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Sam S. Yoon

Sam S. Yoon

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
62
Citations
11893
World Ranking
6578
National Ranking
274

Engineering and Technology

D-Index
62
Citations
12288
World Ranking
1940
National Ranking
30

Overview

Sam S. Yoon is affiliated with Korea University in South Korea, focusing primarily on engineering and materials science. Their body of work spans multiple subfields including biomedical engineering, electrical and electronic engineering, electronic, optical and magnetic materials, biomaterials, and mechanical engineering.

Their research covers a range of topics, notably in advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, supercapacitor materials and fabrication, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, advancements in battery materials, conducting polymers and applications, dielectric materials and actuators, and advanced battery technologies research.

Frequent coauthors in their collaboration network include Ali Aldalbahi, Edmund Samuel, Bhavana Joshi, Seongpil An, and Alexander L. Yarin.

Sam S. Yoon has published extensively in several scientific venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • International Journal of Energy Research
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Journal of Material Science and Technology

Recent published papers illustrate the diversity and technical depth of their research interests:

  • "ZnO/MnOx Nanoflowers for High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes," 2020, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering
  • "Morphology engineering of photoelectrodes for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting," 2020, Nano Energy
  • "Review of recent progress in electrospinning-derived freestanding and binder-free electrodes for supercapacitors," 2022, Coordination Chemistry Reviews
  • "Supersonically Sprayed Washable, Wearable, Stretchable, Hydrophobic, and Antibacterial rGO/AgNW Fabric for Multifunctional Sensors and Supercapacitors," 2021, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
  • "Progress and potential of electrospinning-derived substrate-free and binder-free lithium-ion battery electrodes," 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal

Best Publications

  • Electrospun polystyrene nanofiber membrane with superhydrophobicity and superoleophilicity for selective separation of water and low viscous oil.

    Min Wook Lee;Seongpil An;Sanjay S. Latthe;Changmin Lee

  • Green approach for hierarchical nanostructured Ag-ZnO and their photocatalytic performance under sunlight

    Santosh S. Patil;Mukund G. Mali;Mohaseen S. Tamboli;Deepak R. Patil

  • A review on corrosion-protective extrinsic self-healing: Comparison of microcapsule-based systems and those based on core-shell vascular networks

    Seongpil An;Seongpil An;Min Wook Lee;Alexander L. Yarin;Alexander L. Yarin;Sam S. Yoon

  • Self-cleaning transparent superhydrophobic coatings through simple sol–gel processing of fluoroalkylsilane

    Shanhu Liu;Shanhu Liu;Xiaojing Liu;Sanjay S. Latthe;Li Gao

  • Review of recent progress in electrospinning-derived freestanding and binder-free electrodes for supercapacitors

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  • ZnO/MnOx Nanoflowers for High-Performance Supercapacitor Electrodes

    Edmund Samuel;Bhavana Joshi;Yong Il Kim;Ali Aldalbahi

  • Self-Junctioned Copper Nanofiber Transparent Flexible Conducting Film via Electrospinning and Electroplating.

    Seongpil An;Hong Seok Jo;Do Yeon Kim;Hyun Jun Lee

  • Superhydrophobic surface decorated with vertical ZnO nanorods modified by stearic acid

    Annaso B. Gurav;Sanjay S. Latthe;Rajiv S. Vhatkar;Jong Gun Lee

  • Self‐Healing Reduced Graphene Oxide Films by Supersonic Kinetic Spraying

    Do Yeon Kim;Suman Sinha-Ray;Jung Jae Park;Jong Gun Lee

  • Morphology engineering of photoelectrodes for efficient photoelectrochemical water splitting

    Edmund Samuel;Bhavana Joshi;Min Woo Kim;Mark T. Swihart

  • Highly flexible, stretchable, patternable, transparent copper fiber heater on a complex 3D surface

    Hong Seok Jo;Seongpil An;Jong Gun Lee;Hyun Goo Park

  • Self-healing transparent core–shell nanofiber coatings for anti-corrosive protection

    Min Wook Lee;Seongpil An;Changmin Lee;Minho Liou

  • SPLASHING PHENOMENA DURING LIQUID DROPLET IMPACT

    Jie Liu;Henry Vu;Sam S. Yoon;Richard A. Jepsen

  • Advances in self-healing materials based on vascular networks with mechanical self-repair characteristics

    Min Wook Lee;Seongpil An;Sam S. Yoon;Alexander L. Yarin

  • Highly flexible, stretchable, wearable, patternable and transparent heaters on complex 3D surfaces formed from supersonically sprayed silver nanowires

    Jong Gun Lee;Jong Hyuk Lee;Seongpil An;Do Yeon Kim

  • Electrospun graphene-ZnO nanofiber mats for photocatalysis applications

    Seongpil An;Bhavana N. Joshi;Min Wook Lee;Na Young Kim

  • Superhydrophobic coatings prepared from methyl-modified silica particles using simple dip-coating method

    Annaso B. Gurav;Annaso B. Gurav;Qingfeng Xu;Sanjay S. Latthe;R.S. Vhatkar

  • A highly transparent self-cleaning superhydrophobic surface by organosilane-coated alumina particles deposited via electrospraying

    Hyun Yoon;Hayong Kim;Sanjay S. Latthe;Min Woo Kim

  • Hierarchical zeolitic imidazolate framework-derived manganese-doped zinc oxide decorated carbon nanofiber electrodes for high performance flexible supercapacitors

    Edmund Samuel;Bhavana Joshi;Min Woo Kim;Yong Il Kim

  • Gravity-driven hybrid membrane for oleophobic-superhydrophilic oil-water separation and water purification by graphene.

    Hyun Yoon;Seung Heon Na;Jae Young Choi;Sanjay S. Latthe

  • Highly flexible transparent self-healing composite based on electrospun core–shell nanofibers produced by coaxial electrospinning for anti-corrosion and electrical insulation

    Seongpil An;Minho Liou;Kyo Yong Song;Hong Seok Jo

  • Measuring air core characteristics of a pressure-swirl atomizer via a transparent acrylic nozzle at various Reynolds numbers

    Eun J. Lee;Sang Youp Oh;Ho Y. Kim;Scott C. James

Frequent Co-Authors

Alexander L. Yarin
Alexander L. Yarin University of Illinois at Chicago
Seongpil An
Seongpil An Sungkyunkwan University
Bhavana Joshi
Bhavana Joshi Korea University
Mark T. Swihart
Mark T. Swihart University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Salem S. Al-Deyab
Salem S. Al-Deyab King Saud University
Ali Aldalbahi
Ali Aldalbahi King Saud University
Stephen D. Heister
Stephen D. Heister Purdue University West Lafayette
Sanjay S. Latthe
Sanjay S. Latthe Shivaji University
Byoung Koun Min
Byoung Koun Min Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Donghwan Kim
Donghwan Kim Korea University

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