructures"

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2024, Accepted for Publication. (IF=11.1, Historic Multidisciplinary Journal)

7. "Tailoring cobalt spinel oxide with site-specific single atom incorporation for high-performance electrocatalysis."

Energy & Environmental Science 2024, 17, 3618. (IF=39.7, Flagship Journal in Energy)

8.  "Cooperative Brønsted acid-single atom photocatalysis in metal-organic framework "

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, Advanced Online Publication. (IF=16.4, Flagship Journal in Chemistry)

9. "Atomically Dispersed High-Valent d0-Metal Breaks the Activity–Stability Trade-Off in Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis"

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2025, Advanced Online Publication. (IF=16.4, Flagship Journal in Chemistry)

10. “CO2 Electroreduction to Multicarbon Products from Carbonate Capture Liquid.” 

Joule 2023, 7, 1277-1288. (IF=46.0, Cell Brand Journal)

11. “Electronic interaction between transition metal single-atoms and anatase TiO2 boosts CO2 photoreduction with H2O.” 

Energy & Environmental Science 2022. 15, 601-609. (IF=39.7, Flagship Journal in Energy)

12. “Designing atomically dispersed Au on tensile-strained Pd for efficient CO2 electroreduction to formate.”

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143, 5386-5395.  (IF=16.4, Flagship Journal in Chemistry)

13. “Operando Identification of Chemical and Structural Origin of Li-Ion Battery Aging at Near-Ambient Temperature.” 

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2020, 142, 13406-13414. (IF=16.4, Flagship Journal in Chemistry)

14. “Engineering Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures for Enhanced Lithium-Ion Storage.” 

Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140, 16676-16684. (IF=16.4, Flagship Journal in Chemistry)

Full List of Publications † first author, *corresponding author

*New members will be given opportunities to actively participate in one or more of the following projects.

2025 - 7+(2+)

43. M. Kwak†, Y. Seo†, J. Heo†, J. Bok, S. Kim, H. Choi, H. Son, A. Jeon, B. H. Lee, K. Jeong*, T. Hyeon*, D. Yoo* 

"Heterogeneous Bifunctional Ni Single-Atom Catalyst on Carbon Nitride for Selective C(sp2)–C(sp3) Coupling"

ACS Nano 2025, Advanced Online Publication. (IF=15.8)

42. S. Yoo†, C. Lee†, K. Lee†, J. Moon, H. Ji, J. Moon, D. Shin, Y. Kweon, J. Lee, K. Kim, J. Lee, G. Deng, B. H. Lee, J. Ryu, M. Kim*, M. S. Bootharaju*, T. Hyeon*

"Low-Temperature Atomic Metal Deposition for an Efficient Dual-Site Incorporated Photocatalyst"

Adv. Mater. 2025, Advanced Online Publication. (IF=32.1)

41. W. Lee†, H. Park†, C. W. Lee†, H. Kim†, J. H. Jeong, J. I. Yun, S. U. Bang, J. Heo, K. H. Ahn, G. D. Cha, M. S. Boothraju, B. H. Lee, J. Ryu, M. Kim*, T. Hyeon*, D. H. Kim*

"Polymeric stabilization at the gas–liquid interface for durable solar hydrogen production from plastic waste"

Nature Nanotechnology 2025, Advanced Online Publication. (IF=40.5)

40. J. Shim†, K. Lee†, Y. Yu, H. S. Lee, H. Shin, K. S. Lee, M. S. Bootharaju, S. Han, G. S. Yi, H. Ko, S. Lee, J. Ryu, M. Kim*, B. H. Lee*, T. Hyeon*, Y. E. Sung*  

"Atomically Dispersed High-Valent d0-Metal Breaks the Activity–Stability Trade-Off in Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis"

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 16179. (IF=16.4)

39. J. Shim†, J. Lee† H. Shin†, D. H. Mok, S. Heo, V. K. Paidi, B. H. Lee, H. S. Lee, J. Yang, D. Shin, J. Moon, K. Kim, M. Jung, E. Lee, M. S. Bootharaju, J. H. Kim, S. Park, M. J. Kim, P. Glatzel, S. J. Yoo, S. Back*, K. S. Lee*, Y. E. Sung*, T. Hyeon*

"Efficient H2O2 Electrosynthesis in Acidic media via Multiscale Catalyst Optimization"

Adv. Mater. 2025, 37, 2418489. (IF=32.1) 

38. W. Ko†, J. Shim†, H. Ahn†, H. J. Kwon, K. Lee, Y. Jung, W. Hooch Antink, C. W. Lee, S. Heo, S. Lee, J. Jang, J. Kim, H. S. Lee, S. P. Cho,  B. H. Lee,  M. Kim*, Y. Sung*,  T. Hyeon* 

