Secondary Battery Materials and Electrode Design

Ph.D. in Resource Engineering, Seoul National University (1994–1999)

• Postdoctoral Researcher, Kyushu University, Japan (1999–2001)
• Manager, Battery Development Team, Samsung SDI Battery Division (2001–2005)
• Deputy General Manager, Fuel Cell System Development Team, Hyundai Motor Company Research Institute (2006)
• Director (Principal Researcher), Next-Generation Battery Research Center, Korea Electronics Technology Institute (2006–2016)

• (2025) Unlocking high-power capability in graphite/Si-C blended anodes through optimal Si-C content. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 526
• (2025) Interfacial control through fluorinated co-solvent electrolytes for enabling uniform Li metal plating and long-term stability in high-voltage lithium metal batteries. NANO ENERGY. 145
• (2025) The dual role of zirconium in single-crystal Ni-rich cathodes as a promoter for grain growth and a pillar for structural stability for high-voltage lithium-ion batteries. ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS. 83
• (2025) Dry-processed ultra-high-energy cathodes (99.6wt%, 4.0 g cm−3) using single-crystalline Ni-rich oxides. ENERGY STORAGE MATERIALS. 78
• (2025) Advanced Li-Ion Conducting pathways in Polymer-in-Filler composite solid electrolytes Utilizing Pre-Percolated bimetallic UiO-66 networks. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 507
• (2025) Synergistic Application of Lithium Compensation and Graphene Technologies for High-Energy-Density Lithium-Ion Batteries. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENERGY RESEARCH. 2025, 1
• (2024) Accelerating ionic–electronic percolation pathways via catecholate coordination of bioinspired-polymer dopamine in all-solid-state composite cathode. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 497
• (2024) Enhancing micro-scale SiOx anode durability: Electro-mechanical strengthening of binder networks via anchoring carbon nanotubes with carboxymethyl cellulose. JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY. 101, 1
• (2024) Unraveling the Deposition and Dissolution Behavior of the Ag-Modified Li Surface Based on Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscopy. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES. 16, 36
• (2024) Kelvin Probe Force Microscopy and Electrochemical Atomic Force Microscopy Investigations of Lithium Nucleation and Growth: Influence of the Electrode Surface Potential. JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY LETTERS. 15, 28
• (2024) Stable immobilization of lithium polysulfides using three-dimensional ordered mesoporous Mn­2O3 as host material in lithium–sulfur batteries. CARBON ENERGY. 6, 6
• (2024) Stable immobilization of lithium polysulfides using three-dimensional ordered mesoporous Mn₂O₃ as the host material in lithium-sulfur batteries. CARBON ENERGY. 6, 6
• (2024) Dry-film technology employing cryo-pulverized polytetrafluoroethylene binder for all-solid-state batteries. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 487, 1
• (2024) Stable lithium metal anode enabled by a polymeric interlayer with high salt concentration for solid-state batteries. JOURNAL OF ENERGY STORAGE. 84
• (2024) Reinforcement of Positive Electrode-Electrolyte Interface without Using Electrolyte Additives Through Thermoelectrochemical Oxidation of LiPF6 for Lithium Secondary Batteries. SMALL. 20, 10
• (2023) Astonishing performance improvements of dry-film graphite anode for reliable lithium-ion batteries. CHEMICAL ENGINEERING JOURNAL. 476, 1
• (2023) Dual-Supporter and Dual-Salt Strategy for Solid Polymer Electrolyte with High Ionic Conductivity and Elastic Toughness. ADVANCED ELECTRONIC MATERIALS. 9, 8
• (2023) LiTFSI salt concentration effect to digest lithium polysulfides for high-loading sulfur electrodes. JOURNAL OF ENERGY CHEMISTRY. 78, 1
• (2022) Design of densified nickel-rich layered composite cathode via the dry-film process for sulfide-based solid-state batteries. JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A. 10, 43
• (2022) Microstructure engineering of nickel-rich oxide/carbon composite cathodes for fast charging of lithium-ion batteries. CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL. 48, 21

• POSITIVE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY AND METHOD OF PREPARING SAME. 14/375140. 20171121. 미국
• PRECURSOR OF CATHODE ACTIVE MATERAL FOR ALITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE PRECURSOR, CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL AND LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY INCLUDING THE CATHODE ACTIVE MATERAL. 14/347193. 20170328. 미국

• Outstanding Research Achievement Award, Ministry of Science, ICT and Future Planning(2016)

• (2021) Natural Activation of CuO to CuCl₂ as a Cathode Material for Dual-Ion Lithium Metal Batteries. 72nd Annual Meeting of the International Society of Electrochemistry. Republic of Korea
• (2018) Capacity enhancement by adding graphene into a Cu₂O cathode for Li–SO₂ batteries. Fall Annual Meeting and Conference of the Korean Electrochemical Society. Republic of Korea
• (2018) Study on the conversion reaction of CuS for lithium rechargeable batteries. Fall Annual Meeting and Conference of the Korean Electrochemical Society. Republic of Korea
• (2018) Study on the effect of CNTs as conductive additives on the electrochemical performance of LiNi₀.₆Co₀.₂Mn₀.₂O₂ under rapid charge/discharge conditions. Fall Annual Meeting and Conference of the Korean Electrochemical Society. Republic of Korea
• (2018) Electrode materials for next-generation secondary batteries through conversion reactions. Fall Annual Meeting and Conference of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry. Republic of Korea