Yang‐Kook Sun

ORCID: 0000-0002-0117-0170
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Research Areas
  • Advancements in Battery Materials
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Supercapacitor Materials and Fabrication
  • Extraction and Separation Processes
  • Advanced battery technologies research
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Magnetic Properties and Synthesis of Ferrites
  • Electrical and Thermal Properties of Materials
  • Ferroelectric and Piezoelectric Materials
  • Semiconductor materials and interfaces
  • Fuel Cells and Related Materials
  • Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion
  • Chemical Synthesis and Characterization
  • Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials
  • Recycling and Waste Management Techniques
  • Electron and X-Ray Spectroscopy Techniques
  • Dielectric properties of ceramics
  • Conducting polymers and applications
  • Catalytic Processes in Materials Science
  • Inorganic Chemistry and Materials
  • Thermal Expansion and Ionic Conductivity
  • Fiber-reinforced polymer composites
  • Microwave Dielectric Ceramics Synthesis
  • Advanced Memory and Neural Computing

Hanyang University
2016-2025

Renji Hospital
2023-2025

Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2021-2025

National Clinical Research Center for Digestive Diseases
2025

First Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University
2025

Kunming Medical University
2025

Institute of Molecular Medicine
2025

China University of Petroleum, Beijing
2025

University of Wollongong
2023-2024

Robert Bosch (Germany)
2024

Abstract Energy‐storage technologies, including electrical double‐layer capacitors and rechargeable batteries, have attracted significant attention for applications in portable electronic devices, electric vehicles, bulk electricity storage at power stations, “load leveling” of renewable sources, such as solar energy wind power. Transforming lithium batteries requires a step change the science underpinning these discovery new materials, electrochemistry, an increased understanding processes...

10.1002/anie.201201429 article EN Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012-09-10

A critical overview of the latest developments in lithium ion batteries technology is reported. We first describe evolution electrolyte area with particular attention to ionic liquids, discussing expected application these room temperature molten salts and listing issues that still prevent their practical implementation. The then focused on electrode materials presently considered most promising for enhancing energy density batteries. At anode side a discussion provided status development...

10.1039/c1ee01388b article EN Energy & Environmental Science 2011-01-01

Ni-rich Li[NixCoyMn1–x–y]O2 cathodes (x = 0.6, 0.8, 0.9, and 0.95) were tested to characterize the capacity fading mechanism of extremely rich Ni compositions. Increasing fraction in cathode delivered a higher discharge (192.9 mA h g–1 for Li[Ni0.6Co0.2Mn0.2]O2 versus 235.0 Li[Ni0.95Co0.025Mn0.025]O2); however, cycling stability was substantially reduced. Li[Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1]O2 retained more than 95% their respective initial capacities after 100 cycles, while retention Li[Ni0.9Co0.05Mn0.05]O2...

10.1021/acs.chemmater.7b05269 article EN Chemistry of Materials 2018-01-23

Future generations of electric vehicles require driving ranges at least 300 miles to successfully penetrate the mass consumer market. A significant improvement in energy density lithium batteries is mandatory while also maintaining similar or improved rate capability, lifetime, cost, and safety. The vast majority that will appear on market next 10 years employ nickel-rich cathode materials, LiNi1–x–yCoxAlyO2 LiNi1–x–yCoxMnyO2 (x + y < 0.2), particular. Here, potential limitations these...

10.1021/acsenergylett.6b00594 article EN ACS Energy Letters 2016-12-17

Ni‐rich layered oxides and Li‐rich are topics of much research interest as cathodes for Li‐ion batteries due to their low cost higher discharge capacities compared those LiCoO 2 LiMn O 4 . However, have several pitfalls, including difficulty in synthesizing a well‐ordered material with all Ni 3+ ions, poor cyclability, moisture sensitivity, thermal runaway reaction, formation harmful surface layer caused by side reactions the electrolyte. Recent efforts towards centered on optimizing...

10.1002/aenm.201501010 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2015-10-07

The zinc-ion battery (ZIB) is a 2 century-old technology but has recently attracted renewed interest owing to the possibility of switching from primary rechargeable ZIBs. Nowadays, ZIBs employing mild aqueous electrolyte are considered one most promising candidates for emerging energy storage systems (ESS) and portable electronics applications due their environmental friendliness, safety, low cost, acceptable density. However, there many drawbacks associated with these batteries that have...