"Controlled​ ​Structural​ ​Activation​ ​of​ ​Iridium​ ​Single​ ​Atom​ ​Catalyst​ ​for​ ​High-performance​ ​Proton​ ​Exchange​ ​Membrane​ ​Water​ ​Electrolysis"

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 2369. (IF=16.4)

37.  Y. Jung†, C. W. Lee†,  B. H. Lee†*,  Y. Yu, J. Moon, H. S. Lee, W. Ko, J. Bok, K. Lee, J. Lee, M. S. Bootharaju, J. Ryu, M. Kim*, T. Hyeon*

"Cooperative Brønsted acid-single atom photocatalysis in metal-organic framework"

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2025, 147, 1740. (IF=16.4)

2024 - 11(4)

36. C. W. Lee†, J. H. Kim, M. S. Bootharaju, T. Hyeon*, B. H. Lee*  

"Synthesis of high-performance photocatalysts for solar-driven hydrogen production and carbon dioxide reduction"

Carbon Future  2024, 1, 9200025. 

35.  J. Abed†, I. Grigioni†, T. Kose, W. Alnoush, S. Park, A. Polo, B. H. Lee, D. Sinton, D. Higgins*, E. H. Sargent* 

       "Zero-Gap Electrolyzers Accelerate Reconstruction of Cu2O‑Derived Catalysts under CO2 Reduction" 

ACS Energy Lett. 2024, 9, 6225. (IF=22.0)

34. V. K. Paidi†*, B. H. Lee†, A. T. Lee†, S. Ismail-Beigi, E. Grishaeva, S. Vasala, P. Glatzel, W. Ko, D. Ahn, T. Hyeon*, Y. Kim*, K. S. Lee* 

"Ferromagnetic Stability Optimization via Oxygen-Vacancy Control in Single-Atom Co/TiO2 Nanostructures"

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2024, 121, e2409397121. (IF=11.1)

33. D. Kim†, S. Park†, J. Lee†, Y. Chen†, F. Li, J. Kim, Y. Bai, J. E. Huang, S. Liu, E. D. Jung, B. H. Lee, P. Papangelakis, T. Alkayyali, R. K. Miao, P. Li, A. S. Zeraati, R. Dorakhan, D. M. Meira, Y. Chen, D. Sinton*, M. Zhong*, E. H. Sargent*  

"Acid-Stable Cu Cluster Precatalysts Enable High Energy and Carbon Efficiency in CO2 Electroreduction"

       J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2024, 146, 27701. (IF=16.4)

32. W. H. Lee†, S. Lee†, H. Park†, H. Kim†, J. H. Jeong, C. W. Lee, J. Heo, Y. H. Lee, Y. Shin, K. H. Ahn, M. S. Boothraju, B. H. Lee, J. Ryu, T. Hyeon, Y. E. Sung*, D. H. Kim* 

"Closed-loop photo- and electrocatalysis using floatable hierarchical hydrogel device for efficient waste-derived fuel production"

Device 2024, 2, 100515.

31. X. Liu†, T. Ki†, G. Deng, S. Yoo, K. Lee, B. H. Lee, T. Hyeon*, M. S. Bootharaju*

"Recent advances in synthesis and properties of silver nanoclusters."

Nanoscale 2024, 16, 12329. (IF=8.3)

30. L.  Yang†,  L. Zhang, Y. Li, B. H. Lee, J. Kim, H. S. Lee, J. Bok, Y. Ma, W. Zhou, D. Yuan, A. Wang, M. S. Bootharaju, H. Zhang*, T. Hyeon*, J. Chen*

"Cation exchange in colloidal transition metal nitride nanocrystals."

J. Am. Chem. Soc.  2024, 146, 12556. (IF=16.4)

29. K. Lee†, J. Shim†,  H. Ji†, J. Kim, H. S. Lee, H. Shin, M. S. Bootharaju, K. S. Lee, W. Ko, J. Lee, K. Kim, S. Yoo, S. Heo, J. Ryu, S. Back*,  B. H. Lee*, Y. E. Sung*, T. Hyeon* 

       "Tailoring cobalt spinel oxide with site-specific single atom incorporation for high-performance electrocatalysis."

Energy Environ. Sci. 2024, 17, 3618. (IF=39.7)

28.  E. Shirzadi†, Q. Jin†, A. S. Zeraati,  R. Dorakhan, T. J. Goncalves, J. Abed, B. H. Lee, A. S. Rasouli, J. Wicks, J. Zhang, P. Ou, V. Boureau, S. Park, W. Ni, G. Lee, C. Tian, D. M. Meira, D. Sinton, S. Siahrostami*, E. H. Sargent*

"Ligand-modified Nanoparticle Surfaces Influence CO Electroreduction Selectivity." 

