PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

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Upcoming publications

2024

94. Sequential effect of dual-layered hybrid graphite anodes on electrode utilization during fast-charging Li-ion batteries

Jiwoong Kang†, Jaejin Lim†, Hyuntae Lee†, Seongsu Park, Cheol Bak, Yewon Shin, Hyeongguk An, Mingyu Lee, Minju Lee, Soyeon Lee, Byungjun Choi, Dongyoon Kang, Sujong Chae*, Yong Min Lee* and Hongkyung Lee*

Advanced Science Accepted for publication (2024). 

93. Surface adaptive dual-layer protection of Li-metal anode for extending cycle-life of Li-sulfur batteries with lean electrolyte

Bokyung Choi, Kyung-Geun Kim†, Minhong Lim†, Beomjun Kim, Jiyeon Seo, Jiwon Lee, Sanghyeon Park, Ki-Hyun Kim, Yong Min Lee* and Hongkyung Lee*

Advanced Functional Materials Accepted for publication (2024). "Hot Topic: Surfaces and Interfaces"

92. In-situ coating of metal fluoride/polymer bi-layer protection for dendrite-free, anti-corrosive Zn-metal anode

Jaewoong Han†, Jungeun Lee†, Hyuntae Lee, Jiwoong Kang, Mingyu Lee, Beomjun Kim, Jaeho Lee, Woosuck Kwon, Dae-Hyun Nam, Chanhoon Kim* and Hongkyung Lee*

Chemical Engineering Journal 485, 149881 (2024).

91. Regenerating native surface of lithium-metal electrodes via hydrohalic acid-assisted pre-halogenation

Jiyeon Seo†, Jaeho Lee†, Bumjoon Kim, Minhong Lim, Jiwon Lee, Bokyung Choi, Sanghyeon Park, Gunyoung Kim and Hongkyung Lee*

Chemical Engineering Journal 483, 149188 (2024).

90. Advanced multilayer model electrode for binder distribution within composite electrodes of lithium batteries

Cheol Bak†, Kyung-Geun Kim†, Hyuntae Lee†, Seoungwoo Byun, Minhong Lim, Hyeongguk An, Youngjoon Roh, Hongkyung Lee* and Yong Min Lee*

Chemical Engineering Journal 483, 148913 (2024). 

89. Intelligent nano-colloidal electrolytes for stabilizing lithium metal anodes: A review

Minhong Lim, Jiyeon Seo, Bokyung Choi, Beomjun Kim, Jiwon Lee, Sanghyeon Park, and Hongkyung Lee*

ChemElectroChem e202300621 (2024). "Journal Invitation Review Paper", "Selected as Journal Front Cover" 

88. A hydrophilic Janus-faced separator with functionalized nanocarbon for stable cycling of aqueous Zn-metal batteries

Hyuntae Lee†, Jiwoong Kang†, Ho Won Kang, Mingyu Lee, Jaewoong Han, Minhong Lim, Jaeho Lee, Woosuck Kwon, Dae-Hyun Nam, Byung Gon Kim* and Hongkyung Lee*

Journal of Materials Chemistry A 12, 3623-3632 (2024). 

2023

87. Impacts of Measuring Variables and Actual Cell Environment on Flame Retardancy of Electrolytes for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Seungsoo Park, Gunyoung Kim and Hongkyung Lee*

Journal of the Korean Battery Society (한국전지학회지) 3(2),163 - 168 (2023). [Non-SCI]

86. Fire-Inhibiting Nonflammable Gel Polymer Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Batteries

Jihong Jeong, Mideum Kim, Hyeju Shin, Hosik Lee, Yoon-Gyo Cho, Minjae Cho, Jisu Lee, Cheolhee Han, Gunyoung Kim, Hongkyung Lee, Hochun Lee, Tae-Hee Kim*, Seo-Hyun Jung*, and Hyun-Kon Song*

ACS Energy Letters 8(11), 4650–4657 (2023). 

85.  Boosting interfacial kinetics in extremely fast rechargeable Li-ion batteries with linear carbonate-based, LiPF6-concentrated electrolyte

Hyuntae Lee†, Hyeongguk An†, Hongjun Chang†, Mingyu Lee, Seungsoo Park, Soyeon Lee, Jiwoong Kang, Seungwoo Byon, Bonhyeop Koo, Hochun Lee, Yong Min Lee, Janghyuk Moon*, Sujong Chae* and Hongkyung Lee*

Energy Storage Materials 63, 102995 (2023). 