10.1021/acsenergylett.8b01552 article EN ACS Energy Letters 2018-09-25

Nonstoichiometric LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4-δ and stoichiometric LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 cathodes with two different structures (Fd3̄m P4332) were synthesized by a molten salt method. Rietveld refinement of the X-ray diffraction (XRD) data selected-area electron (SAED) study confirmed that face-centered spinel (Fd3̄m) transformed to primitive simple cubic (P4332) upon additional heating at 700 °C. The cathode having space group Fd3̄m showed better electrochemical behaviors than did P4332, specifically, lower...

10.1021/cm035050s article EN Chemistry of Materials 2004-02-13

A Li[Li0.19Ni0.16Co0.08Mn0.57]O2 cathode was coated with AlF3 on the surface. The AlF3-coating enhanced overall electrochemical characteristics of electrode while overcoming typical shortcomings lithium-enriched cathodes. This improvement attributed to transformation initial layer a spinel phase, induced by Li chemical leaching effect coating layer.

10.1002/adma.201104106 article EN Advanced Materials 2012-02-24

Surface coating of cathode materials has been widely investigated to enhance the life and rate capability lithium-ion batteries. The surface discussed here was divided into three different configurations which are rough coating, core shell structure ultra thin film coating. mechanism in achieving improved performance strategies carry out this modification is discussed. An outlook on atomic layer deposition for lithium ion battery also presented.

10.1039/c0jm00154f article EN Journal of Materials Chemistry 2010-01-01

Abstract The topic of sustainable and eco‐friendly energy storage technologies is an issue global significance. To date, this heavy burden solely addressed by lithium‐ion battery technology. However, the ongoing depletion limited lithium resources has restricted their future availability for Li‐ion technology, hence, a significant price increase expected. This grim situation driving force development “beyond battery” strategy involving alternatives that have several advantages over...

10.1002/adfm.201802938 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2018-09-14

Lithium/air is a fascinating energy storage system. The effective exploitation of air as battery electrode has been the long-time dream community. Air is, in principle, no-cost material characterized by very high specific capacity value. In particular case lithium/air system, levels approaching that gasoline have postulated. It then not surprising that, course last decade, great attention devoted to this various top academic and industrial laboratories worldwide. This intense investigation,...

10.1002/adma.201403064 article EN Advanced Materials 2014-12-08

The high demand for clean and renewable energy has fueled the exploration of advanced storage systems. As a potential alternative device lithium ion batteries, sodium batteries (NIBs) have attracted extraordinary attention are becoming promising candidate due to their low cost efficiency. Recent progress demonstrated that metal sulfides (MSs) very electrode candidates efficient Na‐storage devices, because excellent redox reversibility relatively capacity. In this review, recent developments...

10.1002/aenm.201601329 article EN Advanced Energy Materials 2016-11-02

The interface reaction between Al2O3-coated Li[Li0.05Ni0.4Co0.15Mn0.4]O2 and liquid electrolyte was investigated. showed no large difference in the bulk structure, comparing to bare Li[Li0.05Ni0.4Co0.15Mn0.4]O2. coated Al2O3 found have an amorphous structure from X-ray diffraction study. A small amount of coating (0.25 wt % final composition) that a uniform mesoporous Al2O3-coating layer whose thickness is about 5 nm covers particles, as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. At...

10.1021/cm050566s article EN Chemistry of Materials 2005-06-15

Rechargeable zinc-ion batteries (ZIBs) with high energy densities appear promising to meet the increasing demand for safe and sustainable storage devices. However, electrode research on this low-cost green system are faced stiff challenges of identifying materials that permit divalent ion-intercalation/deintercalation. Herein, we present layered-type LiV3O8 (LVO) as a prospective intercalation cathode capacities. The detailed phase evolution study during Zn using electrochemistry, in situ...

10.1021/acs.chemmater.6b05092 article EN Chemistry of Materials 2017-02-15

Owing to their safety and low cost, aqueous rechargeable Zn-ion batteries (ARZIBs) are currently more feasible for grid-scale applications, as compared alkali counterparts such lithium- sodium-ion (LIBs SIBs), both nonaqueous systems. However, the materials used in ARZIBs have a poor rate capability inadequate cycle lifespan, serving major handicap long-term storage applications. Here, we report vanadium-based Na2V6O16·3H2O nanorods employed positive electrode ARZIBs, which display superior...

10.1021/acs.nanolett.7b05403 article EN Nano Letters 2018-03-23

Abstract Lithium‐ion batteries have been long considered a promising energy storage technology for electrification of the transportation system. However, poor safety characteristics lithium‐ion is one several technological barriers that hinder their deployment automobile applications. Within field battery research and development, titanium‐based anode materials recently attracted widespread attention due to significantly better thermal stability than conventional graphite anode. In this...

10.1002/adfm.201200698 article EN Advanced Functional Materials 2012-07-25
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