Electrochemical Materials Design Laboratory

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1. Ultrafast Charging Enabled by Soft Ion Channels on Layered Transition Oxide Cathodes in Aqueous Li-Ion Batteries
   Choi, E.†; Lim, S.†; Oh, H.; Orikasa, Y.; Ohta, T.; Yim, K. H.*, Byon, H. R.*
   Adv. Energy Mater. 2026, Just accepted 
    

2. Solvent-Dependent Size Regulations of Li6PS5Cl Synthesized through Precipitation-Dissolution-Reprecipitation Processes
   Kim, S.; Kim, J.; Ha, Y. C.*, Byon, H. R.*
   ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2025, 17, 66569-66581 DOI
    

3. Unveiling the Electrochemical Reversibility of Multi-Electron Redox in s-Tetrazine Derivatives for Large-Capacity Electrode Materials
   Min, S.; Jo, D.; Byon, H. R.*, Kwon, J. E.*
   ChemSusChem. 2025, e202501876 DOI
    

4. Room-Temperature Single Li+ Ion Conducting Organic Solid-State Electrolyte with 10‒4 S cm‒1 Conductivity for Lithium-Metal Batteries
   Choi, R.†; Gurumoorthib, A.†;  Bae, S.;  Son, C. Y.*; Byon, H. R.*
    Adv. Energy Mater. 2025, e04143 DOI
    

5. Triazine-Functionalized Covalent Organic Framework Ultrathin Films for Enhancing Local CO2 Concentrations in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
   Oh, Y.; Truong, B.; Park, J.; Singh, V.; Shin, H. Y.*; Byon, H. R.*
   ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces. 2025, 17, 52146-52159 DOI
    

6. Ethylene Glycol-Functionalization of Naphthalene Diimides in Non-aqueous Redox Flow Batteries: Balance between Solubility, Diffusivity,
   and Crossover
   Ahn. S.†; Yun, A.†; Byon, H. R.*
   ChemSusChem. 2025, 18, e202501011 DOI
    

7. Oxygen Poisoning of Copper Surfaces in the Presence of Cesium ions during Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia
   Shim, M.†; Ko, J.†; Kim, Y.; Jung, Y. S.*; Byon, H. R.*
   ACS Catal. 2025, 15, 11695-11704 DOI
    

8. Spin-State and Clustering Effects in Fe-Complex Negolytes for Near-Neutral Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
   Ko, D.†; Kwon, S.†; Nedsaengtip, J.; Kim, Y.; Choi, Y.; Kim, D.; Lyu, X.; Dixit, R.; Zhang, Y.; Li, T.; Seo, J.; Baik, M. H.*; Byon, H. R.*
   Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202505747 DOI
    

9. Nanoporous Polymeric Membranes with Tunable 10-nm Pore Sizes for Fast Li+ Ion Mobility and Enhanced Cyclability in Lithium Metal Batteries
   Oh, T.†; Choi, R.†; Byon, H. R*; Seo, M. E.*
   Energy Storage Mater. 2025, 80, 104364 DOI
    

10. Effects of Li+ Solvation Structures on Aluminum Corrosion in Ether-Based Electrolyte Solutions with Lithium Bis(Fluorosulfonyl)imide (LiFSI)
    Jang, T.; Cho, S. Y.; Kim, J.; Choi, E.; Holzmann, S.; Krewer. U.; Shin. H.*; Byon, H. R.*
    Small, 2025, 21, 2500166 DOI
     

11. Switching Methane Selectivity in Carbon Dioxide Electroreduction via Confining Copper(I) Oxide Nanocubes by Polyimine Shells
    Jung, J.; Lee, J.; Kim, Y.; Shin, D.; Park, J.; Kim, S.; Byon, H. R.*; Kim, H. J.*; Song, H. J.*
    ACS Catal, 2025, 15, 2642-2653 DOI
     

12. Lithiation-driven Cascade Dissolution Coprecipitation of Sulfide Superionic Conductors
    Ali, M. †; Kim, S. †; Kim, S.; Kwon, S.; Choi, Y.; Lee, Y. J.; Park, J. W.; Choi, J. H.; Kim, C.; Seo, J.; Byon, H. R.*; Ha, Y. C.* († equally contributed to this work)
    Energy Storage Mater. 2025, 74, 103938 DOI
     

13. Organic Redox Flow Batteries in Non-Aqueous Electrolyte Solutions
    Ahn, S. †; Yun, A. †; Ko, D.; Singh, V.; Joo, J. M.; Byon, H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    Chem. Soc. Rev. 2025, 54, 752-789 DOI
     