84. Diagnosis of Current Flow Patterns Inside Fault-Simulated Li-Ion Batteries via Non-Invasive, In Operando Magnetic Field Imaging

Mingyu Lee†, Yewon Shin†, Hongjun Chang, Dahee Jin, Hyuntae Lee, Minhong Lim, Jiyeon Seo, Tino Band, Kai Kaufmann, Janghyuk Moon*, Yong Min Lee* and Hongkyung Lee*

Small Methods 7(11), 2300748 (2023). Selected as "Editor's Choice" and "Hot Topic: Magnetic Materials"

83. Multi-scale Imaging Techniques for Real-time, Non-invasive Diagnosis of Li-ion Battery Failures

Mingyu Lee†, Jiwon Lee†, Yewon Shin† and Hongkyung Lee*

Small Science 3(11), 2300063 (2023).  

82. Modulating Ionic Transport and Interface Chemistry via Surface-Modified Silica Carrier in Nano Colloid Electrolyte for Stable Cycling of Li-Metal Batteries

Minhong Lim, Hyeongguk An, Jiyeon Seo, Mingyu Lee, Hyuntae Lee, Hyeokjin Kwon, Hee-Tak Kim, Daniel Esken, Ryo Takata, Hyun A Song and Hongkyung Lee*

Small 19(43), 2302722 (2023).  "Featured in Inside Back Cover Image"  

81. Separator Dependency on Cycling Stability of Lithium Metal Batteries under Practical Conditions

Hyeongguk An, Youngjoon Roh, Youngseong Jo, Hyuntae Lee, Minhong Lim, Mingyu Lee, Yong Min Lee* and Hongkyung Lee*

Energy & Environmental Materials 6(5), e12397 (2023). 

80. Unraveling Lithium Plating/Stripping Behaviors and Structural Evolution of Interphase in Carbonate-based  Electrolytes

Youngseong Jo, Jiyeon Seo, Bokyung Choi and Hongkyung Lee*

Journal of the Korean Battery Society (한국전지학회지) 3(1), 78-87 (2023).  [Non-SCI]

79. Stabilizing Zinc-powder Based Composite Anode for Aqueous Zinc Metal Batteries

Hyejung Ko, Byunghyun Do, Woojin Song, Wooseok Jang, Haejin Jo, Jaeho Lee, Jaewoong Han and Hongkyung Lee*

Journal of the Korean Battery Society (한국전지학회지) 3(1), 57-65 (2023).  [Non-SCI]

78. Systematic study on Li dendrite growth and suppression in pouch-type lithium-ion batteries with misaligned electrode pairs

Seungyeop Choi, Nayeon Kim, Dahee Jin, Youngjoon Roh, Hyungjin Lee, Seung-Tae Hong, Hongkyung Lee* and Yong Min Lee*

Journal of Power Sources 579, 233265 (2023).  

77. Electrodeposition-guided pre-passivation of Li-metal anode to enable long stable cycling of practical Li-metal batteries

Jiyeon Seo, Wooyoung Jeong, Minhong Lim, Bokyung Choi, Sanghyeon Park, Youngseong Jo, Jong-Won Lee* and Hongkyung Lee* 

Energy Storage Materials 60, 102827 (2023).  

76. Preplanting Nanosilica into Binder-less Battery Electrodes for High-performance Li-ion Batteries

Hyuntae Lee, Cheol Bak†, Minhong Lim, Hyeongguk An, Seungwoo Byun, Yong Min Lee* and Hongkyung Lee* 

ACS Applied Nano Materials 6(4), 3128–3137 (2023).  

75. Importance of Uniformly Redistributing External Pressure on Cycling of Pouch-type Li-metal Batteries

Byungjun Choi, Mingyu Lee, Sang-Gil Woo, Goojin Jeong, Hongkyung Lee* , Je-Nam Lee*, Ji-Sang Yu

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering 40, 524–531 (2023)

74. AgNO3-Preplanted Li Metal Powder Electrode: Preliminary Formation of Lithiophilic Ag and a Li3N-rich Solid Electrolyte Interphase

Dongyoon Kang†, Dahee Jin†, Janghyuk Moon†, Cyril Bubu Dzakpasu, Hyobin Lee, Seungyeop Choi, Taejin Jo, Hongkyung Lee*, Sun-Yul Ryou* and Yong Min Lee*

Chemical Engineering Journal 452, 139409 (2023). 

73. Structural and Chemical Evolutions of Li/Electrolyte Interfaces in Li-metal Batteries: Tracing Compositional Changes of Electrolytes under Practical Conditions

Youngseong Jo†, Dahee Jin†, Minhong Lim†, Hyuntae Lee, Hyeongguk An, Jiyeon SeoGunyoung Kim, Xiaodi Ren, Yong Min Lee* and Hongkyung Lee*

Advanced Science 10(2), 2204812 (2023).  

2022

72. In operando Battery Imaging Technology for Diagnosing Battery Failures 

Yewon Shin, Mingyu Lee and Hongkyung Lee*

KIC News (공업화학전망) 25(4), 29-48 (2022). 

