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Researchers Develop Revolutionary Stretchable and Self-Healing Polymer with High Ionic Thermoelectric Efficiency

The study findings have been published in Nature Communications on June 5, 2023.

Researchers Develop Revolutionary Stretchable and Self-Healing Polymer with High Ionic Thermoelectric Efficiency

A team of researchers, led by Professor Sung-Yeon Jang at UNIST’s School of Energy and Chemical Engineering has achieved a significant breakthrough with the development of a groundbreaking stretchable and self-healing polymer. This in... Read More

Jul 10, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Discovery of Interstitial Water Molecules’ Impact on Sodium-Ion Battery Cathode Performance

The study findings have been published ahead of their official publication in the online version of J. Mater. Chem. A on May 29, 2023.

Discovery of Interstitial Water Molecules’ Impact on Sodium-Ion Battery Cathode Performance

Sodium (Na)-ion batteries are rapidly gaining attention as the next-generation solution to replace lithium-ion batteries due to their lower production cost and similar battery systems. In a significant breakthrough, Professor Hyun-Wook Lee... Read More

Jul 05, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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New Study Highlights Feasibility and Optimization of Ammonia-Based Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality

The study findings have been published ahead of their official publication in the online version of Chem. Eng. J. on May 13, 2023.

New Study Highlights Feasibility and Optimization of Ammonia-Based Power Generation for Carbon Neutrality

Abstract Ammonia is considered a promising energy source for achieving carbon neutrality because it is carbon-free. This study aims to evaluate the feasibility of ammonia-based power generation by conducting techno-economic and carbon footp... Read More

Jun 30, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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New Ionic Materials Boost Hydrogen Fuel Cell Efficiency!

Their findings have been selected for the back cover of Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. and published on June 20, 2023.

New Ionic Materials Boost Hydrogen Fuel Cell Efficiency!

Abstract A few metal–organic frameworks (MOFs), which typically use strong acids as proton sources, display superprotonic conductivity (≈10−1 S cm−1); however, they are rare due to the instability of MOFs in highly acidic conditions. For th... Read More

Jun 22, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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New Method Reveals Folding Speed Limit of Helical Membrane Proteins

The study findings have been published in the online version of eLife on May 30, 2023.

New Method Reveals Folding Speed Limit of Helical Membrane Proteins

Abstract Single-molecule tweezers, such as magnetic tweezers, are powerful tools for probing nm-scale structural changes in single membrane proteins under force. However, the weak molecular tethers used for the membrane protein studies have... Read More

Jun 20, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Researchers Develop Highly Efficient and Stable Photoelectrode for Water Splitting Using Organic Semiconductors

Their findings have been selected for the supplementary cover of ACS Energy Letters and published on June 9, 2023.

Researchers Develop Highly Efficient and Stable Photoelectrode for Water Splitting Using Organic Semiconductors

Abstract We explore the potential of employing diketopyrrolopyrrole (DPP) based π-conjugated OSs as a hole transport layer material in heteroatom-doped hematite (Ti–Fe2O3/Ge–Fe2O3) photoanodes for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitt... Read More

Jun 13, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Breakthrough in Scarless Wound Recovery Achieved with Autologous Blood

The research findings have been selected as the back cover of Advanced Materials on June 22, 2023.

Breakthrough in Scarless Wound Recovery Achieved with Autologous Blood

Abstract Autologous implantable scaffolds that induce vasculogenesis have shown great potential in tissue regeneration; however, previous attempts mainly relied on cell-laden hydrogel patches using fat tissues or platelet-rich plasma, which... Read More

Jun 12, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Researchers Unveil Fully Inkjet-printed Large-scale Photoelectrodes

Their work has been selected for the cover feature of the May 2023 issue of Joule, a renowned journal published by Cell Press.

Researchers Unveil Fully Inkjet-printed Large-scale Photoelectrodes

Summary Small-area photoelectrodes are used to study fundamental science and material development for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting cells at the laboratory scale. For practical applications, however, one needs to develop scalab... Read More

Jun 12, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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New Catalyst Breakthrough Enhances Electrochemical Synthesis of Urea from CO2 and Nitrate

Their findings have been selected for inclusion on the inside back cover of the May 2023 issue of Energy Environ. Sci.

New Catalyst Breakthrough Enhances Electrochemical Synthesis of Urea from CO2 and Nitrate

Abstract The electrochemical co-reduction of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrate (NO3−) to urea via C–N bond coupling is a promising alternative to traditional industrial processes that are intensive in energy consumption and CO2 emission. How... Read More

Jun 08, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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Engineering the Local Atomic Configuration in 2H TMDs for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

The study findings have been published ahead of their official publication in the online version of ACS Nano on May 15, 2023.

Engineering the Local Atomic Configuration in 2H TMDs for Efficient Electrocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution

Abstract The introduction of heteroatoms is a widely employed strategy for electrocatalysis of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs). This approach activates the inactive basal plane, effectively boosting the intrinsic catalytic activity.... Read More

Jun 05, 2023 By JooHyeon Heo Research
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