Functional Electrode & Interface Materials Lab.

H. J. Han+, M. Y. Yang+, C. Lee+, G. Jin, J. L Hart, R. Mutheu, H. I. Lee, S. H. Kim, H. Jang, M. Kim, Y. S. Jung, W. A. Goddard*, J. J. Cha*, and C. Choi*, “Mechanistic Transformation of CuI Nanoparticles into Oxidation‐Resistant 2D Copper Nanoplates”, Small 2025, 22(1), pp.e08098 

M. Seo+, Y. H. Yun+, G. Doo, H. Park, S. Kim, C. Lee*, S. Lee*, M.J. Kim*, and H.-S. Cho*, “The Degradation Behavior of Co3O4 Spinel OER Catalyst under Dynamic Operation and Thermal Driven Healing in Alkaline Water Electrolysis”, Small Methods 2025, 9(12), pp.e01347 

Y. H. Yun, Y. Park, H. Park, G. Doo, M.J. Kim, J. H. Park*, S. Lee*, C. Lee*, and H.-S. Cho*, “Optimizing Hybrid-phase IrO2 Catalysts with Ti for Enhanced Oxygen Evolution Reaction for Proton Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis”, Small 2025, 21(44), pp.2503601 

Y. H. Yun+, K. Yoon+, S. Byun, H. Park, G. Doo, S. K. Kim, M. J. Kim, H.-S. Cho, B.-S. An*, B. Koo*, and C. Lee*, “Hollow Bi2Te3 nanowire supported Ir for highly active and durable oxygen evolution reaction in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis”, Nano Research 2025, 18(11), pp.94908097 

G. H. Jung, S. Shimpalee, Y. H. Yun, S. An, D. Kim, S. Choi, J. Seo, H. Park, S. Lee, M.J. Kim, H. Kim*, C. Lee*, G. Doo*, and H.-S. Cho*, “A Versatile Decal-Transfer Method for Fabricating and Analyzing Microporous Layers in Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Water Electrolysis”, Small 2025, 21(22), pp.2500086 

J. Park, S. kang, S. Kim, N. Kim, H.-S. Cho, C. Lee, M. J. Kim*, and J. H. Lee*, “The impact of degradation on the economics of green hydrogen”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 2025, 213, pp.115472 

H. I. Lee+, H. Park+, J. Lee, H.-S. Cho, M. J. Kim, C. Lee, C. I. Bernacker, S. D. Raut, S. Lee*, and W.-C. Cho*, “Morphological tuning-driven high-performance separator for alkaline water electrolyzer through the surface modification of mechanical support”, Journal of Membrane Science 2025, 719, pp.123727 

C. Lee+, Y. H. Yun+, S.-H. Kim+, G. Doo, S. Lee, H. Park, Y. Park, H.-S. Cho, S.-K. Kim, E. A. Cho*, C. Jung*, and M.J. Kim*, “Structural and Compositional Optimization of Fe–Co–Ni Ternary Amorphous Electrocatalysts for Efficient Oxygen Evolution in Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis”, Small 2025, 21(4), pp.2405468 

J. Yoo+, J.Choi+, S. Choi, C. Lee*, and H. M. Lee*, “Facet-Controlled Pt3M Alloys as Enhanced Catalysts for Ammonia Oxidation Reaction: A Combined Theoretical and Experimental Study”, ACS Catalysis 2025, 15(1), pp.167-178 

M. Manohar+, J. H. Lee+, H. Park, Y. W. Choi, B.-S. An, J. Albers, G. Doo, S. Lee, C. Lee, J. Seo, W. C. Cho, H.-S. Cho*, and M.J. Kim*, “Alkaline stable cross-linked anion exchange membrane based on steric hindrance effect and microphase-separated structure for water electrolyzer”, Materials Today Energy 2025, 47, pp.101739 

E. J. An+, G. H. Sim+, S. Yu, H. G. Kim, S. J. An, C. Lee, M.J. Kim, J. H. Kim, J. H. Lee*, and W. S. Chi*, “Cross-linked polysulfone membranes with controllable cross-linkers for anion-exchange membrane water electrolysis”, European Polymer Journal 2024, 221, pp.113543 

H. Kim, S. Jeon, J. Choi, Y. S. Park, S.-J. Park, M.-S. Lee, Y. Nam, H. Park, M.J. Kim, C. Lee, S. E. An, J. Jung, S.H. Kim, J. Kim, H.-S. Choi, A. Lee, and J.-H. Lee, “Interfacially assembled anion exchange membranes for water electrolysis”, ACS Nano 2024, 18(47), pp.32694-32704 

