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Sang Kyu Kwak

Sang Kyu Kwak

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Materials Science

D-Index
71
Citations
20093
World Ranking
4210
National Ranking
150

Chemistry

D-Index
71
Citations
19465
World Ranking
5495
National Ranking
83

Overview

Sang Kyu Kwak is affiliated with the Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily spans the fields of Engineering and Materials Science, with significant contributions in several subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Biomedical Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, and Inorganic Chemistry.

The scientist's publication record includes extensive work in the area of battery materials and advanced energy solutions. Key topics in their research include advancements in battery materials, advanced battery materials and technologies, metal-organic frameworks synthesis and applications, advanced battery technologies research, conducting polymers and their applications, covalent organic framework applications, and perovskite materials and applications.

Frequent publication venues for Sang Kyu Kwak include:

  • Advanced Energy Materials
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • The Cambridge Structural Database

The scientist has collaborated regularly with several co-authors, notably Se Hun Joo, Jin Chul Kim, Jeong Hyeon Lee, Seok Ju Kang, and Nam-Soon Choi.

Selected recent papers authored or co-authored by the scientist are as follows:

  • Stable perovskite solar cells with efficiency exceeding 24.8% and 0.3-V voltage loss, 2020, Science
  • Revealing the Intercalation Mechanisms of Lithium, Sodium, and Potassium in Hard Carbon, 2020, Advanced Energy Materials
  • Atomically dispersed Pt-N4 sites as efficient and selective electrocatalysts for the chlorine evolution reaction, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Subnano-sized silicon anode via crystal growth inhibition mechanism and its application in a prototype battery pack, 2021, Nature Energy
  • Replacing conventional battery electrolyte additives with dioxolone derivatives for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries, 2021, Nature Communications

Best Publications

  • Methylammonium Chloride Induces Intermediate Phase Stabilization for Efficient Perovskite Solar Cells

    Minjin Kim;Minjin Kim;Gi Hwan Kim;Tae Kyung Lee;In Woo Choi

  • Stable perovskite solar cells with efficiency exceeding 24.8% and 0.3-V voltage loss.

    Mingyu Jeong;In Woo Choi;Eun Min Go;Yongjoon Cho

  • Revealing the Intercalation Mechanisms of Lithium, Sodium, and Potassium in Hard Carbon

    Stevanus Alvin;Handi Setiadi Cahyadi;Jieun Hwang;Wonyoung Chang

  • Cloaking nanoparticles with protein corona shield for targeted drug delivery

    Jun Yong Oh;Han Sol Kim;L. Palanikumar;Eun Min Go

  • Solvent-Free, Single Lithium-Ion Conducting Covalent Organic Frameworks

    Kihun Jeong;Sodam Park;Gwan Yeong Jung;Su Hwan Kim

  • Direct exfoliation and dispersion of two-dimensional materials in pure water via temperature control

    Jinseon Kim;Sanghyuk Kwon;Dae-Hyun Cho;Byunggil Kang

  • Subnano-sized silicon anode via crystal growth inhibition mechanism and its application in a prototype battery pack

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  • Atomically dispersed Pt–N 4 sites as efficient and selective electrocatalysts for the chlorine evolution reaction

    Taejung Lim;Gwan Yeong Jung;Jae Hyung Kim;Sung O Park

  • Chemically induced transformation of chemical vapour deposition grown bilayer graphene into fluorinated single-layer diamond

    Pavel V. Bakharev;Ming Huang;Manav Saxena;Suk Woo Lee

  • COF-Net on CNT-Net as a Molecularly Designed, Hierarchical Porous Chemical Trap for Polysulfides in Lithium–Sulfur Batteries

    Jongtae Yoo;Sung Ju Cho;Gwan Yeong Jung;Su Hwan Kim

  • Monolayer-precision synthesis of molybdenum sulfide nanoparticles and their nanoscale size effects in the hydrogen evolution reaction.

    Bora Seo;Gwan Yeong Jung;Young Jin Sa;Hu Young Jeong

  • Mitochondria localization induced self-assembly of peptide amphiphiles for cellular dysfunction.

    M. T. Jeena;L. Palanikumar;Eun Min Go;Inhye Kim

  • Replacing conventional battery electrolyte additives with dioxolone derivatives for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries

    Sewon Park;Seo Yeong Jeong;Tae Kyung Lee;Tae Kyung Lee;Min Woo Park

  • Wafer-Scale and Wrinkle-Free Epitaxial Growth of Single-Orientated Multilayer Hexagonal Boron Nitride on Sapphire

    A-Rang Jang;Seokmo Hong;Chohee Hyun;Seong In Yoon

  • Unsymmetrical fluorinated malonatoborate as an amphoteric additive for high-energy-density lithium-ion batteries

    Jung-Gu Han;Jae Bin Lee;Aming Cha;Tae Kyung Lee

  • In-situ local phase-transitioned MoSe2 in La0.5Sr0.5CoO3-δ heterostructure and stable overall water electrolysis over 1000 hours

    Nam Khen Oh;Changmin Kim;Junghyun Lee;Ohhun Kwon

  • N- and B-Codoped Graphene: A Strong Candidate To Replace Natural Peroxidase in Sensitive and Selective Bioassays.

    Min Su Kim;Min Su Kim;Seongyeon Cho;Se Hun Joo;Junsang Lee

  • Self‐Accommodation Induced Electronic Metal–Support Interaction on Ruthenium Site for Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

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  • Cyclic Aminosilane-Based Additive Ensuring Stable Electrode-Electrolyte Interfaces in Li-Ion Batteries

    Koeun Kim;Daeyeon Hwang;Saehun Kim;Sung O Park

  • Solving two environmental issues simultaneously: Waste polyethylene terephthalate plastic bottle-derived microporous carbons for capturing CO2

    Xiangzhou Yuan;Jong Gyu Lee;Heesun Yun;Shuai Deng

  • Hierarchical Chitin Fibers with Aligned Nanofibrillar Architectures: A Nonwoven-Mat Separator for Lithium Metal Batteries.

    Joong-Kwon Kim;Do Hyeong Kim;Se Hun Joo;Byeongwook Choi

  • Enhancing 2D growth of organic semiconductor thin films with macroporous structures via a small-molecule heterointerface

    Boseok Kang;Moonjeong Jang;Yoonyoung Chung;Haena Kim

  • Surface tension and vapor-liquid phase coexistence of confined square-well fluid

    Jayant K. Singh;Sang Kyu Kwak

  • Monolayer-Precision Synthesis of Molybdenum Sulfide Nanoparticles and Their Nanoscale Size Effects in Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

    Bora Seo;Gwan Yeong Jung;Young Jin Sa;Jae Yeong Cheon

Frequent Co-Authors

Seok Ju Kang
Seok Ju Kang Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Joon Hak Oh
Joon Hak Oh Seoul National University
Hyun-Kon Song
Hyun-Kon Song Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Sang-Young Lee
Sang-Young Lee Yonsei University
Jaephil Cho
Jaephil Cho Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Rodney S. Ruoff
Rodney S. Ruoff Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Jaehoon Kim
Jaehoon Kim Hanyang University
Nam-Soon Choi
Nam-Soon Choi Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ja-Hyoung Ryu
Ja-Hyoung Ryu Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology
Soojin Park
Soojin Park Pohang University of Science and Technology

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