News
September 2026
[Paper] Our recent study on Li-rich/Mn-rich cathode evolution has been featured on the Inside Front Cover of Energy & Environmental Science. - https://pubs.rsc.org/ee/article/19/18/5874/1360494/Inside-front-cover
August 2026
[News] Prof. Jihyun Hong delivered a lecture at the K-Battery Youth Academy, hosted by The Dong-A Ilbo, for the second consecutive year.
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July 2026
[Paper] Our recent study on Li-rich/Mn-rich cathode evolution has been accepted for publication in Energy & Environmental Science. Dr. Gukhyun Lim, Saeyeon Sim, Jaehoon Kim, Seung-Heon Ri, congratulations!
[News] IEML members enjoyed a fun and memorable team-building retreat in Gyeongju. Check out the photo gallery!
June 2026
[News] YeEun Lee, Jaehoon Kim, Seung-Heon Ri have successfully passed their Master's thesis defense. Many congratulations!
May 2026
[News] Our lab been selected for the NRF Early-Career Researcher Infrastructure Support Program, enabling us to establish a new operando Mo-sourced XRD platform for advanced battery materials research. Congratulations!
March 2026
[New Member] Sangjo Moon, Jonghyeon Kim, and Eunchae Song have joined the group as MS students, welcome!
October 2025
[Conference] 이예은 학생. 한국세라믹학회 우수발표상 수상
[News] 이상현 학생 "POSTECH K-탑티어 석박사 프로젝트" 장학생 선발
September 2025
[New Member] Seongyeon Jo has joined the group as a MS student, and Sanghyun Lee has joined as an Integrated MS-PhD student.
June 2025
[Conference] 홍지현 교수님 공업화학회 발표
[Conference] 전승윤 학생, 공업화학회 우수논문발표상 수상
May 2025
[Defense] 전승윤 학생, 박사 학위 디펜스 통과
April 2025
[News] Scientists Uncover Game-Changing Fix That Could Extend Battery Life by Over 19 Times
https://techxplore.com/news/2025-03-hidden-surface-degradation-mechanism-cathodes.html
https://www.azom.com/news.aspx?newsID=64416
https://www.iflscience.com/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-let-your-phone-battery-run-all-the-way-down-78645
https://cosmosmagazine.com/science/chemistry/easy-way-found-to-extend-the-life-of-li-ion-batteries/
February 2025
[Conference] 세라믹학회 이차전지재료 심포지엄 개최 (2025.02.20, 서울대)
[News] 임국현 박사 PIURI(POSTECH-Initiative for fostering Unicorn of Research & Innovation)
Postdoc 선정
[New Member] Saeyeon Sim, Jaeyeon Kim, Jae-min Seo and Hong-hyun Youn have joined the group as a MS student.
January 2025
[Award] 임국현 박사, 제 5회 포스텍 우수성과 공유회 "우수논문 도전상" 수상
[New Paper] Reduction-Induced Oxygen Loss : the Hidden Surface Reconstruction Mechanism of Layered Oxide Cathodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries
June 2024
[Faculty transfer] Dr. Jihyun Hong, Principal Researcher at KIST, has been appointed as an Associate Professor at POSTECH.
May 2024
[Graduation] Dr. Gukhyun Lim has graduated with a Ph.D.
