Publications (SCI)

†: Equally contributed co-first author.

*: Corresponding author.

T. H. Lee: The underlined names are members of the SMART Lab (SKKU).

Red-colored article: Representative publications (updated Dec 2025)

43. T. H. Lee, B. K. Lee, Y. H. Cho, H. W. Kim, S. H. Han, S. Y. Ha, H. B. Park, "Advanced polymeric membranes for CO2 separation: Fundamentals, materials, and practical challenges", Mater. Horiz. (Under revision)

42. J. Y. Yeo, B. Tapia, F. M. Benedetti, A. M. Robinson, J. Richardson, B. J. Pedretti, T. H. Lee, B. D. Freeman, Y. Xia, Z. P. Smith, "Ultra-selective CANAL polymers for hydrogen-based membrane separations after long-term aging", J. Membr. Sci. 742, 125038 (2026)

41. B. K. Lee, C. Youn, J. H. Kim, H. J. Kwon, Y. J. Kim. W. Choi, G. Lee, C. H. Lee, H. W. Kim*, H. B. Park*, T. H. Lee*, “Orientation-controlled two-dimensional Zr-MOF nanosheet membranes for efficient CO2 capture”, J. Membr. Sci. 741, 125068 (2026)

40. H. Noh, T. H. Lee, S. Ahn, J. T. Davis, D. Jeong, R. Gounder, Z. P. Smith, B. W. Boudouris, B. M. Tackett, "Structural Tuning of Self‐Conductive Polymer as Gas Diffusion Layer for Electrocatalytic Reactions at High Current", Adv. Energy Mater. e02788 (2025)

▲ After joining SKKU (2025–present)

▼ Before joining SKKU (~2025, First author: #22, Total: #37)

37. W-N. Wu, T. H. Lee, A. Hernandez, G. Dovranova, Z. P. Smith, “MOF Instability and Polymer Infiltration in Amine-Functionalized UiO MOFs/PIM-COOH-Based MMMs for Solvent-Based Separations”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 64, 10012–10021 (2025)

36. J. Y. Yeo, F. M. Benedetti, B. Pedretti, A. M. Robinson, R. Yin, H. W.H. Lai, T. H. Lee, Y. Xia, Z. P. Smith, “Investigation of Competitive Sorption and Plasticization of Hyperaged CANAL Ladder Polymers for Acid Gas Purification”, J. Membr. Sci. 726, 123973 (2025)

35. T. Joo, Y. Wu, T. H. Lee, P. A. Dean, W-N. Wu, T. M. Swager, Z. P. Smith, “Enhancing Acid Gas Separations Using Free Volume Manipulation for Microporous Poly(arylene ether)”, J. Mater. Chem. A. 13, 5707–5722 (2025) 

34. T. H. Lee, W. Kim, H. W. Kim, “Preparation and characterization of highly CO2 permeable and selective graphene oxide membranes by introducing gutter layers into porous substrates”, Appl. Surf. Sci. 682(15), 161619 (2025)

33. B. K. Lee, Y. J. Kim, J. K. Jang, M.-S. Lee, T. H. Lee, J.-H. Lee, H. B. Park, “Enhanced reverse osmosis performance via amphiphilic polyMOF embedded thin-film nanocomposite membranes”, Desalination 598(1), 118407 (2025)

32. T. H. Lee,† J. K. Jang,† B. K. Lee, W.-N. Wu, Z. P. Smith, H. B. Park, “Anomalous Structural Changes and Gas Transport Properties in Ultrathin Films of Polymers of Intrinsic Microporosity”, Macromolecules 57(23), 11242–11250 (2024)

31. T. H. Lee,† J. H. Kang,† M. G. Shin, J.-H. Lee, H. B. Park, “High-flux Polyamide Thin-film Composite Membranes Consisting of Tröger’s base Motif with Enhanced Microporosity for Nanofiltration”, Polymer 315(17), 127813 (2024)

30. M. Rivera, G. Terrones, T. H. Lee, Z. P. Smith, H. J. Kulik, “Data-driven Screening and Discovery of Metal-organic Frameworks as C2 Adsorbents from Over 900 Experimental Isotherms”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 16(47) 64759–64773 (2024)

