Youngsik Kim

Youngsik Kim, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
School of Energy and Chemical Engineering
Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST)
50UNIST-gil, Ulju-gun, Ulsan, Korea, 689-798
Office: 052-217-2921, Fax: 052-217-3009
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RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Fast-Ion conducting ceramic and composite membranes
  • Novel electrodes for energy conversion and storage applications
  • Transition metal inorganic solid-state materials
  • Design of energy conversion and storage devices

EDUCATION

Postdoctoral
(07/2010) / Texas Materials Institutes, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, USA
Supervisor: John B. Goodenough
Ph.D.
(08/2006) / Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
Thesis: Correlation Between Local Structure and Ionic Conductivity in GeS2-based Oxy-Sulfide Glasses. *Thesis work was selected asNorbertJ. Kreidl Award in the American Ceramic Society, 05/2007.
Supervisor: Steve W. Martin
M.S.
(12/2003) / Materials Science and Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA
Thesis: Synthesis of New Thioborate Crystals for Non-linear Optical Applications.
Supervisor: Steve W. Martin
B.S. (02/2000) / Materials Engineering, SungKyunKwan University, South Korea.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS

09/2015 - Present / Associate Professor, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Korea.
08/2013–08/2015 / Assistant Professor, School of Energy and Chemical Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (UNIST), Ulsan, Korea.
08/2010 – 07/2013 / Assistant Professor, Energy Engineering Program, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI), Indianapolis, USA.
08/2010 - 07/2013 / Research Scientist, Richard Lugar Center for Renewable Energy (RLCR), IUPUI, Indianapolis, USA.
08/2006 –07/2010 / Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Texas Materials Institutes, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, USA.
08/2001 – 08/2006 / Research Assistant, Department of Materials and Science Engineering, Iowa State University, Ames, USA.

Research Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

2018

  1. Y. Kim, S. Hwang, H. Yu and Y. Kim, “High Energy Density for Rechargeable Metal-Free Seawater Batteries: Phosphorus/Carbon Composite as a Promising Anode Material”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018, 6, 3046-3054
  2. Y. Kim, J. K. Kim, C. Vaalma, G. Bae, G. T. Kim, S. Passerini and Y. Kim, “Optimized hard carbon derived from starch for rechargeable seawater batteries”, Carbon, 2018, 129, 564-571
  3. J. Kim, D. Shin, Y. Jung, S. Hwang, T. Song, Y. Kim and U. Paik, “LiCl-LiI molten salt electrolyte with bismuth-lead positive electrode for Liquid Metal Battery”, Journal of Power Sources, 2018, 377, 87-92
  4. J. Han, S. Hwang, W. Go, S.T. Senthilkumar, D. Jeon, and Y. Kim, “Development of Coin-Type Cell and Engineering of its Compartments for Rechargeable Seawater Batteries”, Journal of Power Sources, 2018, 374, 24-30

