Organic Energy Materials & Devices Lab
유기에너지재료 및 소자 연구실
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Welcome to the Cha Research Group at Kyungpook National University (KNU)!
Our research combines soft energy materials, spectroscopy, and device engineering to develop efficient and stable light-to-energy conversion systems.
Position Available
Join us to explore and create innovative solutions for sustainable energy and future technologies!
We are looking for enthusiastic undergraduate/graduate students who are curious, creative and eager to make and impact.
경북대학교 에너지공학부 차효정 교수 연구실에서는 함께 연구할 열정을 가진 석박사과정 대학원생/학부 연구생을 모집합니다.
관심이 있거나 진학/연구참여를 희망하시는 분은 이메일 hcha@knu.ac.kr 로 연락 바랍니다. + 더보기
Research Interests
The Cha Research Group aims to design, understand, and apply advanced soft energy materials and devices for sustainable energy conversion and optoelectronic applications
Time-Resolved Spectroscopic Studies of Charge Carrier Dynamics
Photocatalytic Solar Fuel Production
Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Energy Conversion
Photovoltaics for Indoor and Low-Light Energy Harvesting
Conjugated Molecules & Nanomaterial Engineering
Morphological & Interfacial Engineering
Stability and Degradation Mechanisms in Energy Devices
Recent News
2026. 4
Gayoung's article has been accepted in Advanced Energy Materials
(IF 26.0, JCR 2.5% in Energy& Fuels, Materials Science, Multidisciplinary)
2026. 4
Sowon and Changwoo received the Poster Award in Annual Spring Meeting of the Polymer Society of Korea
2026. 4
Damin gave a research presentation in Annual Spring Meeting of the Polymer Society of Korea
2026. 3
Prof. Cha received the Outstanding Research Professor Award (JCR Top 1%) from KNU
2026. 3
Prof. Cha gave an invited talk in Spring Meeting of MATSUS, Barcelona
2026. 2
Sowon's review article has been accepted in Nano Convergence
(IF 11.0, JCR 8.8% in Physics, Applied Chemistry)
2026. 1
Sowon's article has been accepted in EES Catalysis as a cover image
(IF 8.1, JCR 22.4% in Chemistry, Physical)
2025. 12
Damin's article has been accepted in Nano Energy
(IF 17.1, JCR 5.1% in Physics, applied)
2025. 12
Prof. Cha gave an invited talk in Pacifichem, Hawaii
→ See the Publications, News and Gallery pages for more details.
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