J. E. Kim, Y. H. Yun, H. Park, J. Albers, G. Doo, S. Lee, J. Seo, C. Lee, M.J. Kim, H.-S. Cho, S.-K. Kim, J. H. Lee*, Y.-W. Choi*, and J. H. Kim*, “Hydrogen-bonded QSEBS/ZrO2 mixed matrix anion exchange membranes for water electrolyzer”, Fuel 2024, 376, pp.132684 

S. Jang+, Y. H. Yun+, J. G. Lee, K. H. Oh, S. W. Kang, J.-I. Yang, M.J. Kim, C. Lee*, and J. C. Park*,  “Efficient Synthesis of IrPtPdNi/GO Nanocatalysts for Superior Performance in Water Electrolysis”, Nano Research 2024, 17, pp.10208 

S. Choi+, D. Hong+, H.W. Yang, J. Roh, J. Yoo, C. Lee, M.J. Kim, Y. H. Yun, K. Bang, J. M. Kim, E.A. Cho, S. S. Han*, D. Kim*, and H. M. Lee*, “Enhancing Fuel Cell Durability with Heteroenergetic TaOx-Carbon Support”, ACS Energy Letters 2024, 9, pp.4265 

Y. J. Rho, C. Lee, M.J. Kim, and W. H. Ryu*, “Symmetric Catalyst Design Employing Ir Nanoparticles on Black WO3-x Nanofiber Support for Boosting Water Electrolysis”, Small 2024, 20, pp.2401858 

S. Lee*+, C. Lee+, M.J. Kim+, G. Doo, M. Seo, H. Park, Y. Lee, Y. H. Yun, I.-S. Kim, and H.-S. Cho*, “Organic Catalysis Promotor for Advanced Water Electrolysis”, Advanced Functional Materials, 2024, 34, pp.2312206 

M. Sepe, G. H. Jung, G. Doo, C. Lee, H.-S. Cho, N. Tippayawong, and S. Shimpalee*, “Multiscale Modeling of Oxygen Evolution Through Generated Bilayer Porous Transport Layers for PEMWE Performance Improvement”, Journal of the Electrochemical Society 2024, 171, pp.054501 

T. L. Doan, T. N. Nguyen, Y. S. Jung, C. Lee, M.J. Kim, S. Lee, H.-S. Cho, and T. Kim*, “Study on the effect of IrO2/TiO2 catalyst composition coated on porous transport layer on the performance and durability of polymer electrolyte membrane water electrolysis”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy 2024, 55, pp.839 

A. M. Tamboli, Y. Jung, J. Sim, B. Kim, W. S. Kim, M.J. Kim, C. Lee, K. Kim, C.H. Lim, K.H. Kim, H.-S. Cho*, and C.-H. Kim*, “Boosting oxygen evolution reaction activity with Mo incorporated NiFe-LDH electrocatalyst for efficient water electrolysis”, Chemosphere 2023, 344, pp.140314 

H. Ha+, C. Lee+, J.S. Park, C.H. Chung, S. Lee, G. Henkelman, H. Y. Kim*, and K. Shin*, “Genetically Evolved Graphene Encapsulated Random Alloy Nanoparticles for Li-Air Battery”, Catalysis Today 2023, 424, pp.114303 

Y. Park+, C. Lee+, J. Choi+, P. W. Kang, C. Scheu, H. M. Lee, P.-P. Choi, and C. Jung*, “The interfaces of Ag-rich and Cu-rich AgCu phases boost oxygen reduction activity”, Applied Surface Science 2023, 637, pp.157949 

J. Yoo+, Y. Park+, J. Choi, J. Roh, K. Shin, H.-S. Cho, E.A. Cho, C. Lee*, and H. M. Lee*, “Electrochemical Dealloying of Ni-Rich PtNi Nanoparticle Network for Robust Oxygen-Reduction Electrocatalysts”, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2023, 11, pp.15460 

J. Choi, H. Kim, S. Jeon, M. G. Shin, J. Y. Seo, Y.-I. Park, H. Park, A. S. Lee, C. Lee, M.J. Kim, H.-S. Cho*, and J.-H. Lee*, “Thin Film Composite Membranes as a New Category of Alkaline Water Electrolysis Membranes”, Small 2023, 19(37), pp.2300825 

M. F. Ali, H.-S. Cho, C. I. Bernacker, J. Albers, Y.-W. Choi, M.J. Kim, J. H. Lee, C. Lee, S. Lee, and W.-C. Cho*, “A study on the effect of TiO2 nanoparticle size on the performance of composite separators in alkaline water electrolysis”, Journal of Membrane Science 2023, 678, pp.121671 

