Environmental Energy and Electrochemistry Laboratory
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Environmental Energy Engineering Laboratory (E3Lab) focuses on advanced electrochemical technologies for sustainable energy and environmental solutions.
We are interested in designing functional electrocatalysts, active materials, and energy storage&conversion systems such as water electrolysis, next-generation batteries, fuel cells, and carbon-neutral energy conversion.
Publications
(35) Sungkyun Cheong, Jaehun Shin, Siyeon Kang, Sang Eun Shim, Kyeongseok Min,* Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Vanadium-doped cobalt selenide nanoparticles embedded in mesoporous hollow carbon spheres as highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable Zn-air batteries"
Carbon, 250 (2026) 12318
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0008622326000928
(34) Hyeonji Kwon, Hyeongseok Seo, Siyeon Kang, Sang Eun Shim, Kyeongseok Min,* Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Rationally designed nickel-cobalt oxide/sulfide heterostructure for high-performance oxygen evolution reaction and anion exchange membrane water electrolysis"
Journal of Energy Chemistry, 112 (2026) 955-966
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2095495625007727
(33) Kyung Hoon Min, Byeongseok Kim, Kyoung Tae Park, Kyeongseok Min, Haryeong Choi, Hyung-Ho Park, Yongjin Lee, Sung-Hyeon Baeck, Sang Eun Shim,* Yingjie Qian*
"Scalable, durable, and malleable PVMDMS@PVP aerogel catalyst for CO2 capture and successive gas-phase cycloaddition reaction"
Advanced Composites and Hybrid Materials, 8 (2025) 370
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s42114-025-01443-6
(32) Kyeongseok Min, Siyeon Kang, Eoyoon Lee, Hyung Chul Ham, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Unveiling the Role of V and P Dual-Doping in Ni3S2 Nanorods: Enhancing Bifunctional Electrocatalytic Activities for Anion Exchange Membrane Water Electrolysis"
Small Structures, 6 (2025) 2500217
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/sstr.202500217
(31) Hwa-Woong Cha, Giseong Song, Kyeongseok Min, Shedrack G Akpe, Junseong Kim, Sung Pil Yoon, Sung-Hyeon Baeck,* Hyung Chul Ham*
"Ni-based bimetallic surface alloy catalysts for enhanced poisoning resistance in steam methane reforming: A combined DFT and experimental study"
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 144 (2025) 152-164
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319925028010
(30) Junseong Kim,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Hyunjin Lee, Hyeonji Kwon, Sang Eun Shim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Enhanced electrocatalytic performance of double-shell structured NixFe2-xP/NiFe2O4 for oxygen evolution reaction and anion exchange membrane water electrolysis"
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 109 (2025) 254-263
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319925006925
(29) Haemin Seong, Kyeongseok Min, Geunchang Lee, Kyeongmin Kwon, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Development of an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst based on Co/CoSe2 nanoparticles embedded in N, Se co-doped carbon for AEMFC and rechargeable Zn-air battery"
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 362 (2025) 124725
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926337324010397
(28) Geunchang Lee,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Sungkyun Cheong, Hyunjin Lee, Sang Eun Shim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Enhanced electrocatalytic performance of sulfur vacancy-rich bimetallic cobalt iron sulfide on N, S co-doped rGO for rechargeable Zn-air battery"
Journal of Energy Storage, 107 (2025) 115016
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352152X24046024
(27) Dasol Ko, Kyeongseok Min, Boyoung Lee, Hyeonji Kwon, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for rechargeable zinc-air batteries: N, S dual-doped carbon encapsulating sulfur vacancy-rich FeCo/Fe-CoS nanoparticles"
Journal of Power Sources, 625 (2025) 235653
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378775324016057
(26) Yujin Son,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Sungkyun Cheong, Boyoung Lee, Sang Eun Shim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Innovative Air Cathode with Ni-Doped Cobalt Sulfide in Highly Ordered Macroporous Carbon Matrix for Rechargeable Zn-Air Battery"
Advanced Science, 11 (2024) 2407915
https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/advs.202407915
(25) Hyejin Kim,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Kyeongmin Kwon, Sang Eun Shim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Synergistic enhancement of Zn-air battery performance via integration of Ni-doped cobalt sulfide nanoparticles within N, S-doped carbon matrix"
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 675 (2024) 104-116