2017

  1. Z. Khan, N. Parveen, S. Ansari, S.T. Senthilkumar, S. Park, Y. Kim, M. Cho and H. Ko, “Three-dimensional SnS2nanopetals for hybrid sodium-air batteries”, Electrochimica Acta, 2017, 257, 328-334
  2. D. Suh, S. Park, P. Nakhanivej, Y. Kim, S. Hwang and H. Park, “Hierarchically Structured Graphene-Carbon Nanotube-Co Hybrid Electrocatalyst for Seawater Battery”, Journal of Power Sources, 2017, 372, 31-37
  3. S.T. Senthilkumar, J. Han, J. S. Park, S. Hwang, D. Jeon, and Y. Kim, “Energy Efficient Na-Aqueous-Catholyte Redox Flow Battery”, Energy Storage Materials, 2017, Accepted
  4. P. Manikandan, S. Heo, H. Kim, H. Jeong, E. Lee, and Y. Kim, “Structural characterization of layered Na0.5Co0.5Mn0.5O2 material as a promising cathode for sodium-ion batteries”, Journal of Power Sources, 2017, 363, 442-449
  5. S. T. Senthilkumar, S. Park, J. Kim, S. Hwang, S. Kwak and Y. Kim, “Seawater Battery Performance Enhancement Enabled by Defect/Edge-rich, Oxygen Self-doped Porous Carbon Electrocatalyst”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 14174-14181
  6. Z. Khan, B. Senthilkumar, S. Lim, R. Shanker, Y. Kim and H. Ko, “Redox-Additive-Enhanced High Capacitance Supercapacitors Based on Co2P2O7 Nanosheets”, Advanced Materials Interfaces, 2017, 4, 12
  7. H. Choi, H. Kim, J. K. Kim, Y. Lim, Y. Kim and J. H. Ahn, “Nano-composite Quasi-solid-state ElectrolyteFor High Safety Lithium Batteries”,Nano Research, 2017, 10, 3092-3102
  8. K. W. Kim, H. Kim, Y. Kim and J. K. Kim, “Composite gel polymer electrolyte with ceramic particles for LiNi1/3Mn1/3Co1/3O2- Li4Ti5O12 lithium ion batteries”, Electorchimica Acta, 2017, ​236, 394-398
  9. P. Manikandan, H. Kim, S. Heo, E. Lee and Y. Kim, “Insights into the Dual-electrode Characteristics of Layered Na0.5Ni0.25Mn0.75O2 Materials for Sodium-Ion Batteries”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9 (12),10618–10625
  10. S. Hwang, W. S. Go, H. Yu and Y. Kim, “Hybrid Na-Air Flow Batteries using an Acidic Catholyte: Effect of the Catholyte pH on the Cell Performance”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017, 5, 11592-11600 - featured in the Front Cover of 'J. Mater. Chem. A Emerging Investigators 2017' Themed Issue
  11. J.I. Jung, D. Kim, H. Kim, Y. Jo, J.S. Park, and Y. Kim, “Progressive Assessment on the Decomposition Reaction of Na Superionic Conducting Ceramics”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2017, 9 (1), 304–310
  12. Z. Khan, B. Senthilkumar, S. Park, S. Park, J. Yang, J. Lee, H. K. Song, Y. Kim, S. Kwak and H. Ko, “Carambola Shaped VO2 Nanostructures: A Binder–Free Air Electrode for Aqueous Na–Air Battery”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2017,5, 2037-2044
  13. S.T. Senthilkumar, M. Abirami, J. Kim, W. S. Go, S. Hwang, and Y. Kim, “Sodium-ion Hybrid Electrolyte Battery for Sustainable Energy Storage Applications”, Journal of Power Sources, 2017, 341, 404-410

