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Hyungcheoul Shim
Assitant Professor
hcshim@ulsan.ac.kr
Euducation
Euducation
2007-2010Ph. D.Mechanical EngineeringKAIST, DaejeonSouth Korea
2005-2007M.S.Mechanical EngineeringKAIST, DaejeonSouth Korea
1998-2005 B.S.Mechanical EngineeringSogang University, SeoulSouth KoreaGraduation Magna Cum Laude
2005-2007M.S.Mechanical EngineeringKAIST, DaejeonSouth Korea
1998-2005 B.S.Mechanical EngineeringSogang University, SeoulSouth KoreaGraduation Magna Cum Laude
Awards & Honors
Awards & Honors
Oct, 2024Best Poster Awardby KSIEC
May, 2023Best Paper Awardby KSME
November, 2022 Best Poster Awardby MRS, fall meeting
July, 2022Best Paper Award(Oral Presentation)by KSTME,spring meeting
July, 2022Best Paper Award (Poster Presentation)by KSTME,spring meeting
May, 2022Best Paper Awardby KSME
April, 2019Best PosterPresentation Awardby KIM,spring meeting
May, 2018Science as Art Awardby KSME micro/nano engineering session, spring meeting
April, 2018Best OralPresentation Awardby KIM,spring meeting
November, 2017Best Poster Awardby ICAE 2017
June, 2017Best Poster Awardby ISGMA 2017
October, 2015Best Paper Awardby KSTME,fall meeting
December, 2014Best Research Awards by KIMM(awarded to Dept.of Nanomechanics)
March, 2012Best Research Awards by Samsung Corning Precision Materials, Co., Ltd.
May, 2010Best Research Report Awards for BK21by KAIST
December, 2009Best Achievement Award for BK 21 by KAIST
November, 2009Best Paper Awardby the Korean Sensors Society
September, 2007 Outstanding Research Award for BK 21 by KAIST
August, 2007KAIST Sponsored Scholarship February, 2005 Korea Government Sponsored Scholarship
September, 2004 Academic Excellent Scholarship (AAA) by Sogang University
March, 2004Academic Excellent Scholarship (AAA) by Sogang University
September, 2003Helpful Scholarship Advisor by Sogang University
March, 2003Academic Excellent Scholarship (AA) by Sogang University
May, 2023Best Paper Awardby KSME
November, 2022 Best Poster Awardby MRS, fall meeting
July, 2022Best Paper Award(Oral Presentation)by KSTME,spring meeting
July, 2022Best Paper Award (Poster Presentation)by KSTME,spring meeting
May, 2022Best Paper Awardby KSME
April, 2019Best PosterPresentation Awardby KIM,spring meeting
May, 2018Science as Art Awardby KSME micro/nano engineering session, spring meeting
April, 2018Best OralPresentation Awardby KIM,spring meeting
November, 2017Best Poster Awardby ICAE 2017
June, 2017Best Poster Awardby ISGMA 2017
October, 2015Best Paper Awardby KSTME,fall meeting
December, 2014Best Research Awards by KIMM(awarded to Dept.of Nanomechanics)
March, 2012Best Research Awards by Samsung Corning Precision Materials, Co., Ltd.
May, 2010Best Research Report Awards for BK21by KAIST
December, 2009Best Achievement Award for BK 21 by KAIST
November, 2009Best Paper Awardby the Korean Sensors Society
September, 2007 Outstanding Research Award for BK 21 by KAIST
August, 2007KAIST Sponsored Scholarship February, 2005 Korea Government Sponsored Scholarship
September, 2004 Academic Excellent Scholarship (AAA) by Sogang University
March, 2004Academic Excellent Scholarship (AAA) by Sogang University
September, 2003Helpful Scholarship Advisor by Sogang University
March, 2003Academic Excellent Scholarship (AA) by Sogang University
Work Experience
Work Experience
2025-PresentAssistant ProfessorSchool of Materials Science and Semiconductor Engineering, UoU(University of Ulsan, Ulsan, South Korea)
2013-2025 Senior/Principal ResearcherDepartment of Nano Devices & DisplaysKIMM(Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Daejeon, South Korea)
2010-2013Senior Research EngineerNew Business Development Team, SCP(Samsung Corning Precision Materials, Co., Ltd., Asan, South Korea)
2013-2025 Senior/Principal ResearcherDepartment of Nano Devices & DisplaysKIMM(Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Daejeon, South Korea)
2010-2013Senior Research EngineerNew Business Development Team, SCP(Samsung Corning Precision Materials, Co., Ltd., Asan, South Korea)
Additional Roles
Additional Roles
2021-PresentGeneral affairs director, KSME (Micro/Nano Engineering Session)
2018Visiting Scholar, Chemistry & Nanoscience, NREL(National Renewable Energy Laboratory, CO, US)
2017-2023Adjunct professor, Department of Nano Mechatronics, UST(University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea)
2016-2020Editing director,KSME (Micro/Nano Engineering Session)(The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers)
2006-2010Research Student,Nano-Mechanical Systems Research Center, KIMM(Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Daejeon, South Korea)
