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Overview

Youngku Sohn is affiliated with Chungnam National University in South Korea. Their research primarily focuses on energy and materials science, with a significant contribution to renewable energy, sustainability, and the environment.

The scientist has published extensively in the following main fields of study:

  • Energy
  • Materials Science

They have worked in several subfields, including:

  • Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
  • Materials Chemistry
  • Catalysis
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

Youngku Sohn's research covers a range of topics such as:

  • CO2 Reduction Techniques and Catalysts
  • Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Ionic liquids properties and applications
  • Ammonia Synthesis and Nitrogen Reduction
  • Electrochemical Analysis and Applications

Frequent co-authors working with Sohn include:

  • Choong Kyun Rhee
  • Seon Young Hwang
  • Ju Young Maeng
  • Ju Yang
  • Gaeun Yun

The scientist has published prolifically in key venues related to their fields:

  • Applied Surface Science
  • Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
  • Chemical Engineering Journal
  • Journal of Alloys and Compounds
  • Nanomaterials

Some recent notable papers by Youngku Sohn include:

  • Plasmonic Ag-Decorated Few-Layer MoS2 Nanosheets Vertically Grown on Graphene for Efficient Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting (2020), Nano-Micro Letters
  • A novel RGO/N-RGO supercapacitor architecture for a wide voltage window, high energy density and long-life via voltage holding tests (2020), Chemical Communications
  • Photocatalytic CO2 reduction and hydrogen production over Pt/Zn-embedded β-Ga2O3 nanorods (2020), Applied Surface Science
  • Photocatalytic and photoelectrocatalytic properties of Eu(III)-doped perovskite SrTiO3 nanoparticles with dopant level approaches (2021), Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing
  • A highly stable, selective, and high-performance VOC sensor using a SnS2 nano-lotus structure (2021), Journal of Materials Chemistry C

Best Publications

  • Electronic structure of metallocenes

    Harry B. Gray;Y. S. Sohn;N. Hendrickson

  • Synergy of Low-Energy {101} and High-Energy {001} TiO2 Crystal Facets for Enhanced Photocatalysis

    Nitish Roy;Youngku Sohn;Debabrata Pradhan

  • Thermogelling Poly(caprolactone-b-ethylene glycol-b-caprolactone) Aqueous Solutions

    Soo Jin Bae;Ju Myung Suh;Youn Soo Sohn;You Han Bae

  • Nanoscale Shape and Size Control of Cubic, Cuboctahedral, and Octahedral Cu−Cu2O Core−Shell Nanoparticles on Si(100) by One-Step, Templateless, Capping-Agent-Free Electrodeposition

    Abdullah Radi;Debabrata Pradhan;Youngku Sohn;K. T. Leung

  • Magnetic susceptibility study of various ferricenium and iron(III) dicarbollide compounds

    Harry B. Gray;David N. Hendrickson;Y. S. Sohn

  • Adsorption/photocatalytic activity and fundamental natures of BiOCl and BiOClxI1−x prepared in water and ethylene glycol environments, and Ag and Au-doping effects

    Won Joo Kim;Debabrata Pradhan;Bong-Ki Min;Youngku Sohn

  • Recent progress and perspectives in the photocatalytic CO 2 reduction of Ti-oxide-based nanomaterials

    Youngku Sohn;Weixin Huang;Fariborz Taghipour

  • A Thermosensitive Poly(organophosphazene) Gel

    Bae Hoon Lee;Young Moo Lee;Youn Soo Sohn;Soo-Chang Song

  • A New Class of Biodegradable Thermosensitive Polymers. I. Synthesis and Characterization of Poly(organophosphazenes) with Methoxy-Poly(ethylene glycol) and Amino Acid Esters as Side Groups

    Soo-Chang Song;Sang Beom Lee;Jung-Il Jin;Youn Soo Sohn

  • Full characterization of Eu(OH)3 and Eu2O3 nanorods

    Jun-Gill Kang;Yongkwang Jung;Bong-Ki Min;Youngku Sohn

  • A New Class of Biodegradable Thermosensitive Polymers. 2. Hydrolytic Properties and Salt Effect on the Lower Critical Solution Temperature of Poly(organophosphazenes) with Methoxypoly(ethylene glycol) and Amino Acid Esters as Side Groups

    Sang Beom Lee;Soo-Chang Song;Jung-Il Jin;Youn Soo Sohn

  • Synthesis and Properties of Low Molecular Weight Polyphosphazenes

    Youn Soo Sohn;Yang Ha Cho;Hyounggee Baek;Ok-Sang Jung

  • Gelation Behavior of Poly(ethylene glycol) and Polycaprolactone Triblock and Multiblock Copolymer Aqueous Solutions

    Soo Jin Bae;Min Kyung Joo;Yuri Jeong;Sung Wook Kim

  • Enzymatically degradable temperature-sensitive polypeptide as a new in-situ gelling biomaterial