71. Bifunctional Role of Carbon Nanofibrils within Li Powder Composite Anode: More Li Nucleation but Less Li Isolation

Cyril Bubu Dzakpasu†, Dahee Jin†, Dongyoon Kang, Nayeon Kim, Taejin Jo, Hongkyung Lee*, Myung-Hyun Ryou* and Yong Min Lee*

Electrochimica Acta In press (2022). [IF=7.336]

70. Electrode Cleaning with Perforated Current Collectors for Direct Recycling of Li-ion Batteries

Jiwon Lee, Seunghye Jang, Juyoung Choi, Inkyung Han, Hyeongguk An, Hongkyung Lee*

Journal of the Korean Battery Society (한국전지학회지) 2(1) 87-92 (2022).

69. Dynamic Ionic Transport Actuated by Nanospinbar-dispersed Colloidal Electrolytes Toward Dendrite-free Electrodeposition

Minhong Lim, Suhwan Kim, Junsik Kang, Dahee Jin, Hyeongguk An, Hyuntae Lee, Joonam Park, Mingyu Lee, Jiyeon Seo, Hochun Lee*, Yong Min Lee* and Hongkyung Lee*

Advanced Functional Materials 32(40), 2204052 (2022). [IF=19.924] "Selected as Journal Front Cover" 

68. A thermo-electrochemical model of 18.5 V/50 Ah battery module for railway vehicles

Jihun Song, Hyobin Lee, Suhwan Kim, Dongyoon Kang, Seungwon Jung, Hongkyung Lee, Tae-Soon Kwon* and Yong Min Lee* 

Frontiers in Materials, 9, 824168 (2022). [IF=3.985]

67. Simulation Study on Internal Short Circuits in a Li-Ion Battery Depending on the Sizes, Quantities, and Locations of Li Dendrites

Suhwan Kim, Jihun Song, Hyobin Lee, Seungwon Jung, Joonam Park, Hongkyung Lee* and Yong Min Lee* 

Frontiers in Materials, 9, 850610 (2022). [IF=3.985]

Byung Gon Kim*, Sang Wook Park, Hong Jun Choi, Jun-Woo Park, Hongkyung Lee*, Jeong-Hee Choi

Small Methods 6(2), 2101060 (2022). [IF=15.367] "Featured in Inside Back Cover Image" 

65. Wide Temperature Cycling of Li-metal Batteries with Hydrofluoroether Dilution of High-Concentration Electrolyte

Kisung Park†, Youngseong Jo†, Bonhyeop Koo, Hongkyung Lee* and Hochun Lee* 

Chemical Engineering Journal 427, 131889 (2022). [IF=16.744]

64. A New Perspective on the Advanced Microblade Cutting Method for Reliable Adhesion Measurement of Composite Electrodes  

Jihun Song†, Dong Ok Shin†, Seoungwoo Byun, Youngjoon Roh, Cheol Bak, Juhye Song, Jaecheol Choi, Hongkyung Lee, Tae-Soon Kwon, Young-Gi Lee*, Myung-Hyun Ryou*, Yong Min Lee*

Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology 13(2), 227-236 (2022). [IF=2.774]

2021

63. A Rational Design of Coin-type Lithium-metal Full Cell for Academic Research  

Mingyu Lee, Donghyun Lee, Jaewoong Han, Jinoh Jeong, Hyunbin Choi, Hyuntae Lee, Minhong LimHongkyung Lee* 

Journal of Korean Electrochemical Society (한국전기화학회지) 24(3), 65-75 (2021). 

62. Hydrofluoroether-assisted Dilution of Na-ion Concentrated Ionic Liquid Electrolyte for Safe, Stable Cycling of High-Voltage Na-metal Batteries

Sukhyung Lee, Bonhyeop Koo, Seokbum Kang, Hongkyung Lee* and Hochun Lee* 

Chemical Engineering Journal 425, 130612 (2021). [IF=16.744]

61. Light-designed Shark Skin-mimetic Surfaces

Wonhee Cho, Hong Suk Kang, Jaeho Choi, Jinkwan Jung, Jonghyun Hyun, Jaehyung Kwon, Ilju Kim, Hongkyung Lee and Hee-Tak Kim*

Nano letters 21(13), 5500–5507 (2021).  [IF=12.262] "Selected as Cover Image" 

60. Nanoparticle-Dispersed Colloidal Electrolytes for Advanced Lithium Batteries

Minhong Lim†, Youngseong Jo†, Hongkyung Lee*

Ceramist (세라미스트) 24(1), 421 (2021).

