News & Update

2026.10.02 

Our collaborative research paper, “Surface Passivation Suppresses α-Particle-Induced Trap Formation in Perovskite Solar Cells for Space Applications,” has been accepted for publication in ACS Energy Letters. Seunghyun Chae and Prof. Dohyung Kim participated in this work as co-authors. Congratulations to all the collaborators and authors!

2026.09.07 

Sol-I Bae joined our research group as a researcher. Welcome to the team!

2026.09.01 

Welcome to Our New Undergraduate Researchers!  We are delighted to welcome Jin Hyuk Choe & Tae Hyun Kim, who have recently joined our lab as undergraduate researchers.

We look forward to working with them and wish them a rewarding and enjoyable research experience.

2026.08.19 

Congratulations! A collaborative paper involving our group, “Synthesis-dependent grain boundary density governs low-temperature lithium diffusion in single-crystal NCM cathodes,” has been accepted for publication in Advanced Science. Seunghyun Chae participated in this collaborative research.  

2026.08.06 

Prof. Kim attended the Korean Society of Optoelectronics Conference, participating in academic sessions on recent advances in optoelectronic materials and devices. 

2026.07.30 

Congratulations! Our group was selected for the Future Convergence Pioneer Research Program supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF). The project will develop an AI–Digital Twin-based autonomous platform for the design and optimization of perovskite solar cells for space applications. 

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2026.07.24 

Prof. Kim gave an invited seminar entitled “Thin-Film Photovoltaics Bound for Space: Radiation Tolerance and Thermal-Shock Validation of Perovskite Solar Cells” at Gyeongsang National University.    

2026.07.16 

Congratulations! Our group was selected for a RISE research project on recycling end-of-life photovoltaic modules. The project focuses on “Microwave-Melting Purification of Waste Silicon Derived from Crystalline-Si Solar Cells and CFD-Based Process Optimization.”   

2026.07.10 

Congratulations! Our group was selected for the Semiconductor R&D Talent Development Project with the project, “Semiconductor R&D Training Based on Silicon Solar Cell Manufacturing Processes and Optoelectronic Semiconductor Device Analysis,” involving Seunghyun Chae and Jihae Kim, students in the Integrated B.S.–M.S. Program.  

2026.06.26 

Prof. Kim gave an invited tutorial presentation on "Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy: Principles, Techniques, and Photovoltaic Applications" at the Korean Society of Microscopy Conference held in Daejeon, Korea.  

2026.05.28 

Prof. Kim gave an invited tutorial presentation on "Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy: Principles, Techniques, and Photovoltaic Applications" at the Korean Society of Microscopy Conference held in Daejeon, Korea.  

2026.04.07 

Congratulations! Seunghyun and Prof. Kim’s joint research, titled “Precursor Solutions Engineering for Improved Cation Disorder of Molecular Ink-Derived AgBiS2 Solar Cells,” has been published in Materials Today Chemistry. 

2026.03.31 

Congratulations! The recent paper published in EES has been selected for the front cover. 

2026.02.24 

Congratulations! Yeram and Jeonghyun (graduate students) and Hyunjae (an undergraduate student) have graduated from CBNU. 

2026.02.26-27 

Prof. Kim attended the Korea Optoelectronic Society (KOES) conference and served as the chair of the session on design, evaluation, and analysis. 

2026.02.09 

Congratulations! Prof. Kim's co-corresponding author paper, "Towards space-compatible perovskite solar cells: guidelines for thermal shock resilience and near-space balloon testing " has been accepted for publication in Energy & Environmental Science.

2026.01.02 

A New Member Joining our group!

We are pleased to welcome Dr. Mohammad Moeen Hasan Raza as a postdoctoral researcher in our research group.

2025.12.01 

New Members Joining our group!

We are delighted to welcome our new undergraduate students, Ms. Ji Hae Kim and Mr. Su Min Lee, as well as our new postdoctoral researcher, Dr. Michael Said Abdelmalak Kamel, to our research group. 

2025.08.29 

Congratulations! NFOL has been selected for The Lab in the September issue of "Issue Maker" 

2025.08.12 

Congratulations! The Joule paper has received media coverage 

2025.07.31 

BP Fellowship Awarded 

Our lab has been selected for the BP Fellowship. We are pleased to welcome Dr. Michael Kamel, who will join us through this program. We sincerely thank the National Research Foundation (NRF) for their support. 

2025.05.30 

Exciting news! A reserach paper titled, "Enhancing radiation resilience of wide bandgap perovskite solar cells for space applications via A-site organic cation stabilization using PDAI2 treatment" has been accepted for publication in Joule.

2025.05.28 

Invited to present at the Korean Microscopy Society with a talk titled "Ferroic Domains and Nanoscale Properties in Hybrid Perovskites."