2016

  1. M. Abirami, S. Hwang, J.Yang, S. T.Senthilkumar, J. Kim, W. S. Go, B. Senthilkumar, H. K. Song, and Y. Kim, “A Metal-Organic Framework-Derived Porous Cobalt Manganese Oxide Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Hybrid Na-Air/Seawater Batteries”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8, 32778 - featured in ACS News Service Weekly PressPac: December 07, 2016.
  2. S. Hwang, J. Kim, Y. Kim and Y. Kim, “Na-Ion Storage Performance of Amorphous Sb2S3 Nanoparticles: Anode for Na-Ion Batteries and Seawater Flow Batteries”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 17946-17951 - featured in 2016 J. Mater. Chem. A Hot paper
  3. J. Chun, C. Jo, S.Sahgong, M. Kim, E. Lim, D. Kim, J. Hwang, E. Kang, K. Ryu, Y. Jung, Y. Kim, and J. Lee, “Ammonium Fluoride-Mediated Synthesis of Anhydrous Metal Fluoride/Mesoporous Carbon Nanocomposites for High Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes”, Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8 (51), 35180–35190
  4. H. Kim, M. Palanisamy, Y. Lim, J. Kim, S. Nam and Y. Kim, “Hybrid solid electrolyte with the combination of Li7La3Zr2O12 ceramic and ionic liquid for high voltage pseudo-solid-state Li-ion batteries”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 17025-17032
  5. C. Lim, B. Yan, H. Kang, Z. Song, W. Lee, V. D. Andrade, F. D. Carlo, L Yin, Y. Kim and L. Zhu, “Analysis of geometric and electrochemical characteristics of lithium cobalt oxide electrode with different packing densities”, Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 328, 46-55
  6. Z.Khan, S. Park, S. Hwang, J. Yang, Y. Lee, H. K. Song, Y. Kim and H.Ko, “Hierarchical urchin-shaped α-MnO2 on graphenecoated carbon microfibers: a binder-free electrode for rechargeable aqueous Na–air battery”, NPG Asia Materials, 2016, 8, e294
  7. S. Jeoung, S. Sahgong, J. Kim, S. Hwang, Y. Kim and H.Moon, “Upcycling of nonporous coordination polymers: controllable-conversion toward porosity-tuned Ndoped carbons and their electrocatalytic activity in seawater batteries”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 13468-13475
  8. S. Park, B.Senthilkumar, K. Kim, S. Hwang and Y. Kim, “Saltwater as the energy source for low-cost, safe rechargeable batteries”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2016, 4, 7207-7213. - featured in 2016 J. Mater. Chem. A Hot paper
  9. I. Seo, B.Senthilkumar, K. H. Kim, J. K. Kim, Y. Kim, and J. H. Ahn, “Atomic structural and electrochemical impact of Fe Substitution on nano porous LiMnPO4”, Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 320, 59-67
  10. J. Kim, Y. Kim, S. Park, H.Ko and Y. Kim, “Encapsulation of organic active materials in carbon nanotubes for application to high-electrochemical-performance sodium batteries”, Energy & Environmental Science, 2016, 9, 1264-1269
  11. H. Bae, S. Hwang, I. Seo, and Y. Kim, “Electrochemical Lithium recycling system toward renewable and sustainable energy technologies”, Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2016, 163, 199-205
  12. S.T. Senthilkumar, J. Kim, Y. Wang, H. Huang, and Y. Kim, “Flexible and wearable fiber shaped high voltage supercapacitors based on copper hexacyanoferrate and porous carbon coated carbon fiber electrodes”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 4934-4940
  13. K. Kim, S. Hwang, J. S. Park, J. Han, J. Kim, and Y. Kim, “Highly improved voltage efficiency of seawater battery by use of chloride ion capturing electrode”, Journal of Power Sources, 2016, 313, 46-50
  14. B. Senthilkumar, Z. Khan, S. Park, I.Seo, H.Ko, and Y. Kim, “Exploration of cobalt phosphate as a potential catalyst for rechargeable aqueous sodium-air battery”, Journal of Power Sources,2016, 311, 29-34
  15. I.Seo, G. C. Hwang, J. K. Kim, and Y. Kim,“Electrochemical characterization of micro-rodβ-Na0.33V2O5for high performance lithium ion batteries”,Electrochimica Acta,2016, 193, 160-165
  16. C. Kim, O. Gwon, I. Y. Jeon, Y. Kim, J. Shin, Y. W. Ju, J. B. Baek, G. Kim, “Cloud-like graphene nanoplatelets on Nd0.5Sr0.5CoO3−δ nanorods as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for hybrid Li–air batteries”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 2122-2127
  17. Y. Kim, H. Kim, S. Park, I.Seo, and Y. Kim, “Na ion-Conducting Ceramic as Solid Electrolyte for Rechargeable Seawater Batteries”, Electrochimica Acta,2016, 191, 1-7
  18. J. Y.Cheon, K. Kim, Y. J. Sa, S. H.Sahgong, Y. Hong, J. Woo, S. D.Yim, H.Y.Jeong, Y. Kim, and S. H.Joo, “Graphitic Nanoshell/Mesoporous Carbon Nanohybrids as Highly Efficient and Stable Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts for Rechargeable Aqueous Na-Air Batteries”, Advanced Energy Materials,2016,150, 1794
  19. I.Seo, Y. Kim,and S. W. Martin, “Characterization of thin-film electrolytes for all solid-state batteries”, Journal of Alloys and Compounds,2016, 661, 245-250
  20. S. S. Lee, Y. J. Lim, H. W. Kim, J. K. Kim,Y. G. Jung, and Y. Kim, “Electrochemical properties of a ceramic-polymer-composite-solid electrolyte for Li-ion batteries”, Solid State Ionics,2016,284,20–24
  21. J. Kim, F. Mueller, H. Kim, S. Jeong, J. S. Park, S. Passerini, and Y. Kim,“Eco-friendly Energy Storage System: Seawater and Ionic Liquid Electrolyte”, ChemSusChem, 2016, 9, 42-49