59. Robust Cycling of Ultrathin Li-metal Enabled by Nitrate-Preplanted Li Powder Composite

Dahee Jin, Young Joon Roh, Taejin Jo, Myung-Hyun Ryou*, Hongkyung Lee* and Yong Min Lee*

Advanced Energy Materials 11(18), 2003769 (2021). [IF=29.698] "Featured in Back Cover Image" 

58. Identification of LiH and nanocrystalline LiF in the solid electrolyte interphase of lithium metal anodes

Zulipiya Shadike, Hongkyung Lee, Oleg Borodin, Xia Cao, Xiulin Fan, Xuelong Wang, Ruoqian Lin, Seong-Min Bak, Sanjit Ghose, Kang Xu, Chunsheng Wang, Jun Liu, Jie Xiao*, Xiao-Qing Yang*, Enyuan Hu* 

Nature Nanotechnology 16, 549–554 (2021). [IF=40.523]

57. Optimization of Fluorinated orthoformate based electrolytes for practical high-voltage lithium metal batteries

Xia Cao, Lianfeng Zou, Bethany E. Mattews, Linchao Zhang, Xinzi He, Xiaodi Ren, Mark H. Engelhard, Sarah D. Burton, Patrick Z. El-Khoury, Hyung-Seok Lim, Chaojiang Niu, Hongkyung Lee, Chunsheng Wang, Bruce W. Arey, Chongmin Wang, Jie Xiao, Jun Liu, Wu Xu* and Ji-Guang Zhang*

Energy Storage Materials 34, 7684 (2021). [IF=20.831]

56. Submicron interlayer for stabilizing thin Li metal powder electrode  

Dahee Jin, Youngjoon Roh, Taejin Jo, Dong Ok Shin, Juhye Song, Ju Young Kim, Young-Gi Lee, Hongkyung Lee*, Myung-Hyun Ryou* and Yong Min Lee* 

Chemical Engineering Journal 406, 126834 (2021).  [IF=16.744]

55. Unraveling the Limitations of Solid Oxide Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Electrodes through 3D Digital Twin Structural Analysis  

Joonam Park, Kyung Taek Bae, Dohwan Kim, Wooyoung Jeong, Ji-Eun Nam, Myeong Ju Lee, Dong Ok Shin, Young-Gi Lee, Hongkyung Lee, Kang Taek Lee* and Yong Min Lee*

Nano Energy 79, 105456 (2021).  [IF=19.069]

2020

54. Role of Inner Solvation Sheath within Salt-Solvent Complexes in Tailoring Electrode/Electrolyte Interphases for Lithium Metal Batteries

Xiaodi Ren, Peiyuan Gao, Lianfeng Zou, Shuhong Jiao, Xia Cao, Xianhui Zhang, Hao Jia, Mark H. Engelhard, Bethany E. Matthews, Haiping Wu, Hongkyung Lee, Chaojiang Niu, Chongmin Wang, Bruce W. Arey, Jie Xiao, Jun Liu, Ji-Guang Zhang*, Wu Xu*

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 117 (46), 28603-28613 (2020). [IF=12.779]

53. Reaction Heterogeneity in Practical High-Energy Lithium-Sulfur Pouch Cell

Lili Shi, Seong-Min Bak, Zulipiya Shadike, Chengqi Wang, Chaojiang Niu, Paul Northrup, Hongkyung Lee, Arthur Y Baranovskiy, Cassidy S Anderson, Jian Qin, Shuo Feng, Xiaodi Ren, Dianying Liu, Xiao-Qing Yang, Fei Gao, Dongping Lu*, Jie Xiao*, Jun Liu*

Energy & Environmental Science  13, 3620-3632  (2020). [IF=39.714]

52. Lithium Dendrite Suppression with Silica Nanoparticle-Dispersed Colloidal Electrolyte

Jinhong Lee, Hyung-Seok Lim, Xia Cao, Xiaodi Ren, Won-Jin Kwak, Ismael A. Rodríguez Pérez, Ji-Guang Zhang, Hongkyung Lee* and Hee-Tak Kim*

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 12 (33), 37188–37196  (2020). [IF=10.383]

51. Safe, Stable Cycling of Lithium Metal Batteries with Low‐Viscosity, Fire‐Retardant Locally Concentrated Ionic Liquid Electrolytes

Sukhyung Lee, Kisung Park, Bon-Hyeop Goo, Changhun Park, Minchul Jang, Hongkyung Lee and Hochun Lee*

Advanced Functional Materials 30, 2003132 (2020). [IF=19.924]  "Featured in Inside Cover Image" 

~2019 (Before DGIST)

49. Bingbin Wu†, Yang Yang†, Dianying Liu, Chaojiang Niu, Mark Gross, Lorraine Seymour, Hongkyung Lee, Phung M. L. Le, Thanh D. Vo, Zhiqun Daniel Deng, Eric J. Dufek, M. Stanley Whittingham, Jun Liu and Jie Xiao* "Good Practices for Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries" Journal of The Electrochemical Society 166 (16), A4141-A4149 (2019).

