Publications
A complete list of our publications, sorted by year.
†: equal contribution, *: corresponding author
2026 (1 papers)
36.
Ultrafast Na Storage Enabled by In-Situ Formed Metal Nanoparticles in a Self-Assembled 3D Na2S Framework
Hee-Jae Ahn, Young-Hoon Kim, Hye-Young Cho, Young-Woon Byeon, Yong-Seok Choi, Tae-Hong Kim, Hyo-Jun Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee*
Energy Storage Materials, 2026
10.1016/j.ensm.2026.104916 2025 (6 papers)
35.
Alternative Solid-State Synthesis Route for Highly Fluorinated Disordered Rock-Salt Cathode Materials for High-Energy Lithium-Ion Batteries
Venkata Sai Avvaru, Tianyu Li, Gi-Hyeok Lee, Young-Woon Byeon, Krishna Prasad Koirala, Otavio Jovino Marques, Bernardine L. D. Rinkel, Yanbao Fu, David Milsted, Seonghun Jeong, Nathan J. Szymanski, Martin Kunz, Finn Babbe, Eunryeol Lee, Vincent Battaglia, Bryan D. McCloskey, Johanna Nelson Weker, Chongmin Wang, Wanli Yang, Raphaële J. Clément, Haegyeom Kim*
Advanced Energy Materials, 2025
34.
Li6-x Fe1-x Alx Cl8 Solid Electrolytes for Cost-Effective All-Solid-State LiFePO4 Batteries
Seongjin Jeon, KyungSu Kim, Goojin Jeong, Jisang Yu, Young-Woon Byeon, Kern-Ho Park, Woosuk Cho*
Small Structures, 2025
33.
Taming Lithium Nucleation and Growth on Cu Current Collector by Electrochemical Activation of ZnF2 Layer
Viet Phuong Nguyen, Hyung Cheoul Shim, Young-Woon Byeon, Jae-Hyun Kim, Seung-Mo Lee*
Advanced Science, 2025
32.
Screening and Development of Sacrificial Cathode Additives for Lithium-Ion Batteries
Haegyeom Kim*, KyuJung Jun, Nathan Szymanski, Venkata Sai Avvaru, Zijian Cai, Matthew Crafton, Gi-Hyeok Lee, Stephen E. Trask, Finn Babbe, Young-Woon Byeon, Peichen Zhong, Donghun Lee, Byungchun Park, Wangmo Jung, Bryan D. McCloskey, Wanli Yang
Advanced Energy Materials, 2025
31.
Li2ZnSb Interlayer for Interface Stabilization of Li Metal Anodes in All-Solid-State Batteries
Garam Kim, Jeong-Myeong Yoon, Youngoh Kim, Ji-Hyun Yu, Chul-Ho Lee, Taekyeong Kim, Young-Woon Byeon, Yun-Chae Jung, Hyeonjin Cho, Heetaek Park, others
ACS Energy Letters, 2025
30.
Ultrathin Yet Effective: 90 nm ZnF2 Layer for Stabilizing Zinc-Metal Anodes
Viet Phuong Nguyen, Minji Park, Young-Woon Byeon, Suim Lim, Kanghoon Yim, Minsub Oh, Seungmin Hyun, Eun-chae Jeon, Seung-Mo Lee*
ACS Energy Letters, 2025
2024 (6 papers)
29.
Conductive carbon embedded beneath cathode active material for longevity of solid-state batteries
Young-Woon Byeon†, Sizhuo Yang†, Guang Yang, Dong-Min Kim, Venkata Sai Avvaru, Tofunmi Ogunfunmi, Mary Scott, Brett Helms, Jeffrey Urban*, Haegyeom Kim*
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024
28.
Inverse Consequences of the SnO2 Protection Layers on Pt/C Catalysts in Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
Young-Woon Byeon†, Shirin Mehrazi†, Björn M Stühmeier, Venkata Sai Avvaru, Dong-Min Kim, Brett A Helms, Lei Cheng*, Haegyeom Kim*
Energy & Fuels, 2024
27.
