Beyond Functional Materials Lab.
Engineering dynamic interfaces for electrochemical synthesis

Mild Hydrolysis of PET and Electrochemical Energy Recovery via Multifunctional Polyoxometalate Catalysts.
Green Chemistry 2026, 28, 3573 (link).

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• 내가 분리수거한 페트병이 다시 생수병 원료로.. 폐PET 분해 기술 개발 (UNIST)

• 내가 분리한 PET병이 다시 생수병 원료가 된다 (UNIST Youtube) 🎬

• UNIST "버려진 페트병으로 생수병 원료 얻고 수소도 생산" (뉴스1)

• Innovative recycling method can convert waste PET into high-quality raw materials and clean hydrogen (Phys.org)

Anisotropically Wettable Porous Transport Layers for Gas Management in Water Electrolyzers.

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

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• 프라이팬 코팅제 발랐더니 수소 생산 성능 확 좋아졌다! (UNIST)

• 프라이팬 코팅제가 수소 생산 촉진 / YTN 사이언스 (YTN Science) 🎬

• 프라이팬 코팅제 바르니…그린수소 생산 성능 40% 향상 (뉴시스)

• Simple teflon coating boosts hydrogen production efficiency by 40% (HydrogenCentral)

Selective electrosynthesis of methanol from CO2 over Cu/Cu2P2O7 via the Formate pathway.
Advanced Materials 2025, 37, 2501021 (open access link).

 

• 이산화탄소로 액체 연료 메탄올 만든다!... 구리기반 촉매 개발 (UNIST)

• 이산화탄소를 메탄올로 바꾸는 고효율 구리 촉매 개발 (연합뉴스)

• Scientists Turn Carbon Emissions into Clean Fuel with Breakthrough Copper Catalyst (Science News Today)

• Novel method to convert carbon dioxide into methanol, paving the way for green energy solutions (Phys.org)

A hole-selective hybrid TiO2 layer for stable and low-cost photoanodes in solar water oxidation.
Nature Communications 2024, 15, 9439 (open access link).

 

• 광전극에 햇빛 쪼여 수소 생산!.. 광전극 보호층 개발 (UNIST)

• 광전극에 햇빛 쪼여 수소 생산…금속산화물 광전극 보호 물질 개발 (뉴스1)

• Protective TiO2 layer enhances longevity of photoelectrodes used in solar hydrogen production (TechXplore)

Efficient and Stable Tin-lead Perovskite Photoconversion Devices Using Dual-Functional Cathode Interlayer.

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

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• 안정성 높여 페로브스카이트 태양전지 상용화 앞당긴다! (UNIST)

• 그린수소 생산 효율↑···페로브스카이트 태양전지 개발 (투데이 에너지)

• Breakthrough research enhances stability and efficiency of perovskite solar cells (EurekAlert!)

Versatile, Stable, and Scalable Gel-Like Aerophobic Surface System (GLASS) for Hydrogen Production.
Advanced Functional Materials 2024, 34, 2308827 (link).

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• 그린수소부터 질소, 산소까지… 만능 기체 생산 시스템 개발 (UNIST)

• 기체 생산효율 높인 하이드로젤 박막 기술 개발 (YTN 사이언스) 🎬

• UNIST "하이드로젤 박막 기술로 기체 생산 효율 대폭 높여" (연합뉴스)

• Aerophobic electrodes prevent bubble coalescence and boost mass transport (RSC ChemistryWorld)

• Hydrogel technology boosts efficiency and stability of gas evolution reactions (TechXplore)

Electrochemical Evolution of Ru-based Polyoxometalates into Si,W-codoped RuOx for Acidic Overall Water Splitting.
Advanced Materials 2024, 36, 2304468 (link).

 

• 높은 순도의 그린 수소, 친환경적으로 저렴하게 생산한다 (UNIST)

• 루테늄 촉매로 수소 저렴하게 만든다 (조선비즈)

• Groundbreaking discovery enables cost-effective and eco-friendly green hydrogen production (EurekAlert!)

• Discovery enables cost-effective and eco-friendly green hydrogen production (TechXplore)

Solar Biomass Reforming and Hydrogen Production with Earth-Abundant Si-Based Photocatalysts.
Advanced Materials 2023, 35, 2301576 (open access link).

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• 고효율 태양광 수소 생산을 위한 실리콘 광촉매 개발 성공! (UNIST)

• 고효율 태양광 수소 생산. UNIST·POSTECH, 무독성 실리콘 광촉매 개발 (아시아경제)

• New Si-based photocatalyst enables efficient solar-driven hydrogen production and biomass refinery (EurekAlert!)

• New Si-based photocatalyst enables efficient solar-driven hydrogen production (TechXplore)

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). 
 

• ‘나무’의 힘 더해서 ‘진정한 태양광 수소’ 생산 (UNIST)

• 폐목재 분해해 얻는 전자로 태양광 수소 생산 (YTN 사이언스) 🎬

• 물 대신 바이오매스 분해 과정서 수소 생산기술 개발 (연합뉴스)

Superaerophobic Polyethyleneimine Hydrogels for Improving Electrochemical Hydrogen Production by Promoting Bubble Detachment.

Advanced Energy Materials 2022, 12, 2201452 (open access link). 
 

• 그린 수소 생산 효율 높이는 전극 코팅 기술 개발 (UNIST)

• The Hydrogen Stream: New hydrogel for bubble detachment in hydrogen production (pv magazine)

• Superaerophobic polyethyleneimine hydrogels for improving electrochemical hydrogen production by promoting bubble detachment (EurekAlert!)

Superaerophobic Hydrogels for Enhanced Electrochemical and Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen Production.
Science Advances 2020, 6, eaaz3944 (open access link).

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• "연잎이 물방울 털 듯"… 전극서 공기 방울 없애 수소 생산 Up! (UNIST)

• UNIST, 촉매 없이 물 분해 효율 높이는 기술 개발 ‘연잎처럼 전극 표면 개선’ (아시아 투데이)

• Superaerophobic hydrogels for enhanced electrochemical and photoelectrochemical hydrogen production (Phys.org)

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).

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• 바이오매스 활용해 수소 생산까지...바이오 연료시스템 (UNIST)

• '바이오매스'에서 값싸게 수소 얻는다 (동아사이언스)

• A novel biofuel system for hydrogen production from biomass (Phys.org)