Minah Lee Lab @KIST | Publications

First/corresponding-authored papers

19. Thermodynamically controlled chemical regeneration of spent battery cathodes using recyclable electron donors under ambient conditions

S. Ko†, J. Choi†, J. Hong*, C. Kim, U. Hwang, M. Kwon, G. Lim, S. S. Sohn, J. Jang, U. Lee, C. B. Park, M. Lee*, Energy & Environmental Science 2024, DOI: 10.1039/D3EE04528E

18. Solution-based deep prelithiation for lithium-ion capacitors with high energy density

S. Jeon, S. lm, I. Kang, D. Shin, S.-H. Yu, M. Lee*, J. Hong*, Small 2024, 2401295.

17. Molecularly engineered linear organic carbonates as practically viable nonflammable electrolytes for safe Li-ion batteries

J. Lee†, A-R. Jeon†, H. J. Lee, U. Shin, Y. Yoo, H.-D. Lim, C. Han, H. Lee, Y. J. Kim, J. Baek*, D.-H. Seo*, M. Lee*, Energy & Environmental Science 2023, 16, 2924.
(featured as a front cover)

16. Reversible magnesium metal cycling in additive-free simple salt electrolytes enabled by spontaneous chemical activation

A-R. Jeon†, S. Jeon†, G. Lim, J. Jang, W. J. No, S. H. Oh, J. Hong, S.-H. Yu, M. Lee*, ACS Nano 2023, 17, 8980.

15. Discovery of organic catalysts boosting lithium carbonate decomposition toward ambient air operational lithium-air battery

S. Ko, Y. Yoo, J. Choi, H.-D. Lim, C. B. Park*, M. Lee*, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2022, 10, 20464.

14. Stimulating Cu-Zn alloying for compact Zn metal growth towards high energy aqueous batteries and hybrid supercapacitors

M. Kwon, J. Lee, S. Ko, G. Lim, S.-H. Yu, J. Hong, M. Lee*, Energy & Environmental Science 2022, 15, 2889. (featured as a back cover)

13. Weakly solvating solution enables chemical prelithiation of graphite-SiOx anodes for high-energy Li-ion batteries

J. Choi, H. Jeong*, J. Jang, A-R. Jeon, I. Kang, M. Kwon, J. Hong*, M. Lee*, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2021, 143, 9169.

12. Molecularly tailored lithium–arene complex enables chemical prelithiation of high‐capacity lithium‐ion battery anodes

J. Jang†, I. Kang†, J. Choi, H. Jeong, K.-W. Yi, J. Hong*, M. Lee*, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2020, 59, 14473. (featured as an inside cover)

11. Designing a quinone-based redox mediator to facilitate Li2S oxidation in Li-S batteries
Y. Tsao†, M. Lee†, E. C. Miller, G. Gao, J. Park, S. Chen, T. Katsumata, H. Tran, L.-W. Wang, M. F. Toney, Y. Cui*, Z. Bao*, Joule 2019, 3, 872.

10. Stabilization of hexaaminobenzene in a 2d conductive metal–organic framework for high power sodium storage
J. Park†, M. Lee†, D. Feng, Z. Huang, A. C. Hinckley, A. Yakovenko, X. Zou,

Y. Cui, Z. Bao*, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140, 10315.

9. High-performance sodium–organic battery by realizing four-sodium storage in disodium rhodizonate
M. Lee, J. Hong, J. Lopez, Y. Sun, D. Feng, K. Lim, W. C. Cheuh, M. F. Toney,

Y. Cui*, Z. Bao*, Nature Energy 2017, 2, 861.
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8. Multi-electron redox phenazine for ready-to-charge organic batteries
M. Lee†, J. Hong†, B. Lee, K. Ku, S. Lee, C. B. Park*, K. Kang*,

Green Chemistry 2017, 19, 2980.

7. Aluminium nanoarrays for plasmon-enhanced artificial photosynthesis
M. Lee, J. U. Kim, K. J. Lee, S. Ahn, Y.-B. Shin*, J. Shin*, C. B. Park*,

ACS Nano 2015, 9, 6206.

6. Biologically inspired pteridine redox centers for rechargeable batteries
J. Hong†, M. Lee†, B. Lee, D.-H. Seo, C. B. Park*, K. Kang*,

Nature Communications 2014, 5, 5335.

