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[Recent Highlights]

[Publication] Our paper entitled "A Multifunctional Ionograsper Enabling Ion-Redistribution Proximity Sensing and Structural-Reconfiguration-Driven Bidirectional Actuation" has been accepted in Advanced Materials 2026 (IF: 29.1). This work has been selected for the Front Cover of the issue 62, 2026. Congrats Yong Min (1st author) (2026.09)

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Architecting Percolating Ionic Networks in Spiro-OMeTAD via Radical-Dopant Cooperation for Enhanced Hole Transport and Stability" has been accepted in ACS Energy Letters 2026 (IF: 18.9). Congrats Sungryong (1st author) (2026.06)

[Award] Prof. Moon has been appointed as KAIST Cho Ki-Yeop Fellow. Congrats Prof. Moon!

[Alumi] Dr. Yong Min Kim has been appointed as an Assistant Professor in the School of Chemical Engineering at Jeonbuk National University, starting March 2026! Congrats Yong Min!

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Functional Polymers for Ionic Thermoelectrics: Multi-Scale Design Strategies for Ion Dynamics, Mechanics, and Energy Harvesting" has been accepted in Advanced Materials 2026 (IF: 29.1). Congrats Sungryong and Jin Han (co-1st authors) (2026.01)

[Publication] Our paper entitled "A mechano-gated ionic diode enables low power synaptic tactile spiking" has been accepted in Science Advances 2025 (IF: 12.5). Congrats Yong Min (1st author) (2025.11)

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Monolithically Integrated Ionic Triboelectric Nanogenerators for Deformable Energy Harvesting and Self Powered Sensing" has been accepted in npj Flexible Electronics 2025 (IF: 15.5). Congrats Ji Hye (1st author) (2025.10)

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Regulating segmental dynamics for ion-cluster in polymer binder to realize high-areal-capacity electrodes in lithium batteries" has been accepted in Energy & Environmental Science 2025 (IF: 32.4). Congrats Seongryong (1st author) (2025.06)

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Glare-Free, Energy-Efficient Smart Windows: A Pedestrian-Friendly System with Dynamically Tunable Light and Heat Regulation" has been accepted in ACS Energy Letters (IF: 19.5). Congrats Hoy Jung (1st author)! (2025.05)

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Dynamically Switchable Dual-Mode Wearable Sensory Platforms Based on Electrical-Ionic Bimodal Conductors" has been accepted in Advanced Functional Materials (IF: 18.5). This work has been selected for the Front Cover of the issue 35, 2025. Congrats Jin Han (1st author)! (2025.03)

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Realizing a high-performance n-type thermogalvanic cell by tailoring thermodynamic equilibrium" has been published in Energy & Environmental Science (IF: 32.4). This work has been selected for the Outside Front Cover of the issue 21. Congrats Seongryong (1st author) & Jin Han! (2024.11)

[Lab updates] We begin a new chapter in the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at KAIST (2024.09.01~).