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2026

A Liquid-Metal Route to Direct Cathode Recycling

Jiwoong Bae

Natl. Sci. Rev.  (2026) nwag213 accepted [Link]

2026.04.06

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Thermoformable Electrolytes for Solid-State Sodium Metal Batteries Employing Organic Cathodes

D.-M. Kim, G. Chen, M. A. Baird, L. P. Matte, Y. Ko, C. O. Zellmann-Parrotta, Jiwoong Bae, Z. Chen, Y. Yao, M. C. Scott, Y. Chen, B. A. Helms

ACS Energy Lett. 11 (2) (2026) 2316-2323 [Link]

2026.01.29

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Bioinspired Ultrafast All-Climate Self-Charging Flow Battery

Y. Xia, T. Wang, G. Yang, Y. Liu, J. Wu, Y. Lai, G. Qin, M. Cui, K. Zhang, C. Li, Yeonwook Park, Jiwoong Bae, M. Yang, Y. Yao, X. Ren, Y. Ding

ACS Appl. Mater. Inter. 18 (4) (2026) 7026-7035 [Link]

2026.01.21

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2025

Self-Charging Organic Flow Batteries Based on Multivalent Metal Negative Electrodes

T. Wang, G. Yang, M. Cui, H. Xia, C. Jiang, Y. Xia, K. Chen, M. Yang, Jiwoong Bae, C. Gu, Y. Ding

Nat. Commun. 16 (2025) 10338 [Link]

2025.11.24

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Liquid Metal-Enabled Rapid Structure Ordering of Intermetallic Nanocrystals with Electronic Modulation

X. Shi, Y. Gong, Z. Wang, M. Cui, Z. Lin, Z. Xing, G. Yang, C. Jiang, S. Oh, M. Yang, Jiwoong Bae, Y. Deng, Y. Ding

Adv. Funct. Mater. 36 (2025) e25452 [Link]

2025.11.17

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Fundamentals and Applications of Eutectic Gel Electrolytes for Next-Generation Batteries

Y. Lai, X. Zhong, S. Zhang, G. Min, Jiwoong Bae*, Y. Ding, G. Li

Chem. Mater. 37 (19) (2025) 7534-7555 [Link]

2025.09.18

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Engineering an Inorganic-Rich Interphase with Versatile Nonflammable Electrolytes toward Stable Alkali Metal Batteries

S. Zhang, G. Yang, Y. Lai, T. Xu, X. Shi, X. Zhong, M. Cui, M. Yang, Jiwoong Bae, Y. Ding

ACS Mater. Lett. 7 (2025) 1127-1134 [Link]

2025.02.21

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2024

Topological Considerations in Electrolyte Additives for Passivating Silicon Anodes with Hybrid Solid-Electrolyte Interphase

Y. Ko#, Jiwoong Bae#, G. Chen, M.A. Baird, J. Yan, L. Klivansky, D.-M. Kim, S.E. Trask, M.-T. F. Rodriques, G.M. Carroll, N.R. Neale, and B.A. Helms

ACS Energy Lett. 9 (2024) 3448-3455 [Link]

2024.06.25

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A Review of Icing Prediction Techniques for Four Typical Surfaces in Low-Temperature Natural Environments

Y. Sirui, S. Mengjie, G. Runmiao, Jiwoong Bae, Z. Xuan, and Z. Shiqiang

Appl. Therm. Eng. 241 (2024) 122418 [Link]

2024.03.15

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2023

Closed-Loop Cathode Recycling in Solid-State Batteries Enabled by Supramolecular Electrolytes

Jiwoong Bae, Z. Zhu, J. Yan, D.-M. Kim, Y. Ko, A. Jain, and B.A. Helms

Science Advances 9 (2023) eadh9020 [Link]

2023.08.11

Highlighted by Nature,

The Science Times, TechXplore, BESTMag, X-Mol, ElectronicsForYou

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2021

Jiwoong Bae#, H. Park#, X. Guo, X. Zhang, J. H. Warner, and G. Yu

High-Performance Magnesium Metal Battery via Switching Passivation Film into Solid Electrolyte Interphase

Energy Environ. Sci. 14 (2021) 4391-4399 [Link]

​2021.06.22

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X. Guo#, Jiwoong Bae#, Y. Ding, X. Zhang, and G. Yu

Liquid Alloy Enabled Solid-State Batteries for Conformal Electrode–Electrolyte Interfaces

Adv. Funct. Mater. 31(17) (2021) 2010863 [Link]