Nitride Lithium-ion Conductors with Enhanced Oxidative Stability
KyuJung Jun, Yihan Xiao, Wenhao Sun, Young-Woon Byeon, Haegyeom Kim*, Gerbrand Ceder*
Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2024
26.
Omics-enabled understanding of electric aircraft battery electrolytes
Youngmin Ko, Michael A Baird, Xinxing Peng, Tofunmi Ogunfunmi, Young-Woon Byeon, Liana M Klivansky, Haegyeom Kim, Mary C Scott, John Chen, Anthony J D’Angelo, Junzheng Chen, Shashank Sripad, Venkatasubramanian Viswanathan, Brett Helms*
Joule, 2024
25.
Quantifying the Regime of Thermodynamic Control for Solid-state Reactions during Ternary Metal Oxide Synthesis
Nathan J. Szymanski, Young-Woon Byeon, Yingzhi Sun, Yan Zeng, Jianming Bai, Martin Kunz, Dong-Min Kim, Brett A. Helms, Christopher J. Bartel, Haegyeom Kim*, Gerbrand Ceder*
Science Advances, 2024
24.
Optimal thermodynamic conditions to minimize kinetic by-products in aqueous materials synthesis
Zheren Wang, Yingzhi Sun, Kevin Cruse, Yan Zeng, Yuxing Fei, Zexuan Liu, Junyi Shangguan, Young-Woon Byeon, KyuJung Jun, Tanjin He, Wenhao Sun, Gerbrand Ceder*
Nature Synthesis, 2024
2023 (5 papers)
23.
Exploring the Storage Mechanism of Alkali ions in Non-graphitic Hard Carbon Anodes
Haeseong Jang, Ivana Hasa, Hyunchul Kim, Yoon Hwa, Young-Woon Byeon, Robert Kostecki*, Haegyeom Kim*
Journal of The Electrochemical Society, 2023
22.
Effects of cation and anion substitution in KVPO4F for K-ion batteries
Young-Woon Byeon, Min-Jeong Gong, Zijian Cai, Yingzhi Sun, Nathan J Szymanski, Jianming Bai, Dong-Hwa Seo, Haegyeom Kim*
Energy Storage Materials, 2023
21.
Lithium Phosphorus Sulfide Chloride--Polymer Composite via the Solution--Precipitation Process for Improving Stability toward Dendrite Formation of Li-Ion Solid Electrolyte
Piyachai Khomein†, Young-Woon Byeon†, Dongye Liu, Jin Yu, Andrew M. Minor, Haegyeom Kim*, Gao Liu*
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2023
20.
Revealing crack-healing mechanism of NCM composite cathode for sustainable cyclability of sulfide-based solid-state batteries
Kyu-Joon Lee†, Young-Woon Byeon†, Hyun-Jeong Lee†, Yebin Lee, Soohyung Park, Hae-Ryoung Kim, Hong-Kyu Kim, Soong Ju Oh, Jae-Pyoung Ahn*
Energy Storage Materials, 2023
19.
Self-assembling CuS Anodes with Conversion Reaction for Ultrafast Na-ion Storage
Sung Yeob Kim, Hee Jae Ahn, Young-Hoon Kim, Hong-Kyu Kim, Byeong-Hyeon Lee, Young-Woon Byeon, Jae-Ho Park, Kyung Yoon Chung, Jae-Chul Lee*
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2023
2022 (5 papers)
18.
Electronic structure manipulation via composition tuning for the development of highly conductive and acid-stable oxides
Young-Woon Byeon, Jonathan P Mailoa, Mordechai Kornbluth, Gi-Hyeok Lee, Zijian Cai, Yingzhi Sun, Wanli Yang, Christina Johnston, Jake Christensen, Soo Kim, others
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022
17.
Optimizing Li-Excess Cation-Disordered Rocksalt Cathode Design Through Partial Li Deficiency
Liliang Huang, Peichen Zhong, Yang Ha, Zijian Cai, Young-Woon Byeon, Tzu-Yang Huang, Yingzhi Sun, Fengyu Xie, Han-Ming Hau, Haegyeom Kim, others
Advanced Energy Materials, 2022
16.