2005-2009TA (Teaching Assistant), Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Daejeon, South Korea)
2000-2002Military Service (South Korea) / Rank: Sergeant
2018Visiting Scholar, Chemistry & Nanoscience, NREL(National Renewable Energy Laboratory, CO, US)
2017-2023Adjunct professor, Department of Nano Mechatronics, UST(University of Science and Technology, Daejeon, South Korea)
2016-2020Editing director,KSME (Micro/Nano Engineering Session)(The Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers)
2006-2010Research Student,Nano-Mechanical Systems Research Center, KIMM(Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials, Daejeon, South Korea)
2005-2009TA (Teaching Assistant), Department of Mechanical Engineering, KAIST(Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology, Daejeon, South Korea)
2000-2002Military Service (South Korea) / Rank: Sergeant
Brief Bio
Brief Bio
Hyungcheoul Shim is an Assistant Professor in the School of Materials Science and Semiconductor Engineering at the University of Ulsan. He earned his BS and MS in Mechanical Engineering from Sogang University and KAIST, respectively, and received his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from KAIST. His doctoral research focused on the fabrication and characterization of optoelectronic devices based on nanocrystal quantum dot-carbon nanotube heterostructures.
Dr. Shim’s professional journey spans both academia and industry. He served as a Senior Research Engineer at Samsung Corning Precision Materials, where he developed cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. He later held positions as a Senior and Principal Researcher at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), focusing on functional nanomaterials and device applications for energy storage and solar energy.
In 2018, Dr. Shim broadened his research scope as a visiting scholar at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), working on perovskite quantum dot solar cells. His research interests include advanced battery materials, nanomaterial-based optoelectronic devices, and next-generation energy conversion systems. With a multidisciplinary approach, Dr. Shim continues to contribute to the development of high-performance materials and devices for energy and electronics applications.
Dr. Shim’s professional journey spans both academia and industry. He served as a Senior Research Engineer at Samsung Corning Precision Materials, where he developed cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries. He later held positions as a Senior and Principal Researcher at the Korea Institute of Machinery and Materials (KIMM), focusing on functional nanomaterials and device applications for energy storage and solar energy.
In 2018, Dr. Shim broadened his research scope as a visiting scholar at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), working on perovskite quantum dot solar cells. His research interests include advanced battery materials, nanomaterial-based optoelectronic devices, and next-generation energy conversion systems. With a multidisciplinary approach, Dr. Shim continues to contribute to the development of high-performance materials and devices for energy and electronics applications.
Journal Publications (Batteries)
Journal Publications (Batteries)
Viet Phuong Nguyen, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Young-Woon Byeon, Jae-Hyun Kim, Seung-Mo Lee, “Taming Lithium Nucleation and Growth on Cu Current Collector by Electrochemical Activation of ZnF2 Layer,” Advanced Science, 2025, 2416426.
Geon Woong Eom, Min Hur, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Seungmin Hyun, Hye-Mi So, Minsub Oh, Areum Kim, Yunseon Jang, Woo Seok Kang, Dae-Woong Kim, Hyeong-U Kim, Sang Ho Lee, In Yong Park, Eui-chan Jang, Jisu Ahn, Dong-hyun Yun, Jae-hyeon Kim, Shinjae You and Jin Young Lee, “Development of industrial-scale L-shaped dielectric barrier discharge reactor for improving capacity retention of graphite anode using plasma pretreatment,” Journal of Physics D, 2025, 58, 155203.
Viet Phuong Nguyen, Yusra Qureshi, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jong Min Yuk, Jae-Hyun Kim, Seung-Mo Lee, “Intercalation-Conversion Hybrid Cathode Enabled by MXene-Driven TiO2/TiS2 Heterostructure for High-Energy-Density Li–S Battery,” Small Structures, 2024, 2400196.
Viet Phuong Nguyen, Ji Su Park, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jong Min Yuk, Jae-Hyun Kim, Duckjong Kim, Seung-Mo Lee, “Accelerated Sulfur Evolution Reactions by TiS2/TiO2@MXene Host for High-Volumetric-Energy-Density Lithium–Sulfur Batteries,” Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33, 2303503.
