Highly accomplished and self-motivated Materials Scientist with a Ph.D. and over five years of experience in pioneering the development of functional inorganic optical materials for advanced optoelectronic applications. Proven expertise in understanding complex structure-property relationships, leading to the invention of patented phosphor technologies generating $86K in royalties and securing a $1M research collaboration with Samsung Display. Adept at leading cross-functional research projects from conception to publication, driving innovation in display, energy storage, and bio-imaging applications.
Research Assistant Professor
Seoul, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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Summary
Leading advanced research in lead-free metal halides and perovskite-inspired materials, driving innovation in optoelectronic applications and mentoring doctoral and master's students.
Highlights
Currently guiding Ph.D. and master's students in advanced synthesis, structural characterization, and optoelectronic device studies, fostering next-generation scientific talent.
Continuing to develop novel lead-free blue-emitting perovskite materials, leveraging a $1M, five-year research funding partnership with Samsung Display for next-generation display technologies.
Advancing patented phosphor technology (P20217941KR) licensed by UJL Inc., contributing to ongoing royalty generation and impactful next-generation lighting solutions.
Directing investigations into local structural features of perovskite-inspired materials, focusing on structure-device efficiency correlations and nonlinear effects for enhanced optoelectronic performance.
Post-Doctoral Researcher
Seoul, Seoul, Korea (Republic of)
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Summary
Conducted pivotal research on lead-free metal halides and perovskite-inspired materials for optoelectronic applications, contributing to significant discoveries and student mentorship.
Highlights
Invented a novel narrow blue-emitting perovskite material that secured a $1M, five-year research funding partnership with Samsung Display for advanced display technologies.
Co-invented a patented phosphor technology (P20217941KR) licensed by UJL Inc., generating $86K in royalties for next-generation lighting and display solutions.
Led investigations into local structural features in lead-free PIMs, resulting in the discovery of a zero-thermal quenching layered metal halide perovskite for white light generation.
Developed a lead-free single-component white light-emitting material for high-power LEDs and mitigated defects via compositional engineering to optimize local structure and tune emission colors.
Mentored Ph.D. and master's students in synthesis, structural characterization, and optoelectronic device studies, enhancing research capabilities.
Awarded the prestigious Seal of Excellence for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship proposal in 2024, recognizing high scientific merit and innovation potential.
Graduate Research Assistant
Gwangju, Gwangju, Korea (Republic of)
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Summary
Conducted extensive research on inorganic luminescent materials, leading a government-funded R&D project to develop thermally stable phosphors for high-power white light-emitting diodes.
Highlights
Directed a 5-year government-funded R&D project focused on establishing thermally stable phosphors crucial for high-power white light-emitting diode applications.
Designed a new two-photon absorption-driven upconversion luminescence material, demonstrating potential for cancer therapy and bio-imaging applications.
Collaborated with computational and photo-physics experts to develop novel luminescence materials for display applications, leveraging detailed understanding of structure-property relationships.
Developed high nonlinear response-driven varistors for high voltage surge protection in AC and DC circuits, enhancing electrical characteristics through MgO doping.
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Ph.D.
Materials Science and Engineering
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M.Tech.
Ceramic Engineering
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B.Tech.
Ceramic Technology
Awarded By
ACS Applied Optical Materials
Lead author of a paper published in ACS Applied Optical Materials (2025) which was selected as an 'Editorial Choice,' highlighting its significance in next-generation optoelectronics.
Awarded By
European Commission
Awarded the prestigious Seal of Excellence for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowship proposal in 2024, recognizing the high scientific merit, innovation potential, and societal relevance of research.
Awarded By
Samsung Display / Hanyang University
Secured a five-year research funding partnership valued at $1 million with Samsung Display for the development of advanced display technologies, driven by the invention of a novel narrow blue-emitting material.
Awarded By
ECS-IOP Journal
Recognized with Trusted Reviewer status by the ECS-IOP Journal for consistent, high-quality peer review contributions to prestigious journals including Royal Society of Chemistry, American Chemical Society, and Wiley.
Awarded By
UJL Inc. / Hanyang University
Co-invented a patented phosphor technology (P20217941KR) that was licensed to UJL Inc., generating $86,000 in royalties and supporting next-generation lighting and display solutions.
Published by
ACS Applied Optical Materials
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Explored the potential of lanthanide-based perovskite-inspired materials for advanced optoelectronic applications.
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Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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Investigated the coexistence of Cr³+ and Cr⁴+ in CaAl12O19 and its impact on infrared luminescence.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry A
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Analyzed the chemistry, optoelectronic properties, and photovoltaic applications of silver-bismuth perovskite-inspired materials.
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Advanced Optical Materials
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Demonstrated tuning of photoexcited state dynamics in layered double perovskites via Bi-Sb co-alloying and structural confinement.
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Journal of Power Sources
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Provided new insights into high-performance NiS2@g-C3N4 anodes for lithium-ion batteries using DFT and XPS.
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Newton
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Explored how structural disorder enhances second-harmonic generation in bismuth-based perovskite-inspired materials.
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EES Solar
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Evaluated the operational stability of pnictogen-based perovskite-inspired solar cells.
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ACS Applied Optical Materials
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Unraveled the complex dynamics of double-halide perovskites for next-generation optoelectronics.
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Solar RRL
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Developed solution-processed tin-antimony quaternary chalcohalides for self-powered broadband photodetectors.
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Advanced Optical Materials
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Created highly luminescent manganese-doped 2D hybrid perovskite nanoplatelets with tunable dual emissions.