M. Mehdi, B.S. An, H. Kim, S. Lee, C. Lee, M. Seo, M.W. Noh, W.C. Cho, C.H. Kim, C. H. Choi, B.-H. Kim*, M.J. Kim*, and H.-S. Cho*, “Rational Design of a Stable Fe‐rich Ni‐Fe Layered Double Hydroxide for the Industrially Relevant Dynamic Operation of Alkaline Water Electrolyzers”, Advanced Energy Materials 2023, 13(25), pp.2204403 

YH Yun+, K Kim+, C Lee+, BS An, JH Kwon, S Lee, MJ Kim, J Seo, JH Park*, B.-H. Kim*, and H.-S. Cho*, “Electrochemical partial reduction of Ni (OH) 2 to Ni (OH) 2/Ni via coupled oxidation of an interfacing NiAl intermetallic compound for robust hydrogen evolution”, Journal of Energy Chemistry 2023, 82, pp.560-571 

C. Lee+, K. Shin+, Y. Park+, Y.H. Yun, G. Doo, G.H. Jung, M.J. Kim, W.C. Cho, C.-H. Kim, H. M. Lee, H. Y. Kim*, S. Lee*, G. Henkelman*, and H.-S. Cho*, “Catalyst-Support Interactions in Zr2ON2-Supported IrOx Electrocatalysts to Break the Trade-Off Relationship Between the Activity and Stability in the Acidic Oxygen Evolution Reaction”, Advanced Functional Materials 2023, 33(25) pp.2301557 

J. Islam, S.-K. Kim*, M. M. Rahman, P. T. Thien, M.J. Kim, H.-S. Cho, C. Lee, J. H. Lee, and S. Lee, “The effect of iridium content in boron carbide-supported iridium catalyst on the activity and stability of proton exchange membrane water electrolyzer”, Materials Today Energy 2023, 32, pp.101237 

H. B. Jung, Y. Kim, J. Lim, S. Cho, M. Seo, I.-S. Kim, M.J. Kim, C. Lee, Y.-W. Lee, C.-Y. Yoo, Y. Oh, J. Hong, H.-S. Cho, and Y. Cho*, “ZIF-67 metal-organic frameworks synthesized onto CNT supports for oxygen evolution reaction in alkaline water electrolysis”, Electrochimica Acta 2023, 439, pp.141593 

D. H. Jeon, S. Kim, M.J. Kim, C. Lee, and H.-S. Cho*, “Oxygen bubble transport in a porous transport layer of polymer electrolyte water electrolyzer”, Journal of Power Sources 2023, 553, pp.232322 

Y. Park+, K. Shin+. C. Lee+, S.-Y. Lee, Y.-K. Lee, C.-H. Kim, H.-S. Cho*, G. Henkelman* and H. M. Lee* (+Equal contributions), “Iterative Redox Activation Promotes Interfacial Synergy in an Ag/CuxO Catalyst for Oxygen Reduction”, Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 446, pp.136966 

T.-H. Han*, Y. Zhao, J. Yoon, J. Y. Woo, E.-H. Cho, W. D. Kim, C. Lee, J.-W. Lee, J.-M. Choi, J. Han, J.-S. Nam, K.Wang, S. Priya, M. Balaban, I. Jeon*, and Y. Yang*, “Spontaneous Hybrid Crosslinked Network Induced by Multifunctional Copolymer Towards Mechanically-Resilient Perovskite Solar Cells”, Advanced Functional Materials 2022, 32(40), pp.2207142 

J Lim, C. Jung, D. Hong, J. Bak, J.Shin, M. Kim, D Song, C. Lee, J. Lim, H. Lee, H. M. Lee, and E.A. Cho*, “Atomically Ordered Pt3Mn Intermetallic Electrocatalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Fuel Cells”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2022, 10, pp.7399-7408 

J. W. Lee, J. H. Lee, C. Lee, H.-S. Cho, M.-J. Kim, S.-K. Kim, J. H. Joo*, W.-C. Cho*, and C.-H. Kim, “Cellulose nanocrystals–blended zirconia/polysulfone composite separator for alkaline electrolyzer at low electrolyte contents”, Chemical Engineering Journal 2022, 428, pp.131149 

J. Islam, S.-K. Kim*, P. T. Thin, M.-J. Kim, H.-S. Cho, W.-C. Cho, C.-H. Kim, C. Lee, and J. H. Lee, “Enhancing the activity and durability of iridium electrocatalyst supported on boron carbide by tuning the chemical state of iridium for oxygen evolution reaction”, Journal of Power Sources 2021, 512, pp.230506 

