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Exploitable Magnetic Anisotropy of the Two-Dimensional Magnet CrI3

Their findings have been published in Nano Letters on February 12, 2020.

Magnetic memory (MRAM), a computer memory device that uses the physical characteristics of magnets, is notable for data loss (nonvolatile) even when the power is turned off. Research has shown clues to further improving the efficiency of th... Read More

Feb 28, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

New Catalyst Provides Boost to Next-generation EV Batteries

Their findings have been published in Nano Energy on February 3, 2020.

Metal-Air Batteries (MABs), which use oxygen from ambient air as recourses to store and convert energy, have received considerable attention for their potential use in electric vehicles (EVs) owing to their large storage capacity, lightweig... Read More

New Study Presents Efficient, Solution‐processed, Hybrid Tandem Solar Cells

Their findings have been published in Advanced Energy Materials on January 13, 2020.

Colloidal quantum dot (CQD) solar cells have attracted considerable attention due to the advantages of being flexible and lightweight. Besides, they are much easier to manufacture, compared with that of commercial silicon solar cells in use... Read More

Feb 19, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Breakthrough Made Towards Building the World’s Most Powerful Particle Accelerator

Their findings have been published in Nature on February 5, 2020.

An international team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has for the first time succeeded in demonstrating the ionization cooling of muons. Regarded as a major step in being able to create the world’s most powerful particle accelerator,... Read More

Feb 10, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

A Novel Technique to Produce Cheaper and More Efficient Chlorine (Cl₂)

Their findings have been published in Nature Communications on January 2, 2020.

Chlorine (Cl₂) is one of the most widely used industrial chemicals in the world today, with 75 million tons produced annually. A team of researchers, affiliated with UNIST has recently found a way to make the manufacture of chlorine more ef... Read More

Feb 06, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Fluorine-incorporated Interface Enhances Cycling Stability of Lithium Metal Batteries with Ni-rich NCM Cathodes

Their findings have been published in the January 2020 issue of Nano Energy.

With the spread of electric vehicles, interest in “high capacity batteries” is high. Lithium metal batteries, which use lithium metal on their anodes, are also drawing attention in this context. However, the problem is that the stability of... Read More

Jan 31, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Researchers Introduce Well-designed Substrates, Capable of Producing Large Single Crystal Bi-/tri-layer Graphene

The work by Distinguished Professor Rodney S. Ruoff has been published in Nature Nanotechnology on January 21, 2020.

An international team of researchers, led by Distinguished Professor Rodney S. Ruoff (School of Natural Science) from the Center for Multidimensional Carbon Materials (CMCM), within the Institute for Basic Science (IBS) at UNIST, has report... Read More

Jan 23, 2020 By Dahee Carol Kim Research

A Novel Biofuel System for Hydrogen Production from Biomasss

Their findings have been published in ACS Catalyst January 3, 2020.

A novel technology has been developed for hydrogen production from the process, which involves electron that is produced during the decomposition of biomass such as waste wood. The result produced after biomass decomposition is a high value... Read More

Jan 22, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

New Study Presents In-Depth Study of the Interaction Mechanism between the Lignin Nanofilms

Their findings have been published in ACS Sustainable Chemical & Engineering on December 2, 2019.

Ligin, which is widely contained in waste wood, is attracting attention as a next-generation bio material. In the meantime, lignin molecules did not mix well with other materials, making them difficult to commercially use. A research team,... Read More

Jan 21, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Stretchable and Colorless Freestanding Microwire Arrays for Transparent Solar Cells with Flexibility

Their findings have been published in Light: Science & Applications on December 12, 2019.

As solar cells become more transparent, you may now add transparent panels of solar cells on windows of buildings and electronic devices to generate electricity. Furthermore, in adding flexibility to this, its product range will be even exp... Read More

Jan 20, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research