Beyond Functional Materials Lab.
Engineering dynamic interfaces for electrochemical synthesis

89. J.Y. Seong†, B.W. Jeon†, S. Lee, J.P. Kim, Y.J. An, I. Lee, E.S. Lee, M.H. Ryu, A. Pandey, J. Ryu, H.C. Kim*, S.J. Park*, J.C. Joo*
Fed-batch fermentative bioconversion to valorize lignin aromatics into 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid through engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Biotechnology and Bioprocess Engineering In Press (open access link).

[ Biomass, Lignin ]

88. S. Lee, J. Lee, S. Lee, H. Kim, Y. Kang, D. W. Lee, J. Ryu*
Superaerophobic Hydrogels for Diaphragm Modification to Suppress Gas Crossover in Alkaline Water Electrolyzers.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2026, 14, 20077 (open access link).

Featured as an inside front cover article.

[ Wetting, Interface Engineering, Electrocatalysis ]

87. H. Oh, Y. C. Lee, I. Lee, Choi, J. Kim, H. Kim, K. M. Kim, Y. Jo, K. An, T. H. Oh*, J. Ryu*
Mild Hydrolysis of PET and Electrochemical Energy Recovery via Multifunctional Polyoxometalate Catalysts.
Green Chemistry 2026, 28, 3573 (link).

Featured as a back cover article.

Highlighted in Phys.org (link).

[ Electrocatalysis, OER Alternatives, Plastic Waste Recycling ]

86. C. Kim†, D. Jeon†, J. E. Heo†, H. Kim, N. Kim, S. H. Chang*, J. Ryu*, J. H. Lee*
Shifting Surface Oxidation Cycle to High-Valence Subsurface Boosts Water Oxidation.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2026, 14, 6551 (link)

[ Electrocatalysis, OER ] 

85. Y. Kang†, S . Lee†, J. Lee, S. Lee, G. Lee, H. Kim, G. H. Choi, J. Ryu*, D. W. Lee*
Anisotropically Wettable Porous Transport Layers for Gas Management in Water Electrolyzers.

Advanced Science 2026, 13, e08569 (open access link).

Featured as a front cover article.

Highlighted in EurekaAlert! (link).

[ Wetting, Interface Engineering, Electrocatalysis, Hydrogen, HER, OER ]

84. C. Park, K. R. Cho, M. Fujitsuka, T, Majima, S. Bae, J. Ryu, H. Lee, W. Choi, T. K. Ahn*, W. Kim*
Time-Resolved Spectroelectrochemical Observation of Overlayer-Induced Charge Carrier Dynamics in Water Photooxidation.
Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202502805 (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, Solar Fuels, PEC, OER ]

83. J. Kang, I. Lee, G. Yu, Y. Choi, J. J. Heo, S. Lee, S. Kim, D. Kim, J. Ryu, S. Back*, S. Park*, J. Ryu*

Dual-ionic Weakly Solvating Electrolyte Design Enables Efficient Fast-Cycling of High-Voltage Anion Shuttle Batteries.

Advanced Science 2025, 12, e05982 (open access link). 

[ Energy storage, Nanocarbon ]

82. J-E. Jang, Vi. Muralidharan, Y. S. Kim, H. Kim, J. Ryu, G. Yu, D-H. Seo*, H-W. Lee*

Elucidating Ligand Exchange Dynamics of Hexacyanochromate-Based Redox Mediators in Aqueous Iron-Chromium Redox Flow Batteries.

Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202507119 (open access link).

[ Energy storage ]

81. H. Kim†, J. Lee†, S. Lee†, S. Park, Y. Lee, G. Lee, H.S. Jeon, M. H. Han, S. Jin, H-W. Lee, A. Soon*, J. Kim*, J. Ryu*
Selective electrosynthesis of methanol from CO2 over Cu/Cu2P2O7 via the Formate pathway.
Advanced Materials 2025, 37, 2501021 (open access link).

Featured as an inside back cover article.

[ Electrocatalysis, CO2RR ]

80. N. Jo, S. Jeong, K. M. Kim, T-H. Kwon, J. Ryu, S-H. K. Park*, Y S. Nam*
Surface passivation of natural photosystem-based photoelectrode for efficient and sustainable bio-photovoltaic applications.

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 2025, 149, 521-529 (link).

