Journal Articles

†co-first authors,  *corresponding authors

1.  Kang, Y.†, Lee, H.†, Jo, E., & Kim, J.*, A straightforward strategy using dynamic operation of micro-heater in a single gas sensor toward gas discrimination among benzene, toluene, and xylene. (In preparation)

2.  Kang, Y.†, Kim. J.†, Bae, K., & Kim, J.*, All Inkjet-Printed, Highly Sensitive, Mxene-Functionalized CNT-based NO2 Sensor on Paper Substrate. (In preparation)

3. Won, C.†, Lee, S.†, Ryu, J., Bae, K.*, Kang. Y.*, Hierarchical Three-Dimensional Mulberry Fiber Networks for Tactile Sensors with High Sensitivity and Wide Pressure Range (in revision)

4.  Sim, S.†, Jo, E.†, Ko, D., Bae, K., Kang, Y., Kim, J.*, Fully Stretchable Thermoacoustic Electronic Skin Enabled by Geometrically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Bundles, (Accepted in Advanced Functional Materials)

5.  Lee, S.†, Won, C.†, Ahn, J.†, Park, W.†, Ha, E., Kim, J.*, Kim, T.*, Yim, C.*, & Kang. Y.*, MXene-Coated, Multi-Layered Mulberry Paper-Based Flexible Tactile Sensor with High Sensitivity over Wide Pressure Range, Small, 22(46), e74205. (Front cover)

6.  Sim, S., Han, H., Bae, K., Kang Y. (2026), Jo E., Kim J., Partially Embedded Carbon Nanotube Bundles in an Elastomer Matrix for Highly Sensitive and High-Spatial-Resolution Tactile Sensing, ACS Nano, 20(10), 8611-8621.

7.  Wang, L., Kang, Y.*, Choi, J.* (2026), Optothermally Enhanced Chemiresistive Gas Sensing via MoS2 Integrated onto Low-Energy Visible Light-Emitting Diodes, Sensors and Actuators B : Chemical, 451, 139438.

8.  Bae, K.†, Sim, S.†, Kang, Y., Kim, J.* (2025),  Strain-Insensitive Heater on Wrinkled Surface Integrated with Carbon Nanotube Bundles for Applications in Wearable Thermal Therapy and Multimodal Tactile Displays,  ACS nano, 19(44), 38563–38572.

9. Park, W.†, Kang, Y.†, Jin, X.†, Lee, D., Hwang, S.*, & Kim, J.* (2025),  Ultra-Sensitive Ethanol Detection Using a Chemiresistive SnO2 Thin-Film Gas Sensor Functionalized with RuO2 Nanosheets, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 11, 208.

10.  Sim, S.†, Chung, E.†, Kang, Y., Bae, K., Kim, J.* (2025), Flexible Tactile Sensors Based on Gold Nanoparticles-Precipitated Carbon Nanotubes with Low Contact Resistance and High Sensitivity, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 11, 185.

11.  Bae, K.†, Heo, B.†, Hwang, K., Jo, E., Kang, Y., Pyo, S., Kim, J.* (2025), Washable, heat-resistant, and inkjet-printed devices on cotton fabric for wearable applications, Nature communications, 16, 8615.

12.  Hann, S. Y.*, Kang, Y., Cui, H., Zhang, L. G. (2025), Microgels: From Synthesis to Tissue Engineering Applications, Biofabrication, 17(3), 032008.

13. Bae, K.†, Kim, M.†, Sim, S., Kang, Y., Kim, J.* (2025), Dome-structure array from pre-strained extendable mesh for tactile sensing without crosstalk and lateral strain interference, Small Methods, 9(7), 2401730.

14.  Cha, G., Shanmugasundaram, A., Peang, C., Kang, Y., Yoon, Y., Yim, C., Park, J.* (2025), UV-Enhanced Room-Temperature Ammonia Detection Using a Ga2O3/Ti3C2Tx MXene Gas Sensor, IEEE Sensors Journal, 25(12), 18731.

15. Jeong, J.†, Jo, E.†, Choi, J.-A., Kang, Y.*, Pyo, S.* (2025), Structural design strategies of triboelectric nanogenerators for omnidirectional wind energy harvesting, Micro and Nano Systems Letters, 13, 4.

16.  Im, H.†, Jo. E.†, Kang, Y.*, & Kim, J.* (2025), Versatile Foldable Inkjet-Printed Thermoacoustic Loudspeaker on Paper, Advanced Functional Materials, 35(17), 2415218.

17. Shin, J.†, Kim, K.†, Min, I.†, Sang, M., Lee, J., Hwang, K., Kang, Y.*, Kim, J.*, & Yu, K.* (2025), A wireless wearable sensor system based on a silver nanowire-decorated silicon nanomembrane for precise and continuous hazardous gas monitoring, Advanced Functional Materials, 35(15), 2419110. 

18. Bae, K., Jo, E.*, & Kang, Y.* (2025), Sensitivity Enhancement of Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene Gas Sensors using Nanostructured TiO2: a Mini-Review, Journal of Sensor Science and Technology, 34(2), 89-96. 

19.  Lee, Y.†, Hwang, Y.†, Park, H. W., Kang, Y., & Kim, J*. (2024), Depth-dependent Absorptivity Control of Large Pulsed Electron Beam (LPEB) Irradiations for Defect-free Surface Modification of Metallic Alloys, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 33, 9580-9594.