C. Choi+, J. Cai+, C. Lee+, H. M. Lee, M. Xu, and Y. Huang* (+Equal contributions), “Intimate atomic Cu-Ag interfaces for high CO2RR selectivity towards CH4 at low over potential”, Nano Research 2021, 14(10), pp.3497-3501 

I.-S. Kim, M. J. Kim, H. -J. Oh, S.-Y. Lee, Y.-K. Lee, C. Lee, J. H. Lee, W. C. Cho, S.-K. Kim, J. H. Joo, H.-S. Cho*, and C.-H. Kim, “Sacrificial species approach to designing robust transition metal phosphide cathodes for alkaline water electrolysis in discontinuous operation”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9(31), pp.16713-16724 

A. Shawky, J.-S. Nam, K. Kim, J. Han, J. Yoon, S. Seo, C. Lee, R. Xiang, Y. Matsuo, H. M. Lee, S. Maruyama, and I. Jeon*, “Controlled Removal of Surfactants from Double‐Walled Carbon Nanotubes for Stronger p‐Doping Effect and Its Demonstration in Perovskite Solar Cells”, Small Methods 2021, 5(6), pp.2100080 

S. Choi, Y. Park, J. Choi, C. Lee, H.-S. Cho, C.-H. Kim, J. Koo, and H. M. Lee*, “Structural Effectiveness of AgCl-decorated Ag Nanowires Enhancing Oxygen Reduction”, ACS Sustainable chemistry and Engineering 2021, 9(22), pp.7519-7528 

J. W. Lee, C. Lee, J. H. Lee, S.-K. Kim, H.-S. Cho, M. J. Kim, W. C. Cho*, J. H. Joo*, and C.-H. Kim, “Cerium Oxide–Polysulfone Composite Separator for an Advanced Alkaline Electrolyzer”, Polymer 2020, 12(12), pp.2821 

Y.-H. Kim, T.-H. Han, C. Lee, Y.-H. Kim, Y. Yang, and T.-W. Lee*, “Molecular-scale strategies to achieve high efficiency and low efficiency roll-off in simplified solution-processed organic light-emitting diodes”, Advanced Functional Materials 2020, 30(46), 2005292 

H.-S. Lin, J.-M. Lee, J. Han, C. Lee, S. Seo, S. Tan, H. M. Lee, E. J. Choi, M. S. Strano, Y. Yang, S. Maruyama, I. Jeon*, Y. Matsuo*, and J.-W. Oh*, “Denatured M13 Bacteriophage-Templated Perovskite Solar Cells Exhibiting High Efficiency”, Advanced Science 2020, 7(20), pp.2000782 

C. Choi, S. Kwon, T. Cheng, Mingjie Xu, Peter Tieu, C. Lee, J. Cai, H. M. Lee, Xiaoquing Pan, Xiangfeng Duan, W. A. Goddard III, and Y. Huang*, “Highly Active Stepped Cu Surface for Electrochemical CO2 Reduction to C2H4”, Nature Catalysis 2020, 3(30), pp.804-812 

H-S. Lin, S. Okawa, Y. Ma, S. Yutsumoto, C. Lee, S. Tan, S. Manzhos, M. Yoshizawa, S. Chiashi, H. M. Lee, T. Tanaka, H.Kataura, I. Jeon*, Y. Matsuo*, and S. Maruyama*, “Polyaromatic Nano-tweezers on Semiconducting Carbon Nanotubes for the Growth and Interfacing of Lead-Halide Perovskite Crystal Grains in Solar Cells”, Chemistry of Materials 2020, 32(12), pp.5125-5133

J. Koo, C. Lee, C. R. Chu, S.-K. Kang*, and H. M. Lee*, “Integration of Ultrathin Silicon and Metal Nanowires for High-performance Transparent Electronics”, Advanced Materials Technologies 2020, 5(4), pp.1900962

C.Lee, K. Shin, C. Jung, P-P Choi, G. Henkelman*, and H. M. Lee*, “Atomically Embedded Ag via Electrodiffusion Boosts Oxygen Evolution of CoOOH Nanosheet Arrays”, ACS Catalysis 2020, 10, pp 562-569 

T. Song, J. Y. Cheong, J. Y. Choi, C. Park, C. Lee, C. Lee, H. M. Lee, S-Y. Choi, H. Song, I-D. Kim*, and D. Y. Jeon*, “Feasible Strategy to Prepare Quantum Dot-Incorporated Carbon Nanofiber as Free-standing Platforms”, Nanoscale Advances 2019, 1(10), pp 3948-3956 