2015

  1. S. H,Sahgong, B. Senthilkumar, K. Kim, S.M. Hwang, and Y. Kim,“Rechargeable Aqueous Na-Air Batteries: Highly Improved Voltage Efficiency by Use of Catalysts”, Electrochemistry Communication,2015, 61, 53-56
  2. J. K.Kim,Y. J. Lim,H. Kim,G. B.Choand Y.Kim, “Hybridsolid electrolyte for flexible solid-state sodium battery”,Energy& EnvironmentalScience, 2015, 8, 3589-3596
  3. B.Senthilkumar, Z. Khan, S. Park, K. Kim, H.Ko, and Y.Kim, “HighlyPorous Graphitic Carbon and Ni2P2O7 for High Performance Aqueous HybridSupercapacitor”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2015, 3, 21553-21561
  4. Y. J. Lim, H. W. Kim, S. S. Lee, H. Kim, J. K. Kim, Y. Jung, and Y.Kim,“Ceramic-Based Composite Solid Electrolyte for Lithium-Ion Batteries”,ChemPlusChem, 2015, 80, 1100-1103
  5. W. Liu, P. Oh, X. Liu, M. J. Lee, W. Cho, S.Chae, Y. Kim, and Jaephil Cho, “Nickel-RichLayeredLithium Transition-Metal Oxide for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries”,Angew.Chem. Int. Ed. 2015, 54, 4440 – 4457
  6. J. Hwang, C. Jo, M. G. Kim, J. Chun, E. Lim, S. Kim,S.Jeoung, Y.Kim, and J. Lee,“MeseoporousGe/GeO2its/Carbon Lithium-IonBattery Anodes withHighCapacity and High Reversibility”, ACS Nano,2015, 9, 5299-5309
  7. J. K. Kim, B. Senthikumar, S. H.Sahgong, J. Kim, M. Chi, and Y. Kim, “New Chemical Route for the Synthesis of β-Na0.33V2O5 and its Fully Reversible Li Intercalation”, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces,2015, 7, 7025-7032
  8. J. K. Kim, E. Lee, H. Kim, C. Johnson,J.Cho,and Y.Kim,“Rechargeable Seawater Battery and Its Electrochemical Mechanism”, ChemElectroChem, 2015, 2, 328-332.
  9. J. K. Kim, J.Scheers,T.Park,and Y. Kim,“Superior Ion‐Conducting Hybrid Solid Electrolyte for All‐Solid‐State Batteries”, ChemSusChem, 2015, 8,636-641.
  10. J.Cho,S.Jeong, and Y. Kim,“Commercial and research battery technologies for electrical energy storage applications”, Progress in Energy and Combustion Science,2015, 48, 84-101.
  11. Z. Ma, C. Sun, Y. Lyu, Y. Wang, Y. Kim, and L. Chen,“A new oxyfluorinatedtitanium phosphate anode for ahigh-energy lithium-ion battery”, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2015, 7, 1270-1274
  12. J. K. Kim, R.Vijaya, L.Zhu, and Y. Kim,“Improving electrochemical properties of porous iron substituted lithium manganese phosphate in additive addition electrolyte”, Journal of Power Sources,2015, 275, 106-110.