14. Nanoscale Study on Noninvasive Prevention of Dental Erosion of Enamel by Silver Diamine Fluoride
    Saha, A. ; Kim, Y. ; Kim, K. K.; Kim, Y.; Byon, H. R.; Hong, S.*
    Biomater. Res. 2024, 28, 0103 DOI
     

15. Li+ Conduction of Soft-Base Anion-Immobilized Covalent Organic Frameworks for All-Solid-State Lithium-Metal Batteries
    Choi, R. H. †; So, J. †; Kim, Y.; Lee, D.*; Byon, H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    ACS Energy Letts. 2024, 9, 5341-5348 DOI
     

16. Sequential Element Control of Non-precious Dual Atom Catalysts on Mesoporous Carbon Nanotubes for High Performance Lithium–Oxygen Batteries
    Lim, Y.†; Chang, H.†; Kim, H.: Yoo, Y.; Rho, Y.; Kim, B.; Byon, H. R.; Moon, J. H.*; Ryu, W. H.* († equally contributed to this work)
    J. Mater. Chem. A 2024, 12, 28953-28964 DOI
     

17. A stable Radical within a N-Co-N Core
    Bhandari, A.†; Park, G.†; Lee, H.; Hong, S.; Kim, S.; Byon, H. R; Lee, Y. H.* († equally contributed to this work)
    Chem. Comm. 2024, 60, 9970-9973 DOI
     

18. Constructing Reversible Li Deposition Interfaces by Tailoring Lithiophilic Functionalities of a Heteroatom-Doped Graphene Interlayer for Highly Stable Li Metal Anodes
    Son, B.; Kwon, C.; Cho, Y.; Jang, T.; Byon, H. R.; Kim, S. T.*; Cho, E. S.*
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 32259-32270 DOI
     

19. Enhanced Redox with Hetero-Halogens
    Singh V. & Byon, H. R.
    Nat. Energy 2024, 9, 635-636  DOI
     

20. Subnanometer Cu Clusters on Porous Ag Enhancing Ethanol Production in Electrochemical CO2 Reduction
    Park, J.; Jeong, C.; Na, M.; Oh, Y.; Lee, K.; Yang, Y. S.*; Byon, H. R.*
    ACS Catal. 2024, 14, 3198–3207 DOI
     

21. Stabilization of Naphthalene Diimide Anions by Ion Pair Formation in Non-Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries
    Ahn, S.†; Son, M.†; Singh, V.; Yun, A; Baik, M. H.*; Byon, H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2024, 146, 4521–4531 DOI
     

22. Identifying the Active Sites and Intermediates on Copper Surfaces for Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia
    Kim, Y.†; Ko, J.†; Shim, M.; Park, J.; Shin, H. -h.; Kim, Z. H.; Jung, Y.*; Byon, H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    Chem. Sci. 2024, 15, 2578-2585 DOI
     

23. Solubility and Stability of Redox-Active Organic Molecules in Redox Flow Batteries
    Singh, V.; Byon, H. R.*
    ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2023, 7, 7562-7575 DOI
     

24. Layered Transition Metal Oxide (LTMO) for Oxygen Evolution Reactions and Aqueous Li-ion Batteries
    Kim, Y.; Choi, E.; Kim, S.; Byon, H. R.*
    Chem. Sci. 2023, 14, 10644-10663 DOI
     

25. Fluorinated Ether-based Co-solvent Electrolytes for Lithium-Metal Batteries: High Ionic Conductivity and Suppressed Dissolution of Fragmented Anions
    Kim, L.†; Jang, T.†; Byon, H. R.*(† equally contributed to this work)
    J. Power Sources 2023, 30, 233237 DOI
     

26. Correlating Nanoscale Structure with Electrochemical Property of Solid Electrolyte Interphases in Solid-State Battery Electrodes 
    Oh, J.; Park, G.; Kim, H.; Kim, S.; Shin, D. O.; Kim, K. M.; Byon, H. R.; Lee, Y.-G.; Hong, S.*
    ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2023, 15, 26660-26669 DOI
     

27. Anion-Induced Interfacial Liquid Layers on LiCoO2 in Salt-in-Water Lithium-Ion Batteries
    Oh, H.†; Shin, S.-J.†; Choi, E.; Yamagishi, H.; Ohta, T.; Yabuuchi, N.; Jung, H.-G.; Kim, H.*; Byon, H. R.* 
    († equally contributed to this work)
    JACS Au. 2023, 3, 1392 - 1402 DOI
     