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021979724014899
(24) Hyejin Kim,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Giseong Song, Junseong Kim, Hyung Chul Ham, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Hollow-structured cobalt sulfide electrocatalyst for alkaline oxygen evolution reaction: Rational tuning of electronic structure using iron and fluorine dual-doping strategy"
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 665 (2024) 922-933
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021979724007100
(23) Sojeong Min,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Geunchang Lee, Junseong Kim, Sang Eun Shim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Enhancing electrocatalytic performance for rechargeable Zn-air battery through interface engineering and dual-doping strategy"
Journal of Energy Storage, 86 (2024) 111298
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2352152X24008831
(22) Bonill Ku, Junseong Kim, Yujin Son, Kyeongseok Min, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Development of Electrolyte with Enhanced Corrosion Resistance for Sn Electroplating on Multi-Layer Ceramic Capacitor"
Korean Journal of Metals and Materials, 62 (2024) 180-189
http://www.kjmm.org/journal/view.php?number=1066
(21) Kyeongseok Min, Geunchang Lee, Yujin Son, Haemin Seong, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Bimetallic nickel iron sulfide directly grown on defect-rich Ti3C2 MXene as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for water electrolysis"
Catalysis Today, 426 (2024) 114369
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0920586123003930
(20) Minjung Kim,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Dasol Ko, Haemin Seong, Sang Eun Shim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Regulating the electronic structure of Ni2P by one-step Co, N dual-doping for boosting electrocatalytic performance toward oxygen evolution reaction and urea oxidation reaction"
Journal of Colloid and Interface Science, 650 (2023) 1851-1861
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0021979723014145
(19) Jaeseo Lee,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Yujin Son, Dasol Ko, Sang Eun Shim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Synergistic effect of heterointerface engineering and oxygen vacancy in CoFe-LDH/Co3O4 composite for boosting alkaline water oxidation"
Materials Today Chemistry, 33 (2023) 101716
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468519423003439
(18) Rin Na,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Minjung Kim, Sojeong Min, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Enhancing Electrocatalytic Performance for Overall Water Splitting using Hollow Structured Fe-doped CoP with Phosphorus Vacancies"
Advanced Sustainable Systems, 7 (2023) 2300130
https://advanced.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/adsu.202300130
(17) Rin Na,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Hyejin Kim, Yujin Son, Sang Eun Shim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Boosting electrocatalytic activity with formation of abundant heterointerfaces and N, S dual-doped carbon nanotube for rechargeable Zn-air battery"
Journal of Energy Chemistry, 84 (2023) 140-152
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2095495623003273
(16) Kyeongseok Min, Minjung Kim, Sojeong Min, Hyejin Kim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Facile synthesis of CeO2-decorated Co4N nanoparticles as a highly active and durable electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction"
Applied Surface Science, 624 (2023) 157117
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169433223007948
(15) Kyeongseok Min, Hongjae Kim, Bonil Ku, Rin Na, Jaeseo Lee, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Defect-rich Fe-doped Ni2P microflower with phosphorus vacancies as a high-performance electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction"
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 122 (2023) 118-126
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1226086X23000850
(14) Yeeun Lee,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Minjung Kim, Sojeong Min, Jaeseo Lee, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Core@shell structured NiCo@NiCoP nanorods vertically aligned on Ni foam as an efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for overall water electrolysis"
Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 938 (2023) 168683
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0925838822050745
(13) Yohan Go,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Hyelin An, Kyutae Kim, Sang Eun Shim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Oxygen vacancy-rich CoFe/CoFe2O4 embedded in N-doped hollow carbon spheres as a highly efficient bifunctional electrocatalyst for Zn–air batteries"
Chemical Engineering Journal, 448 (2022) 137665