Viet Phuong Nguyen, Il Hwan Kim, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Ji Su Park, Jong Min Yuk, Jae-Hyun Kim, Duckjong Kim, Seung-Mo Lee, “Porous carbon textile decorated with VC/V2O3-x hybrid nanoparticles: Dual-functional host for flexible Li-S full batteries,” Energy Storage Materials, 2022, 46, 542–552.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Chau Van Tran, Seungmin Hyun, Jung Bin In, “Three-dimensional laser-induced holey graphene and its dry release transfer onto Cu foil for high-rate energy storage in lithium-ion batteries,” Applied Surface Science, 2021, 564, 150416.
Jun-Hyoung Park, Yong-Seok Choi, Hyung-Jeong Lee, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee, “Direct-Contact Microelectrical Measurement of the Electrical Resistivity of a Solid Electrolyte Interface,” Nano Letters, 2019, 19, 3692-3698.
Jun-Hyoung Park, Yong-Seok Choi, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee, “Direct Measurement of Electric Resistivity of Solid Electrolyte Interface Using 4-Point-Probe Technique,” Korean Journal of Metals and Materials, 2019, 57, 67–60.
Sangwoo Ryu, Hyung Cheoul Shim(co-1st author), Jun Tae Song, Ilhwan Kim, Hyewon Ryoo, Seungmin Hyun, Jihun Oh, “High‐Pressure Evaporation‐Based Nanoporous Black Sn for Enhanced Performance of Lithium‐Ion Battery Anodes,” Particle & Particle Systems Characterization, 2019, 36, 1800331.
Donghyuk Kim, Minkyu Park, Sang-Min Kim, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Seungmin Hyun, Seung Min Han, “Conversion Reaction of Nanoporous ZnO for Stable Electrochemical Cycling of Binderless Si Microparticle Composite Anode,” ACS Nano, 2018, 12, 10903–10913.
Jae Kook Yoon, Seunghoon Nam, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Kunwoo Park, Taeho Yoon, Hyung Sang Park, Seungmin Hyun, “Highly-Stable Li4Ti5O12 Anodes Obtained by Atomic-Layer-Deposited Al2O3,” Materials, 2018, 11, 803.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Ilhwan Kim, Chang-Su Woo, Hoo-Jeong Lee, Seungmin Hyun, “Nanospherical solid electrolyte interface layer formation in binder-free carbon nanotube aerogel/Si nanohybrids to provide lithium-ion battery anodes with a long-cycle life and high capacity,” Nanoscale, 2017, 9, 4713–4720.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Donghan Kim, Dongwook Shin, Seungmin Hyun, Chang-Su Woo, Taehwan Yu and Jae-Pyoung Ahn, “Observation of partial reduction of manganese in the lithium rich layered oxides, 0.4Li2MnO3–0.6LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2, during the first charge,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 2017, 19, 1268–1275.
Donghyuk Kim, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Tae Gwang Yun, Seungmin Hyun, Seung Min Han, “High throughput combinatorial analysis of mechanical and electrochemical properties of Li[NixCoyMnz]O2 cathode,” Extreme Mechanics Letters, 2016, 9, 439–448.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Sungrok Bang, Dong-Myung Yoon, Yongsun Kong, Taehwan Yu, “High-performance LiMn0.8Fe0.2PO4 with hybrid conductive additives based on functionalized and etched multi-walled carbon nanotubes by self-destruction during the lithiation process,” Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015, 649, 1315–1322.
Journal Publications (Nanomaterials & devices)
Journal Publications (Nanomaterials & devices)
Zulfiqar Ali, Hohyun Song, Uyen Nhat Trieu Nguyen, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Seung-Mo Lee, Muhammad Majeed, Dae Hoon Lee, “Hydrogen and Solid Carbon Production via Methane Pyrolysis in a Rotating Gliding Arc Plasma Reactor,” ChemSusChem, 2024, e202401602.
