About Lab.
The Sustainable Energy Chemistry Laboratory focuses on advancing sustainable and safe energy storage systems to boost the use of renewable energy. Leveraging an interdisciplinary background that spans chemistry, chemical engineering, and materials science, we design and control chemical/electrochemical reactions in rechargeable batteries. Our goal is to address instability and irreversibility in complex battery systems that combine organic and inorganic components across various phases and interfaces. Through these efforts, we aim to develop more reliable and durable energy storage solutions.
- “Thermodynamically controlled chemical regeneration of spent battery cathodes using recyclable electron donors under ambient conditions”, S. Ko, J. Choi, J. Hong*, C. Kim, U. Hwang, M. Kwon, G. Lim, S. S. Sohn, J. Jang, U. Lee, C. B. Park, M. Lee*, Energy & Environmental Science 2024
- “Molecularly engineered linear organic carbonates as practically viable nonflammable electrolytes for safe Li-ion batteries”, J. Lee, A-R. Jeon, H. J. Lee, U. Shin, Y. Yoo, H.-D. Lim, C. Han, H. Lee, Y. J. Kim, J. Baek*, D.-H. Seo*, M. Lee*, Energy & Environmental Science 2023
- “Reversible magnesium metal cycling in additive-free simple salt electrolytes enabled by spontaneous chemical activation”, A-R. Jeon, S. Jeon, G. Lim, J. Jang, W. J. No, S. H. Oh, J. Hong, S.-H. Yu, M. Lee*, ACS Nano 2023
- “Stimulating Cu-Zn alloying for compact Zn metal growth towards high energy aqueous batteries and hybrid supercapacitors”, M. Kwon, J. Lee, S. Ko, G. Lim, S.-H. Yu, J. Hong, M. Lee*, Energy & Environmental Science 2022
- “Weakly solvating solution enables chemical prelithiation of graphite-SiOx anodes for high-energy Li-ion batteries”, J. Choi, H. Jeong*, J. Jang, A-R. Jeon, I. Kang, M. Kwon, J. Hong*, M. Lee*, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021
- “Molecularly tailored lithium–arene complex enables chemical prelithiation of high‐capacity lithium‐ion battery anodes”, J. Jang, I. Kang, J. Choi, H. Jeong, K.-W. Yi, J. Hong*, M. Lee*, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2020
- “High-performance sodium–organic battery by realizing four-sodium storage in disodium rhodizonate”, M. Lee, J. Hong, J. Lopez, Y. Sun, D. Feng, K. Lim, W. C. Cheuh, M. F. Toney, Y. Cui*, Z. Bao*, Nature Energy 2017
About Prof.
Profile
- 2024-Present Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Ferrous & Eco Materials Technology, Pohang University of Science and Technology
- 2019-2024 Senior & Principal Research Scientist, Energy Storage Research Center, KIST원
- 2015-2018 Postdoc Fellow, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanford University, USA
Education
- 2015. Ph.D., Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
- 2011. M.S., Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
- 2009. B.S., Materials Science and Engineering, KAIST
Major Research Areas
- Advanced electrolytes for rechargeable batteries
- Battery recycling process
- Battery safety solution
- Aqueous rechargeable batteries
- Metal anodes and artificial interphases
Lab Gallery
2024년 벚꽃
2023년 탁구대회
2023년 족구대회
2023년 전해질 개발 언론 홍보
2023년 장학금 수혜 기념
2022년 수계전지 언론 홍보
2022년 가파도