2014

  1. M.Park, J.Ryu, Y. Kim, and J. Cho, “Corn protein-derived nitrogen-doped carbon materials with oxygen-rich functional groups: a highly efficient electrocatalyst for all-vanadium redox flow batteries”,Energy & Environmental Science,2014,7(11), 3727-3735.
  2. P.Oh, M.Ko, S.Myeong, Y. Kim,and J.Cho,“A Novel Surface Treatment Method and New Insight into Discharge Voltage Deterioration for High‐Performance 0.4 Li2MnO3–0.6LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 Cathode Materials”, Advanced Energy Materials,2014, 4(16).
  3. J. K. Kim, F. Mueller, H. Kim, D. Bresser, J. S. Park, D. Lim, G. Kim S. Passerini, and Y. Kim, “Rechargeable hybrid sea water fuel cell”, NPG Asia Materials, 2014 (6), e144 published online.
  4. H.Kim, J.S. Park, S.Sahgong, S.Park, J. K. Kim, and Y. Kim,“Metal-free hybrid seawater fuel cell with an ether-based electrolyte”,Journal of Materials Chemistry A,2014,2(46), 19584-19588.
  5. E. Lee, S. Sahgong, C. S. Johnson, and Y. Kim, “Comparative electrochemical sodium insertion/extraction behavior in layered NaxVS2TiS2”, Electrochimica Acta, 2014, 143, 272-277.
  6. X. Xu, W. Liu,Y. Kim, and J. Cho,“Nanostructured transition metal sulfides for lithium ion batteries: Progress and challenges”,Nano Today,2014, 9(5), 604-630.
  7. C. Jo, Y. Kim, J. Hwang, J. Shim, J. Chun, and J. Lee, “Block Copolymer Directed Ordered Mesostructured TiNb2O7Multimetallic Oxide Constructed of Nanocrystals as High Power Li-ion Battery Anodes”, Chemistry of Materials, 2014, 26(11), 3508–3514
  8. I. Seo, and Y. Kim,“Synthesis and Characterization of lithium germanogallium sulfide, Li2GeGa2S6”, Solid State Ionics,2014, 261C, 106-110.
  9. S. Ha, J. Kim, A. Choi, Y. Kim, and K.T. Lee, “Sodium-Matal Halide and Sodium Air Batteries”, ChemPhysChem, 2014, 15(10), 1972-1982
  10. G. Nam, J. S. Park, S. Kim, D. B. Shin, N. Park, Y. Kim, J. S. Lee, and J. Cho, “Metal-Free Ketjenblack Incorporated Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Sheets Derived from Gelatin as Oxygen Reduction Catalysts”,Nano Letters, 2014, 14, 1870-1876
  11. J. Chun, H. Kim, C. Jo, E. Lim, J. Lee, and Y. Kim, “Reversibility ofLithium – Ion – Air Batteries Using Lithium Intercalation Compounds as Anodes”, ChemPlusChem, 2014, 79, 1-5.
  12. M. Jo, M. Noh, P. Oh, Y. Kim, and J. Cho, “A New High Power LiNi0.81C0.1Al0.09O2 Cathode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries”, Advanced Energy Materials, 2014, 1305183.
  13. C. Sun, F. Li, C. Ma, Y. Wang, Y. Ren, W. Yang, Z. Ma, J. Li, Y. Chen, Y. Kim, and L. Chen, “Graphene –Co3O4 Nanocomposite as an Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst for Lithium-air Batteries”, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014, 2, 7188-7196.
  14. Y. Son, M. Park, Y. Son, J. Lee, J. Jang, Y. Kim, and J. Cho, “Quantum Confinement and Its Related Effects on the Critical Size of GeO2 Nanoparticles Anodes for Lithium Batteries”, Nano Letters, 2014, 14, 1005-1010.
  15. M. Lee, S. Lee, P. Oh, Y. Kim, and J. Cho, “High Performance LiMn2O4 Cathode Materials Grown with Epitaxial Layered Nanostructure for Li-ion Batteries”, Nano Letters, 2014, 14, 933-999.
  16. J.K. Kim, W. Yang, C. J. Salim, C. Ma, C. Sun, J. Li, and Y. Kim, "Li-Water Battery with Oxygen Dissolved in Water as a Cathode", Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2014, 161, A285.

