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Overview

Yung-Eun Sung is affiliated with Seoul National University in South Korea and specializes primarily in the fields of Engineering and Energy. Their research contributions focus on various subfields including Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Materials Chemistry, Automotive Engineering, and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics related to electrocatalysts for energy conversion, fuel cells and related materials, as well as advanced battery technologies. Specific research themes include advancements in battery materials and technologies, and electrochemical analysis and applications.

Yung-Eun Sung has published papers in several prominent venues, highlighting consistent contributions to fields intersecting materials science and energy conversion. Frequent publication venues include:

  • ECS Meeting Abstracts
  • Advanced Materials
  • Journal of Materials Chemistry A
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • ACS Energy Letters

Their recent publications include titles such as:

  • Atomic-level tuning of Co-N-C catalyst for high-performance electrochemical H2O2 production (2020, Nature Materials)
  • Recent Advances in Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction to H2O2: Catalyst and Cell Design (2020, ACS Energy Letters)
  • Poly(carbazole)-based anion-conducting materials with high performance and durability for energy conversion devices (2020, Energy & Environmental Science)
  • Direct Synthesis of Intermetallic Platinum-Alloy Nanoparticles Highly Loaded on Carbon Supports for Efficient Electrocatalysis (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • Supramolecular tuning of supported metal phthalocyanine catalysts for hydrogen peroxide electrosynthesis (2023, Nature Catalysis)

The scientist collaborates with several frequent co-authors reflecting active engagement in multi-author research efforts. These include Seung-Ho Yu, Taeghwan Hyeon, Yong-Hun Cho, Heejong Shin, and Ji Eun Park.

Best Publications

  • The use of elemental sulfur as an alternative feedstock for polymeric materials

    Woo Jin Chung;Jared J. Griebel;Eui Tae Kim;Hyunsik Yoon

  • Atomic-level tuning of Co-N-C catalyst for high-performance electrochemical H2O2 production.

    Euiyeon Jung;Heejong Shin;Byoung-Hoon Lee;Vladimir Efremov

  • Chemical and Electronic Effects of Ni in Pt/Ni and Pt/Ru/Ni Alloy Nanoparticles in Methanol Electrooxidation

    Kyung-Won Park;Jong-Ho Choi;Boo-Kil Kwon;and Seol-Ah Lee

  • Failure Modes of Silicon Powder Negative Electrode in Lithium Secondary Batteries

    Ji Heon Ryu;Jae Woo Kim;Yung-Eun Sung;Seung M. Oh

  • Highly Durable and Active PtFe Nanocatalyst for Electrochemical Oxygen Reduction Reaction.

    Dong Young Chung;Samuel Woojoo Jun;Gabin Yoon;Soon Gu Kwon

  • Galvanic Replacement Reactions in Metal Oxide Nanocrystals

    Myoung Hwan Oh;Taekyung Yu;Seung Ho Yu;Byungkwon Lim

  • Nanorod‐Based Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells with Improved Charge Collection Efficiency

    Soon Hyung Kang;Sang-Hyun Choi;Moon-Sung Kang;Jae-Yup Kim

  • Large-Scale Synthesis of Carbon-Shell-Coated FeP Nanoparticles for Robust Hydrogen Evolution Reaction Electrocatalyst

    Dong Young Chung;Samuel Woojoo Jun;Gabin Yoon;Hyunjoong Kim

  • Conversion Reaction-Based Oxide Nanomaterials for Lithium Ion Battery Anodes.

    Seung Ho Yu;Soo Hong Lee;Dong Jun Lee;Yung Eun Sung

  • Design Principle of Fe-N-C Electrocatalysts: How to Optimize Multimodal Porous Structures?

    Soo Hong Lee;Jiheon Kim;Dong Young Chung;Ji Mun Yoo

  • Ordered Porous Carbons with Tunable Pore Sizes as Catalyst Supports in Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

    Geun Seok Chai;Suk Bon Yoon;Jong-Sung Yu;Jong-Ho Choi

  • Self-assembled Fe3O4 nanoparticle clusters as high-performance anodes for lithium ion batteries via geometric confinement.

    Soo Hong Lee;Seung Ho Yu;Ji Eun Lee;Aihua Jin

  • High‐Performance Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Electrodes using Solid‐Phase‐Synthesized Carbon Nanocoils

    Taeghwan Hyeon;Sang Jin Han;Yung-Eun Sung;Kyung-Won Park

  • Tungsten Disulfide Catalysts Supported on a Carbon Cloth Interlayer for High Performance Li–S Battery

    Jungjin Park;Byeong-Chul Yu;Joong Sun Park;Joong Sun Park;Jang Wook Choi

  • Methanol Electro-Oxidation on the Pt Surface: Revisiting the Cyclic Voltammetry Interpretation

    Dong Young Chung;Kyung Jae Lee;Yung-Eun Sung

  • Pt-based nanoarchitecture and catalyst design for fuel cell applications

    Namgee Jung;Dong Young Chung;Jaeyune Ryu;Sung Jong Yoo

  • Inverse Vulcanization of Elemental Sulfur to Prepare Polymeric Electrode Materials for Li–S Batteries

    Adam G. Simmonds;Jared J. Griebel;Jungjin Park;Kwi Ryong Kim

  • Investigation of the Structural and Electrochemical Properties of Size-Controlled SnO2 Nanoparticles

    Hyo-Jin Ahn;Hyun-Chul Choi;Kyung-Won Park;Seung-Bin Kim

  • Electrocatalytic activity and stability of Pt supported on Sb-doped SnO2 nanoparticles for direct alcohol fuel cells

    Kug-Seung Lee;In-Su Park;Yong-Hun Cho;Dae-Sik Jung

  • Role of electronic perturbation in stability and activity of Pt-based alloy nanocatalysts for oxygen reduction.

    Seung Jun Hwang;Soo-Kil Kim;June-Gunn Lee;Seung-Cheol Lee

  • Edge-exposed MoS2 nano-assembled structures as efficient electrocatalysts for hydrogen evolution reaction

    Dong Young Chung;Seung Keun Park;Young Hoon Chung;Seung Ho Yu

Frequent Co-Authors

Sung Jong Yoo
Sung Jong Yoo Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Seung-Ho Yu
Seung-Ho Yu Korea University
Kug-Seung Lee
Kug-Seung Lee Pohang University of Science and Technology
Taeghwan Hyeon
Taeghwan Hyeon Seoul National University
Kyung-Won Park
Kyung-Won Park Soongsil University
Jong Hyun Jang
Jong Hyun Jang Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Nicola Pinna
Nicola Pinna Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Jeffrey Pyun
Jeffrey Pyun University of Arizona
Hyun S. Park
Hyun S. Park Korea Institute of Science and Technology
Hyoung-Juhn Kim
Hyoung-Juhn Kim Korea Institute of Science and Technology

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