조현석 연구실은 전기화학공학을 기반으로 수전해용 전극·촉매 및 계면 설계, PEM·AEM·알칼라인 수전해 시스템의 내구성 향상과 대면적 셀·스택 모델링, CO2 전환 및 과산화수소 전기합성 등 탄소중립 에너지·화학 기술을 연구하며, 기초 반응 메커니즘 규명부터 산업 적용을 위한 실용화 기술 개발까지 폭넓게 수행하고 있다.
Bulk‐Heterojunction Electrocatalysts in Confined Geometry Boosting Stable, Acid/Alkaline‐Universal Water Electrolysis
Gyu Yong Jang, Sungsoon Kim, Jinu Choi, Jeonghwan Park, Jeonghwan Park, SiEon An, Jihyun Baek, Yuzhe Li, Tae‐Kyung Liu, Eugene Kim, Jung Hwan Lee, Haotian Wang, MinJoong Kim, Hyun‐Seok Cho, Xiaolin Zheng, Jong Suk Yoo, Kwanyong Seo, Jong Hyeok Park, Jong Hyeok Park
IF 26
Advanced Energy Materials
Abstract Alkaline water splitting electrocatalysts have been studied for decades; however, many difficulties remain for commercialization, such as sluggish hydrogen evolution reaction (HER) kinetics and poor catalytic stability. Herein, by mimicking the bulk‐heterojunction morphology of conventional organic solar cells, a uniform 10 nm scale nanocube is reported that consists of subnanometer‐scale heterointerfaces between transition metal phosphides and oxides, which serves as an alkaline water splitting electrocatalyst; showing great performance and stability toward HER and oxygen evolution reaction (OER). Interestingly, the nanocube electrocatalyst reveals acid/alkaline independency from the synergistic effect of electrochemical HER (cobalt phosphide) and thermochemical water dissociation (cobalt oxide). From the spray coating process, nanocube electrocatalyst spreads uniformly on large scale (≈6.6 × 5.6 cm 2 ) and is applied to alkaline water electrolyzers, stably delivering 600 mA cm −2 current for >100 h. The photovoltaic‐electrochemical (PV‐EC) system, including silicon PV cells, achieves 11.5% solar‐to‐hydrogen (STH) efficiency stably for >100 h.
Rational Design of a Stable Fe‐rich Ni‐Fe Layered Double Hydroxide for the Industrially Relevant Dynamic Operation of Alkaline Water Electrolyzers (Adv. Energy Mater. 25/2023)
Muhammad Mehdi, Byeong‐Seon An, Haesol Kim, Sechan Lee, Changsoo Lee, Myeongmin Seo, Min Wook Noh, Won Chul Cho, Chang‐Hee Kim, Chang Hyuck Choi, Byung‐Hyun Kim, MinJoong Kim, Hyun‐Seok Cho
IF 26
Advanced Energy Materials
Oxygen Evolution Reaction For green hydrogen production, the development of highly active and durable electrode materials that function the under the intermittent power supply of renewable energies is necessary. In article number 2204403, Byung-Hyun Kim, MinJoong Kim, Hyun-Seok Cho, and co-workers propose the rational design of a stable iron-rich nickel-iron layered double hydroxide under dynamic operating conditions for the alkaline oxygen evolution reaction. Its practical feasibility for industrially relevant application in water electroyzers is demonstrated.
Structure-controlled graphene electrocatalysts for high-performance H2O2 production
Kyungbin Lee, Jeonghoon Lim, Michael J. Lee, Kun Ryu, Hoyoung Lee, Jin Young Kim, Hyunchul Ju, Hyun‐Seok Cho, Byung‐Hyun Kim, Marta C. Hatzell, Joonhee Kang, Seung Woo Lee
IF 30.8
Energy & Environmental Science
A structure-mechanism-performance relationship of metal-free carbon catalysts for outstanding H 2 O 2 production activity and selectivity in alkaline media.