2025.05.23 

Attended the 2025 Spring Conference of the Korean Society for New and Renewable Energy. Participated in the invited session with a talk titled "Nanoscale Analysis using Scanning Probe Microscopy for Elucidating Degradation Mechanisms in Dry-Processed Silicon/Perovskite Tandem Solar Cells." Also participated in the project kick-off meeting during the conference.  

2025.04.22 

Congratulations! NFOL has been finally selected for the Research project named "Degradation Mechanism Investigation to Improve the Stability of Dry-Processed Perovskite Top Cells", under the New and Renewable Energy Core Technology Development Program of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy (MOTIE) and the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP). The total research and development period for this project is from April 2025 to March 2028.    

2025.04.17 

Prof. Kim gave a talk exploring how 2D ferroelectric domains facilitate efficient charge separation in perovskite solar cells at The Korean Solar Energy Society.    

2025.04.15 

Congratulations! Prof. Kim's co-corresponding author paper, "Efficient Charge Seperation at localized 2D Ferroelectric Domains in Perovskite Solar Cells" has been accepted for publication in Energy & Environmental Science.   

2025.04.11 

Prof. Kim gave a seminar at the invitation of Dr. Beom-Soo Kim from the Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology.      

2025.03.27-28 

Prof. Kim & Mr. Seung Hyun Chae attended the Korea Photovoltaic Society conference 

Prof. Kim delivered a talk titiled "Interface Defect and Charge Carrier Transport Properties in Substrate-dependent p-type Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact Layers"   

2024.03.26 

We welcome Jeonghyeon Son, who is working at Hanwha Qcells!  

2024.03.01 

Welcome to our team, Ye Ram Shin, graduate student at KRICT! 

2025.02.28 

Welcome to our new group member! "The NX-7 Scanning Probe Microscope from Park Systems" has been installed    

2025.02.26-27 

Prof. Kim attended the Korean Institute of LED and Optoelectronics Society.    

2025.02.04 

Congratulations! Prof. Kim's co-corresponding author paper, "Advancementss in Perovskite Solar Cells Concentrators and Future Prospects" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry A.    

2025.01.16 

Congratulations! Prof. Kim's first-author paper, "Interface Defect and Charge Carrier Transport Properties in Substrate-dependent p-type Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact Layers", has been accepted for publication in Thin Solid Films.    

2024.12.27 

Prof. Kim gave a seminar at the invitation of Dr. Hyun-Soo Lim from the Korea Electronics Technology Institute (KETI).   

2024.11.26 

Prof. Kim conducted a lunchbox seminar at Chungbuk National University, hosted by Prof. Sang-Wook Ryu from the Institute of Industry and Technology (산업과학기술연구소).   

2024.11.08 

Prof. Kim delivered an invited talk on the topic "Ferroic Properties in Mixed Halide Perovskites for Advanced Optoelectronics" at The 13th Asia-Pacific Forum on Renewable Energy AFORE 2024 05-09 November RAMADA PLAZA JEJU, Jeju, Republic of Korea  

2024.10.28-30 

Prof. Kim participated as a committee member in the Photovoltaics Division of the Solar Energy Society.   

2024.09.05 

Prof. Kim gave a presentation  on "Ferroic Mixed Halide Perovskite Optoelectronics" at the Korea Society of LEDs and Optoelectronics (KSLOE). Thanks to Prof. Han Seul Kim for the kind invitation. 

2024.08.30 

Welcome our new undergraduate assistant, Hyun Jae Kim, to our team! 

2024.08.23 

Seung Hyun and Soo Yeon, welcome to the 'Project Lab' for the Fall semester in 2024, supported by the 'Semiconductor Specialization University Program Group (반도체특성화대학사업단)' 

2024.08.15 

Congratulations to all authors on the excellent collaborative work titled "Highly efficient wide bandgap perovskite solar cells with tunneling junction by self-assembled 2D dielectric layer", accepted in Advanced Materials 

2024.08.14 

Prof. Kim served as a committee member for the 2024 Energy Day at the Graduate School of Energy Science and Technology (GEST), Chungnam National University 

2024.08.12-14 

Conference 2024 (GPVC 2024) to be held in August 12 (Mon) - 14 (Wed), 2024 at Daejeon Convention Center (DCC) in Daejon, Korea.

2024.03.04 

Congratulations! Dohyung has opened this website upon staring a new position as an assistant professor in Department of Advanced Materials Engineering at CBNU.

2026.02.26-27 

Prof. Kim attended the Korea Optoelectronics Society (KOES).    

2026.03.26-27 

Prof. Kim attended the Korea Photovoltaic Society (KPS) conference and delivered two invited talks titled “Wavelength-Selective KPFM Maps Subcell-Resolved Surface-Potential Degradation Pathways in Monolithic Perovskite/Silicon Tandems” and “Space-Compatible Halide Perovskite Solar Cells: Interface Chemistry Guidelines for Proton-Radiation Hardness.”