29. T. H. Lee, T. Joo, P. Jean-Baptiste, P. A. Dean, J. Y. Yeo, Z. P. Smith, “Fine-tuning Ultramicroporosity in PIM-1 Membranes by Aldehyde Functionalization for Enhanced Hydrogen Separation”, J. Mater. Chem. A 12, 24519–24529 (2024)

27. J. G. Jung, J. H. Kim, J. Moon, Y. J. Kim, J. Lee, T. H. Lee, H. B. Park, “Impact of Solvent Temperature on Graphite Shear Exfoliation Efficiency”, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 141(25) 185–192 (2024)

26. T. Joo, T. H. Lee, S. Kaser, W-N. Wu, S. Wi, J. Y. Yeo, Z. P. Smith, “Free Volume Manipulation and In Situ Oxidative Crosslinking of Amine-functionalized Microporous Polymer Membranes”, Chem. Mater. 36(9), 4275–4290 (2024)

23. T. H. Lee, M. Balçık, B. K. Lee, B. S. Ghanem, I. Pinnau, H. B. Park, “Hyperaging-induced H2-selective Thin-film Composite Membranes with Enhanced Submicroporosity toward Green Hydrogen Supply”, J. Membr. Sci. 672(15), 121438 (2023) – Selected as JMS Editor’s Choice Article

22. S. Y. Yoo, Y. J. Kim, T. H. Lee, B. K. Lee, M. J. Kim, S. H. Han, S. Y. Ha, H. B. Park, “Integrated Membrane System for Management and Utilization of Indoor CO2”, J. Ind. Eng. Chem. 122(25), 161–168 (2023)

21. T. H. Lee, B. K. Lee, C. Youn, J. H. Kang, Y. J. Kim, K. I. Kim, Y. R. Ha, Y. Han, H. B. Park, “Interface Engineering in MOF/Crosslinked Polyimide Mixed Matrix Membranes for Enhanced Propylene/Propane Separation Performance and Plasticization Resistance”, J. Membr. Sci. 667(5), 121182 (2023)

20. T. H. Lee, M. G. Shin, J. G. Jung, E. H. Suh, J. G. Oh, J. H. Kang, B. S. Ghanem, J. Jang, J-H. Lee, I. Pinnau, H. B. Park, “Facile Suppression of Intensified Plasticization in Glassy Polymer Thin-films towards Scalable Composite Membranes for Propylene/Propane Separation”, J. Membr. Sci. 645(5), 120215 (2022) – Selected as JMS Editor’s Choice Article

19. T. H. Lee,† B. K. Lee,† J. S. Park, J. Park, J. H. Kang, I. Park, S. Y. Yoo, Y-H. Kim, H. B. Park, “Surface Modification of Matrimid® 5218 Polyimide Membrane with Fluorine-Containing Diamines for Efficient Gas Separation”, Membranes 12(3), 256 (2022)

18. T. H. Lee,† F. Moghadam,† J. G. Jung, Y. J. Kim, J. S. Roh, S. Y. Yoo, B. K. Lee, J. H. Kim, I. Pinnau, H. B. Park, “In situ-derived Hybrid Carbon Molecular Sieve Membranes with Tailored Ultramicroporosity for Efficient Gas Separation”, Small 17(47), 2104698 (2021)

15. J. S. Roh, H. Lee, T. H. Lee, H. W. Yoon, T. H. Choi, S-H. Do, S. Y. Yoo, B. D. Freeman, T. Song, U. Paik, H. B. Park, “Unprecedentedly Low CO2 Transport through Vertically Aligned, Conical Silicon Nanotube Membranes”, Nano Lett. 20(7), 4754–4760 (2020)

14. F. Moghadam, T. H. Lee, I. Park, H. B. Park, “Thermally Annealed Polyimide-based Mixed Matrix Membrane Containing ZIF-67 Decorated Porous Graphene Oxide Nanosheets with Enhanced Propylene/Propane Selectivity”, J. Membr. Sci. 603(15), 118019 (2020)

13. T. H. Lee, J. Y. Oh, J. K. Jang, F. Moghadam, J. S. Roh, S. Y. Yoo, Y. J. Kim, T. H. Choi, H. Lin, H. W. Kim, H. B. Park, “Elucidating the Role of Embedded Metal–Organic Frameworks in Water and Ion Transport Properties in Polymer Nanocomposite Membranes”, Chem. Mater. 32(23), 10165–10175 (2020)