[ Nanomaterials, Energy conversion, Photocatalysis ]

79. S. M. Kim†, S. Y. Kong†, J. Kang†, J. S. Ji, S. H. Kang, H-J. Yoon, H. Kim, J. Ryu, H. H. Lee*, Y. H. Kim*
Fortification of FeS clusters reshapes anaerobic CO dehydrogenase into an air-viable enzyme through multilayered sealing of O2 tunnels.

Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2025, 64, e202508565 (open access link).

[ CO2RR, Biocatalysis, Electrocatalysis ]

78. S. Kim, G. P. Irianti, H. Kim, V. Thapar, H. Kim, J. Ryu*, S. M. Hur*, S. Y. Kim*
Direct Approach to High-Resolution, Square-Lattice Alternating Nanodot Array by Breaking Hexagonal Symmetry of Block Copolymer Spheres.

Science Advances 2025, 11, adx1235 (open access link).

[ Nanomaterials, Electrocatalysis ]

77. S. Lee†, B W. Jeon†, J. Y. Seong, I. Lee, H. M. Song, M. H. Ryu, A. Pandey, G-H. Kim, S-O. Seo, B. H. Sung, S. J. Park, J. Ryu, J. C. Joo*
Efficient biological funneling of lignin into 2-pyrone-4,6-dicarboxylic acid via electrocatalytic depolymerization and genetically engineered Pseudomonas putida KT2440.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2025, 306, 141657 (link).

[ Biomass, Lignin ]

76. J-I. Lee, S. Cho, S. H. Kim, S. H. Joo, Y. Choi, H. Y. Lim, S. K. Kwak, J. Ryu, S. Park*
Modulating Na-ion solvation in carbonate-based electrolytes by nitrogen-doped carbon dots enables superior Na metal batteries.
Energy Storage Materials 2025, 75, 104023 (link).

[ Nanomaterials, Energy storage ]

75. S. Bae, T. Moehl, E. Service, M. Kim, P. Adams, Z. Wang, Y. Choi, J. Ryu*, S. D. Tilley*
A hole-selective hybrid TiO2 layer for stable and low-cost photoanodes in solar water oxidation.
Nature Communications 2024, 15, 9439 (open access link).

Highlighted in EurekaAlert! (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, Solar Fuels, OER ]

74. H. Kwon, S. Jin, J. Ko, J. Ryu, J-H. Ryu*, D. W. Lee*
Specific interaction between DSPHTELP peptide and various functional groups.
Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics 2024, 20, 20760 (link).

[ Biomimetics, Nanomaterials, Interface Engineering ]

73. C. Kim†, D. Jeon†, N. Kim, J. Ryu*, J. H. Lee*
High-Valence W6+ Ions Boost Cr2+ Activity in CrWO4 for Ideal Water Oxidation.

Small 2024, 20, 2400114 (open access link).

[ Electrocatalysis, OER ] 

72. S. Lee, G. Lee, J. Ryu, D. W. Lee*
Surfactant-Free, Spray-Assisted Water Droplet Templating for Efficient Fabrication of Ultraviolet-Curable Polydimethylsiloxane Sponge as a Reusable Oil Cleanup Sorbent.
Chemical Engineering Journal 2024, 488, 150958 (link).

[ Porous Materials ]

71. J. Ryu*, D. W. Lee*
Tailoring Hydrophilic and Hydrophobic Microenvironment for Gas-Liquid-Solid Triphase Electrochemical Reactions.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2024, 12, 10012 (link).

[ Review, Wetting, Interface Engineering, Electrocatalysis ]

70. S. Bae†, M. Kim†, N. Jo, K. M. Kim, C. Lee, T-H. Kwon, Y. S. Nam, J. Ryu*
Amine-Rich Hydrogels for Molecular Nanoarchitectonics of Photosystem II and Inverse Opal TiO2 towards Solar Water Oxidation.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2024, 13,16086 (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, Solar Fuels, OER ]

69. B. W. Jeon†, U. T. Phan†,  Y. Heo, H. H. Lee, J. Ryu*, Y. H. Kim*
Enzymatic Conversion of CO2 to Formate: the Potential of Tungsten-Containing Formate Dehydrogenase in Flow Reactor System.

Journal of CO2 Utilization 2024, 82, 102754 (open access ink).

