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Wooyul Kim is affiliated with the Korea Institute of Energy Technology in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of energy and materials science, with significant contributions to renewable energy, sustainability, and materials chemistry. Their work spans several interdisciplinary subfields, including electrical and electronic engineering, catalysis, and mechanical engineering.

The main topics explored in their research include advanced photocatalysis techniques, CO2 reduction techniques and catalysts, electrocatalysts for energy conversion, TiO2 photocatalysis and solar cells, ionic liquids properties and applications, advanced battery technologies research, and catalytic processes in materials science.

Recent published papers by Wooyul Kim include the following:

  • Time-resolved observation of C-C coupling intermediates on Cu electrodes for selective electrochemical CO2 reduction (2020, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Selective electrochemical reduction of nitric oxide to hydroxylamine by atomically dispersed iron catalyst (2021, Nature Communications)
  • Interface rich CuO/Al2CuO4 surface for selective ethylene production from electrochemical CO2 conversion (2022, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Oxygen vacancy engineering of cerium oxide for the selective photocatalytic oxidation of aromatic pollutants (2020, Journal of Hazardous Materials)
  • Ag(I) ions working as a hole-transfer mediator in photoelectrocatalytic water oxidation on WO3 film (2020, Nature Communications)

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Wooyul Kim include:

  • Cheolwoo Park
  • Wonyong Choi
  • Bupmo Kim
  • Gun-hee Moon
  • Hyo Won Kim

Their research has appeared primarily in several key scientific venues, including:

  • Energy & Environmental Science
  • Applied Catalysis B: Environmental
  • ACS Energy Letters
  • Nature Communications
  • Journal of Hazardous Materials

Best Publications

  • Surface modification of TiO2 photocatalyst for environmental applications

    Hyunwoong Park;Yiseul Park;Wooyul Kim;Wonyong Choi

  • Carbon-doped TiO2 photocatalyst synthesized without using an external carbon precursor and the visible light activity

    Yiseul Park;Wooyul Kim;Hyunwoong Park;Takashi Tachikawa

  • Time-resolved observation of C–C coupling intermediates on Cu electrodes for selective electrochemical CO2 reduction

    Younghye Kim;Sojung Park;Seung-Jae Shin;Woong Choi

  • Solar production of H2O2 on reduced graphene oxide–TiO2 hybrid photocatalysts consisting of earth-abundant elements only

    Gunhee Moon;Wooyul Kim;Alok Diwakar Bokare;Narkeon Sung

  • Black phosphorene as a hole extraction layer boosting solar water splitting of oxygen evolution catalysts.

    Kan Zhang;Kan Zhang;Bingjun Jin;Cheolwoo Park;Yoonjun Cho

  • Enhanced Photocatalytic and Photoelectrochemical Activity in the Ternary Hybrid of CdS/TiO2/WO3 through the Cascadal Electron Transfer

    Hyoung Il Kim;Jungwon Kim;Wooyul Kim;Wonyong Choi

  • Mechanisms of two-electron and four-electron electrochemical oxygen reduction reactions at nitrogen-doped reduced graphene oxide

    Hyo Won Kim;Hyo Won Kim;Hyo Won Kim;Vanessa J. Bukas;Hun Park;Sojung Park

  • Selective Oxidative Degradation of Organic Pollutants by Singlet Oxygen-Mediated Photosensitization: Tin Porphyrin versus C60 Aminofullerene Systems

    Heechan Kim;Wooyul Kim;Yuri MacKeyev;Gi Seon Lee

  • Selective electrochemical reduction of nitric oxide to hydroxylamine by atomically dispersed iron catalyst.

    Dong Hyun Kim;Stefan Ringe;Haesol Kim;Sejun Kim

  • Molecular‐Level Understanding of the Photocatalytic Activity Difference between Anatase and Rutile Nanoparticles

    Wooyul Kim;Takashi Tachikawa;Takashi Tachikawa;Gun-hee Moon;Tetsuro Majima

  • Active {001} Facet Exposed TiO2 Nanotubes Photocatalyst Filter for Volatile Organic Compounds Removal: From Material Development to Commercial Indoor Air Cleaner Application

    Seunghyun Weon;Eunji Choi;Hyejin Kim;Jee Yeon Kim

  • Nafion layer-enhanced photosynthetic conversion of CO2 into hydrocarbons on TiO2 nanoparticles

    Wooyul Kim;Taehong Seok;Wonyong Choi

  • N-doped TiO2 nanotubes coated with a thin TaOxNy layer for photoelectrochemical water splitting: dual bulk and surface modification of photoanodes

    Hyoung Il Kim;Damián Monllor-Satoca;Wooyul Kim;Wonyong Choi

  • Promoting water photooxidation on transparent WO3 thin films using an alumina overlayer

    Wooyul Kim;Takashi Tachikawa;Damián Monllor-Satoca;Hyoung Il Kim

  • Tin-porphyrin sensitized TiO2 for the production of H2 under visible light

    Wooyul Kim;Takashi Tachikawa;Tetsuro Majima;Changhong Li

  • Mechanistic Investigations of Water Oxidation by a Molecular Cobalt Oxide Analogue: Evidence for a Highly Oxidized Intermediate and Exclusive Terminal Oxo Participation

    Andy I. Nguyen;Andy I. Nguyen;Micah S. Ziegler;Pascual Oña-Burgos;Manuel Sturzbecher-Hohne

  • Superior Electron Transport and Photocatalytic Abilities of Metal-Nanoparticle-Loaded TiO2 Superstructures

    Zhenfeng Bian;Takashi Tachikawa;Wooyul Kim;Wonyong Choi

  • Photocatalysis of Dye-Sensitized TiO2 Nanoparticles with Thin Overcoat of Al2O3: Enhanced Activity for H2 Production and Dechlorination of CCl4

    Wooyul Kim;Takashi Tachikawa;Tetsuro Majima;Wonyong Choi

  • Coupling carbon dioxide reduction with water oxidation in nanoscale photocatalytic assemblies

    Wooyul Kim;Beth Anne McClure;Eran Edri;Heinz Frei

  • TiO2 nanodisks designed for Li-ion batteries: a novel strategy for obtaining an ultrathin and high surface area anode material at the ice interface

    Gonu Kim;Changshin Jo;Wooyul Kim;Jinyoung Chun

  • Carbon Dioxide Dimer Radical Anion as Surface Intermediate of Photoinduced CO2 Reduction at Aqueous Cu and CdSe Nanoparticle Catalysts by Rapid-Scan FT-IR Spectroscopy

    Hua Sheng;Myoung Hwan Oh;Myoung Hwan Oh;Wojciech T. Osowiecki;Wojciech T. Osowiecki;Wooyul Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Wonyong Choi
Wonyong Choi Pohang University of Science and Technology
Takashi Tachikawa
Takashi Tachikawa Kobe University
Tetsuro Majima
Tetsuro Majima Osaka University
Heinz Frei
Heinz Frei Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Hyunwoong Park
Hyunwoong Park Kyungpook National University
Kijung Yong
Kijung Yong Pohang University of Science and Technology
Jaesang Lee
Jaesang Lee Korea University
Yun Jeong Hwang
Yun Jeong Hwang Seoul National University
Jinwoo Lee
Jinwoo Lee Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Hyungjun Kim
Hyungjun Kim Yonsei University

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