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  • 2012 - Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America For his outstanding research using high resolution analytical electron microscopy for the characterization of materials and solid state electronics and for his development and construction of an ultra high vacuum (UHV) wafer bonding unit.

Overview

Moon J. Kim is affiliated with The University of Texas at Dallas in the United States. The scientist's research output primarily focuses on engineering and materials science, with a significant number of publications in these fields.

The main fields of study covered in Kim's work include:

  • Engineering
  • Materials Science

Their subfields of study extend to:

  • Materials Chemistry
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Condensed Matter Physics

Kim's research topics encompass:

  • Spectroscopy and Chemometric Analyses
  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Advanced materials and composites
  • Thermal properties of materials
  • Advanced ceramic materials synthesis
  • 2D Materials and Applications

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Kim include:

  • Qingxiao Wang
  • Xiangyu Zhu
  • Sunah Kwon
  • Jinguo Wang
  • Jianwei Qin

Kim has published frequently in the following venues:

  • ACS Nano
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • The Cambridge Structural Database
  • ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • ACS Applied Nano Materials

Recent papers authored by or involving Kim include:

  • Hyperspectral imaging technology for quality and safety evaluation of horticultural products: A review and celebration of the past 20-year progress (2020, Postharvest Biology and Technology)
  • Nickel-Platinum Nanoparticles as Peroxidase Mimics with a Record High Catalytic Efficiency (2021, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Solving oxygen embrittlement of refractory high-entropy alloy via grain boundary engineering (2022, Materials Today)
  • Remote heteroepitaxy of GaN microrod heterostructures for deformable light-emitting diodes and wafer recycle (2020, Science Advances)
  • Morphology-Invariant Metallic Nanoparticles with Tunable Plasmonic Properties (2021, ACS Nano)

Additionally, Kim has contributed to several book publications through RAND Corporation eBooks, including titles related to commercial space developments, U.S. defense readiness, and technology assessments in military contexts.

  • Commercial Space Capabilities and Market Overview: The Relationship Between Commercial Space Developments and the U.S. Department of Defense (2022)
  • Understanding, Managing, and Reporting U.S. Space Force Readiness (2023)
  • Assessing the Impact of U.S. Air Force National Security Space Launch Acquisition Decisions: An Independent Analysis of the Global Heavy Lift Launch Market (2020)
  • A Clean Sheet Approach to Space Acquisition in Light of the New Space Force (2021)
  • Overcoming Barriers to Working with Highly Capable Allies and Partners in the Air, Space, and Cyber Domains: An Exploratory Analysis (2023)
  • Emerging Technology Beyond 2035: Scenario-Based Technology Assessment for Future Military Contingencies (2022)

Moon J. Kim was recognized as a Fellow of the Mineralogical Society of America in 2012 for contributions involving high-resolution analytical electron microscopy and the development of ultra high vacuum wafer bonding technology.

Best Publications

  • MoS2 transistors with 1-nanometer gate lengths

    Sujay B. Desai;Sujay B. Desai;Surabhi R. Madhvapathy;Surabhi R. Madhvapathy;Angada B. Sachid;Angada B. Sachid;Juan Pablo Llinas;Juan Pablo Llinas

  • Field-effect transistors made from solution-grown two-dimensional tellurene

    Yixiu Wang;Gang Qiu;Ruoxing Wang;Shouyuan Huang

  • Synthesis and mechanistic study of palladium nanobars and nanorods.