[ CO2RR, Biocatalysis, Electrocatalysis ]

68. S. M. Kim, S. H. Kang, J. Lee, Y. Heo, E. G. Poloniataki, J. Kang, H-J. Yoon, S. Y. Kong, Y. Yun, H. Kim, J. Ryu, H. H. Lee*, Y. H. Kim*

Identifying a Key Spot for Electron Mediator-Interaction to Tailor CO Dehydrogenase’s Affinity.

Nature Communications 2024, 15, 2732 (open access link).

[ Biocatalysts, CODH ]

67. M. Al Mubarok†, Y. Choi†, R. Mehrotra†, Y. J. Kim†, R. K. Boddu, I. Lee, J. Kim, S. K. Kwak*, J-W. Jang*, J. Ryu*, S-Y. Jang*
Efficient and Stable Tin-lead Perovskite Photoconversion Devices Using Dual-Functional Cathode Interlayer.

Advanced Energy Materials 2024, 14, 2302555 (link).

Highlighted in EurekaAlert! (link) and TechXplore (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, Biomass, HER ] 

66. Y. Kang, S. Lee, S. Han, D. Jeon, M. Bae, Y. Choi, D. W. Lee, J. Ryu*
Versatile, Stable, and Scalable Gel-Like Aerophobic Surface System (GLASS) for Hydrogen Production.
Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34, 2308827 (link).

Highlighted in ChemistryWorld (link) and TechXplore (link).

[ Wetting, Interface Engineering, Electrocatalysis, Hydrogen, HER, OER ]

65. D. Jeon†, D-Y. Kim†, H. Kim†, N. Kim, C. Lee, D-H. Seo*, J. Ryu*
Electrochemical Evolution of Ru-based Polyoxometalates into Si,W-codoped RuOx for Acidic Overall Water Splitting.
Advanced Materials 2024, 36, 2304468 (link).

Highlighted in EurekaAlert! (link) and nanowerk (link).

[ Electrocatalysis, HER, OER ]

64. (Editorial) J. Ryu*
Electrifying H2O2 synthesis with g-C3N4-based single atom catalysts.
Nanoscale Horizons 2023, 8, 1608-1609 (link).

[ Editorial, Photocatalysis, Artificial Photosynthesis, Solar Fuels ]

63. B. Boro†, N. Kim†, J-S. Kim, R. Paul, Y. Nailwal, Y. Choi, D-H. Seo, J. Mondal*, J. Ryu*
Photocatalytic H2O2 Production from Water and Air Using Porous Organic Polymers.
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2023, 652, 1784-1792 (link).

[ Photocatalysis, Porous Organic Polymers, ORR, H2O2 ]

62. Y. Choi†, S. Choi†, I. Lee, T. V. T. Nguyen, S. Bae, J. Ryu, Y. H. Kim, S. Park*, J. Ryu*
Solar Biomass Reforming and Hydrogen Production with Earth-Abundant Si-Based Photocatalysts.
Advanced Materials 2023, 35, 2301576 (open access link).

Featured as an inside front cover article.

Highlighted in EurekAlert (link), nanowerk (link), and TechXplore (link).

[ Photocatalysis, Biomass, HER, Nanocarbon ] 

61. S. Bae, R. A. F. De Guzman, D. Jeon, M. Kim, J. Ryu*
Amine-Rich Hydrogels Enhance Solar Water Oxidation via Boosting Proton-Coupled Electron Transfer.
Advanced Materials Interfaces 2023, 10, 2202101 (open access link). 

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, Interface Engineering, OER, PCET ]

60. J. Park†, D. Jeon†, Y. Kang, J. Ryu*, D-W. Lee* 
Nanofibrillar Hydrogels Outperform Pt/C for Hydrogen Evolution Reactions under High-Current Conditions.
Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2023, 11, 1658-1665 (link). 

Featured as a front cover article.

[ Wetting, Interface Engineering, Electrocatalysis, HER ]

59. S-J. Yim†, H. Oh†, Y. Choi, G-N. Ahn, C-H. Park, Y. H. Kim, J. Ryu*, D-P. Kim*
Modular Flow Reactors for Valorization of Kraft Lignin and Low-Voltage Hydrogen production.
Advanced Science 2022, 9, 2204170 (open access link). 