2021.04.22

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C. Zhang, Z. Niu, Jiwoong Bae, L. Zhang, Y. Zhao, and G. Yu

​​​​​​Polyeutectic-based Stable and Effective Electrolytes for High-Performance Energy Storage Systems

Energy Environ. Sci. 14 (2021) 931-939 [Link]

2021.01.12

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Jiwoong Bae, X. Zhang, X. Guo, and G. Yu

A General Strategy of Anion-Rich High-Concentration Polymeric Interlayer for High-Voltage, All-Solid-State Batteries

Nano Lett. 21(2) (2021) 1184-1191 [Link]

2021.01.12

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2020

Y. Zhou, X. Zhang, Y. Ding, Jiwoong Bae, X. Guo, Y. Zhao, and G. Yu

Redistributing Li-Ion Flux by Parallelly Aligned Holey Nanosheets for Dendrite-Free Li Metal Anodes

Adv. Mater. 32(38) (2020) 2003920 [Link]

2020.08.12

Y. Guo#, Jiwoong Bae#, Z. Fang#, P. Li#, F. Zhao, and G. Yu

Hydrogels and Hydrogel-Derived Materials for Energy and Water Sustainability

Chem. Rev. 120(15) (2020) 7642-7707 [Link]

​2020.07.08

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2019

Polar Polymer-Solvent Interaction Derived Favorable Interphase for Stable Lithium Metal Batteries

Jiwoong Bae, Y. Qian, Y. Li, X. Zhou, J. B. Goodenough, and G. Yu

Energy Environ. Sci. 12 (2019) 3319-3327 [Link]

2019.09.18

Synergistic Energy Nanoconfinement and Water Activation in Hydrogels for Efficient Solar Water Desalination

Y. Guo, X. Zhou, F. Zhao, Jiwoong Bae, B. Rosenberger, and G. Yu

ACS Nano 13(7) (2019) 7913-7919 [Link]

2019.06.28

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Functional Hydrogels for Next-Generation Batteries and Supercapacitors

Y. Guo#, Jiwoong Bae#, F. Zhao, and G. Yu

Trends. Chem. 1(3) (2019) 335-348 [Link]

2019.06

Most Cited Articles - Trends in Chemistry

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2018

Nanostructured Functional Hydrogels as an Emerging Platform for Advanced Energy Technologies

F. Zhao#, Jiwoong Bae#, X. Zhou#, Y. Guo, and G. Yu

Adv. Mater. 30(48) (2018) 1801796 [Link]

2018.08.20

Designing 3D Nanostructured Garnet Frameworks for Enhancing Ionic Conductivity and Flexibility in Composite Polymer Electrolytes for Lithium Batteries

 

Jiwoong Bae, Y. Li, F. Zhao, X. Zhou, Y. Ding, and G. Yu

Energy Storage Mater. 15 (2018) 46-52 [Link]

2018.03.20

Nanostructured Host Materials for Trapping Sulfur in Rechargeable Li-S Batteries: Structure Design and Interfacial Chemistry

J. Zhang, H. Huang, Jiwoong Bae, S.H. Chung, W. Zhang, A. Manthiram, and G. Yu

Small Methods 2(1) (2018) 1700279 [Link]

2018.01.15

A 3D Nanostructured Hydrogel-Framework-Derived High-Performance Composite Polymer Lithium-Ion Electrolyte

Jiwoong Bae, Y. Li, J. Zhang, X. Zhou, F. Zhao, Y. Shi, J. B. Goodenough, and G. Yu

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. 57(8) (2018) 2096-2100 [Link]

​2018.01.03

Featured Front Cover

ChemistryViewsPhysicsWorld, MRS Bulletin & Nanowerk!

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2017

Influence of Deposition Temperature on the Microstructure of Thin-Film Electrolyte for SOFCs with a Nanoporous AAO Support Structure

Y. Lim, S. Hong, Jiwoong Bae, H. Yang, and Y.B. Kim

Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 42(15) (2017) 10199-10207 [Link]

2017.04.13

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Superior La1 − xSrxCoO3 − δ Ceramic Electrode Fabrication by MOCSD for Low-Temperature SOFC Application

J.S. Park, Jiwoong Bae, S. Hong, and Y.B. Kim

Surf. Coat. Technol. 311 (2017) 157-163 [Link]

2017.02.15

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2016

Single-Chamber Fabrication of High-Performance Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Grain-Controlled Functional layers

S. Hong, Y. Lim, H. Yang, Jiwoong Bae, and Y.B. Kim

J. Mater. Chem. A 5(5) (2017) 2029-2036 [Link]

2016.12.08

Yttria-Stabilized Zirconia Thin Films with Restrained Columnar Grains for Oxygen Ion Conducting Electrolytes