Mikyung Lim, Hyeon-Don Kim, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Kwang-Seop Kim, Byeong-Seon An, Jae-Hyun Kim, “Optically transparent and infrared tunable flexible camouflage device,” Nano Energy, 2024, 131, 110189.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jung Hoon Song, Areum Kim, Hye-Mi So, Seungmin Hyun and Sohee Jeong, “Dry Transfer Printed Hole Transport Layer for Hysteresis-Free Colloidal Quantum Dot Solar Cells,” International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology, 2024, 11, 1501-1509. (Selected as Editor-in-Chief’s Choice)
Dongwook Yang, Han Ku Nam, Truong-Son Dinh Le, Jinwook Yeo, Younggeun Lee, Young-Ryeul Kim, Seung-Woo Kim, Hak-Jong Choi, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Seunghwa Ryu, Soongeun Kwon, and Young-Jin Kim, “Multimodal E‑Textile Enabled by One-Step Maskless Patterning of Femtosecond-Laser-Induced Graphene on Nonwoven, Knit, and Woven Textiles,” ACS Nano, 2023, 17, 18893–18904.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Juho Kim, So Yeon Park, Bong Sung Kim, Bongkyun Jang, Hak-Joo Lee, Areum Kim, Seungmin Hyun, Jae-Hyun Kim, “Full-color micro-LED display with photo-patternable and highly ambient-stable perovskite quantum dot/siloxane composite as CCLs,” Scientific Reports, 2023, 13, 4836.
Soongeun Kwon, Hak-Jong Choi, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Yeoheung Yoon, Junhyoung Ahn , Hyungjun Lim, Geehong Kim, Kee-Bong Choi, JaeJong Lee, “Hierarchically Porous, Laser-Pyrolyzed Carbon Electrode from Black Photoresist for On-Chip Microsupercapacitors,” Nanomaterials, 2021, 11, 2828.
Uyen Nhat Trieu Nguyen, Do Van Lam, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Seung-Mo Lee, “Leaf-derived porous carbon synthesized by carbothermic reduction,” Renewable Energy, 2021, 171, 116–123.
So Yeon Park, Hyung Cheoul Shim(co-1st author), “Highly Efficient and Air-Stable Heterostructured Perovskite Quantum Dot Solar Cells Using a Solid-State Cation-Exchange Reaction,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020, 12, 57124–57133.
Sunghwan Jo, Ju Yeon Woo, Jun Ho Oh, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Seunghwan Seo, Eun-Seok Jeon, Min Kim, Chang-Soo Hna, “Angle-Insensitive Transmission and Reflection of Nanopatterened Dielectric Multilayer Films for Colorful Solar Cells,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2020, 12, 29979–29985.
Do Van Lam, Sejeong Won, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jae-Hyun Kim, Seung-Mo Lee, “Turning cotton into tough energy textile via metal oxide assisted carbonization,” Carbon, 2019, 153, 257–264.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Hyekyoung Choi, Sohee Jeong, “AC-dielectrophoretic force assisted fabrication of conducting quantum dot aggregates in the electrical breakdown-induced CNT nanogap,” Applied Physics Letters, 2018, 112, 133105.
Do Van Lam, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jae-Hyun Kim, Hak-Joo Lee, Seung-Mo Lee, “Carbon Textile Decorated with Pseudocapacitive VC/VxOy for High‐Performance Flexible Supercapacitors,” Small, 2017, 13, 1702702.
So-Young Lee, Seungmin Hyun, Bongkyun Jang, Sangmin Kim, Myoungho Kim, Hoo-Jeong Lee, Byung Mook Weon, and Hyung Cheoul Shim, “Creation of additional electrical pathways for the robust stretchable electrode by using UV irradiated CNT-elastomer composite,” Applied Physics Letters, 2016, 109, 171901.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Chang-Su Woo, Seungwoo Han, “Thermal Cycling Behavior of Zinc Antimonide Thin Films for High Temperature Thermoelectric Power Generation Applications,” ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 2015, 7, 17866–17873.
Jihoon Jang, Hyung Cheoul Shim(co-1st author), Yeonkyeong Ju, Jung Hoon Song, Hyejin An, Jong-Su Yu, Sun-Woo Kwak, Taik-Min Lee, Inyoung Kim, Sohee Jeong, “All-solution-processed PbS quantum dot solar modules,” Nanoscale, 2015, 7, 8829–8834.
Hye-Mi So, Hyekyoung Choi, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Seung-Mo Lee, Sohee Jeong, Won Seok Chang, “Atomic layer deposition effect on the electrical properties of Al2O3-passivated PbS quantum dot field-effect transistors,” Applied Physics Letters, 2015, 106, 093507.
Sungwoo Kim, Jaehong Noh, Hyekyoung Choi, Heonseok Ha, Jung Hoon Song, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jihoon Jang, Matthew C. Beard, Sohee Jeong, “One-Step Deposition of Photovoltaic Layers Using Iodide Terminated PbS Quantum Dots,” Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 2014, 5, 4002–4007.
Won Seok Chang, Sohee Jeong, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Chang Soo Han, Jaegu Park, Young Hwan Ahn, and Mun Seok Jeong, “Photocurrent Imaging of Nanocrystal Quantum Dots on Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Device,” Journal of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, 2011, 11, 4300–4304.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Sohee Jeong, and Chang-Soo Han, “Controlled assembly of CdSe/MWNT hybrid material and its fast photoresponse with wavelength selectivity,” Nanotechnology, 2011, 22, 165201.