48. Zhe Peng, Junhua Song, Liyuan Huai, Haiping Jia, Biwei Xiao, Liangfeng Zou, Guomin Zhu, Abraham Martinez, Swadipta Roy, Vijayakumar Murugesan, Hongkyung Lee, Xiaodi Ren, Qiuyan Li, Bin Liu, Xiaolin Li, Deyu Wang*,  Wu Xu* and Ji-Guang Zhang* "Enhanced Stability of Li Metal Anodes by Synergetic Control of Nucleation and the Solid Electrolyte Interphase" Advanced Energy Materials 9 (42), 1901764 (2019).

47. Xia Cao, Xiaodi Ren, Lianfeng Zou, Mark H. Engelhard, William Huang, Hansen Wang, Bethany E. Matthews, Hongkyung Lee, Chaojiang Niu, Bruce W. Arey, Yi Cui, Chongmin Wang, Jie Xiao, Jun Liu, Wu Xu* and Ji-Guang Zhang* "Monolithic solid–electrolyte interphases formed in fluorinated orthoformate-based electrolytes minimize Li depletion and pulverization" Nature Energy 4, 796–805 (2019).

46. Byeolhee Yoon†, Jinkyu Park†, Jinhong Lee, Seokwoo Kim, Yong Min Lee*, Hee-Tak Kim*, Hongkyung Lee* and Myung-Hyun Ryou* "High-Rate Cycling of Lithium-Metal Batteries Enabled by Dual-Salt Electrolyte-Assisted Micro-Patterned Interfaces" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 11, 31777-31785 (2019).

45. Jeonghun Oh, Hearin Jo, Hongkyung Lee, Hee-Tak Kim, Yong Min Lee* and Myung-Hyun Ryou*, "Polydopamine-Treated Three-Dimensional Carbon Nanotube-Coated Separator for Achieving High-Performance Lithium Metal Batteries" Journal of Power Sources 430, 130-136  (2019).

44. Xiaodi Ren, Lianfeng Zou, Xia Cao, Mark H. Engelhard, Wen Liu, Sarah D. Burton, Hongkyung Lee, Chaojiang Niu, Bethany E. Matthews, Zihua Zhu, Chongmin Wang, Bruce W. Arey, Jie Xiao, Jun Liu, Ji-Guang Zhang* and Wu Xu* "Enabling High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries Under Practical Conditions" Joule 3, 1662-1676 (2019).

43. Chaojiang Niu†, Hongkyung Lee†, Shuru Chen, Qiuyan Li, Jason Du, Wu Xu, Ji-Guang Zhang, M. Stanley Whittingham, Jie Xiao* and Jun Liu* "High-energy Li metal pouch cells with limited anode swelling and long stable cycles" Nature Energy 4, 551–559 (2019).

42. Xiaodi Ren, Lianfeng Zou, Donghai Mei, Mark H. Engelhard, Shuhong Jiao, Qiuyan Li, Hongkyung Lee, Chaojiang Niu, Chongmin Wang, Jun Liu, Ji-Guang Zhang* and Wu Xu* "High Concentration Ether Electrolytes for Stable High-Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries" ACS Energy Letters 4, 896–902 (2019).

"Top 20 Most Read Articles in March 2019"

41. Vijayakumar Murugesan, Jong Soo Cho, Niranjan Govind, Amity Andersen, Matthew J Olszta, Kee Sung Han, Guosheng Li, Hongkyung Lee, David M. Reed, Vincent L. Sprenkle, Sungjin Cho, Satish Nune* and Daiwon Choi* "Lithium Insertion Mechanism in Iron Fluorides prepared by Catalytic Decomposition of Fluoropolymer" ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2, 1832–1843 (2019).

40. Yun-Jung Kim, Sung Hyun Kwon, Hyungjun Noh, Seongmin Yuk, Hongkyung Lee, Hyunsoo Jin, Jinhong Lee, Seung Geol Lee, Hwanuk Guim* and Hee-Tak Kim* “Facet Selectivity of Li deposition on Cu Current Collectors” Energy Storage Materials 19, 154-162 (2019).

39. Jinhong Lee, Yun-Jung, Kim, Hyunsoo Jin, Hyungjun Noh, Hobeom Kwack, Hyunwon Chu, Fangmin Ye, Hongkyung Lee and Hee-Tak Kim* "Tuning Two Interfaces with Fluoroethylene Carbonate Electrolytes for High Performance Li/LCO Batteries" ACS Omega 4, 3220–3227 (2019).