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Inorganic Chemistry
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Achieved large-scale mechanochemical synthesis of cesium lanthanide chloride for radioluminescence applications.
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Small
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Developed highly emissive lanthanide-based 0D metal halide nanocrystals for efficient UV photodetectors.
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Advanced Optical Materials
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Engineered cerium-sensitized 0D cesium cerium terbium chloride alloy nanocrystals for white light emission.
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Chemical Engineering Journal
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Investigated the role of local distortion in tuning emission colors of lead-free zero-dimensional metal halide nanocrystals.
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Journal of Materials Chemistry C
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Implemented advanced HIL strategies in QLEDs using V2O5 and PEDOT: PSS for improved charge balance and electron leakage.
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Advanced Optical Materials
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Developed brightly emitting lead-free zero-dimensional inorganic luminescent materials driven by lone-pair interactions.
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Small
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Identified antimony-bismuth alloying as a key strategy to boost efficiency in lead-free perovskite-inspired photovoltaics.
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ECS Journal of Solid-State Science and Technology
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Conducted experimental and computational studies on elasticoluminsecence in Gd2O2S:Tb3+ for mechanoluminescence origins.
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Advanced Materials
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Achieved intense hydrochromic photon upconversion from lead-free zero-dimensional metal halides for water detection and information encryption.
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ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
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Demonstrated the use of VO2 as a hole injection layer to enable high device performance in quantum dot light-emitting diodes.
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Optical Materials: X
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Reviewed recent progress in the synthesis, properties, and applications of lanthanide-based metal halide perovskites.
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Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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Presented a novel synthesis and DFT study of BiOCI1-xBrx solid solution as a highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalyst.
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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Investigated the role of self-trapped excitons in the broadband emission of lead-free perovskite-inspired Cu2AgBiI6.
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Advanced Optical Materials
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Achieved thermally stable self-trapped assisted single-component white light from lead-free zero-dimensional metal halide nanocrystals.
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ACS Energy Letters
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Developed highly stable zero-dimensional lead-free metal halides suitable for X-ray imaging applications.
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ACS Applied Electronic Materials
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Explored the synthesis, stability, and applications of 3D lead halide perovskites embedded in 0D lead halide perovskites.
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Journal of Alloys and Compounds
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Investigated Prussian Blue decorated g-C3N4 for improving visible-light driven Photo-Fenton catalytic activity.
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Chemistry of Materials
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Discovered a zero-thermal-quenching layered metal halide perovskite with enhanced performance.
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Chemistry of Materials
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Demonstrated how correlated Na+ ion migration induces zero-thermal-quenching in sodium superionic conductors-type phosphors.
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Nanoscale
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Analyzed the effects of octahedral distortion driven by CsPbI3 nanocrystal reaction temperature on phase stability.
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Advanced Optical Materials
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Investigated third-order nonlinear optical response-driven upconversion phosphors for various applications.
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Nano Research
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Developed a low-temperature synthesis of Fe2(MoO4)3 nanosheets for enhanced kinetics in sodium-ion battery cathodes.
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Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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Explored strategies to improve the luminescence efficiencies of blue-emitting metal halide perovskites.
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Chemical Engineering Journal
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Achieved zero-thermal-quenching and improved chemical stability in UCr4C4-type phosphors through crystal site engineering.
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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Demonstrated mechanochemistry as a green route for synthesizing highly luminescent cesium copper halides with thermal stability.
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The Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters
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Achieved robust and brighter red emission from CsPbI3 perovskite nanocrystals through endotaxial protection.
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Applied Materials Today
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Developed a new persistent blue-emitting phosphor by tailoring trap density to enhance persistent luminescence time.
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ECS Journal of Solid-State Science and Technology
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Provided a critical review on CS3CoCl5 as a promising prototype phosphor for next-generation LED applications.
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Nanoscale
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Synthesized highly stable hetero-structured green-emitting cesium lead bromide nanocrystals using ligand-mediated phase control.
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Chemical Engineering Journal
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Developed a nanosheet phosphor of double-layered perovskite featuring unusual intrananosheet site activator concentration.
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Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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Investigated the structural and optical properties of yellow-emitting CaGd2ZrSc(AIO4)3:Ce³+ phosphor for solid-state lighting.
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ECS Journal of solid-state science and technology
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Addressed challenges and opportunities in developing phosphor plates for high-power LED applications towards perfect lighting.
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Adv. Mater. Sci. Res
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Analyzed the effect of sintering temperature on the electrical characteristics of ZnO-based varistors.
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Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Electronics
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Investigated the impact of MgO doping on the electrical characteristics of ZnO-based varistors.
X-ray Diffraction, Rietveld Refinement, Distortion Index Calculations, Bond Valence Calculations, Bond Valence Surface Energy Calculations, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM).
Steady-state Photoluminescence Spectroscopy, Time-correlated Photoluminescence Spectroscopy, X-ray Near-Edge Absorption Spectroscopy, UV-VIS Spectroscopy, Impedance Spectroscopy, X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS).
High-Temperature Solid-State Reaction, Hydrothermal Synthesis, Coprecipitation.
Prototype WLED Fabrication, Optoelectronic Device Studies.
GSAS, Soft BV Programme, GUI_Bond Program, DFT Calculation.
Project Leadership, Cross-functional Team Collaboration, Scientific Communication, Mentorship, Material Innovation, Data Analysis, Scientific Writing, Peer Review.
Functional Materials, Inorganic Optical Materials, Perovskite-Inspired Materials (PIMs), Lead-Free Metal Halides, Luminescent Materials, Optoelectronic Applications, Display Technologies, Energy Storage, Photovoltaics, LEDs, Varistors.