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"2026년 가을학기" 진학을 희망하는 학생들(인턴, 학부연구생, 석사, 박사)을 모집하니 관심있는 학생들은 문홍철 교수에게 이메일(hcmoon@kaist.ac.kr) 바랍니다 (renewed availability 석사 max 2명, as of March 16, 2026)

Position additionally available as of March 16 for 2026 Fall admission (Master course). If you are interested, please email Prof. Hong Chul Moon (hcmoon@kaist.ac.kr)

[Recent Highlights]

[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: 26.8). 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~). 

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Low-Temperature, Universal Synthetic Route for Mesoporous Metal Oxides by Exploiting Synergistic Effect of Thermal Activation and Plasma" has been published in Advanced Materials (IF: 29.4). Also, this work has been highlighted as the Inside Front Cover of Issue 18, 2024. Congrats! (2024.05)

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Electric Eel-Inspired Soft Electrocytes for Solid-State Power Systems" has been published in Advanced Functional Materials (IF: 19.0). Congrats Yong Min (1st author)! (2024.01)

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Multimodal Wearable Ionoskins Enabling Independent Recognition of External Stimuli Without Crosstalk" has been published in Small (IF: 15.153). Also, this work has been highlighted as the Inside Back Cover of issue 37, 2023 (2023.09). Congrats Jin Han & Won Young (co-1st author)! 

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Zwitterionic Polymer Gel-based Fully Self-healable Ionic Thermoelectric Generators with Pressure-Activated Electrodes" has been accepted in Advanced Energy Materials (IF: 29.698). Also, this work has been highlighted as the Front Cover of issue 32, 2023 (2023.08). Congrats Yong Min (1st author)! 

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Ion-Cluster-Mediated Ultrafast Self-Healable Ionoconductors for Reconfigurable Electronics" has been published in Nature Communications (IF: 17.694). Also, this work has been featured as Editors' highlights [link]. Congrats Yong Min (1st author)! (2022.06) [조선일보][중앙일보][한겨례][에듀동아][서울파이낸스][한국대학신문][베리타스알파][대학저널] 

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Tailoring Diffusion Dynamics in Energy Storage Ionic Conductors for High-Performance, Multi-Function, Single-Layer Electrochromic Supercapacitors" has been published in Advanced Functional Materials (IF: 19.924). This work has been highlighted as the Front Cover of Issue 25, 2022. Congrats Seon Yeong & Yeon Jae (co-1st authors)! (2022.06) [한겨례][조선일보][중앙일보][대학저널][서울파이낸스] 

[Award] Yong Min received "28th Samsung Humantech Paper Award, Silver Award (삼성휴먼테크논문대상, 은상)". Congrats! (2022.02) [에듀동아] [대학저널] [한국대학신문] [베리타스알파] [뉴시스] etc.

[Publication] Our paper entitled "DNA Optoelectronics: Versatile Systems for On-Demand Functional Electrochemical Applications" has been published in ACS Nano (IF: 18.027) Congrats Yong Min (1st author)! (2022.01) [에듀동아] [한겨레] [서울파이낸스] [한국대학신문][대학저널] etc.

[Publication] Our paper entitled "Porous Ion Gel: A Versatile Ionotronic Sensory Platform for High-Performance, Wearable Ionoskins with Electrical and Optical Dual-Output" has been published in ACS Nano (IF: 18.027) (2021.09). Also, this work has been highlighted as the Supplementary Cover of issue 9, 2021 (2021.09). Congrats Jin Han & Yong Min (co-1st authors)! [조선일보] [중앙일보] [한겨레] [동아일보][한국대학신문] etc.