28. Catalytic Boosting on AuCu Bimettalic Nanoparticles by Oxygen-Induced Atomic Restructuring
    Kim, T. -S.; Choi, H.; Kim. D.; Song, H. C.; Oh Y.; Jeong, B.; Lee, J.; Kim, K. -J.; Shin, J. W.; Byon, H. R.; Ryoo, R.; Kim, H. Y.*; Park, J. Y.*
    Appl. Catal. B: Environ. 2023, 331, 122704  DOI
     

29. Zn Glutarate Protective Layers In Situ Form on Zn Anodes for Zn Redox Flow Batteries
    Na, M.; Singh, V.; Choi, R. H.; Kim, B. G.; Byon, H. R.*
    Energy Storage Mater. 2023, 57, 195-204  DOI
     

30. Controlling π–π Interactions of Highly Soluble Naphthalene Diimide Derivatives for Neutral pH Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
    Singh, V.†;  Kwon, S.†; Choi, Y.†; Ahn, S.; Kang, G.; Yi, Y.; Lim, M. H.; Seo, J.*; Baik, M. H.*; Byon. H. R.* 
    († equally contributed to this work)
    Adv. Mater. 2023, 35, 2210859 DOI
     

31. Low-Temperature CO2-Assisted Lithium-Oxygen Batteries for Improved Stability of Peroxodicarbonate and Excellent Cyclability
    Kang, J. -H.; Park, J.; Na, M.; Choi, R. H.; Byon, H. R.*
    ACS Energy Lett. 2022, 7, 4248-4257 DOI
     

32. Ammonium-Functionalized Naphthalene Diimide as Two-Electron-Transfer Negolyte for Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
    Singh, V.; Ahn, S.; Byon, H. R.*
    Batteries & Supercaps 2022, 5, e202200281 DOI
     

33. Designing Fluorine-Free Electrolytes for Stable Sodium Metal Anodes and High-Power Seawater Batteries via SEI Reconstruction
    Kim, J.; Kim, J.; Jeong, J.; Park, J.; Park, C.; Park, S.; Lim, S.; Lee, K.; Choi, N.; Byon, H. R.; Jo, C.*; Lee, J.*
    Energy Environ. Sci. 2022, 15, 4109-4118 DOI
     

34. Unexpectedly Large Contribution of Oxygen to Charge Compensation Triggered by Structural Disordering: Detailed Experimental and Theoretical Study on a Li3NbO4–NiO Binary System
    Fukuma, R., Harada, M., Zhao, W., Sawamura, M., Noda, Y., Nakayama, M., Goto, M., Kan, D., Shimakawa, Y., Yonemura, M., Ikeda, M., Watanuki, R., H. L. Andersen, A. M. D’Angelo, Sharma, N., Park, J., Byon, H. R., Fukuyama, S., Han, Z., Fukumitsu, H.,  M. S. Dobrick, Yamanaka, K., Yamagishi, H., Ohta, T., and Yabuuchi, N.*
    ACS Cent. Sci. 2022, 8, 775-794 DOI
     

35. Alteration of Oxygen Evolution Mechanisms in Layered LiCoO2 Structures by Intercalation of Alkali Metal Ions
    Kim, Y.; Kim, S.; Shim, M.; Oh, Y.; Lee, K. S.; Jung, Y.; Byon, H. R.*
    J. Mater. Chem. A 2022, 10, 10967-10978 DOI
     

36. Machine Learning Assisted Synthesis of Lithium-Ion Batteries Cathode Materials
    Liow, C. H.; Kang, H.; Kim, S.; Na, M.; Lee, Y.; Baucour, A.; Bang, K.; Shim, Y.; Choe, J.; Hwang, G.; Cho, S.; Park, G.; Yeom, J.; Agar, J. C.; Yuk, J. M.; Shin, J.; Lee, H. M.; Byon, H. R.; Hong, S.*
    Nano Energy 2022, 98, 107214 DOI
     

37. Systematic Designs of Dicationic Heteroaryl Pyridiniums as Negolytes for Non-Aqueous Redox Flow Batteries
    Ahn, S.†; Jang, J. H.†; Kang, J.; Na, M.; Seo, J.; Singh, V.; Joo, J. M.*; Byon, H. R.*(† equally contributed to this work)
    ACS Energy Lett. 2021, 6, 3390-3397 DOI
     

38. Sodium Fluoride-Rich Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Sodium-Metal and Sodium-Oxygen Batteries
    Kim, S.†; Jung, Y.†; Park, J.; Hong, M.; Byon. H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2021, 42, 1519-1523 DOI
     

39. Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage with Covalent Organic Frameworks
    Singh, V.*; Byon, H. R.*
    Mater. Adv. 2021, 2, 3188-3212 DOI
     