    Yuri Jeong;Min Kyung Joo;Kyung Hyun Bahk;Yun Young Choi

  • Synthesis and physicochemical properties of La(OH)3 and La2O3 nanostructures

    Jun-Gill Kang;Young-Il Kim;Dae Won Cho;Youngku Sohn

  • Thermogelling aqueous solutions of alternating multiblock copolymers of poly(L-lactic acid) and poly(ethylene glycol)

    Jisun Lee;You Han Bae;Youn Soo Sohn;Byeongmoon Jeong

  • Reverse Thermal Gelling PEG−PTMC Diblock Copolymer Aqueous Solution

    So Young Kim;Hyun Jeong Kim;Kyung Eun Lee;Sung Sik Han

  • Nanocomposites for Visible Light-induced Photocatalysis

    Mohammad Mansoob Khan;Debabrata Pradhan;Youngku Sohn

  • Engineered Electronic States of Transition Metal Doped TiO2 Nanocrystals for Low Overpotential Oxygen Evolution Reaction

    Nitish Roy;Youngku Sohn;Kam Tong Leung;Debabrata Pradhan

  • Preparation and oxidation of some quinone adducts of transition metal complexes

    Amal Y. Girgis;Y. S. Sohn;Alan L. Balch

  • Thermogelling poly(ethylene oxide-b-propylene oxide-b-ethylene oxide) disulfide multiblock copolymer as a thiol-sensitive degradable polymer.

    Kyung Hwa Sun;Youn Soo Sohn;Byeongmoon Jeong

  • Adsorption and UV/Visible photocatalytic performance of BiOI for methyl orange, Rhodamine B and methylene blue: Ag and Ti-loading effects

    Yohan Park;Yulyi Na;Debabrata Pradhan;Bong-Ki Min

  • Green Synthesis of Anatase TiO 2 Nanocrystals with Diverse Shapes and their Exposed Facets-Dependent Photoredox Activity

    Nitish Roy;Yohan Park;Youngku Sohn;Kam Tong Leung

  • Fabrication of ZnO, ZnS, Ag-ZnS, and Au-ZnS microspheres for photocatalytic activities, CO oxidation and 2-hydroxyterephthalic acid synthesis

    Young In Choi;Seungwon Lee;Seog K. Kim;Young-Il Kim

  • Synthesis and characterization of Gd(OH)3 and Gd2O3 nanorods

    Jun-Gill Kang;Bong-Ki Min;Youngku Sohn

  • Physicochemical properties of ball milled boron particles: Dry vs. wet ball milling process

    Hye Jin Jung;Youngku Sohn;Hong Gye Sung;Hyung Soo Hyun

  • Facile synthesis of CuCo2O4 composite octahedrons for high performance supercapacitor application

    Ashok Kumar Das;Ashok Kumar Das;Nam Hoon Kim;Seung Hee Lee;Youngku Sohn

  • Surface treatment effects on CO oxidation reactions over Co, Cu, and Ni-doped and codoped CeO2 catalysts

    Yohan Park;Seog K. Kim;Debabrata Pradhan;Youngku Sohn

  • Antimicrobial activity of ZnO nanoplates and its Ag nanocomposites: Insight into an ROS-mediated antibacterial mechanism under UV light

    Ara Joe;Se-Ho Park;Da-Jung Kim;Yeong-Ju Lee

  • ZnO-TiO2 Core–Shell Nanowires: A Sustainable Photoanode for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

    Kyuwon Jeong;Prashant R. Deshmukh;Jinse Park;Youngku Sohn

  • Highly Active Tungsten Oxide Nanoplate Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Acidic and Near Neutral Electrolytes

    Arpan Kumar Nayak;Manju Verma;Youngku Sohn;Parag A. Deshpande

  • Interfacial nature of Ag nanoparticles supported on TiO2 photocatalysts

    Jun-Gill Kang;Youngku Sohn

  • Crystal Phase and Size-Controlled Synthesis of Tungsten Trioxide Hydrate Nanoplates at Room Temperature: Enhanced Cr(VI) Photoreduction and Methylene Blue Adsorption Properties

    Arpan Kumar Nayak;Seungwon Lee;Young In Choi;Hee Jung Yoon

Frequent Co-Authors

Debabrata Pradhan
Debabrata Pradhan Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
J. M. White
J. M. White The University of Texas at Austin
Seung Hee Lee
Seung Hee Lee Jeonbuk National University
Misook Kang
Misook Kang Yeungnam University
Weixin Huang
Weixin Huang University of Notre Dame
Mohammad Mansoob Khan
Mohammad Mansoob Khan Universiti Brunei Darussalam
Sang Woo Joo
Sang Woo Joo Yeungnam University
Joong Hee Lee
Joong Hee Lee Jeonbuk National University
Nam Hoon Kim
Nam Hoon Kim Jeonbuk National University
Maxim Avdeev
Maxim Avdeev Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation

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