Nat. Commun. 2024, 15, 2995. (IF=17.7)

27.  C. W. Lee†, B. H. Lee†*,  S. Park†, Y. Jung, J. Han, J. Heo, K. Lee, W. Ko, S. Yoo, M. Bootharaju, J. Ryu, K. T. Nam, M. Kim*, T. Hyeon*

"Photochemical tuning of dynamic defects for high-performance atomically dispersed catalysts."

Nature Materials 2024, 23, 552-559. (IF=47.7)

26. Y. Chen†, X. Y. Li†, Z. Chen†, A. Ozden, J. E. Huang, P. Ou, J. Dong, J. Zhang, C. Tian, B. H. Lee, X. Wang, S. Liu, Q. Qu, S. Wang, Y. Xu, R. K. Miao, Y. Zhao, Y. Liu, C. Qiu, J. Abed, H. Liu, H. Shin, D. Wang, Y. Li, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent*

“Efficient multicarbon formation in acidic CO2 reduction via tandem electrocatalysis.” 

Nature Nanotechnology 2024, 19, 311-318. (IF=40.5)

2023 - 11(4)

25. S. Kim†, J. Bok†, B. H. Lee†, H. Choi, Y. Seo, J. Kim, J. Kim, W. Ko, K. S. Lee, S. P. Cho, T. Hyeon*, D. Yoo*

“Orthogonal Dual Photocatalysis of Single Atoms on Carbon Nitrides for One-Pot Relay Organic Transformation.” 

ACS Nano 2023, 17, 21470-21479. (IF=18.0)

24. W. H. Lee†, C. K. Yoon†, H. S. Park†, G. H. Park†, J. H. Jeong, G. D. Cha, B. H. Lee, J. Lee, C. W. Lee, M. S. Boothraju, S. H. Sunwoo, J. Ryu, C. Lee, Y. J. Cho, T. W. Nam, K .H. Ahn, T. Hyeon*, Y. J. Seok*, D. H. Kim* 

“Highly-efficient Nitrogen-Fixing Microbial Hydrogel Device for Sustainable Solar Hydrogen Production.” 

Adv. Mater. 2023,  35, 2306092. (IF=32.1)

23. C. Tian†, X. Y. Li†, V. E. Nelson†, P. Ou, D. Zhou, Y. Chen, J. Zhang, J. E. Huang. N. Wang, J. Yu, H. Liu, C. Liu, Y. Yang, T. Peng, Y. Zhao, B. H. Lee, S. Wang, E. Shirzadi, Z. Chen, R. K. Miao, D. Sinton*, E. H. Sargent* 

“Paired Electrosynthesis of H2 and Acetic Acid at A/cm2 Current Densities.” 

ACS Energy Lett. 2023, 8, 4096-4103. (IF=23.9)

22. K. J. Lee†, J. Shim†, H. Y. Jang, H. S. Lee, H. Shin, B. H. Lee, M. S. Bootharaju, K. S. Lee, J. Lee, S. Lee, Y. H. Lee, C. W. Lee, Y. Jung, G. Deng, S. Yoo, S. Back*, Y. E. Sung*, T. Hyeon*

“Modulating the valence electronic structure using earth-abundant aluminum for high performance acidic oxygen evolution reaction.” 

Chem 2023, 9, 3600-3612. (IF=25.8)

21. S. Park†, I. Grigioni†, T. Alkayyali†, B. H. Lee, J. Kim, E. Shirzadi, R. Dorakhan, G. Lee, J. Abed, F. Bossola, E. D. Jung, Y. Liang, M. G. Lee, A. S. Zeraati, D. Kim, D. Sinton*, E. H. Sargent*

“High carbon efficiency in CO-to-alcohol electroreduction using a CO reservoir.” 

Joule, 2023, 7, 2335-2348. (IF=46.0)

20. J. Jang†, K. Lee†, H. Shin, H. S. Lee, B. H. Lee, J. Jeong, J. Kim, W. Hwang, S. Park, M. S. Bootharaju, S. Back, J. Shim, J. H. Kim, T. Hyeon*, Y. E. Sung*

“Distinct reconstruction of aluminum-doped oxide-derived copper enhances selectivity of C2+ products in CO2 electroreduction.” 