40. Coverage of Capping Ligands Determining Selectivity of Multi-Carbon Products and Morphological Evolution of Cu Nanocatalysts in Electrochemical Reduction of CO2
    Oh, Y.; Park, J.; Kim, Y.; Shim, M.; Kim, T. -S.; Park, J. Y.; Byon, H. R.*
    J. Mater. Chem. A 2021, 9, 11210-11218 DOI
     

41. Understanding the Interfacial Reactions of LiCoO2 Positive Electrodes in Aqueous Lithium-Ion Batteries
    Oh, H.; Yamagishi, H.; Ohta, T.; Byon, H. R.* 
    Mater, Chem. Front 2021, 5, 3657-3663 DOI
     

42. Thiazole-Linked Covalent Organic Framework Promoting Fast Two-Electron Transfer for Lithium-Organic Batteries
    Singh, V.†; Kim, J.†; Kang, B.; Moon, J.; Kim, S.; Kim, W. Y.*; Byon, H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    Adv. Energy Mater. 2021, 11, 2003735 DOI
     

43. Nanometer-Scaled Surface Roughness of a 3-D Cu Substrate Promoting Li Nucleation in Li-metal Batteries
    Jang, T.; Kang, J. -H.; Kim, S.; Shim, M.; Lee, J.; Song, J.; Kim, W. K.; Ryu, K. H.; Byon, H. R.*
    ACS Appl. Energy Mater. 2021, 4, 2644-2651 DOI
     

44. Tubular MoSSe/Carbon Nanotube Electrodes for Hybrid-Ion Capacitors
    Kim, Y.†; Kim, S.†; Hong, M.; Byon. H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    Electrochim. Acta 2021, 374, 137971 DOI
     

45. Reducing Time to Discovery: Materials and Molecular Modeling, Informatics, and Integration
    Hong, S.*; Liow, C. H.; Yuk, J. M.; Byon, H. R.; Yang, Y.; Cho, E.; Yeom, J.; Park, G.; Kang, H.; Kim, S.; Shim, Y.; Na, M.; Jeong, C.; Lee, Y.; Baucour, A.; Bang, K.; Kim, M.; Yun, S.; Ryu, J.; Han, Y.; Jetybayeva, A.; Choi, P. -P.; Agar, J. C.; Kalinin, S. V.; Voorhees, P. W.; Littlewood, P.; and Lee, H. M.
    ACS Nano 2021, 15, 3971-3995 DOI
     

46. Singlet Oxygen in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
    Hong, M.*; Byon, H. R.*
    Batteries & Supercaps 2021, 4, 286-293 DOI
     

47. Nanostructured LiMnO2 with Li3PO4 Integrated at Atomic Scale for High-Energy Electrode Materials with Reversible Anionic Redox
    Sawamura, M.; Kobayakawa, S.; Kikkawa, J.; Sharma, N.; Goonetilleke, D.; Rawal, A.; Shimada, N.; Yamamoto, K.; Yamamoto, R.; Whou, Y.; Uchimoto, Y.; Nakanishi, K.; Mitsuhara, K.; Ohara, K.; Park, J.; Byon, H. R.; Koga, H.; Okoshi, M.; Ohta, T.; Yabuuchi, N.*
    ACS Cent. Sci. 2020, 6, 2326-2338 DOI
     

48. One-Pot Production of Ceria Nanosheets-Supported PtNi Alloy Nanodendrites with High Catalytic Performance Toward Methanol Oxidation and Oxygen Reduction
    Kwon, Y.; Kim, Y.; Hong. J. W.; Whang, Y.; Kim S.; Wi, D. H.; Byon, H. R.; Han, S. W.*
    J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 25842-25849 DOI
     

49. Lithium-Air Batteries: Air-Breathing Challenges and Perspective
    Kang, J.-H.†; Lee, J.†; Jung, J.-W.†; Park, J.; Jang, T.; Kim, H.-S., Nam, J. S.; Lim, H.; Yoon, K.R.; Ryu, W.-H.; Kim,I.-D.*; Byon, H.R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    Invited review for 50th anniversary of KAIST
    ACS Nano 2020, 14, 14549-14578 DOI
     

50. Solid Electrolyte Interphase Revealing Interfacial Electrochemistry on Highly Oriented Pyrolytic Graphite (HOPG) in Water-in-Salt Electrolyte
    Kim, Y.†; Hong, M.†; Oh, H.; Kim, Y.; Suyama, H.; Nakanishi, S.; Byon, H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2020, 124, 20135-20142 DOI
     

