Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical Engineering, Gyeongsang National University (GNU)
Room 408, Bld. 404, 501 Jinju-daero, Jinju-si, Gyeongsangnam-do 52828, South Korea
E-mail: khw5536@gnu.ac.kr
Tel: +82-55-722-1784
Work Experience
Assistant Professor (2025.03 - Current) Department of Chemical Engineering, Gyeongsang National University (GNU, 경상국립대학교)
Senior Researcher (2022.07 - 2025.02) Korea Basic Science Insitute (KBSI, 한국기초과학지원연구원)
Postdoctoral Researcher (2020.11 - 2022.07) Argonne National Laboratory (ANL, 美 아르곤국립연구소)
P.I.: Dr. Wenquan Lu
Postdoctoral Researcher (2020.09 - 2020.11) Ulsan National Insitute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Advisor: Prof. Youngsik Kim
Education
Ph.D. (2014.09 - 2020.08) School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
Advisor: Prof. Youngsik Kim
B.S. (2008.03 - 2014.08) Department of Nano-material Engineering, Pusan National University (PNU)
Selected Publications (Main Athour)
"Decoupling Degradation Mechanisms in Single-Crystal NCM Cathodes: Rational Engineering of Electronic Structure Beyond Mechanical Constraints" Materials Today, 2025, Accepted (IF=22, JCR=3.8%)
"Revisiting doping strategies: The critical role of dopant-host interplay in cobalt-free, high-nickel cathode materials " Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 523, 168882 (IF=13.2, JCR=3%)
“Highly stable and rechargeable organic battery using a designed PTVE-impregnated porous graphitic carbon composite” International Journal of Energy Research, 2025, (1) 6738352 (IF=4.2, JCR=1.2%)
“A design guideline of graphite/silicon composite electrode for extremely fast charging Li ion batteries” Energy Storage Materials, 2024, 72, 103739 (IF=20.2, JCR=4.7%)
“Flexible and Scalable Li-ion Conducting Film Using Sacrificial Template for High-Voltage All-solid-state Batteries” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023, 11, 14655-14662 (selected as front cover) (IF=10.8, JCR=9.1%)
“Three-Dimensional Ion-conducting, Scalable, and Mechanically Reinforced Ceramic Film for High Voltage Solid-state Batteries” Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31, 2002008 (IF=19.9, JCR=4.7%)
“Binder-free organic cathode based on nitroxide radical polymer-functionalized carbon nanotubes and gel polymer electrolyte for high-performance sodium organic polymer batteries” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8, 17980–17986 (IF=12.7, JCR=6.6%)
“Hybrid solid electrolyte with the combination of Li7La3Zr2O12 ceramic and ionic liquid for high voltage pseudo-solid-state Li-ion batteries” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 17025-17032 (IF=8.9, JCR=4.8%)