[ Biomass, Lignin, Electrocatalysis, OER Alternatives, Flow Reactors ]

58. Y. Choi†, R. Mehrotra†, S-H. Lee†, T. V. T. Nguyen, I. Lee, J. Kim, H. Oh, H-W. Yang, H. Kim, J-W. Lee, Y. H. Kim, S-Y. Jang*,  J-W. Jang*, J. Ryu*
Bias-Free Solar Hydrogen Production at 19.8 mA cm-2 Using Perovskite Photocathode and Lignocellulosic Biomass.
Nature Communications 2022, 13, 5709 (open access link). 
Highlighted in a Preview Article of Chem Catalysis (link).

Highlighted in pv magazine (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, HER, OER Alternatives, Biomass ]

57. Y. Yoo†, M-J. Kim†, G-N. Ahn†, S. Bae, D. Kim, J-K. Kim, Y. Kwon, J. Ryu, J. Lee*, D-P. Kim*
Bimodal Light-Harvesting Microfluidic System Using Upconversion Nanocrystals for Enhanced Flow Photocatalysis.
Advanced Materials Technologies 2022, 7, 2101656 (link). 

[ Photocatalysis, Microfluidics ]

55. M. Bae, Y. Kang, D. W. Lee, D. Jeon*, J. Ryu*
Superaerophobic Polyethyleneimine Hydrogels for Improving Electrochemical Hydrogen Production by Promoting Bubble Detachment.

Advanced Energy Materials 2022, 12, 2201452 (open access link). 
Featured as a front cover article.
Highlighted in pv magazine (link), EurekAlert! (link), etc.

[ Wetting, Interface Engineering, HER ]

55. N. Kim, I. Lee, Y. Choi*, J. Ryu*
Molecular Design of Heterogeneous Electrocatalysts Using Tannic Acid-Derived Metal-Phenolic Networks.
Nanoscale 2021, 13, 20374-20386 (link).
Invited to the "Nanoscale 2022 Emerging Investigators" themed collection. Featured as a front cover article.

[ Invited Review, Electrocatalysis ] 

54. Y. Kim†, N. Kim†, J-M. Seo, J-P. Jeon, H-J. Noh, D. H. Kweon, J. Ryu*, J-B. Baek*
Benzothiazole-Based Covalent Organic Frameworks with Different Symmetrical Combinations for Photocatalytic CO2 Conversion.
Chemistry of Materials 2021, 33, 8705-8711 (link).
Featured as a front cover article.

[ COF, Photocatalysis, CO2RR ]

53. (Editorial) R. L. M. Gieseking*, A. J. Ramadan*, J. Ryu*
Horizons Community Board Collection: Solar Energy Conversion.
Nanoscale Horizons 2021, 6, 839-841 (link).

[ Editorial, Photocatalysis, Artificial Photosynthesis ]

52. H. Kim†, N. Kim†, J. Ryu*
Porous Framework-Based Hybrid Materials for Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion: From Powder Photocatalysts to Photoelectrodes.

Inorganic Chemistry Frontiers 2021, 8, 4107-4148 (link).

[ Invited Review, Nanomaterials, Artificial Photosynthesis, OER, HER, CO2RR ]

51. T. Mahvelati-Shamsabadi, H. Fattahimoghaddam, B-K. Lee*, S. Bae, J. Ryu
Synthesis of Hexagonal Rosettes of g-C3N4 with Boosted Charge Transfer for the Enhanced Visible Light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution and Hydrogen Peroxide Production.

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2021, 597, 345-360 (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, HER, H2O2 ]

50. Y. Choi†, S. Bae†, B-S. Kim*, J. Ryu*
Atomically-Dispersed Cobalt Ions on Polyphenol-Derived Nanocarbon Layers to Improve Charge Separation, Hole Storage, and Catalytic Activity of Water-Oxidation Photoanodes.

Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2021, 9, 13874-13882 (link).

Featured as a front cover article. 

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, Interface Engineering, OER ]

49. N. Kim, J. S. Nam, J. Jo, J. Seong, H. Kim, Y. Kwon, M. S. Lah, J. H. Lee*, T-H. Kwon*, J. Ryu*
Selective Photocatalytic Production of CH4 Using a Polyoxometalate as a Nonconventional CO2 Reduction Catalyst.
Nanoscale Horizons 2021, 6, 379-385 (link).

Featured as a front cover article. Highlighted in Horizons Community Board Collection: Solar Energy Conversion (link).