51. Zn2+ and H+ Association with Naphthalene Diimide Electrodes for Aqueous Zn-Ion Batteries
    Na, M.; Oh, Y.; Byon. H. R.*
    Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 6990-6997 DOI
     

52. Promoting Lithium Electrodeposition Towards the Bottom of 3-D Copper Meshes in Lithium-Based Batteries
    Kim, S.; Kim, Y.; Nguten, C. T.; Jang, T.; Lee, H. -B. -R.; Byon. H. R*
    J. Power Sources 2020, 472, 2284951 DOI
     

53. Oxidation Stability of Organic Redox Mediators as Mobile Catalysts in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
    Kwak, W.-J.†; Park, J.†; Kim, H.†; Joo, J. M.: Aurbach, D.*; Byon, H. R.*; Sun, Y. -K.*  († equally contributed to this work)
    ACS Energy Lett. 2020, 5, 2122 DOI
     

54. Naphthalene Diimide as a Two-Electron Anolyte for Aqueous and Neutral pH Redox Flow Batteries
    Medabalmi, V.; Sundararajan, M.; Singh, V.; Baik, M. H.*; Byon, H. R.*
    J. Mater. Chem. A 2020, 8, 11218-11223  DOI
     

55. Synthesis of Redox-Active Phenanthrene-Fused Heteroarenes by Palladium-Catalyzed C–H Annulation
    Jang, J.H.; Ahn, S.; Park, S. E.; Kim, S.; Byon, H. R.*; Joo, J. M.*
    Org. Lett. 2020, 22, 1280-1285 DOI
     

56. Mechanistic Study Revealing the Role of the Br3ˉ/Br₂ Redox Couple in CO₂-Assisted Li–O₂ Batteries
    Marques Mota, F.; Kang, J.-H.; Jung, Y.; Park, J.; Na, M.; Kim, D. H.*; Byon, H. R.*
    Adv. Energy Mater. 2020, 10, 1903486 DOI
     

57. Charge Compensation Mechanism of Lithium-Excess Metal Oxides with Different Covalent and Ionic Characters Revealed by Operando Soft and Hard X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy
    Yamamoto, K.*; Zhou, Y.; Yabuuchi, N.; Nakanishi, K.; Yoshinari, T.; Kobayashi, T.; Kobayashi, Y.; Yamamoto, R.; Watanabe, A.; Orikasa, Y.; Tsuruta, K.; Park, J.; Byon, H. R.; Tamenori, Y.; Ohta, T.; Uchimoto, Y.
    Chem. Mater. 2020, 32, 139-147 DOI
     

58. Mutual Conservation of Redox Mediator and Singlet Oxygen Quencher in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
    Kwak, W. -J.; Freunberger, S. A.; Kim, H.; Park, J.; Nguyen, T. T.; Jung, H. -G.; Byon, H. R.; Sun, Y. -K.*
    ACS Catal. 2019, 9, 9914-9922 DOI
     

59. Aqueous Organic Redox Flow Batteries
    Singh, V.†; Kim, S.†; Kang, J.; Byon, H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    (invited review for Special Issue of Young Innovators in Nano Energy)
    Nano Res. 2019, 12, 1988-2001 DOI
     

60. Triple Hierarchical Porous Carbon Spheres as Effective Cathodes for Li–O₂ Batteries
    Jeong, M. -G.; Kwak, W. -J.; Islam, M.; Park, J.; Byon, H. R.; Jang, M.; Sun, Y. -K.*; and Jung, H. -G.*
    J. Electrochem. Soc. 2019, 166, A455-A463 DOI
     

61. Trapping of Stable [4n+1] π‐electron Species from Peripherally Substituted, Conformationally Rigid, Antiaromatic Hexaphyrins
    Firmansyah, D.; Hong, S. J.; He, Q.; Bae, J.; Dutta, R.; Jo, H.; Kim, H.; OK, K. M.; Lynch, V.;
    Byon, H. R.*; Sessler, J.*; Lee, C. -H*
    Chem. Eur. J. 2019, 25, 3525 –3531 DOI
     

62. Dendrite- and Oxygen-Proof Protective Layer for Lithium Metal in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
    Kwak, W. -J.;  Park, J.;  Nguyen, T. T.; Kim, H.;  Byon, H. R.;  Jang, M.; Sun, Y. -K.*
    J. Mater. Chem. A 2019, 7, 3857-3862 DOI
     

63. Instability of a noncrystalline NaO₂ film in Na–O₂ batteries: the controversial effect of the RuO₂ catalyst
    Tovini, M. F.; Hong, M.; Park, J.; Demirtaş, M.; Toffoli, D.; Ustunel, H.; Byon, H. R.; Yılmaz, E.*
    J. Phys. Chem. C 2018, 122, 19678–19686 DOI
     