12. H. W. Yoon, T. H. Lee, C. M. Doherty, T. H. Choi, J. S. Roh, H. W. Kim, Y. H. Cho, S-H. Do, B. D. Freeman, H. B. Park, “Origin of CO2-philic Sorption by Graphene Oxide Layered Nanosheets and Their Derivatives”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 11(6), 2356–2362 (2020)

11. T. H. Lee,† S. Park,† T. H. Choi,† L. Zhang, J. Kim, J. Guo, H. B. Park, W. Kim, H. W. Kim, “Detailed Characterization of an Annealed Reduced Graphene Oxide Catalyst for Selective Peroxide Formation Activity”, ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12(41), 46439–46445 (2020)

10. Y. H. Cho, S. Jeong, S. J. Kim, Y. Kim, H. J. Lee, T. H. Lee, H. B. Park, H. Park, S-E. Nam, YI. Park, “Sacrificial Graphene Oxide Interlayer for Highly Permeable Ceramic Thin Film Composite Membranes”, J. Membr. Sci. 618(15), 118442 (2020)

9. T. H. Lee, J. Y. Oh, S. P. Hong, J. M. Lee, S. M. Roh, S. H. Kim, H. B. Park, “ZIF-8 Particle Size Effects on Reverse Osmosis Performance of Polyamide Thin-film Nanocomposite Membranes: Importance of Particle Deposition”, J. Membr. Sci. 570–571(15), 23–33 (2019)

8. J. S. Roh, T. H. Choi, T. H. Lee, H. W. Yoon, J. Kim, H. W. Kim, H. B. Park, “Understanding Gas Transport Behavior through Few-Layer Graphene Oxide Membranes Controlled by Tortuosity and Interlayer Spacing”, J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 10(24), 7725–7731 (2019)

7. S. C. Park,† T. H. Lee,† G. H. Moon, B. S. Kim, J. M. Roh, Y. H. Cho, H. W. Kim, J. Jang, H. B. Park, Y. S. Kang, “Sub-5 nm Graphene Oxide Nanofilm with Exceptionally High H+/V Selectivity for Vanadium Redox Flow Battery”, ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2(7), 4590–4596 (2019)

6. T. H. Lee, I. Park, J. Y. Oh, J. K. Jang, H. B. Park, “Facile Preparation of Polyamide Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes Using Spray-Assisted Nanofiller Predeposition”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 58(10), 4248–4256 (2019)

5. H. W. Kim, H. Park, J. S. Roh, J. E. Shin, T. H. Lee, L. Zhang, Y. H. Cho, H. W. Yoon, V. J. Bukas, J. Guo, H. B. Park, T. H. Han, B. D. McCloskey, “Carbon Defect Characterization of Nitrogen-doped Reduced Graphene Oxide Electrocatalysts for the Two-electron Oxygen Reduction Reaction”, Chem. Mater. 31(11), 3967–3973 (2019)

4. T. H. Lee,† J. S. Roh,† S. Y. Yoo, J. M. Roh, T. H Choi, H. B. Park, “High-Performance Polyamide Thin-Film Nanocomposite Membranes Containing ZIF-8/CNT Hybrid Nanofillers for Reverse Osmosis Desalination”, Ind. Eng. Chem. Res. 59(12), 5324–5332 (2019)

3. S. H. Park,† T. H. Lee,† Y. J. Lee, H. B. Park, Y. J. Lee, “Graphene Oxide Sieving Membrane for Improved Cycle Life in High‐Efficiency Redox‐Mediated Li-O2 batteries”, Small 14(34), 1801456 (2018)

2. H. D. Lee, B. M. Yoo, T. H. Lee, H. B. Park, “Defect-free Surface Modification Methods for Solubility-tunable Carbon Nanotubes”, J. Colloid Interface Sci. 509(1), 307–317 (2018)

1. T. H. Lee,† M. Y. Lee,† H. D. Lee,† J. S. Roh, H. W. Kim, H. B. Park, “Highly Porous Carbon Nanotube/Polysulfone Nanocomposite Supports for High-flux Polyamide Reverse Osmosis Membranes”, J. Membr. Sci. 539(1), 441–450 (2017)