† indicates graduate/undergraduate students under my supervision. * indicates corresponding author.
34. Minju Yang, Seon Joong Kim, Tae Hyuk Kim, Hyungju Ahn, Min Jong Lee, Yunsang Kim, and Jae Won Shim. “Bi-synergistic ligand-mediated passivation of surface defects for highly efficient and stable cesium-lead-iodide perovskite quantum dot photovoltaics.” Materials Horizons, 2025, accepted.
33. Gyeong Min Lee, Tae Hyuk Kim, Yunsang Kim, and Jae Won Shim. “Noise suppression in organic photodiodes: a comprehensive review of mechanistic insights and design principles.” Small, 2025, e10935.
32. Rabia Amen, Islam Elsayed, Yunsang Kim, Gregory T. Schueneman, Emad M. El-Giar, and El Barbary Hassan. “A novel green in-situ amine functionalized aerogel UiO-66-NH2/TOCNF for the removal of azo anionic dyes.” Gels, 2025, 11(5), 365.
31. Shuaib A. Mubarak†, Yunsang Kim*, Islam Elsayed, and El Barbary Hassan. “Cellulose nanofibril aerogels derived from Pickering emulsion templates with anisotropic droplet sizes.” Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 2025, 136393.
30. Hamed Olayiwola†, Edward Entsminger, Carson Bedics†, Jason Street, Santanu Kundu, and Yunsang Kim*. “Influence of incorporating beta-cyclodextrin/essential oil-based wood preservative on the bonding strength of wood composite products.” Carbohydrate Polymers, 2025, 348, 122820.
29. Min Jong Lee, Seunghyun Oh, Muhammad Ahsan Saeed, Yelim Kang, Gyeong Min Lee, Hyungju Ahn, Yunsang Kim, and Jae Won Shim. “Fine-tuning hole collection via metal pseudo-halogenated thin-film treatment for propelling advancements in versatile platforms.” IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices, 2024, 71(8), 4723–4731.
28. Katherine S. Elmore, Shuaib A. Mubarak†, Gregory Schueneman, Yunsang Kim, and Santanu Kundu. “Incorporation of cellulose nanocrystals into a cottonseed oil-based network polymer: Effect on mechanical properties.” ACS Sustainable Resource Management, 2024, 1(6), 1121–1130.
27. Seon Joong Kim, Muhammad Ahsan Saeed, Tae Hyuk Kim, Gayoung Ham, Hochan Song, Hyungju Ahn, Hyosung Choi, Jea Woong Jo, Yunsang Kim, Hyojung Cha, and Jae Won Shim. “Ultra high-performance indoor perovskite quantum dot photovoltaics via ligand-passivation engineering.” Chemical Engineering Journal, 2024, 488, 151154.
26. Ganesh Sedhain†, Yunsang Kim*, Shuaib A. Mubarak†, and Thomas L. Eberhardt. “Evaluation of weathering resistance of cross-laminated timber treated with TiO2 nanoparticles by liquid-precursor flame spray pyrolysis.” Construction and Building Materials, 2024, 419, 135481.
25. Kamal Neupane†, Juliet D. Tang, Hyungsuk Lim, Jason T. Street, Yunsang Kim, and Eugenia Gasparrii. “Field evaluation of physical barriers against subterranean termites and ambrosia beetles in a CLT wall envelope system.” Wood and Fiber Science, 2023, 55(2), 116-130.
24. Shuaib A. Mubarak†, Yunsang Kim*, Islam Elsayed, and El Barbary Hassan. “Cellulose nanofibril stabilized Pickering emulsion templated aerogel with high oil absorption capacity.” ACS Omega, 2023, 8(40), 36856–36867.
23. Mostafa Mohammadabadi, Jordan Miller, Jason Street, Yunsang Kim, Rubin Shmulsky, and Kevin Ragon. “Wood-based corrugated core sandwich panels manufactured using a wooden mold.” BioResources, 2023, 18(2), 3033-3043.
22. Tharindu N. Karunaratne, R.M. Oshani Nayanathara, Chanaka M. Navarathna, Prashan M. Rodrigo, Rooban V.K.G. Thirumalai, Charles U. Pittman Jr., Yunsang Kim, Todd Mlsna, Jilei Zhang, and Xuefeng Zhang. “Pyrolytic synthesis of graphene-encapsulated zero-valent iron nanoparticles supported on biochar for heavy metal removal.” Biochar, 2022, 4(1), 70.