Understanding of electrochemical K+/Na+ exchange mechanisms in layered oxides
Haegyeom Kim*, Young-Woon Byeon, Jingyang Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Mary C. Scott, KyuJung Jun, Zijian Cai, Yingzhi Sun
Energy Storage Materials, 2022
15.
Lithiation Pathway Mechanism of Si-C Composite Anode Revealed by the Role of Nanopore using In Situ Lithiation
Hyun-Jeong Lee, Jong-Seok Moon, Young-Woon Byeon, Woo Young Yoon, Hong-Kyu Kim, Jae-Pyoung Ahn
ACS Energy Letters, 2022
14.
High-entropy mechanism to boost ionic conductivity
Yan Zeng, Bin Ouyang, Jue Liu, Young-Woon Byeon, Zijian Cai, Lincoln J Miara, Yan Wang, Gerbrand Ceder
Science, 2022
2021 (3 papers)
13.
Ultrafast Na Transport into Crystalline Sn via Dislocation-Pipe Diffusion
Jae-Hwan Kim, Young-Hwan Lee, Jun-Hyoung Park, Byeong-Joo Lee, Young-Woon Byeon, Jae-Chul Lee
Small, 2021
12.
Self-Assembly of Pulverized Nanoparticles: An Approach to Realize Large-Capacity, Long-Lasting, and Ultra-Fast-Chargeable Na-Ion Batteries
Jun-Hyoung Park, Yong-Seok Choi, ChangHyeon Kim, Young-Woon Byeon, Yongmin Kim, Byeong-Joo Lee, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Hyojun Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee
Nano Letters, 2021
11.
Review on Interface and Interphase Issues in Sulfide Solid-State Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Li-Metal Batteries
Young-Woon Byeon, Haegyeom Kim
Electrochem, 2021
2020 (1 papers)
10.
Diffusion Along Dislocations Mitigates Self-Limiting Na Diffusion in Crystalline Sn
Young-Woon Byeon, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee
Small, 2020
2019 (1 papers)
9.
Diffusion kinetics governing the diffusivity and diffusion anisotropy of alloying anodes in Na-ion batteries
Jun-Hyoung Park, Yong-Seok Choi, Young-Woon Byeon, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee*
Nano Energy, 2019
2018 (3 papers)
8.
Isotropic Sodiation Behaviors of Ultrafast-Chargeable Tin Crystals
Young-Woon Byeon†, Yong-Seok Choi†, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee*
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018
7.
Evaluation of energy loss at Sn anodes based on phase transition behaviors and formation of electrically resistive phases of Na--Sn batteries
Yong-Seok Choi, Young-Woon Byeon, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee*
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2018
6.
Ultrafast sodiation of single-crystalline Sn anodes
Yong-Seok Choi†, Young-Woon Byeon†, Jun-Hyoung Park, Jong-Hyun Seo, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee*
ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2018
2017 (2 papers)
5.
Formation of Zintl Ions and Their Configurational Change during Sodiation in Na--Sn Battery
Yong-Seok Choi†, Young-Woon Byeon†, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee*
Nano Letters,, 2017
4.
Origin of high Coulombic loss during sodiation in Na-Sn battery
Young-Woon Byeon†, Yong-Seok Choi†, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee*
Journal of Power Sources, 2017
2016 (1 papers)
3.
Porous Zn2GeO4 nanowires with uniform carbon-buffer layer for lithium-ion battery anodes with long cycle life
Jung Sub Kim, A-Young Kim, Young Woon Byeon, Jae Pyoung Ahn, Dongjin Byun, Joong Kee Lee
Electrochimica Acta, 2016
2015 (2 papers)
2.
A simple method of analyzing the phase transition behavior of a Na-Sn battery using energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy
Young-Woon Byeon, Yong-Seok Choi, Jong-Hyun Seo, Ka-Hyun Hur, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Jae-Chul Lee*
Korean Journal of Metals and Materials, 2015
1.
Next-Generation Analysis Technologies of Nano materials: Based on Electron Microscopy
Jin-woo Cho, Sung-Hoon Kim, Young-Woon Byeon, Ji Yeong Lee, Jae-Pyoung Ahn*
Trends in Metals and Materials Engineering, 2015