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Tae Yeon Seong

Tae Yeon Seong

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Materials Science
Korea
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Materials Science

D-Index
69
Citations
17117
World Ranking
4644
National Ranking
170

Tae Yeon Seong publication distribution in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Materials Science in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tae Yeon Seong sits on this spectrum.

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50 publications 1,163+

This scientist: 619 publications — 93rd percentile

93% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 1,163 publications or more.

Tae Yeon Seong D-index placement in Materials Science in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Materials Science scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where Tae Yeon Seong sits on this spectrum.

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40 D-Index 165+

This scientist: 69 D-Index — 65th percentile

65% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

The last bar groups every scientist with 165 D-Index or more.

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Materials Science in Korea Leader Award
  • 2018 - Fellow of the Materials Research Society For significant contributions to advancing the characterization and processing of compound semiconductor materials including their use in optoelectronic devices.
  • 2013 - SPIE Fellow

Overview

Tae Yeon Seong is affiliated with Korea University in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on engineering, materials science, and physics and astronomy with an emphasis on electrical and electronic engineering, materials chemistry, condensed matter physics, atomic and molecular physics and optics, and biomedical engineering.

The main topics of Seong's work include:

  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • ZnO doping and properties
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • Advanced memory and neural computing
  • Semiconductor quantum structures and devices
  • Perovskite materials and applications

Their recent publications demonstrate research activity across several key journals:

  • "Micro-Light Emitting Diode: From Chips to Applications," 2021, Laser & Photonics Review
  • "Exploring dopant effects in stannic oxide nanoparticles for CO2 electro-reduction to formate," 2022, Nature Communications
  • "Visibly Transparent and Infrared Reflective Coatings for Personal Thermal Management and Thermal Camouflage," 2022, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Realization of an Artificial Visual Nervous System using an Integrated Optoelectronic Device Array," 2021, Advanced Materials
  • "Improving the Leakage Characteristics and Efficiency of GaN-based Micro-Light-Emitting Diode with Optimized Passivation," 2020, ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology

Seong frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology
  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Advanced Optical Materials
  • Advanced Materials
  • Advanced Functional Materials

They collaborate repeatedly with a number of co-authors, including:

  • Hiroshi Amano
  • Su-Kyung Kim
  • Tae-Ju Lee
  • Hwan-Hee Jeong
  • Jong-Ho Kim

Tae Yeon Seong has received professional recognition as a Fellow of the Materials Research Society in 2018 for contributions to the characterization and processing of compound semiconductor materials, including optoelectronic device applications. They were also named an SPIE Fellow in 2013.

Best Publications

  • The emergence and prospects of deep-ultraviolet light-emitting diode technologies

    Michael Kneissl;Michael Kneissl;Tae Yeon Seong;Jung Han;Hiroshi Amano

  • Quantum Confinement in Amorphous Silicon Quantum Dots Embedded in Silicon Nitride

    Nae Man Park;Chel Jong Choi;Tae Yeon Seong;Seong Ju Park

  • Quantum confinement effect of silicon nanocrystals in situ grown in silicon nitride films

    Tae Youb Kim;Nae Man Park;Kyung Hyun Kim;Gun Yong Sung

  • Growth and characterization of hypothetical zinc-blende ZnO films on GaAs(001) substrates with ZnS buffer layers

    A. B.M. Almamun Ashrafi;Akio Ueta;Adrian Avramescu;Hidekazu Kumano

  • Facile Control of C2H5OH Sensing Characteristics by Decorating Discrete Ag Nanoclusters on SnO2 Nanowire Networks

    In Sung Hwang;Joong Ki Choi;Hyung Sik Woo;Sun Jung Kim

  • Superplastic Deformation of Defect-Free Au Nanowires via Coherent Twin Propagation

    Jong Hyun Seo;Jong Hyun Seo;Youngdong Yoo;Na Young Park;Sang Won Yoon;Sang Won Yoon

  • Micro-Light Emitting Diode: From Chips to Applications

    Peter J. Parbrook;Peter J. Parbrook;Brian Corbett;Jung Han;Tae Yeon Seong

  • Low-resistance Pt/Ni/Au ohmic contacts to p-type GaN

    Ja Soon Jang;In Sik Chang;Han Ki Kim;Tae Yeon Seong

  • Electrochemical and structural properties of radio frequency sputtered cobalt oxide electrodes for thin-film supercapacitors

    Han-Ki Kim;Han-Ki Kim;Tae-Yeon Seong;Jae-Hong Lim;Won Ii Cho

  • Low-resistance Ti/Au ohmic contacts to Al-doped ZnO layers

    Han Ki Kim;Sang Heon Han;Tae Yeon Seong;Won Kook Choi

  • Ohmic-Contact Technology for GaN-Based Light-Emitting Diodes: Role of P-Type Contact

    J.O. Song;Jun-Seok Ha;Tae-Yeon Seong

  • High electron concentration and mobility in Al-doped n-ZnO epilayer achieved via dopant activation using rapid-thermal annealing

    Kyoung Kook Kim;Shigeru Niki;Jin Yong Oh;June O. Song

  • Wafer-level fabrication of GaN-based vertical light-emitting diodes using a multi-functional bonding material system

    Sang Youl Lee;Kwang Ki Choi;Hwan-Hee Jeong;Hee Seok Choi

  • Light output performance of red AlGaInP-based light emitting diodes with different chip geometries and structures

    Jeong-Tak Oh;Sang-Youl Lee;Yong-Tae Moon;Ji Hyung Moon

  • Ohmic and degradation mechanisms of Ag contacts on p-type GaN

    June O. Song;Joon Seop Kwak;Yongjo Park;Tae Yeon Seong

  • Enhanced ethanol sensing properties of TiO2 nanotube sensors

    Youngjae Kwon;Hyunsu Kim;Sangmin Lee;In Joo Chin

  • Plasma damage-free sputtering of indium tin oxide cathode layers for top-emitting organic light-emitting diodes

    Han Ki Kim;D. G. Kim;K. S. Lee;M. S. Huh

  • Formation of low resistance nonalloyed Al/Pt ohmic contacts on n-type ZnO epitaxial layer

    Han Ki Kim;Kyoung Kook Kim;Seong Ju Park;Tae Yeon Seong

  • Formation of low resistance Pt ohmic contacts to p-type GaN using two-step surface treatment

    Ja Soon Jang;Seong Ju Park;Tae Yeon Seong

  • Effect of hydrogen peroxide treatment on the characteristics of Pt Schottky contact on n-type ZnO

    Sang Ho Kim;Han Ki Kim;Tae Yeon Seong

Frequent Co-Authors

Han-Ki Kim
Han-Ki Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Seong-Ju Park
Seong-Ju Park Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
Joon Seop Kwak
Joon Seop Kwak Sunchon National University
Gerald B. Stringfellow
Gerald B. Stringfellow University of Utah
Jaehee Cho
Jaehee Cho Jeonbuk National University
Hiroshi Amano
Hiroshi Amano Nagoya University
Takhee Lee
Takhee Lee Seoul National University
Donghwan Kim
Donghwan Kim Korea University
Sungho Jin
Sungho Jin University of California, San Diego
Cheolsoo Sone
Cheolsoo Sone Samsung (South Korea)

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