2013-2012

  1. X. Xu, S. Lee, S.Jeong, Y. Kim, and J. Cho, “Recent progress on nanostructured 4V cathode materials for Li-ion batteries for mobile electronics”, Materials Today, 2013,16, 12
  2. N. M. Asl, J. Kim, W.C. Lee, Z. Liu, P. Lu, and Y. Kim, “A New Chemical Route for the Synthesis of βʹ-LixV2O5 for Use as a High Performance Cathode”, ElectrochimicaActa, 2013, 105, 403-411.
  3. J. Chun, M. Chung, J. Lee, and Y. Kim, “Using Waste Li Ion Batteries as Cathodes in Rechargeable Li-Liquid Batteries”, Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys.,2013, 15, 7036.
  4. N. M.Asl, J. Kim, N.P.W. Pieczonka, Z. Liu, and Y. Kim, “Multilayer Electrolyte Cell: A New Tool for Identifying Electrochemical Performances of High Voltage Cathode Materials”, Electrochemistry Communication, 2013, 32, 1.
  5. W. Yang, J. Salim, C. Ma, Z. Ma, C. Sun, J. Li, L. Chen, and Y. Kim, "Flowerlik Co3O4 microspheres Loaded with Copper Nanoparticle as an Efficient Bifunctional Catalyst for Lithium-Air Batteries", Electrochemistry Communications, 2012, 28, 13-16.
  6. E. Lee, W. Lee, N. M. Asl, D. Kim, M. Slater, C.S. Johnson, and Y. Kim, “Reversible NaVS2 (de)intercalation cathode for Na-ion batteries”, ECS Electrochemistry Letters, 2012, 1, A71-A73.
  7. W. Yang, J. Salim, S. Li, C. Sun, L. Chen, J.B. Goodenough, and Y. Kim, "Perovskite SCCO Loaded with Copper Nanoparticle as a Bifunctional Catalyst for Lithium-Air Batteries", Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012, 22, 18902-18907.
  8. N. M. Asl, J. Keith, C. Lim, L. Zhu, and Y. Kim, “Inorganic Solid/Organic Liquid Hybrid Electrolyte for Use in Li-ion Battery” ElectrochimicaActa, 2012, 79, 8-16.
  9. N. M. Asl, S.S. Cheah, J. Salim, and Y. Kim, “Li-Liquid Battery: Harvesting Li from Waste Li-ion Batteries and Discharging with Water” RSC Advances, 2012, 2, 6094-6100.
  10. H. Hu, W. Niu, N. M. Asl, J. Salim, R. Chen, and Y. Kim, “Effects of Aqueous Electrolytes on the Voltage Behaviors of Rechargeable Li-Air Batteries”, ElectrochimicaActa, 2012, 67, 87-94.

2011-2008

  1. G. Yang, Y. Kim, and J.B. Goodenough, “The influence on Fermi energy of Li-site change in LizTi1-yNiyS2 on crossing z = 1”, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2011, 21, 10160-10164.
  2. Y. Lu, J.B. Goodenough, and Y. Kim, “Aqueous Cathode for Next-Generation Alkali-ion Batteries”, Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2011, 133, 5756-5759.
  3. J.B. Goodenough, and Y. Kim, “Challenges for rechargeable Batteries,” Journal of Power Sources,2010, 190, 6688 – 6694.
  4. J.B. Goodenough, and Y. Kim, “Challenges for Li Rechargeable Batteries,” Chemistry of Materials, 2009, 22, 587 - 603.
  5. J.B. Goodenough, and Y. Kim, “Locating Redox Couples in the Layered Sulfides with Application to Cu[Cr2]S4,” Journal of the Solid-State Chemistry, 2009, 182, 2904-2911.
  6. Y. Kim, K. Park, S. Song, J. Han, and J.B. Goodenough, “Access to M3+/M2+ redox couple in layered LiMS2 sulfides (M = Ti, V, Cr) as Anodes for Li-ion Batteries,” Journal of the Electrochemical Society, 2009, 156, A703-A708.
  7. Y. Kim, and J.B. Goodenough, “Reinvestigation of Li1-xVyTi1-yS2 electrodes in suitable electrolytes: Highly improved electrochemical properties,” Electrochemical and Solid-State Letters, 2009, 12, A73-A75.
  8. J. Han, D. Liu, S. Song, Y. Kim, and J.B. Goodenough, “Lithium Ion Intercalation Performance of Niobium Oxides: KNb5O13 and K6Nb10.8O30,” Chemistry of Materials, 2009, 21, 4753-4755.
  9. D. L.Messurier, V. Petkov, S.W. Martin,Y. Kim,and Y. Ren, “Three-dimensional structure of fast ion conducting 0.5Li2S + 0.5[(1-x) GeS2 + x GeO2] glasses from high-energy x-ray diffraction and reverse Monte Carlo simulations,”Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 2009, 355, 430-437.
  10. Y. Kim, and J.B. Goodenough, “Lithium Insertion into Transition Metal Monosulfides: Tuning the Position of the Metal 4s Band,” Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2008, 112, 15060-15064.
  11. Y. Kim, and J.B. Goodenough, “Lithium Intercalation into ATi2(PS4)3 (A = Li, Na, Ag),” Electrochemistry Communication, 2008, 10, 497-501.
  12. Y. Kim, N. Arumugam, and J.B. Goodenough, “3D Framework Structure of a New Lithium Thiophosphate, LiTi2(PS4)3 as Lithium Insertion Hosts,” Chemistry of Materials, 2008, 20, 470-474.