    Yujie Xiong;Honggang Cai;Benjamin J. Wiley;Jinguo Wang

  • Synthesis and Characterization of 9 nm Pt–Ni Octahedra with a Record High Activity of 3.3 A/mgPt for the Oxygen Reduction Reaction

    Sang Il Choi;Shuifen Xie;Minhua Shao;Jonathan H. Odell

  • Atomic Layer-by-Layer Deposition of Pt on Pd Nanocubes for Catalysts with Enhanced Activity and Durability toward Oxygen Reduction

    Shuifen Xie;Sang Il Choi;Ning Lu;Luke T. Roling

  • Atomically thin resonant tunnel diodes built from synthetic van der Waals heterostructures

    Yu Chuan Lin;Ram Krishna Ghosh;Rafik Addou;Ning Lu

  • Highly Scalable, Atomically Thin WSe2 Grown via Metal–Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition

    Sarah M. Eichfeld;Lorraine Hossain;Yu Chuan Lin;Aleksander F. Piasecki

  • Synthesis of Pd−Pt Bimetallic Nanocrystals with a Concave Structure through a Bromide-Induced Galvanic Replacement Reaction

    Hui Zhang;Mingshang Jin;Mingshang Jin;Jinguo Wang;Weiyang Li

  • Manganese Doping of Monolayer MoS2: The Substrate Is Critical

    Kehao Zhang;Simin Feng;Junjie Wang;Angelica Azcatl

  • On the role of surface diffusion in determining the shape or morphology of noble-metal nanocrystals

    Xiaohu Xia;Shuifen Xie;Maochang Liu;Hsin Chieh Peng

  • Harvesting electrical energy from carbon nanotube yarn twist

    Shi Hyeong Kim;Shi Hyeong Kim;Carter S. Haines;Na Li;Keon Jung Kim

  • Covalent Nitrogen Doping and Compressive Strain in MoS2 by Remote N2 Plasma Exposure.

    Angelica Azcatl;Xiaoye Qin;Abhijith Prakash;Chenxi Zhang

  • Toward the Controlled Synthesis of Hexagonal Boron Nitride Films

    Ariel Ismach;Harry Chou;Domingo A. Ferrer;Yaping Wu

  • Conformal Al2O3 dielectric layer deposited by atomic layer deposition for graphene-based nanoelectronics

    Bongki Lee;Seong-Yong Park;Hyun-Chul Kim;KyeongJae Cho

  • HfO2 on MoS2 by Atomic Layer Deposition: Adsorption Mechanisms and Thickness Scalability

    Stephen McDonnell;Barry Brennan;Angelica Azcatl;Ning Lu

  • Direct Synthesis of van der Waals Solids

    Yu Chuan Lin;Ning Lu;Nestor Perea-Lopez;Jie Li

  • Pd-Ir Core-Shell Nanocubes: A Type of Highly Efficient and Versatile Peroxidase Mimic

    Xiaohu Xia;Jingtuo Zhang;Ning Lu;Moon J. Kim

  • Luminescent Gold Nanoparticles with Mixed Valence States Generated from Dissociation of Polymeric Au (I) Thiolates.

    Chen Zhou;Ce Sun;Mengxiao Yu;Yanping Qin

  • Synthesis of Pd-Au Bimetallic Nanocrystals via Controlled Overgrowth

    Byungkwon Lim;Hirokazu Kobayashi;Taekyung Yu;Jinguo Wang

  • Facile Synthesis of Pd-Pt Alloy Nanocages and Their Enhanced Performance for Preferential Oxidation of CO in Excess Hydrogen

    Hui Zhang;Mingshang Jin;Mingshang Jin;Hongyang Liu;Jinguo Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

Jinguo Wang
Jinguo Wang The University of Texas at Dallas
Qingxiao Wang
Qingxiao Wang King Abdullah University of Science and Technology
Robert M. Wallace
Robert M. Wallace The University of Texas at Dallas
Jiyoung Kim
Jiyoung Kim The University of Texas at Dallas
Younan Xia
Younan Xia Johns Hopkins University
Rafik Addou
Rafik Addou The University of Texas at Dallas
Luigi Colombo
Luigi Colombo The University of Texas at Dallas
Kyeongjae Cho
Kyeongjae Cho The University of Texas at Dallas
Robert F. Klie
Robert F. Klie University of Illinois at Chicago
Hailong Zhang
Hailong Zhang University of Science and Technology Beijing

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