64. Determining the facile routes for oxygen evolution reaction by in situ probing of Li-O₂ cells with conformal Li₂O₂ films
    Hong, M.;Yang, C.; Wong, R. A.; Nakao, A.; Choi, H. C*.; Byon, H. R.*
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2018, 140, 6190-6193 DOI
     

65. Critically Examining the Role of Nanocatalysts in Li-O₂ Batteries: Viability towards Suppression of Recharge Overpotential, Rechargeability and Cyclability
    Wong, R. A.†; Yang, C.†; Dutta, A.; O, M.; Hong, M.; Thomas, M. L.; Yamanaka, K.; Ohta, T.; Waki, K.; Byon, H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    ACS Energy Lett. 2018, 3, 592-597  DOI
     

66. Designing Redox-Stable Cobalt-Polypyridyl Complexes for Redox Flow Batteries: Spin Crossover Delocalizes Excess Charge
    Yang, C.†; Nikiforidis, G.†; Park, J. Y.; Choi, J.; Luo, Y.; Zhang, L.; Wang, S.-C.; Chan, Y.-T.; Lim, J.; Hou, Z.*; Baik, M.-H.*; Lee, Y.*; Byon, H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    Adv. Energy Mater. 2018, 8, 1702897 DOI
     

67. Nanostructuring One-Dimensional and Amorphous Lithium Peroxide for High Round-Trip Efficiency in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries
    Dutta, A.; Wong, R. A.; Park, W.; Yamanaka, K.; Ohta, T.; Jung, Y.*; Byon, H. R.*
    Nat. Commun. 2018, 9, 680 DOI 
     

68. Brush-Like Cobalt Nitride Anchored Carbon Nanofiber Membrane: Current Collector-Catalyst Integrated Cathode for Long Cycle Li-O₂ Batteries
    Yoon, K. R.; Shin, K.; Park, J.; Cho, S.-H.; Kim, C.; Jung, J.-W.; Cheong, J. Y.; Byon, H. R.; Lee, H. M.; Kim, I.-D.*
    ACS Nano 2018, 12, 128-139 DOI                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 

69. Structurally Tuning Li₂O₂ by Controlling the Surface Properties of Carbon Electrodes: Implications for Li-O₂ Batteries
    Wong, R. A.; Dutta, A.; Yang, C.; Yamanaka, K.; Ohta, T.; Nakao, A.; Waki, K.; Byon, H. R.*
    Chem. Mater. 2016, 28, 8006-8015 DOI
     

70. High Energy Efficiency and Stability for Photo-Assisted Aqueous Lithium-Iodine Redox Batteries
    Nikiforidis, G.; Tajima, K.; Byon, H. R*
    ACS Energy Lett. 2016, 1, 806-813. DOI

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71. Unexpected Li₂O₂ Film Growth on Carbon Nanotube Electrodes with CeO₂ Nanoparticles in Li–O₂ Batteries
    Yang, C.; Wong, R. A.; Hong, M.; Yamanaka, K.; Ohta, T.; Byon, H. R* 
    Nano Lett. 2016, 16, 2969-2974. DOI
     

72. Sulfur-Based Catholyte Solution with Glass-Ceramic Membrane for Li-S Batteries
    Wang, L.; Zhao, Y.; Thomas, L. M.; Dutta, A.; Byon, H. R*
    ChemElectroChem 2015, 3, 152-157. DOI
                                         

73. A Chemistry and Material Perspective on Lithium Redox Flow Batteries Towards High-Density Electrical Energy Storage
    Zhao, Y.; Ding, Y.; Li, Y.; Peng, L.; Byon, H. R.; Goodenough, J. B.; Yu, G.* 
    Chem. Soc. Rev. 2015, 44, 7968-7996. DOI
     

74. Nanoporous NiO Plates with a Unique Role for Promoted Oxidation of Carbonate and Carboxylate Species in the Li-O₂ Battery
    Hong, M.; Choi, H. C.*; Byon, H. R.* 
    Chem. Mater. 2015, 27, 2234-2241. DOI
                             

75. Perfluorinataed Moiety-Grafted Carbon Nanotube Electrode for the Non-Aqueous Lithium-Oxygen Battery 
    Thomas, L. M. ; Yamanaka, K.; Ohta, T.; Byon, H. R.* 
    Chem. Commun. 2015, 51, 3977-3980. DOI
    -selected as INSIDE FRONT COVER PICTURE DOI
                     

