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UNIST to Develop New Electrolyte Additives for High-energy-density LIBs

Their findings have been published in the February 2021 issue of Nature Communications.

A joint research team, affiliated with UNIST has unveiled a novel electrolyte additive that could enable a long lifespan and fast chargeability of high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). Published in the February 2021 issue of Nat... Read More

Scientists Identify New Catalysts for More Efficient Water Splitting

The findings of this research have been published in Nano Energy on July 6, 2020.

A recent study, affiliated with UNIST has presented a new class of efficient catalysts, made from inexpensive carbon compounds and ruthenium (Ru). These novel catalysts are stable and display both efficient catalytic activity and improved e... Read More

Sep 07, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

Successful Phase Engineering of TMDs via Molten‐Metal‐Assisted Intercalation

The findings of this research have been published in Advanced Materials on July 6, 2020.

Researchers have developed a new technique to improve the catalytic performance of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs), which have been regarded as the next-generation catalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction (HER). The new synthetic m... Read More

Aug 26, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

New Study Presents Anti-Aging Electrolyte Additive for High-Energy-Density Li-ion Batteries

Their findings have been published in Advanced Energy Materials on April 6, 2020.

Reactive oxygen species (ROS), which is known to be a main contributor to the aging process, also adversely affects battery performance and life. Indeed, when the ROS is released from the high-capacity electrode materials for lithium-ion ba... Read More

Jun 02, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

New Study Presents Hydrogen-Bond Free Energy of Local Biological Water

Their work has been selected as 'Hot Paper' and highlighted as the back cover of the April 2020 edition of Angewandte Chemie International Edition.

Water, which makes up more than half of the human body, is an essential participant in the structure and function of proteins. Hormones and enzymes are also proteins, and thus are responsible for the biological function of the human body. T... Read More

May 25, 2020 By JooHyeon Heo Research

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