Functional Electrode & Interface Materials Lab.

• Undergraduate | Graduate | Post-doc positions available. We seek motivated researchers for electrochemical devices & interface engineering.  Please contact cs.lee@cnu.ac.kr.
• 학부연구생 | 대학원생 | 박사후연구원 모집 중. 전기화학 디바이스 및 계면 공학 연구에 열정 있는 분들을 환영합니다.

“Innovating Electrode Design and Interface Control                                         

                                        for Water Electrolysis and Electrochemical Devices” 

• The Functional Electrode & Interface Materials Lab (FEIM Lab) at Chungnam National University focuses on achieving high efficiency and durability in Water Electrolysis and various Next-Generation Electrochemical Devices.

• Based on fundamental electrochemical principles, our research focuses on elucidating complex physicochemical phenomena at electrode surfaces and interfaces. We specialize in developing functional materials and surface treatment processes to precisely engineer these interfaces. Our expertise ranges from designing high-performance catalysts for water electrolysis to advanced surface engineering of bipolar plates and diffusion media (PTL/GDL) via electroless/electroplating, corrosion analysis, and electrochemical device testing.

[Key Research Areas] 

 (1) Water Electrolysis Electrode & Catalyst Design: Development of highly active, cost-effective electrocatalysts and efficient electrode structures.

 (2) Interface Engineering & Surface Treatment: Functional surface control of diffusion media and electrodes using electroless and electroplating technologies.

 (3) Durability & Corrosion Analysis: Investigation of degradation mechanisms and enhancement of long-term stability through electrochemical corrosion testing.

 (4) Materials for Advanced Electrochemical Systems: Development of key components for various electrochemical energy conversion devices .

Funding                  

• 2023~2025 : PEM 수전해용 막-전극 접합체 및 스택 요소 기술 개발, KAIT, 산업통상자원부

• 2022~2026 : PEM 수전해 티타늄 확산체 연구단, NRF, 과학기술정보통신부 (on-going) 

• 2022~2023 : 고전류밀도 기반 저가형 수전해 시스템 핵심 요소 및 쇼트 스택 개발, KEPCO, 산업통상자원부

• 2022~2023 : 다중셀 압축형 알칼라인 수전해 적층형 모듈 및 프레임 개발, KIAT, 산업통상자원부