J. Mater. Chem. A 2023, 11, 19066-19073. (IF=14.5)

Before Korea University (~2023.08)

19. H. S. Lee†, H. Shin†, S. Park, J. Kim, E. Jung, W. Hwang, B. H. Lee, J. M. Yoo, W. H. Antink, K. Lee, S. Lee, Y. S. Kim, K. S. Lee, S. J. Yoo, Y. E. Sung*, T. Hyeon*

“Electrochemically generated electrophilic peroxo species accelerates alkaline oxygen evolution reaction.” 

Joule 2023, 7, 1902-1919. (IF=46.0)

18. B. H. Lee†, H. Shin†, A. S. Rasouli†, H. Choubisa†, P. Ou, R. Dorakhan, I. Grigioni, G. Lee, E. Shirzadi, R. K. Miao, J. Wicks, S. Park, J. Zhang, Y. Chen, Z. Chen, D. Sinton, T. Hyeon*, Y. E. Sung*, E. H. Sargent*

“Supramolecular tuning of supported metal phthalocyanine catalysts for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis.”  

Nature Catalysis 2023, 6, 234-243. (IF=41.8)

17. R. Dorakhan†, I. Grigioni†, B. H. Lee†, P. Ou, J. Abed, C. O'Brien, A. S. Rasouli, R. K. Miao, E. Shirzadi, J. Wicks, S. Park, G. Lee, J. Zhang, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent*,

“A silver-copper oxide catalyst for acetate electrosynthesis from carbon monoxide.” 

Nature Synthesis 2023, 2, 448-457. 

16. W. H. Lee†, C. W. Lee†, G. D. Cha†, B. H. Lee, J. H. Jeong, H. Park, J. Heo, M. S. Bootharaju, S. H. Sunwoo, J. H. Kim, K. H. Ahn, T. Hyeon*, D. H. Kim*

“Floatable photocatalytic hydrogel nanocomposites for large-scale solar hydrogen production.” 

Nature Nanotechnology 2023, 18, 754-762. (IF=40.5)

15. G. Lee†, A. S. Rasouli†, B. H. Lee†,  J. Zhang, D. H. Won, C. Xiao, J. Edwards, M .G. Lee, I. Grigioni, J. Abed, T. Alkayyali, S. Liu, K. Xie, R. K. Miao, S. Park, R. Dorakhan, C. O'Brien, C. Chen, D. Sinton, E. H. Sargent* 

“CO2 Electroreduction to Multicarbon Products from Carbonate Capture Liquid.” 

Joule, 2023, 7, 1277-1288. (IF=46.0)

~2022 - 14(8)

14. V. K. Paidi†*, E. Jung†, J. Lee†, A. T. Lee†, M. Shepit, K. Ihm, B. H. Lee, J. van Lierop*, T. Hyeon*, K. S. Lee*

“Robust room temperature ferromagnetism in cobalt doped graphene by precision control of metal ion hybridization.” 

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2022, 2210722. (IF=19.9)

13. M. Kwak†, J. Bok†, B. H. Lee†, J. Kim, Y. Seo, S. Kim, H. Choi, W. Ko, W. H. Antink, C. W. Lee, G. H. Yim, H. Seung, C. Park, K. S. Lee, D. H. Kim, T. Hyeon*, D. Yoo*

“Ni Single Atoms on Carbon Nitride for Visible-Light-Promoted Full Heterogeneous Dual Catalysis.” 

Chemical Science, 2022, 13, 8536-8542. (IF=10.0)

12. W. Ko†, J. H. Kim†, G. H. Yim†, S. C. Lee, S. Kim, M. Kwak, H. Choi, J. Kim, W. H. Antink, J. Kim, C. W. Lee, J. Bok, Y. Jung, E. Lee, K. S. Lee, S. P. Cho, D. H. Kim, Y. G. Kim, B. H. Lee*, T. Hyeon*, D. Yoo*

“Controlling Multiple Active Sites on Pd-CeO2 for Sequential C-C Cross coupling and Alcohol Oxidation in One Reaction System.” 

ChemCatChem. 2022. 14, e202101760. (IF=5.5)

11. J. Kim†, S. J. Kim†, E. Jung†, D. H. Mok, V. K. Paidi, J. Lee, H. S. Lee, Y. Jeoun, W. Ko, H. Shin, B. H. Lee, S. Y. Kim, H. Kim, J. H. Kim, S. P. Cho, K. S. Lee, S. Back*, S. H. Yu*, Y. E. Sung*, T. Hyeon*

“Modification of FeN4 active sites via morphology engineering of graphene support for enhanced lithium-sulfur conversion chemistry.” 