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1385894722031527
(12) Kyutae Kim,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Yohan Go, Yeeun Lee, Sang Eun Shim, Dongwook Lim,* and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"FeCo alloy nanoparticles embedded in N-doped carbon supported on highly defective ketjenblack as effective bifunctional electrocatalysts for rechargeable Zn–air batteries"
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 315 (2022) 121501
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0926337322004428
(11) Hyelin An,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Yeeun Lee, Rin Na, Sang Eun Shim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Sacrificial template induced Fe-, N-, and S-tridoped hollow carbon sphere as a highly efficient electrocatalyst for oxygen reduction reaction"
Molecular Catalysis, 530 (2022) 112589
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468823122004758
(10) Kyeongseok Min, Kyutae Kim, Hyelin An, Yohan Go, Yeeun Lee, Dongwook Lim,* and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Yolk-shell-structured SiO2@N, P co-doped carbon spheres as highly stable anode materials for lithium ion batteries"
Journal of Power Sources, 543 (2022) 231849
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0378775322008382
(9) Rimhwan Yoo,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Hongjae Kim, Dongwook Lim,* and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Prussian blue analog-derived Co/CoTe microcube as a highly efficient and stable electrocatalyst toward oxygen evolution reaction"
Applied Surface Science, 581 (2022) 152405
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169433221034231
(8) Seungok Kim, Kyeongseok Min, Hyeri Kim, Rimhwan Yoo, Sang Eun Shim, Dongwook Lim,* and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Bimetallic-metal organic framework-derived Ni3S2/MoS2 hollow spheres as bifunctional electrocatalyst for highly efficient and stable overall water splitting"
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47 (2022) 8165-8176
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319921049685
(7) Hongjae Kim, Kyeongseok Min, Sang Eun Shim, Dongwook Lim,* and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Ni-doped Mn2O3 microspheres as highly efficient electrocatalysts for oxygen reduction reaction and Zn-air battery"
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 47 (2022) 2378-2388
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S036031992104221X
(6) Kyeongseok Min, Rimhwan Yoo, Seungok Kim, Hyeri Kim, Sang Eun Shim, Dongwook Lim,* and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Facile synthesis of P-doped NiCo2S4 nanoneedles supported on Ni foam as highly efficient electrocatalysts for alkaline oxygen evolution reaction"
Electrochimica Acta, 396 (2021) 139236
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0013468621015267
(5) Kyeongseok Min, Minji Hwang, Sang Eun Shim, Dongwook Lim,* and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Defect-Rich Fe-Doped Co3O4 Derived from Bimetallic-Organic Framework as an Enhanced Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Evolution Reaction"
Chemical Engineering Journal, 15 (2021) 130400
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1385894721019860
(4) Hyeri Kim,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Chaewon Lim, Sang Eun Shim, Dongwook Lim,* and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Interface engineering of Cu3P/FeP heterostructure as an enhanced electrocatalyst for oxygen evolution reaction"
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 32364-32372
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319921027294
(3) Kyeongseok Min, Minsoo Kim, Minji Hwang, Sangjin Kim, Sang Eun Shim, Dongwook Lim,* and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"Hexagonal CoFe2O4/β-Ni(OH)2 heterojunction composite as an advanced electrocatalyst for the oxygen evolution reaction"
International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 46 (2021) 27874-27882
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360319921022011
(2) Kyeongseok Min, Sangjin Kim, Eoyoon Lee, Geunsang Yoo, Hyung Chul Ham, Sang Eun Shim, Dongwook Lim,* and Sung-Hyeon Baeck*
"A Hierarchical Co3O4/CoS Microbox Heterostructure as a Highly Efficient Bifunctional Electrocatalyst for Rechargeable Zn–Air Batteries"
Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 9 (2021) 17344-17352
https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2021/ta/d1ta01912k/unauth
(1) Dongwook Lim,‡ Kyeongseok Min,‡ Minji Hwang, Hyung Chul Ham, Geon-Joong Kim, and Sung-Hyeon Baeck
"Hollow Hierarchical Zinc Cobalt Sulfides Derived from Bimetallic-Organic-Framework as a Non-Precious Electrocatalyst for Oxygen Reduction Reaction"
Molecular Catalysis, 509 (2021) 111614
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2468823121002315