76. An Aqueous Lithium-Iodine Battery with Solid Polymer Electrolyte-Coated Metallic Lithium Anode 
    Zhao, Y.; Mercier, B. N.; Byon, H. R.* 
    ChemPlusChem. 2015, 80, 344-348. DOI 
    -Invited paper for the special issue on metal-air and redox flow batteries
                                                   

77. A Structured Three-Dimensional Polymer Electrolyte with Enlarged Active Reaction Zone for Li-O₂ Batteries 
    Mercier, B. N.; Wong, R. A.; Thomas, L. M. ; Dutta, A.; Yamanaka, K.; Yogi, C.; Ohta, T.; Byon, H. R.* 
    Sci. Rep. 2014, 4, 7127. DOI 
                                     

78. A 3.5 V lithium-Iodine Hybrid Redox Battery with Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Current Collector 
    Zhao, Y.†; Hong, M.†; Mercier, B. N.; Yu, G.; Choi, H. C.; Byon, H. R.* († equally contributed to this work)
    Nano Lett. 2014, 14, 1085-1092. DOI
                                                   

79. In Situ Monitoring of Li-O₂ Electrochemical Reaction on Nanoporous Gold using Electrochemical AFM
    Wen, R.; Byon, H. R.* 
    Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 2628-2631. DOI
                                       

80. In Situ Synthesis of Bipyramidal Sulfur with 3D Carbon Nanotube Framework for Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
    Wang, L.; Zhao, Y.; Thomas, L. M.; Byon, H. R.* 
    Adv. Funct. Mater. 2014, 24, 2248-2252. DOI 
                                           

81. High-Performance Lithium-Iodine Flow Battery 
    Zhao, Y; Byon, H. R.* 
    Adv. Energy Mater. 2013, 3, 1630-1635. DOI
    -selected as COVER PICTURE DOI
                             

82. Promoting Formation of Noncrystalline Li₂O₂ in Li-O₂ Battery with RuO₂ Nanoparticles
    Yilmaz, E.; Yogi, C.; Yamanaka, K.; Ohta, T.; Byon, H. R.*  
    Nano Lett. 2013, 13, 4679-4684. DOI
    -RIKEN News: Ruthenium oxide nanoparticles improve Li-O₂ battery efficiency (link)
    -RIKEN Research: Nanotechnology gives a boost to next-generation batteries (link) 
                                          

83. In situ AFM Imaging of Li-O₂ Electrochemical Reaction on HOPG with Ether-based Electrolyte
    Wen, R.; Hong, M.; Byon, H. R.*  
    J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2013, 135, 10870-10876. DOI
    -RIKEN News: Real-time Li-O₂ reaction process visualized for the first time (link)
    -RIKEN Research: A nanoscale glimpse of batteries in action (link)
                                             

84. High-Performance Rechargeable Lithium-Iodine Batteries using Triiodide/Iodide Redox Couples in an Aqueous Cathode
    Zhao, Y; Wang, L.; Byon, H. R.*  
    Nat. Commun. 2013, 4,1896. DOI
    -RIKEN News: High-performance lithium-iodine battery developed (link)
    -RIKEN Research: For better batteries, just add water (link) 
    -Green Car Congress: RIKEN team develops high-performance lithium- iodine battery system with higher energy than conventional Li-ion   (link) 
    -Industrial Minerals: Watered up: aqueous iodine doubles Li-ion battery density (link) 
                                                     

85. N-methyl-N-propylpiperidinium bis(trifluoromethanesulfonyl) imide-Based Organic Electrolyte for High Performance Lithium-Sulfur Batteries
    Wang, L.; Byon, H. R.* 
    J. Power Sources 2013, 236, 207-214. DOI 
                                   

86. Role of Oxygen Functional Groups in Carbon Nanotube/Grphene Freestanding Electrodes for High Performance Lithium Batteries 
    Byon, H. R.†; Gallant, B. †; Lee, S. W.; Shao-Horn, Y. († equally contributed to this work)
    Adv. Funct. Mater. 2013, 23, 1037-1045. DOI 
                  

87. Real-time XRD studies of Li-O₂ electrochemical reaction in nonaqueous lithium-oxygen battery 
    Lim, H.; Yilmaz, E.; Byon, H. R.*

    J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2012, 3, 3210-3215. DOI
        

88. Fe-N-Modified Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotube for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acid
    Byon, H. R.; Suntivich, J.; Crumlin, E. J.; Shao-Horn, Y.

    Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 2011,13, 21437-21445. DOI
                                    

89. Graphene-Based Non-Noble-Metal Catalysts for Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Acid
    Byon, H. R.; Suntivich, J.; Shao-Horn, Y.