S. Hong, D. Lee, Y. Lim, Jiwoong Bae, and Y. B. Kim

Ceram. Int. 42(15) (2016) 16703-16709 [Link]

2016.11.15

Performance Stability of Strontium-Doped Lanthanum Cobaltite Ceramic Cathode Synthesized by a Wet Chemical Method

J. Park, Jiwoong Bae, and Y. B. Kim

Ceram. Int. 42(11) (2016) 12853-12859  [Link]

2016.08.15

Enhanced Oxygen Reduction Reaction in Nanocrystalline Surface of Samaria-Doped Ceria by Randomly-Distributed Dopants

Jiwoong Bae, H. Yang, J. Son, B. Koo, and Y. B. Kim

J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 99(12) (2016) 4050-4056 [Link]

2016.06.15

Thermally-Induced Dopant Segregation Effects on Space Charge Layer and Ionic Conductivity of Nanocrystalline Gadolinium-Doped Ceria

Jiwoong Bae, Y. Lim, J. Park, D. Lee, S. Hong, J. An, and Y. B. Kim

J. Electrochem. Soc. 163(8) (2016) F919-F926 [Link]

2016.06.15

A Thermally Stable and Self-Sustainable Energy System with Thin-Film Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Operating at 319 ºC

I. Chang, Jiwoong Bae, J. Park, M. Ban, S. Noh, Y. H. Lee, Y. B. Kim, and S. W. Cha

Energy 104 (2016) 107-113 [Link]

2016.06.01

Optimized Antireflective Silicon Nanostructure Arrays using Nanosphere Lithography

D. Lee, Jiwoong Bae, S. Hong, H. Yang, and Y. B. Kim

Nanotechnology 27(21) (2016) 215302-215309 [Link]

2016.04.18

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2015

High-Performance Thin Film Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Scandia-Stabilized Zirconia (ScSZ) Thin Film Electrolyte

G. Y. Cho, Y. H. Lee, S. Hong, Jiwoong Bae, J. An, Y. B. Kim, and S. W. Cha

Int. J. Hydrog. Energy 40 (2015) 15704-15708 [Link]

2015.12.07

Three-Dimensional Hexagonal GDC Interlayer for Area Enhancement of Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Jiwoong Bae, D. Lee, S. Hong, H. Yang, and Y. B. Kim

Surf. Coat. Tech. 270 (2015) 54-59 [Link]

2015.10.15

Ion Transport and Surface Kinetics in Oxygen Ion Conducting Nanocrystalline Oxide Thin Films

Jiwoong Bae, J. An, Y. B. Kim, T. M. Gur, and F. B. Prinz

ECS Transactions 69(16) (2015) 31 [Link]

2015.09.25

Grain Boundary Blocking of Ionic Conductivity in Nanocrystalline Yttria-Doped Ceria Thin Films

J. An#, Jiwoong Bae#, S. Hong, B. Koo, Y. B. Kim, T. M. Gür, and F. B. Prinz

Scr. Mater. 104 (2015) 45-48 [Link]

2015.07.15

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2014

Post-Annealing of Thin-Film Yttria Stabilized Zirconia Electrolytes for Anode-Supported Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Jiwoong Bae, I. Chang, S. Kang, S. Hong, S. W. Cha, and Y. B. Kim

J. Nanosci. Nanotechno. 14 (2014) 9294-9299 [Link]

2014.12.01

High-Performance Ultra-Thin Film Solid Oxide Fuel Cell using Anodized Aluminum-Oxide Supporting Structure

S. Hong, Jiwoong Bae, B. Koo, and Y. B. Kim

Electrochem. Commun. 47 (2014) 1-4 [Link]

2014.07.15

Influence of the Grain Size of Samaria-Doped Ceria Cathodic Interlayer for Enhanced Surface Oxygen Kinetics of Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell

 

Jiwoong Bae, S. Hong, B. Koo, J. An, F. B. Prinz, and Y. B. Kim

J. Eur. Ceram. Soc. 34 (2014) 3763-3768 [Link]

2014.06.24

Nanostructuring Methods for Enhancing Light Absorption Rate of Si-Based Photovoltaic Devices: A Review

S. Hong, Jiwoong Bae, B. Koo, I. Chang, G. Y. Cho, Y. B. Kim, S. W. Cha, and F. B. Prinz

Int. J. Precis. Eng. Manuf. Green. Tech. 1 (2014) 67-74 [Link]

2014.01.15

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