5. Organic nanohybrid for fast and sustainable energy storage
M. Lee†, J. Hong†, H.-D. Lim, S. B. Cho, K. Kang*, C. B. Park*,

Advanced Materials 2014, 26, 2558.

4. Mussel-inspired plasmonic nanohybrids for light harvesting
M. Lee, J. U. Kim, J. S. Lee, B. I. Lee, J. Shin*, C. B. Park*,

Advanced Materials 2014, 26, 4463.

3. Redox cofactor from biological energy transduction as molecularly tunable energy‐storage compound
M. Lee†, J. Hong†, D.-H. Seo, D. H. Nam, K. T. Nam, K. Kang*, C. B. Park*,

Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2013, 52, 8322.

2. Biomimetic artificial photosynthesis by light-harvesting synthetic woods
M. Lee, J. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, S. H. Lee, C. B. Park*,

ChemSusChem 2011, 4, 581.

1. Mussel-inspired functionalization of carbon nanotubes for biomimetic mineralization of hydroxyapatite
M. Lee, S. H. Ku, J. Ryu, C. B. Park*,

Journal of Materials Chemistry 2010, 20, 8848.

†Co-first authors

Co-authored papers

24. Fast discharging mitigates cathode-electrolyte interface degradation of LiNi0. 6Mn0. 2Co0. 2O2 in rechargeable lithium batteries

S. Oh†, A-R Jeon†, G. Lim, M. K. Cho, K. H. Chae, S. S. Sohn, M. Lee, S.-K. Jung*, J. Hong*, Energy Storage Materials 2023, 65, 103169.

23. A fluoroalkyl iodide additive for Li–O2 battery electrolytes enables stable cycle life and high reversibility

M.-G. Jeong, H. H. Lee, H.-J. Shin, Y. Jeong, J.-Y. Hwang, W.-J. Kwak, G. Oh, W. Kim, K. Ryu, S. Yu, H.-D. Lim, M. Lee, H.-Gi Jung*, Journal of Materials Chemistry A 2023, 11, 15246.

22. In situ mesopore formation in SiOx nanoparticles by chemically reinforced heterointerface and use of chemical prelithiation for highly reversible lithium-ion battery anode

S. Gong, Y. Lee, J. Choi, M. Lee, K. Y. Chung, H.-G. Jung, S. Jeong*, H.-S. Kim*, Small 2023, 19, 2206238.

21. Regulating dynamic electrochemical interface of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 spinel cathode for realizing simultaneous Mn and Ni redox in rechargeable lithium batteries

G. Lim, D. Shin, K. H. Chae, M. K. Cho, C. Kim, S. S. Sohn, M. Lee, J. Hong*, Advanced Energy Materials 2022, 12, 2202049.

20. Nitrogen–doped graphitic mesoporous carbon materials as effective sulfur imbibition hosts for magnesium-sulfur batteries

M. S. Lee, M. Jeong, Y. S. Nam, J. Moon, M. Lee, H.-D. Lim, D. Byun, T. Yim, S. H. Oh*, Journal of Power Sources 2022, 535, 231471.

19. Solution processing of lithium‐rich amorphous Li‐La‐Zr‐O ion conductor and its application for cycling durability improvement of LiCoO2 cathode as coating layer

T. T. Bui, B. Yun, K, Darko, S. B. Shin, J. Kim, J. Hong, M. Lee, S. K. Park*, M-G Kim*, Advanced Materials Interfaces 2021, 8, 2001767.

18. A dynamic, electrolyte-blocking, and single-ion-conductive network for stable lithium-metal anodes

Z. Yu, D. G. Mackanic, W. Michaels, M. Lee, A. Pei, D. Feng, Q. Zhang, Y. Tsao, C. V. Amanchukwu, X. Yan, H. Wang, S. Chen, K. Liu, J. Kang, J. Qin, Y. Cui, Z. Bao*, Joule 2019, 3, 2761.