Yong Shin Kim, Sonngeun Kwon, Dong Hun Shin, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Donghyun Lim, Yoon Keun Kwak, Soohyun Kim, and Chang-Soo Han, “Efficient Fabrication of Wafer Scale Thin Film of Individualized SWNTs by Dual-Nozzle Spin Casting,” Review of Scientific Instrument, 2010, 81, 063905.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Sohee Jeong, Soohyun Kim, and Chang-Soo Han, “Fabrication and characterization of optoelectric device using CdSe nanocrystal quantum dots/single-walled carbon nanotubes,” Journal of Korean Sensors Society, 2010, 19, 160–167.
Sohee Jeong, Hyung Cheoul Shim(co-1st author), Soohyun Kim, and Chang-Soo Han, “Efficient Electron Transfer in Functional Assemblies of Pyridine-Modified NQDs on SWNTs,” ACS Nano, 2010, 4, 324–330.
Donghyun Lim, Soongeun Kwon, Jonghyun Lee, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Hyung Woo Lee, and Soohyun Kim, “Deterministic fabrication of carbon nanotube probes using the dielectrophoretic assembly and electrical detection,” Review of Scientific Instrument, 2009, 80, 105103.
Soongeun Kwon, Hyojun Park, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Hyung Woo Lee, Yoon Keun Kwak and Soohyun Kim, “Experimental determination of the spring constant of an individual multiwalled carbon nanotube cantilever using fluorescence measurement,” Applied Physics Letters, 2009, 95, 013110.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Yoon Keun Kwak, Chang-Soo Han, Soohyun Kim, “Effect of a square wave on an assembly of multi-walled carbon nanotubes using AC dielectrophoresis,” Physica E, 2009, 41, 1137–1142.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Yoon Keun Kwak, Chang-Soo Han, and Soohyun Kim, “Enhancement of adhesion between carbon nanotubes and polymer substrates using microwave irradiation,” Scripta Materialia, 2009, 61, 31–35.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jin-Won Song, Yoon Keun Kwak, Soohyun Kim, and Chang-Soo Han, “Preferential elimination of metallic single-walled carbon nanotubes using microwave irradiation,” Nanotechnology, 2009, 20, 065707.
Dong Hun Shin, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jin-Won Song, Soohyun Kim and Chang-Soo Han, “Conductivity of films made from single-walled carbon nanotubes in terms of bundle diameter,” Scripta Materialia, 2009, 60, 607–610.
Dong Hun Shin, Ji-Eun Kim, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Jin-Won Song, Ju-Hyung Yoon, Joondong Kim, Sohee Jeong, Junmo Kang, Seunghyun Baik, and Chang-Soo Han, “Continuous Extraction of Highly Pure Metallic Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes in a Microfluidic Channel,” Nano Letters, 2008, 8, 4380.
Hyung Cheoul Shim, Hyung Woo Lee, Sujin Yeom, Yoon Keun Kwak, Seung S. Lee and Soo Hyun Kim, “Purification of Carbon Nanotube through an Electric Field near the arranged Microelectrode,” Nanotechnology, 2007, 18, 115602.
Seung Il Jung, Jai Seong Choi, Hyung Cheoul Shim, and Soohyun Kim, Sung Ho Jo and Cheol Jin Lee, “Fabrication of probe-typed carbon nanotube point emitters,” Applied Physics Letters, 2006, 89, 233108.
Lab. Members
Lab. Members
Hyeonmin Cho
Undergraduate Research Student
usjhm0413@naver.com
Research InterestsCathode materials and their reuse/recycling
Minkyu Kim
Undergraduate Research Student
minkyu0809@mail.ulsan.ac.kr
Research InterestsDesign and synthesis of next-generation energy materials and eco-friendly manufacturing processes
Hyeokjin Kim
Undergraduate Research Student
su02050638@gmail.com
Research InterestsSecondary batteries, solvent-free dry electrodes, laser-processed electrodes, advanced analysis
Seojin Kim
Undergraduate Research Student
seo-jin9193@naver.com
Research InterestsMaterial design and analysis for structural stability and lifespan improvement of next-generation battery materials
Yunju Kang
Undergraduate Research Student
uunzu0@mail.ulsan.ac.kr
Research InterestsRecycling of spent batteries and eco-friendly battery production
Minkyoung Yang
Undergraduate Research Student
yamgmg1129@naver.com
Research InterestsDevelopment of High-Performance All-Solid-State Secondary Batteries
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