38. Shuru Chen†, Chaojiang Niu†, Hongkyung Lee†, Qiuyan Li, Lu Yu, Wu Xu, Ji-Guang Zhang, Eric J. Dufek, M. Stanley Whittingham, Shirley Meng, Jie Xiao* and Jun Liu* "Critical Parameters for Evaluating Coin Cells and Pouch Cells of Rechargeable Li Metal Batteries” Joule 3, 1094-1105 (2019). 

37. Seokwoo Kim, Junyoung Choi, Hongkyung Lee, Yong-Cheol Jeong, Yong Min Lee* and Myung-Hyun Ryou* "Suppression of Dendrites and Granules in Surface-Patterned Li Metal Anodes using CsPF6", Journal of Power Sources 413, 344-350 (2019).

36. Yongsoon Shin*, Eric M. Winder, Kee Sung Han, Hongkyung Lee, George Bonheyo, "Enhanced Capacities of Mixed Fatty Acid-Modified Sawdust Aggregators for Remediation of Crude Oil Spill", ACS Omega 4, 412-420  (2019).

35. Hongkyung Lee, Hyung-Seok Lim, Xiaodi Ren, Lu Yu, Mark H. Engelhard, Kee Sung Han, Jinhong Lee, Hee-Tak Kim, Jie Xiao, Jun Liu, Wu Xu* and Ji-Guang Zhang* "Detrimental Effects of Chemical Crossover from the Lithium Anode to Cathode in Rechargeable Lithium Metal Batteries" ACS Energy Letters, 3, 2921-2930 (2018).

"Top 20 Most Read Articles in November 2018"

34. Hongkyung Lee, Shuru Chen, Xiaodi Ren, Abraham Martinez, Vaithiyalingam Shutthanandan, Murugesan Vijayakumar, Kee Sung Han, Qiuyan Li, Jun Liu, Wu Xu* and Ji-Guang Zhang*, "Electrode Edge Effects and the Failure Mechanism of Lithium Metal Batteries" ChemSusChem, 11, 3821-3828 (2018). 

33. Yun-Jung Kim†, Hyun Soo Jin†, Dong-Hyun Lee, Jaeho Choi, Hyungjun Noh, Jinhong Lee, Hyunwon Chu, Hobeom Kwack, Fangmin Ye, Hongkyung Lee, Myung-Hyun Ryou* and Hee-Tak Kim* “Guided Lithium Deposition by Surface Micro-Patterning of Lihium-Metal Electrode" ChemElectroChem, 5, 3169-3175 (2018).

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32. Lu Yu, Shuru Chen, Hongkyung Lee, Linchao Zhang, Mark H. Engelhard, Qiuyan Li, Shuhong Jiao, Jun Liu, Wu Xu* and Ji-Guang Zhang*, " A Carbonate-Solvents-Based Localized High Concentration Electrolyte with Lithium Difluoro(oxalate)borate as Additive for Stable Lithium Metal Battery" ACS Energy Letters, 3, 2059–2067 (2018).

31. Xiaodi Ren, Shuru Chen, Hongkyung Lee, Donghai Mei, Mark H. Engelhard, Sarah D. Burton, Wengao Zhao, Qiuyan Li, Michael S. Ding, Marshall Schroeder, Judith Alvarado, Kang Xu, Shirley Y. Meng, Jun Liu, Ji-Guang Zhang*, Wu Xu* “Localized High-Concentration Sulfone Electrolytes for High-Efficiency Lithium Metal Batteries ” Chem (Cell Press), 4, 1877-1892 (2018). 

30. Fangmin Ye, Hyungjun Noh, Hongkyung Lee, Hee-Tak Kim * "An Ultrahigh Capacity Graphite/Li₂S Battery with Holey-Li₂S Nanoarchitectures" Advanced Science, 5, 1800139 (2018).

29. Shuru Chen, Jianming Zheng, Lu Yu, Xiaodi Ren, Chaojiang Niu, Hongkyung Lee, Wu Xu, Jie Xiao, Jun Liu, and Ji-Guang Zhang* “High Efficiency Lithium Metal Batteries with Fire-Retardant Electrolytes” Joule (Cell Press), 2, 1-11 (2018). 

28. Fangmin Ye†, Hyungjun Noh†, Jinhong Lee, Hongkyung Lee, Hee-Tak Kim* "Li₂S/Carbon Nanocomposite Strips from a Low-Temperature Conversion of Li2SO4 as High- Performance Lithium-Sulfur Cathodes" Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 6, 6617-6624 (2018).

27. Lu Yu, Nathan L. Canfield, Shuru Chen, Hongkyung Lee, Mark H. Engelhard, Qiuyan Li, Jun Liu, Wu Xu* and Ji-Guang Zhang* "Enhanced Stability of Lithium Metal Anode by 3D Porous Nickel Substrate" ChemElectroChem, 5, 1-10 (2018).