21. Gulbahar Bahsi Kaya†, Yunsang Kim*, Kyle Callahan, and Santanu Kundu. “Microencapsulated phase change material via Pickering emulsion stabilized by cellulose nanofibrils for thermal energy storage.” Carbohydrate Polymers, 2022, 276, 118745.
20. Yunsang Kim*, Lauren T. McCoy, Corbin Feit†, Shuaib Mubarak†, Suraj Sharma, and Sergiy Minko. “Carboxymethyl cellulose enhanced production of cellulose nanofibrils.” Fibers, 2021, 9(9), 57.
19. Xuefeng Zhang, Chanaka M. Navarathna, Weiqi Leng, Tharindu Karunaratne, Rooban V.K.G. Thirumalai, Yunsang Kim, Charles U. Pittman Jr., Tadd Mlsna, Zhiyong Cai, and Jilei Zhang. “Lignin-based few-layered graphene-encapsulated iron nanoparticles for water remediation.” Chemical Engineering Journal, 2021, 417, 129199.
18. Xuefeng Zhang, Yunsang Kim*, Dongsu Kim, Ming Liu, Iris Beatriz Vega Erramuspe, Gulbahar Bahsi Kaya†, Xiang Wang, TaeYoung Kim, Brian K. Via, and Heejin Cho. “Shape-stabilized phase change material by a synthetic/natural hybrid composite foam with cell-wall pores.” ACS Applied Energy Materials, 2021, 4(1), 416-424. Featured on the journal cover
17. Mohanalingam Kathaperumal, Yunsang Kim*, Lucas R. Johnstone, John P. Tillotson, Yohan Park, Ming–Jen Pan, and Joseph W. Perry. “Enhanced energy density and extraction efficiency of polar sol-gel dielectric films with reduced residual ions.” Journal of Materials Chemistry C, 2020, 8, 17395-17402.
16. Lili Cai†, Hyungsuk Lim, Yunsang Kim*, and Dragica Jeremic. “β-Cyclodextrin-allyl isothiocyanate complex as a natural preservative for wood products.” Composites Part B: Engineering, 2020, 193, 108037.
15. Lili Cai†, Hyungsuk Lim, Darrel Nicholas, and Yunsang Kim*. “Bio-based preservative using methyl-β-cyclodextrin-essential oil complexes for wood protection.” International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2020, 147, 420-427.
14. Xuefeng Zhang, Yunsang Kim, Islam Elsayed, Madison Taylor†, Thomas L. Eberhardt, EI Barbary Hassan, and Rubin Shmulsky. “Rigid polyurethane foams containing lignin oxyalkylated with ethylene carbonate and polyethylene glycol.” Industrial Crops and Products, 2019, 141, 111797.
13. Xuefeng Zhang, Yunsang Kim, Thomas L. Eberhardt, and Rubin Shmulsky. “Lab-scale structural insulated panels with lignin-incorporated rigid polyurethane foams as core.” Industrial Crops and Products, 2019, 132, 292-300.
12. Lili Cai†, Dragica Jeremic, Hyungsuk Lim, and Yunsang Kim*. “β-Cyclodextrins as sustained-release carriers for natural wood preservatives.” Industrial Crops and Products, 2019, 130, 42-48.
11. Xuefeng Zhang, Dragica Jeremic, Yunsang Kim, Jason Street, and Rubin Shmulsky. “Effects of surface functionalization of lignin on synthesis and properties of rigid bio-based polyurethanes foams.” Polymers, 2018, 10, 706.
10. Yunsang Kim, Mohanalingam Kathaperumal, Yohan Park, Ming-Jen Pan, and Joseph W. Perry. “High-energy-density hybrid sol-gel dielectric film capacitor with polymeric charge blocking layer.” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 25522-25528.
9. Yunsang Kim, Lauren McCoy, Eliza Lee, Hansol Lee, Raha Saremi, Corbin Feit†, Ian Hardin, Suraj Sharma, Sudhagar Mani, and Sergiy Minko. “Environmentally sound textile dyeing technology with nanofibrillated cellulose.” Green Chemistry, 2017, 19, 4031-4035.
