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Overview

Sung Gap Im is affiliated with the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology in South Korea. Their research work spans multiple fields with a primary focus on engineering and materials science. Within these fields, their subfields of study include electrical and electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, polymers and plastics, molecular biology, and materials chemistry.

Their research topics cover a range of areas with notable activities in advanced sensor and energy harvesting materials, advanced memory and neural computing, conducting polymers and their applications, 3D printing in biomedical research, synthesis and properties of polymers, organic electronics and photovoltaics, and neuroscience and neural engineering.

They have contributed to several research articles published in respected scientific journals. Some representative recent papers include:

  • One-step vapor-phase synthesis of transparent high refractive index sulfur-containing polymers, 2020, Science Advances
  • A vacuum-deposited polymer dielectric for wafer-scale stretchable electronics, 2023, Nature Electronics
  • Foldable and washable textile-based OLEDs with a multi-functional near-room-temperature encapsulation layer for smart e-textiles, 2021, npj Flexible Electronics
  • Vertically stacked, low-voltage organic ternary logic circuits including nonvolatile floating-gate memory transistors, 2022, Nature Communications
  • All-Solid-State Ion Synaptic Transistor for Wafer-Scale Integration with Electrolyte of a Nanoscale Thickness, 2021, Advanced Functional Materials

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated extensively with them are Younseong Song, Changhyeon Lee, Kyoung G. Lee, Junhwan Choi, and Chungryeol Lee. These collaborations indicate an active engagement in interdisciplinary and joint research endeavors.

The scientist's work has appeared multiple times in notable publication venues. The venues with the highest numbers of their publications include:

  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Small
  • Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Nature Communications
  • Chemical Engineering Journal

The combination of their documented research topics and subfields highlights a focus on materials and engineering approaches that integrate functional polymers, electronic devices, biomedical applications, and neural technologies.

Best Publications

  • Direct monolithic integration of organic photovoltaic circuits on unmodified paper.

    Miles C. Barr;Jill A. Rowehl;Richard R. Lunt;Jingjing Xu

  • New material for transporting electrons and organic electroluminescent display using the same

    Seok-Hee Yoon;Jae-Soon Bae;Youn-Gu Lee;Sung-Gap Im

  • Synthesis of ultrathin polymer insulating layers by initiated chemical vapour deposition for low-power soft electronics

    Hanul Moon;Hyejeong Seong;Woo Cheol Shin;Won-Tae Park

  • Systematic control of the electrical conductivity of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) via oxidative chemical vapor deposition

    Sung Gap Im;Karen K. Gleason

  • A Low‐Temperature Thin‐Film Encapsulation for Enhanced Stability of a Highly Efficient Perovskite Solar Cell

    Young Il Lee;Nam Joong Jeon;Bong Jun Kim;Hyunjeong Shim

  • Polymer Analog Memristive Synapse with Atomic-Scale Conductive Filament for Flexible Neuromorphic Computing System.

    Byung Chul Jang;Sungkyu Kim;Sang Yoon Yang;Jihun Park

  • Initiated and oxidative chemical vapor deposition: a scalable method for conformal and functional polymer films on real substrates.

    Salmaan H. Baxamusa;Sung Gap Im;Karen K. Gleason

  • Springtail-inspired superomniphobic surface with extreme pressure resistance

    Geun-Tae Yun;Woo-Bin Jung;Myung Seok Oh;Gyu Min Jang

  • Organic electroluminescent devices using double-spiro organic compounds

    Kong Kyeom Kim;Sehwan Son;Seokhee Yoon;Jae soon Bae

  • Multiscale, hierarchically patterned topography for directing human neural stem cells into functional neurons.

    Kisuk Yang;Hyunjung Jung;Hak Rae Lee;Jong Seung Lee

  • Chondroitin Sulfate-Based Biomineralizing Surface Hydrogels for Bone Tissue Engineering

    Hwan Drew Kim;Eunjee A Lee;Young-Hyeon An;Seunghyun L Kim

  • A vacuum-deposited polymer dielectric for wafer-scale stretchable electronics

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  • Photolithography-Based Patterning of Liquid Metal Interconnects for Monolithically Integrated Stretchable Circuits

    Chan Woo Park;Yu Gyeong Moon;Yu Gyeong Moon;Hyejeong Seong;Soon Won Jung

  • One-step vapor-phase synthesis of transparent high refractive index sulfur-containing polymers.

    Do Heung Kim;Wontae Jang;Keonwoo Choi;Ji Sung Choi

  • BMP-2 peptide-functionalized nanopatterned substrates for enhanced osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells.

    Mun Jung Kim;Bora Lee;Kisuk Yang;Junyong Park

  • Initiated Chemical Vapor Deposition: A Versatile Tool for Various Device Applications

    Seung Jung Yu;Kwanyong Pak;Moo Jin Kwak;Munkyu Joo

  • One-Step Synthesis of Cross-Linked Ionic Polymer Thin Films in Vapor Phase and Its Application to an Oil/Water Separation Membrane.

    Munkyu Joo;Jihye Shin;Jiyeon Kim;Jae Bem You

  • Grafted Conducting Polymer Films for Nano‐patterning onto Various Organic and Inorganic Substrates by Oxidative Chemical Vapor Deposition

    Sung Gap Im;Pil J. Yoo;Paula T. Hammond;Karen K. Gleason

  • A stacked polymer film for robust superhydrophobic fabrics

    Youngmin Yoo;Jae Bem You;Wonjae Choi;Sung Gap Im

  • Conformal coverage of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) films with tunable nanoporosity via oxidative chemical vapor deposition

    Sung Gap Im;David Kusters;Wonjae Choi;Salmaan H. Baxamusa

  • A conformal nano-adhesive via initiated chemical vapor deposition for microfluidic devices.

    Sung Gap Im;Ki Wan Bong;Chia Hua Lee;Patrick S. Doyle

  • Electrochemical investigation of PEDOT films deposited via CVD for electrochromic applications

    John P. Lock;Jodie L. Lutkenhaus;Nicole S. Zacharia;Sung Gap Im

Frequent Co-Authors

Sung-Yool Choi
Sung-Yool Choi Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Eunjung Lee
Eunjung Lee Boston Children's Hospital
Seunghyup Yoo
Seunghyup Yoo Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Byung Jin Cho
Byung Jin Cho Chungbuk National University
Nathaniel S. Hwang
Nathaniel S. Hwang Seoul National University
Yang-Kyu Choi
Yang-Kyu Choi Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Ji-Won Yang
Ji-Won Yang Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Seung Woo Cho
Seung Woo Cho Yonsei University

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