2008-2001

  1. Y. Kim, I. Seo,S.W. Martin, J. Bae,P.S. Halasyamani, N. Arumugam, and H. Steinfink, “Characterization of New Infrared Nonlinear Optical Material with High Laser Damage Threshold, Li2Ga2GeS6,” Chemistry of Materials,2008, 20, 6048-6052.
  2. H. Kim, K. Kim, Y. Kim, and S.W. Martin, “Effect of a Surface Treatment for LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 Cathode Material in Lithium Secondary Batteries,” Metals and Materials International, 2008, 14, 105-109.
  3. Y. Kim, H. Hwang, K. Lawler, S.W. Martin, and J. Cho, “Electrochemical Behavior of Ge and GeX2 (X = O, S) Glasses: Improved Reversibility of the Reaction of Li with Ge in Sulfide Medium,” ElectrochimicaActa,2007, 53, 5058.
  4. H. Hwang, M. Kim, Y. Kim, S.W. Martin, and J. Cho, “The Electrochemical Lithium Reactions of Monoclinic ZnP2 Material,” Journal of Materials Chemistry,2007, 17, 3161-3166.
  5. Y. Kim, H. Hwang, C.S. Yoon, M.G. Kim, and J. Cho, “Reversible Lithium Intercalation in Teardrop-shaped Ultrafine SnP0.94Particle: An Anode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries,” Advanced Materials, 2007, 19, 92-96.
  6. Y. Kim,and S.W. Martin, “Ionic conductivities of various GeS2-based glasses prepared by melt-quenching and mechanical milling methods,” Solid State Ionics,2006, 177, 2881-2887.
  7. Y. Kim, H.S. Kim, and S.W. Martin, “Synthesis and electrochemical characteristics of Al2O3-coated LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 cathode material for lithium ion batteries,” ElectrochimicaActa, 2006, 52, 1316-1322.
  8. Y. Kim, J. Saienga, and S.W. Martin, “Anomalous Ionic conductivity increase in Li2S + GeS2 + GeO2 glasses,” Journal of Physical Chemistry B,2006, 110(33), 16318-16325.
  9. H.S. Kim, Y. Kim, S. Kim, and S.W. Martin, “Enhanced electrochemical properties of the LiNi1/3Co1/3Mn1/3O2 cathode material by coating with LiAlO2 nanoparticles,” Journal of Power Sources,2006, 161(1), 623-627.
  10. Y. Kim, J. Saienga, and S.W. Martin, “Glass formation in and structural investigation of Li2S + GeS2 + GeO2 composition using Raman and IR spectroscopy,” Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids,2005, 351, 3716-3724.
  11. Y. Kim, J. Saienga, and S.W. Martin, “Synthesis and characterization of germanium oxy-sulfide GeS2 – GeO2 glasses,” Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids,2005, 351, 1973-1979.
  12. J. Saienga, Y. Kim, B. Campbell, and S.W. Martin, “Preparation and characterization of glasses in the LiI + Li2S + GeS2 + Ga2S3 system,” Solid State Ionics,2005, 176, 1229-1236.
  13. Y. Kim, S.W. Martin, K.M.Ok, and P.S.Halasyamani, “Synthesis of the thioborate crystals ZnxBa2B2S5+x (x ~ 0.2) for second order non-linear optical applications,” Chemistry of Materials, 2005, 17, 2046-2051.
  14. Y. Kim,and S.W. Martin, “Synthesis and crystal structure of barium thibororateBa7(BS3)4S,” Inorganic Chemistry, 2004, 43, 2773-2775.

Patents

Patent Registration

1.CO2 capture system using seawater and waste lithium batteries, Y. Kim, S. Hwang, H. Bae, 2017.06.22, KO 1017520980000, Korea

2.Method for recovering valuable metal, Y. Kim, I. Seo, S. Nam, H. Bae, 2017.06.05, KO 1017461890000, Korea