Before KNU

20.  Sim, S.†, Shin, H.†, Bae, K., Han, H., Kang, Y., Woo, J., Cho, Y., Cho, I., & Kim, J. (2023), Neural probe integrated with low-impedance electrodes implemented using vertically aligned carbon nanotubes for three-dimensional mapping of neural signals, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical, 393, 134124.

21.  Jo, E., Kang, Y., Sim, S., Lee, H., & Kim, J. (2023), High-Temperature-Operable Electromechanical Computing Units Enabled by Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays, ACS Nano, 17(14), 13310-13318.

22.  Oh, Y.†, Kwon, D.-S.†, Jo. E., Kang, Y., Sim, S., & Kim, J. (2023), Formation of Sub-100 nm Suspended Nanowire with Various Materials Using Thermally Adjusted Electrospun Nanofiber as Template, Microsystems & Nanoengineering, 9(1), 15.

23.  Bae, K., Kim, M., Kang, Y., Sim, S., Kim, W., Pyo, S., Kim, J. (2022), Dual-scale Porous Composite for Tactile Sensor with High Sensitivity over an Ultrawide Sensing Range, Small, 18(39), 2203193. (top 6.83% IF= 15.153 (JCR 2021))

24.  Kim, K.†, Kang, Y.†, Bae, K., & Kim, J. (2022). Ethanol-sensing properties of cobalt porphyrin-functionalized titanium dioxide nanoparticles as chemiresistive materials that are integrated into a low power microheater, Micro and Nano Systems Letters, 10, 4. († Equally contributed) [Scopus]

25.  Lee, S.†, Kang, Y.†, Lee, J., Kim,J., Shin, J. W., Sim, S., Go, D., Jo, E., Kye, S., Kim, J., & An, J. (2022). Atomic Layer Deposited Pt Nanoparticles on Functionalized MoS2 as Highly Sensitive H2 Sensor, Applied Surface Science, 571, 151256. († Equally contributed) (top 5%, IF= 7.392 (JCR 2021))

26.  Lee, T.†, Kang, Y.†, Kim, K., Kwak Y., Park, W., Kim, M., & Kim, J. (2022). All Paper-Based, Multilayered, Inkjet-Printed Tactile Sensor in Wide Pressure Detection Range with High Sensitivity, Advanced Materials Technologies, 7(2), 2100428. († Equally contributed) (top 17.3%, IF=8.856 (JCR 2021))  

27.  Sim, S., Jo, E., Kang, Y., Chung, E., Kim, J. (2021). Highly Sensitive Flexible Tactile Sensors in Wide Sensing Range Enabled by Hierarchical Topography of Biaxially Strained and Capillary-Densified Carbon Nanotube Bundles, Small, 17(50), 2105334. (top 6.83% IF= 15.153 (JCR 2021))

28.  Kwak, Y.†, Kang, Y.†,  Park, W., Jo, E., & Kim, J. (2021). Fabrication of Fine-Pored Polydimethylsiloxane using Isopropyl Alcohol and Water Mixture for Adjustable Mechanical, Optical, and Thermal Properties, RSC Advances, 11(29), 18061-18067. († Equally contributed) (top 41.9%, IF=4.036 (JCR 2020))

29.  Jo, E.†, Lee, Y. B.†, Jung, Y., Kim. S. B., Kang, Y., Seo, M. H., Yoon, J. B., Kim, J., (2021) Integration of Gold Nanoparticle−Carbon Nanotube Composite for Enhanced Contact Lifetime of Microelectromechanical Switches with Very Low Contact Resistance, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(14), 16959-16967. († Equally contributed) (top 14.21%, IF=10.383 (JCR 2021))

30.  Kang, Y.†, Baek, D. H.†, Pyo, S., & Kim, J. (2020). Carbon-Doped WO3 Nanostructure Based on CNT Sacrificial Template and its Application to Highly Sensitive NO2 Sensor. IEEE Sensors Journal, 20(11), 5705-5711. († Equally contributed) (top 21.9%, IF=4.325 (JCR 2021))

31.  Kang, Y.†, Kim, K.†, Cho, B., Kwak, Y., & Kim, J. (2020). Highly Sensitive Detection of Benzene, Toluene, and Xylene Based on CoPP-Functionalized TiO2 Nanoparticles with Low Power Consumption. ACS sensors, 5(3), 754-763. († Equally contributed) (top 5.75%, IF=9.618 (JCR 2021))

32.  Kang, Y., Pyo, S., Jo, E., & Kim, J. (2019). Light-assisted recovery of reacted MoS2 for reversible NO2 sensing at room temperature. Nanotechnology, 30(35), 355504. (top 31.7%, IF=3.953 (JCR 2021))

33.  Kang, Y., Pyo, S., Jeong, H. I., Lee, K., Baek, D. H., & Kim, J. (2019). Impact Ionization Induced by Accelerated Photoelectrons for Wide-Range and Highly Sensitive Detection of Volatile Organic Compounds at Room Temperature. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 11(22), 20491-20499. (top 14.21%, IF=10.383 (JCR 2021))

34.  Kim, M. O.†, Pyo, S.†, Oh, Y., Kang, Y., Cho, K. H., Choi, J., & Kim, J. (2018). Flexible and multi-directional piezoelectric energy harvester for self-powered human motion sensor. Smart Materials and Structures, 27(3), 035001. († Equally contributed) (top 28.2%, IF=4.131 (JCR 2021))