8. Yunsang Kim, Mohanalingam Kathaperumal, Vincent W. Chen, Yohan Park, Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Ming-Jen Pan, Bernard Kippelen, and Joseph W. Perry, “Bilayer structure with ultrahigh energy/power density using hybrid sol-gel dielectric and charge blocking monolayer.” Advanced Energy Materials, 2015, 5(19), 1500767. Featured on the journal cover
7. Yunsang Kim, O’Neil L. Smith, Mohanalingam Kathaperumal, Lucas R. Johnstone, Ming-Jen Pan, and Joseph W. Perry. “Enhancement of breakdown strength and energy density in BaTiO3/ferroelectric polymer nanocomposites via processing-induced matrix crystallinity and uniformity.” RSC Advances, 2014, 4, 19668-19673.
6. Sergio A. Paniagua‡, Yunsang Kim‡, Katherine Henry, Ritesh Kumar, Joseph W. Perry, and Seth R. Marder. (‡ equal contributions) “Surface initiated polymerization from barium titanate nanoparticles for hybrid dielectric capacitors.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6(5), 3477–3482.
5. O’Neil L. Smith, Yunsang Kim, Mohanalingam Kathaperumal, Matthew R. Gadinski, Ming-Jen Pan, Qing Wang, and Joseph W. Perry. “Enhanced permittivity and energy density in neat poly(vinylidene fluoride-trifluoroethylene-chlorotrifluoroethylene) terpolymer films through control of morphology.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2014, 6(12), 9584–9589.
4. Yunsang Kim, Mohanalingam Kathaperumal, O’Neil L. Smith, Ming-Jen Pan, Ye Cai, Kenneth H. Sandhage, and Joseph W. Perry. “High energy density sol-gel thin film based on 2-cyanoethyltrimethoxysilane.” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2013, 5(5), 1544–1547.
3. Jae Won Shim, Hyeunseok Cheun, Amir Dindar, Yunsang Kim, Yinhua Zhou, Canek Fuentes-Hernandez, Do-Kyung Hwang, Joseph W. Perry, and Bernard Kippelen. “Indium tin oxide modified by titanium dioxide nanoparticles dispersed in poly(N-vinylpyrrolidone) for use as an electron-collecting layer in organic solar cells with an inverted structure.” Journal of Materials Research, 2013, 28(3), 535-540.
2. Taeyoung Kim, Jongeun Kim, Yunsang Kim, Taehee Lee, Wonjung Kim, and Kwang S. Suh. “Preparation and characterization of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) using partially sulfonated poly(styrene-butadiene-styrene) triblock copolymer as a polyelectrolyte.” Current Applied Physics, 2009, 9(1), 120–25.
1. Wonjung Kim, Taeyoung Kim, Jungwoo Ko, Yunsang Kim, Changmo Park, and Kwang S. Suh. “Charge transport phenomena of polyaniline-DBSA/polystyrene blends.” Transactions of the Korean Institute of Electrical Engineers C, 2004, 53(6), 305-311.
1. Ian R. Hardin and Yunsang Kim. “Antimicrobial Textiles” edited by Gang Sun. Chapter. 6, "Nanotechnology for antimicrobial textiles." Woodhead Publishing, 2016
4. Joseph W. Perry, Mohanalingam Kathaperumal, Yunsang Kim. “Polarizable sol-gel materials, methods of preparation and processing for energy storage devices.” WO 2017/197268 A1, US 2019/0180937 A1.
3. Sergiy Minko, Suraj Sharma, Ian Hardin, Igor Luzinov, Sandy Wu Daubenmire, Andrey Zakharchenko, Raha Saremi, Yunsang Kim. “Textile dyeing using nanocellulosic fibers.” US 9,506,187 B2.
2. Kwang S. Suh, Jongeun Kim, Taeyoung Kim, Yunsang Kim. “Antistatic tapes and method for producing thereof.” WO 2006/057465 A1.
1. Kwang S. Suh, Jongeun Kim, Taeyoung Kim, Yunsang Kim. “Antistatic pressure sensitive or adhesive tapes and producing method thereof.” 1020030071945 (Korean patent application no.)