[ CO2RR, Biomimetic Catalysts, Artificial Photosynthesis ]

48. D. Kim†, M. Gu†*, Y. Choi, H. Kim, J. Ryu, B-S. Kim*

Bifunctional Water Splitting Photoelectrocatalysts Using Flexible Organometallic Complex and Nanographene Multilayer Thin Films.

ACS Applied Energy Materials 2020, 3, 7103-7112 (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, LbL Assembly, Nanomaterials, OER, HER ]

47. C. Lee†, D. Jeon†, J. Park, W. Lee, J. Park, S. J. Kang, Y. Kim, J. Ryu*
Tetraruthenium Polyoxometalate as an Atom-Efficient Bifunctional Oxygen Evolution Reaction/Oxygen Reduction Reaction Catalyst and Its Application in Seawater Batteries.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2020, 12, 32689-32697 (link).

[ Biomimetic Catalysts, Electrocatalysis, Energy Storage & Conversion, OER, ORR ]

46. D. Jeon†, J. Park†, C. Shin, H. Kim, J-W. Jang, D. W. Lee*, J. Ryu*
Superaerophobic Hydrogels for Enhanced Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production.
Science Advances 2020, 6, eaaz3944 (open access link).

Highlighted in Phys.org (link)

[ Interface Engineering, Electrocatalysis, Artificial Photosynthesis, Wetting, HER ]

45. U. Kim†, Y. Cho†, D. Jeon, Y. Kim, S. Park, J. Seo, J. Lee, N. K. Oh, G. Lee, J. Ryu*, C. Yang*, H. Park*
Zwitterionic Conjugated Surfactant Functionalization of Graphene with pH-independent Dispersibility: An Efficient Electron Mediator for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction in Acidic Media.
Small 2020, 16, 1906635 (link).

[ Biomimetic Catalysts, Electrocatalysis, OER, Nanomaterials ]

44. S. Bae†, D. Kim†, H. Kim†, M. Gu, J. Ryu*, B-S. Kim*
Modulating Charge Separation Efficiency of Water Oxidation Photoanodes with Polyelectrolyte-Assembled Interfacial Dipole Layers.
Advanced Functional Materials 2020, 30, 1908492 (link).
Featured as a front cover article. 

[ Interface Engineering, Layer-by-Layer Assembly, Artificial Photosynthesis ]

43. H. Oh†, Y. Choi†, C. Shin, T. V. T. Nguyen, Y. Han, H. Kim, Y. H. Kim, J-W. Lee, J-W. Jang, J. Ryu*
Phosphomolybdic acid as a Catalyst for Oxidative Valorization of Biomass and Its Application as an Alternative Electron Source.
ACS Catalysis 2020, 10, 2060-2068 (link).

Highlighted in EurekAlert! (link) and Green Car Congress (link)

[ Biomass Valorization, Biomimetic Catalysts, Electrocatalysis ]

42. H. Kim†, Y. You†, D. Kang, D. Jeon,  S. Bae, Y. Shin, J. Lee*, J. Lee*, J. Ryu*
Modular Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polyelectrolytes, Nanoparticles, and Molecular Catalysts into Solar-to-Chemical Energy Conversion Devices.
Advanced Functional Materials 2019, 29, 1906407 (link).
Featured as a front cover article. 

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, LbL Assembly, Interface Engineering ]

41. S. J. Yeom†, C. Lee†, S. Kang, T-U. Wi, C. Lee, S. Chae, J. Cho, D. O. Shin, J. Ryu*, H-W. Lee*
Native Void Space for Maximum Volumetric Capacity in Silicon-based Anodes.
Nano Letters 2019, 19, 8793-8800 (link).

[ Energy Storage & Conversion, Nanomaterials ]

40. M. Ko†, L. T. M. Pham†, Y. J. Sa†, J. Woo, T. V. T. Nguyen, J. H. Kim, D. Oh, P. Sharma, J. Ryu, T. J. Shin, S. H. Joo*, Y. H. Kim*, J-W. Jang*
Unassisted Solar Lignin Valorisation Using a Compartmented Photo-electro-biochemical cell.
Nature Communications 2019, 10, 5123 (link, open access PDF).

[ Biomass Valorization, Photocatalysis, Biocatalysis ]

39. C. Lim†, J. Ko†, D. Jeon,  Y. Song, J. Park, J. Ryu*, D. W. Lee*
Probing Molecular Mechanisms of M13 Bacteriophage Adhesion.
Communications Chemistry 2019, 2, 96 (link / open access PDF).