17. An electrochemical gelation method for patterning conductive PEDOT:PSS hydrogels

V. R. Feig, H. Tran, M. Lee, K. Liu, Z. Huang, L. Beker, D. G. Mackanic, Z. Bao*, Advanced Materials 2019, 31, 1902869.

16. Synthetic routes for a 2D semiconductive copper hexahydroxybenzene metal–organic framework
J. Park, A. C. Hinckley, Z. Huang, D. Feng, A. Yakovenko, M. Lee, S. Chen, X. Zou, Z. Bao*, Journal of the American Chemical Society 2018, 140, 14533.

15. A dual-crosslinking design for resilient lithium ion conductor
J. Lopez†, Y. Sun†, D. G. Mackanic, M. Lee, A. M. Foudeh, M.-S. Song, Y. Cui*, Z. Bao*, Advanced Materials 2018, 30, 1804142.

14. Mechanically tunable conductive interpenetrating network hydrogels that mimic the elastic moduli of biological tissue
V. R. Feig, H. Tran, M. Lee, Z. Bao*, Nature Communications 2018, 9, 2740.

13. Crosslinked poly(tetrahydrofuran) as a loosely-coordinating polymer electrolyte
D. G. Mackanic, W. Michaels, M. Lee, D. Feng, J. Lopez, J. Qin, Y. Cui*, Z. Bao*, Advanced Energy Materials 2018, 8, 1800703.

12. Robust and conductive two-dimensional metal−organic frameworks with exceptionally high volumetric and areal capacitance
D. Feng, T. Lei, M. R. Lukatskaya, J. Park, Z. Huang, M. Lee, L. Shaw, S. Chen, A. A. Yakovenko, A. Kulkarni, J. Xiao, K. Fredrickson, J. B. Tok, X. Zou, Y. Cui, Z. Bao*, Nature Energy 2018, 3, 30.

11. Photoelectroenzymatic oxyfunctionalization on flavin-hybridized carbon nanotube electrode platform
D. S. Choi, Y. Ni, E. Fernandez-Fueyo, M. Lee, F. Hollmann, C. B. Park*, ACS Catalysis 2017, 7,1563.

10. Rational design of redox mediators for advanced Li–O2 batteries
H. D. Lim, B. Lee, Y. Zheng, J. Hong, J. Kim, H. Gwon, Y. Ko, M. Lee, K. Cho, K. Kang*, Nature Energy 2016, 1, 16066.

9. High energy organic cathode for sodium rechargeable batteries
H. Kim, J. E. Kwon, B. J. Lee, J. Hong, M. Lee, S. Y. Park*, K. Kang*, Chemistry of Materials 2015, 27, 7258.

8. Hematite-based photoelectrochemical platform for visible light-induced biosensing
G. M. Ryu, M. Lee, D. S. Choi, C. B. Park, Journal of Materials Chemistry C 2015, 3, 4483.

7. Self-adhesive graphene oxide-wrapped TiO2 nanoparticles for UV-activated colorimetric oxygen detection
E. J. Sohn, J. S. Lee, M. Lee, K. H. Won*, C. B. Park*, Sensors and Actuators B: Chemical 2015, 213, 322.

6. Polydopamine as a biomimetic electron gate for artificial photosynthesis
J. H. Kim, M. Lee, C. B. Park*, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2014, 126, 6482.

5. Carbon-based nanomaterials for tissue engineering
S. H. Ku, M. Lee, C. B. Park*, Advanced Healthcare Materials 2013, 2, 244.

4. Self-assembled light-harvesting peptide nanotubes for mimicking natural photosynthesis
J. H. Kim, M. Lee, J. S. Lee, C. B. Park*, Angewandte Chemie Int. Ed. 2012, 124, 532.

3. Critical role of oxygen evolved from layered Li–excess metal oxides in lithium rechargeable batteries
J. Hong, H.-D. Lim, M. Lee, S.-W. Kim, H. Kim, S.-T. Oh, G.-C. Chung, K. Kang*, Chemistry of Materials 2012, 24, 2692.

2. Bone-like peptide/hydroxyapatite nanocomposites assembled with multi-level hierarchical structure
J. Ryu, S. H. Ku, M. Lee, C. B. Park*, Soft Matter 2011, 7, 7201.

1. Zn-containing porphyrin as a biomimetic light-harvesting molecule for biocatalyzed artificial photosynthesis
J. H. Kim, S. H. Lee, J. S. Lee, M. Lee, C. B. Park*, Chemical Communications 2011, 47, 10227.