Adv. Funct. Mater.  2022. 2110857. (IF=19.9)

10.  B. H. Lee†, E. Gong†, M. Kim†, S. Park, H. R. Kim, J. Lee, E. Jung, C. W. Lee, J. Bok, Y. Jung, Y. S. Kim, K. S. Lee, S. P. Cho, J. W. Jung, C. H. Cho, S. Lebegue, K. T. Nam, H. Kim*, S. I. In*, T. Hyeon*

“Electronic interaction between transition metal single-atoms and anatase TiO2 boosts CO2 photoreduction with H2O.” 

Energy Environ. Sci. 2022. 15, 601-609. (IF=39.7)

9. V. K. Paidi†*, B. H. Lee, D. Ahn, K. J. Kim, Y. Kim*, T. Hyeon, K. S. Lee*

“Oxygen-Vacancy-Driven Orbital Reconstruction at the Surface of TiO2 Core-Shell Nanostructures.” 

Nano Lett. 2021. 21, 7953-7959. (IF=12.3)

8. L. Lyu†, W. H. Antink†, B. H. Lee, C. W. Kim, E. Jung, K. W. Seong, T. Hyeon*, Y. Piao*

“Zeolitic Imidazole Framework Sacrificial Template-Assisted Synthesis of NiCoP Nanocages Doped with Multiple Metals for High-Performance Hybrid Supercapacitors.” 

ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2021. 4, 10553-10564. (IF=6.9)

7. J. Bok†, S. Y. Lee†, B. H. Lee†, C. Kim†, D. L. T. Nguyen, J. W. Kim, E. Jung, C. W. Lee, Y. Jung, H. S. Lee, J. Kim, K. Lee, W. Ko, Y. S. Kim, S. P. Cho, J. S. Yoo*, T. Hyeon*, Y. J. Hwang*

“Designing atomically dispersed Au on tensile-strained Pd for efficient CO2 electroreduction to formate.” 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2021, 143, 5386-5395. (IF=16.4)

6. T. Y. Yoo†, J. M. Yoo†, A. K. Sinha†, M. S. Bootharaju, E. Jung, H. S. Lee, B. H. Lee, J. Kim, W. H. Antink, Y. M. Kim, J. Lee, E. Lee, D. W. Lee, S. P. Cho, S. J. Yoo, Y. E. Sung*, T. Hyeon*

"Direct Synthesis of Intermetallic Platinum-Alloy Nanoparticles Highly-Loaded on Carbon Supports for Efficient Electrocatalysis.” 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 14190-14200. (IF=16.4)

5. M. S. Kim†, B. H. Lee†, J. H. Park†, H. S. Lee, W. H. Antink, E. Jung, J. Kim, T. Y. Yoo, C. W. Lee, C. Y. Lee, S. M. Kang, J. Bok, W. Ko, X. Wang, S. P. Cho, S. H. Yu*, T. Hyeon*, Y. Sung*

“Operando Identification of Chemical and Structural Origin of Li-Ion Battery Aging at Near-Ambient Temperature.” 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2020, 142, 13406-13414. (IF=16.4)

4. E. Jung†, H. Shin†, B. H. Lee†, V. Efremov, S. Lee, H. S. Lee, J. Kim, W. H. Antink, S. Park, K. S. Lee, S. P. Cho, J. S. Yoo*, Y. E. Sung*, T. Hyeon*

“Atomic-level Tuning of Co-N-C Catalyst for High-Performance Electrochemical H2O2 Production.” 

Nature Materials 2020, 19, 436-442. (IF=47.7)

3. B. H. Lee†, S. Park†, M. Kim, A. K. Sinha, S. C. Lee, E. Jung, W. J. Chang, K. S. Lee, J. H. Kim, S. P. Cho, H. Kim*, K. T. Nam*, T. Hyeon*

"Reversible and Cooperative Photoactivation of Single-Atom Cu/TiO2 photocatalysts.” 

Nature Materials 2019, 18, 620-626. (IF=47.7)

2. E. Jung†, Y. Park†, K. Park†, M. S. Kwon, M. Park, A. K. Sinha, B. H. Lee, J. Kim, H. S. Lee, S. I. Chae, S. P. Cho, K. T. Lee*, T. Hyeon*

“Synthesis of Nanostructured P2-Na2/3MnO2 for High Performance Sodium-Ion Batteries.” 

Chem. Commun. 2019, 55, 4757-4760.  (IF=6.0)

1.  D. H. Lee†, B. H. Lee†, A. K. Sinha†, J. H. Park, M. S. Kim, J. Park, H. Shin, K. S. Lee, Y. E. Sung*, T. Hyeon*

“Engineering Titanium Dioxide Nanostructures for Enhanced Lithium-Ion Storage.” 

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 16676-16684. (IF=16.4)