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26. Hongkyung Lee, Xiaodi Ren, Chaojiang Niu, Lu Yu, Mark H. Engelhard, Inseong Cho, Myung-Hyun Ryou, Hyun Soo Jin, Hee-Tak Kim, Jun Liu, Wu Xu* and Ji-Guang Zhang* "Suppressing Lithium Dendrite Growth by Metallic Coating on Separator" Advanced Functional Materials, 27, 1704391 (2017).

25. Yun-Jung Kim, Hongkyung Lee, Hyungjun Noh, Jinhong Lee, Seokwoo Kim, Myung-Hyun Ryou, Yong Min Lee, Hee-Tak Kim* "Enhancing the Cycling Stability of Sodium Metal Electrode by Building an Inorganic/Organic Composite Protective Layer" ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 9, 6000-6006 (2017).

24. Wonhee Jo, Hong Suk Kang, Jaeho Choi, Hongkyung Lee, Hee-Tak Kim* "Plasticized Polymer Interlayer for Low-Temperature Fabrication of a High-Quality Silver Nanowire-Based Flexible Transparent and Conductive Film", ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 9 15114-15121 (2017).

23. Jinhong Lee, Jongchan Song, Hongkyung Lee, Hyungjun Noh, Yun-Jung Kim and Hee-Tak Kim* " A Nanophase-Separated, Quasi-Solid-State Polymeric Single-Ion Conductor: Polysulfide Exclusion for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries" ACS Energy Letters, 2, 1232-1239 (2017).

22. Keun-Hwan Oh, Insung Bae, Hongkyung Lee, Hyuk Kim and Hee-Tak Kim*, "Silica-­embedded hydrogel nanofiller for enhancing low humidity proton conduction of a hydrocarbon­ based polymer electrolyte membrane" Journal of Membrane Science, 543, 106-113 (2017).

21. 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 lm, Kisuk Kang*, "Tuning the Carbon Crystallinity for Highly Stable Li-O₂ Batteries" Chemistry of Materials, 28, 8160-8169 (2016).

20. Hong Suk Kang, Jaeho Choi, Wonhee Cho, Hongkyung Lee, Dongyoung Lee, Dai-Gil Lee, Hee-Tak Kim*, "Silver nanowire networks embedded in cure-controlled optical adhesive film for transparent and highly conductive electrode" Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 4, 9834-9840 (2016).

19. Hyunkyu Jeon, So Yeon Jin, Won Ho Park, Hongkyung Lee, Hee-Tak Kim, Myung-Hyun Ryou* and Yong Min Lee* "Plasma-assisted water-based Al2O3 ceramic coating for polyethylene-based microporous separators for lithium metal secondary batteries" Electrochimica Acta, 212, 649-656 (2016).

18. Hongkyung Lee, Jongchan Song, Yun-Jung Kim, Jung-Ki Park* and Hee-Tak Kim* “Structural modulation of lithium metal electrode/electrolyte interface by three-dimensional metallic interlayer for advanced lithium metal batteries”, Scientific Reports, 3, 30830 (2016).

17. Chang Kyu Son, Hong Suk Kang, Jin Woo Kim, Hongkyung Lee, Seong Ho An, Jung-Ki Park*, Hee-Tak Kim* "Homogeneously Dispersed Silver Nanoparticles in EVA Laminating Film for Efficiency Enhancement of Silicon Photovoltaic Cells", Macromolecular Researches, 24, 436-440 (2016).

16. Dong Jin Lee†, Hongkyung Lee†, Yun-Jung Kim, Jung-Ki Park* and Hee-Tak Kim*, “Sustainable Redox Mediation for Lithium-Oxygen Battery by Composite Protective Layer on Lithium Metal Anode”, Advanced Materials, 28, 857-863 (2016).

"Featured as Inside Front Cover Image" "Highlighted in news (Yonhap news, ET news, The Asia Economy Daily, etc)

15. Hong Suk Kang, Seungwoo Lee, Jaeho Choi, Hongkyung Lee, Jung-Ki Park* and Hee-Tak Kim* “Light-Induced Surface Patterning of Silica” ACS Nano, 9, 9837-9848 (2015).

14. Jongchan Song, Hongkyung Lee, Min-Ju Choo, Jung-Ki Park* and Hee-Tak Kim* “Ionomer-liquid electrolyte hybrid ionic conductor for high cycling stability of lithium metal electrodes” Scientific Reports, 5, 14458 (2015).

13. Yun-Jung Kim†, Hongkyung Lee†, Dong Jin Lee, Jung-Ki Park* and Hee-Tak Kim*, “Reduction of Charge and Discharge Polarization by Cobalt Nanoparticles‐Embedded Carbon Nanofibers for Li–O₂ Batteries ” ChemSusChem, 8, 2496-2502 (2015).