[ Biomimetics, Nanomaterials, Interface Engineering ]

38. S. Bae, J. Jang, H-W. Lee, J. Ryu*

Tailored Assembly of Molecular Water Oxidation Catalysts on Photoelectrodes for Artificial Photosynthesis.

European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry 2019, 2019, 2040-2057 (link).

Top 10% most downloaded paper between Jan. 2018 and Dec. 2019 / Featured as a Very Important Paper / Invited to the special issue on "Redox Catalysis for Artificial Photosynthesis.

[ Invited Review, Artificial Photosynthesis, Interface Engineering, OER ]

37. S. Bae, H. Kim, D. Jeon, J. Ryu*
Catalytic Multilayers for Efficient Solar Water Oxidation through Catalyst Loading and Surface-State Passivation of BiVO4 Photoanodes.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2019, 11, 7990-7999 (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, LbL Assembly, Interface Engineering, OER ]

36. Y. Choi†, D. Jeon†, Y. Choi, D. Kim, N. Kim, M. Gu, S. Bae, T. Lee, H-W. Lee, B-S. Kim*, J. Ryu*
Interface Engineering of Hematite with Nacre-Like Catalytic Multilayers for Solar Water Oxidation.
ACS Nano 2019, 13, 467-475 (link).
Featured as a front cover article. 

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, LbL Assembly, Interface Engineering, OER ]

35. Y. Han, K. Choi, H. Oh, C. Kim, D. Jeon, C. Lee, J. H. Lee*, J. Ryu*

Cobalt Polyoxometalate-Derived CoWO4 Oxygen-Evolving Catalysts for Efficient Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation.

Journal of Catalysis 2018, 367, 212-220 (link).

[ Electrocatalysis, OER, Artificial Photosynthesis ]

34. C. Lee, D. Jeon, S. Bae, H. Kim, Y. Han, Y-W. Lee, J. Ryu*
Semiconducting Synthetic Melanin-Based Organic/Inorganic Hybrid Photoanodes for Solar Water Oxidation.
ChemSusChem 2018, 11, 3534-3541 (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, Biomimetics, OER ]

33. H. Kim†, S. Bae†, D. Jeon, J. Ryu*

Fully-Solution Processable Cu2O-BiVO4 Photoelectrochemical Cells for Bias-Free Overall Water Splitting.
Green Chemistry 2018, 20, 3732-3742 (link).

Featured as a front cover article.

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, LbL Assembly, Interface Engineering, OER, HER ]

32. J-S. Lee, C. Lee, J-Y. Lee, J. Ryu*, W-H. Ryu*
Polyoxometalate as a Nature-Inspired Bifunctional Catalyst for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries.
ACS Catalysis 2018, 8, 7213-7221 (link).

Highlighted in news media (YouTube clip of YTN Science).

Highlighted in the monthly web magazine of NRF (National Research Foundation of Korea).

[ Biomimetic Catalysts, Electrocatalysis, Energy Storage & Conversion, OER, ORR ]

31. Y. Choi†, D. Jeon†, Y. Choi, J. Ryu*, B-S. Kim*
Self-Assembled Supramolecular Hybrid of Carbon Nanodots and Polyoxometalates for Visible-Light-Driven Water Oxidation.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2018, 10, 13434-13441 (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, Nanomaterials, OER ]

30. D. Jeon, N. Kim, S. Bae, Y. Han, J. Ryu*
WO3/Conducting Polymer Heterojunction Photoanodes for Efficient and Stable Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2018, 10, 8036-8044 (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, Interface Engineering, OER ]

29. Jeon, H. Kim, C. Lee, Y. Han, M. Gu, B-S. Kim, J. Ryu*
Layer-by-Layer Assembly of Polyoxometalates for Photoelectrochemical (PEC) Water Splitting: Toward Modular PEC Devices.
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2017, 9, 40151-40161 (link).

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, LbL Assembly, Interface Engineering, OER ]

28. J. Ryu, D. H. Nam, S. H. Lee, C. B. Park*
Biocatalytic Photosynthesis with Water as an Electron Donor.
Chemistry - A European Journal 2014, 20, 12020-12025 (link).

Featured as a cover article. 

[ Artificial Photosynthesis, Biocatalysis ]