C.Lee, C.Lee, K. Shin, T. Song, H. Y. Jeong, D. Y. Jeon*, and H. M. Lee* , “Ag2S-CoS hetero-nanowires terminated with stepped surfaces for improved oxygen evolution reaction”, Catalysis Communications 2019, 129, pp 105749 

K. Ku, S. Kwon, C. Lee, D. Hong, and H. M. Lee*, “Hierarchical Analysis of Alloying Element Effects on Gas Nitriding Rate of Fe Alloys: A DFT, Microkinetic and kMC Study”, Acta Materialia 2019, 174, pp 173-180 

I. Jeon, J. Yoon, U. Kim, C. Lee, R. Xiang, A. Shawky, J. Xi, J. Byeon, H. M. Lee, M. Choi, S. Maruyama*, and Y. Matsuo*, “High-Performance Solution-Processed Double-walled Carbon Nanotube Transparent Electrode for Perovskite Solar Cells”, Advanced Energy Materials 2019, 9(27) pp 1901204 

S. Seo, I. Jeon, R. Xiang, C. Lee, H. Zhang, T. Tanaka, J.-W. Lee, D. Suh, S. Chiashi, J. Shiomi, H. Kataura, H. M. Lee, Y. Yang, T. Matsuo*, and S. Maruyama*, “Semiconducting carbon nanotubes as crystal growth templates and grain bridges in perovskite solar cells”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2019, 7, pp 12987 

T-H Han, J-W Lee, C. Choi, S. Tan, C. Lee, Y. Zhao, Z. Dai, N. D. Marco, S-J Lee, S-H Bae, Y. Yuan, H. M. Lee, Y. Huang, and Y. Yang*, “Perovskite-polymer composite cross-linker approach for highly-stable and efficient perovskite solar cells”, Nature Communications 2019, 10, pp 520 

C. Lee, K. Bang, D. Hong, and H. M. Lee*, “Recent Progress in First Principle Calculation and High-Throughput Screening of Electrocatalysts: A Review”, Korean Journal of Metals and Materials 2019, 57(1), pp 1-9 

J-W Lee, Z. Dai, C. Lee, H. M. Lee, T-H Han, N. D. Marco, O. Lin, C. S. Choi, B. S. Dunn, J. Koh, D. D. Carlo, J. H. Ko, H. D. Maynard, and Y. Yang*, “Tuning Molecular Interactions for Highly Reproducible and Efficient Formamidinium Perovskite Solar Cells via Adduct Approach”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2018, 140(20), pp 6317-6324 

C. Lee, Y. J. Lee, C. Jung, and H. M. Lee*, “Effects of shell thickness on Ag-Cu2O core-shell nanoparticles with bumpy structures for enhancing photocatalytic activity and stability”, Catalysis Today, 2018, 303(1), pp 313-319 

Y. J. Lee, C. Lee, and H. M. Lee*, “Synthesis of oxide-free aluminum nanoparticles for application to conductive film”, Nanotechnology, 2018, 29(5), pp 055602 

C. Jung, C. Lee, K. Bang, J. Lim, H. Lee, H. R. Ryu, E. Cho* and H. M. Lee*, “Chemically ordered Pt3Fe/C intermetallic oxygen reduction reaction electrocatalysts with enhanced activity and durability via removable carbon coating strategy”,, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9(37), pp 31806-31815 

Y. J. Lee, N. R. Kim, C. Lee, J. Koo, and H. M. Lee*, “Uniform thin film electrode made of low-temperature-sinterable silver nanoparticles: optimized extent of ligand exchange from oleylamine to acrylic acid”, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 2017, 19(2), pp 32 

N. R. Kim, Y. J. Lee, C. Lee, J. Koo, and H. M. Lee*, “Surface modification of oleylamine-capped Ag–Cu nanoparticles to fabricate low temperature-sinterable Ag–Cu nanoink”, Nanotechnology, 2016, 27(34), pp 345706 

C. -R. Chu, C. Lee, J. Koo, and H. M. Lee*, “Fabrication of sintering-free flexible copper nanowire/polymer composite transparent electrodes with enhanced chemical and mechanical stability”,, Nano Research, 2016, 9(7), pp 2162 

J. Koo, C. Lee, S. J. Hong, K. –S. Kim, and H. M. Lee*, “Microstructural discovery of Al addition on Sn-0.5Cu-based Pb-free solder design”,, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015, 650, pp 106 

C. Lee, N. R. Kim, J. Koo, Y. J. Lee, and H. M. Lee*, “Cu-Ag core-shell nanoparticles with enhanced oxidation stability for printed electronics”, Nanotechnology, 2015, 26, pp 455601