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12. Hongkyung Lee†, Dong Jin Lee†, Yun-Jung Kim, Jung-Ki Park* and Hee-Tak Kim*, “A Simple Composite Protective Layer Coating That Enhances the Cycling Stability of Lithium Metal Batteries” Journal of Power Sources, 284, 103-108 (2015).

11. Jongchan Song, Hyungjun Noh, Hongkyung Lee, Je-Nam Lee, Dong Jin Lee, Yunju Lee, Chul Hwan Kim, Yong Min Lee,* Jung-Ki Park* and Hee-Tak Kim*, “Polysulfide rejection layer from alpha-lipoic acid for high performance lithium–sulfur battery”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 3, 323-330 (2015).

"Selected in the themed collection: 2015 Journal of Materials Chemistry A Hot Papers "

10. Hye-Won Kim†, Dong Jin Lee†, Hongkyung Lee, Jongchan Song, Hee-Tak Kim* and Jung-Ki Park*, “Glucosamine-Derived Encapsulation of Silicon Nanoparticles for High-Performance Lithium Ion Batteries” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, 14557-14562 (2014).

9. Hongkyung Lee†, Yun-Jung Kim†, Dong Jin Lee, Jongchan Song, Yong Min Lee, Hee-Tak Kim* and Jung-Ki Park* “Directly Grown Co3O4 Nanowire Arrays on Ni-foam: Structural Effect of Carbon-free and Binder-free Cathodes for Lithium Oxygen Batteries” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2, 11891-11898 (2014).

8. Dong Jin Lee†, Hongkyung Lee†, Jongchan Song, Myung-Hyun Ryou, Yong Min Lee, Hee-Tak Kim* and Jung-Ki Park* “Composite Protective Layer for Li metal Anode in High-Performance Lithium-Oxygen Batteries” Electrochemical Communications, 40, 45-48 (2014).

7. Hongkyung Lee†, Dong Jin Lee†, Je-Nam Lee, Jongchan Song, Yunju Lee, Myung-Hyun Ryou, Jung-Ki Park* and Yong Min Lee* “Chemical aspect of oxygen dissolved in a dimethyl sulfoxide-based electrolyte on lithium metal” Electrochimica Acta, 123, 419-425 (2014).

6. Dong Jin Lee, Hongkyung Lee, Myung-Hyun Ryou, Gi-Beom Han, Je-Nam Lee, Jongchan Song, Jaecheol Choi, Kuk Young Cho, Yong Min Lee* and Jung-Ki Park*  “Electrospun Three-Dimensional Mesoporous Silicon Nanofibers as an Anode Material for High-Performance Lithium Secondary Batteries” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 5, 12005-12010 (2014).

5. Gi-Beom Han†, Je-Nam Lee†, Dong Jin Lee, Hongkyung Lee, Jongchan Song, Hyewon Lee, Myung-Hyun Ryou, Jung-Ki Park* and Yong Min Lee* “Enhanced Cycling Performance of Lithium Metal Secondary Batteries with Succinic Anhydride as an Electrolyte Additive” Electrochimica Acta,115, 525-530 (2014).

4. Keun-Hwan Oh, Min-Ju Choo, Hongkyung Lee, Kwang Hyun Park, Jung-Ki Park, Jang Wook Choi, “Mussel-Inspired Polydopamine-treated Composite Electrolytes for Long-Term Operations of Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cells”, Journal of Material Chemistry A, 1, 14484-14490 (2013).

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3. Dong In Choi†, Hongkyung Lee†, Dong Jin Lee, Kwan Woo Nam, Joo-Seong Kim, Robert A. Huggins, Jung-Ki Park* and Jang Wook Choi* “Cotton-templated hierarchical porous structures for high power lithium rechargeable batteries”, Journal of Material Chemistry A, 1, 5320-5325 (2013).

2. Hongkyung Lee, Yong-Il Kim, Jung-Ki Park* and Jang Wook Choi*, “Sodium zinc hexacyanoferrate with a well-defined open framework as a positive electrode for sodium ion batteries”, Chemical Communications, 48, 8416-8418 (2012).

1. Myung-Hyun Ryou, Dong Jin Lee, Je-Nam Lee, Hong Kyeong Lee, Myungwon Seo, Hyewon Lee, Weon Ho Shin, Yong Min Lee, Jang Wook Choi, and Jung-Ki Park, “Cross-linkable Polymer Matrix for Enhanced Thermal Stability of Succinonitrile-based Polymer Electrolyte in Lithium Rechargeable Batteries”, Journal of Electrochemical Science and Technology (Korean ECS Journal)  2, 198-203 (2011).