    Chem. Mater. 2011, 23, 3421-3428. DOI
                                       

90. Nanostructured Carbon-Based Electrodes: Bridging the Gap Between Thin-Film Lithium-Ion Batteries and Electrochemical Capacitors 
    Lee, S. W.; Gallant, B.; Byon, H. R.; Hammond, P. T.; Shao-Horn, Y.

    Energy Environ. Sci. 2011, 4, 114-130. DOI
                                   

91. Thin Films of Carbon Nanotubes and Chemically Reduced Graphenes for Electrochemical Micro-Capacitors 
    Byon, H. R.; Lee, S. W.; Chen, S.; Hammond, P. T.; Shao-Horn, Y.

    Carbon  2011, 49, 457-467. DOI
                                                  

92. Recognition of Single Mismatched DNA using MutS-Immobilized Carbon Nanotube-Field Effect Transistor Device
    Kim, S.; Kim, T. G.; Byon, H. R.; Shin, H. -J.; Ban, C.; Choi, H. C.

    J. Phys. Chem. B 2009, 113, 12164-12168. DOI
     

93. Silencing of Metallic single Walled Carbon Nanotubes via Spontaneous Hydrosilylation
    Lee, Y. M.; Jeon, K. –S.; Lim, H.; Shin, H. S.; Jin, S. M.; Byon, H. R.; Suh, Y. D.; Choi, H. C.

    Small 2009, 5, 1398-1402. DOI
     

94. Label-Free Biomolecular Detection using Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect Transistors
    Byon, H. R.; Kim, S.; Choi, H. C.

    Nano 2008, 3, 415-431. DOI  
     

95. Direct Formation of SiO₂ Nanoholes Via Iron Nanoparticle-Induced Carbothermal Reduction
    Byon, H. R.; Chung, B.; Chang, T.; Choi, H. C. “

    Chem. Mater. 2008, 20, 6600-6605. DOI
     

96. Polymeric Ruler : Distance-Dependent Emission Behaviors of Fluorophores on Flat Gold Surfaces and Bioassay Platforms Ssing Plasmonic Fluorescence Enhancement 
    Chi, Y. S.; Byon, H. R.; Lee, B. S.; Kong, B.; Choi, H. C.; Choi, I. S.

    Adv. Funct. Mater. 2008, 18, 3395-3402. DOI
     

97. Mobile Iron Nanoparticle and its Role in the Formation of SiO₂ Nanotrench via Carbon Nanotube Guided Carbothermal Reduction
    Byon, H. R.; Choi, H. C.

    Nano Lett. 2008, 8, 178-182. DOI <Research Highlight>
                                 

98. A Synthesis of High Purity Single-Walled Carbon Nanotubes from Small Diameters of Cobalt Nanoparticles by Using Oxygen-Assisted Chemical Vapor Deposition Process
    Byon, H. R.; Lim, H.; Song, H. J.; Choi, H. C.

    Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 2007, 28, 2056-2060. DOI
     

99. A Non-Covalent Approach to the Construction of Tween20-Based Protein Microarrays 
    Chi, Y. S.; Byon, H. R.; Choi, H. C.; Choi, I. S.

    ChemBioChem. 2007, 8, 1380-1387. DOI
     

100. Direct Precursor Conversion Reaction for Densely Packed Ag2S Nanocrystal Films
     Tang, Q.; Song, H. J.; Byon, H. R.; Yang, H. J.; Choi, H. C.

     Langmuir  2007, 23, 2800-2804. DOI
      

101. Carbon Nanotube Guided Formation of Silicon Oxide Nanotrenches
     Byon, H. R.; Choi, H. C.

     Nature Nanotech. 2007, 2, 162-166. DOI
                        

102. Selective Degradation of Chemical Bonds: from Single-Source Molecular Precursors to Metallic Ag and Semiconducting Ag₂S Nanocrystals via Instant Thermal Activation
     Tang, Q.; Yoon, S. M.; Yang, H. J.; Lee, Y.; Song, H. J.; Byon, H. R.; Choi, H. C.

     Langmuir 2006, 22, 2802-2805. DOI
      

103. Network Single Walled Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors (SWNT-FETs) with Increased Schottky Contact Area for Highly Sensitive Biosensor Applications
     Byon, H. R.; Choi, H. C.

     J. Am. Chem. Soc. 2006, 128, 2188-2189. DOI
      

104. Pseudo 3D Single Walled Carbon Nanotubes for BSA-Free Protein Chip
     Byon, H. R.; Hong, B. J.; Gho, Y. S.; Park. J. W.; Choi, H. C. 
     ChemBioChem. 2005, 6, 1331-133. DOI