Publications

PUBLICATIONS (Peer-reviewed journal articles) ( #  Equal contribution; * Corresponding author)

  1.  J. Lee, A. Kumar, H. Tüysüz*, “Solar-Light-Driven Photocatalytic Oxidative Coupling of Phenol Derivatives over Bismuth-based Porous Metal Halide Perovskites” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2024, 63, e20240449.
    DOI: 10.1002/anie.202404496
    (Research article; Impact Factor: 16.82, Citation: 18)
  2.  J. Lee,# A. Kumar,# M. G. Kim, T. Yang, X. Shao, X. Liu, Y. Liu, Y. Hong, A. R. Jadhav, M. Liang, N. Tran, H. Lee*, “Single-Metal-Atom Dopants Increase the Lewis Acidity of Metal-Oxides and Promote Nitrogen Fixation” ACS energy letter, 2021, 6, 4299.
    DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.1c02136
    (Research article; Impact Factor: 23.99, Citation: 86)
  3.  J. Lee, # A. Kumar, # T. Yang, X. Liu, A.R. Jadhav, G.H. Park, Y. Hwang, J. Yu, C. T.K. Nguyen, Y. Liu, S. Ajmal, M. G. Kim, H. Lee*, “Stabilizing OOH* Intermediate via Pre-adsorbed Surface Oxygen of Single Ru Atom-bimetallic Alloy for Ultralow Overpotential Oxygen Generation” Energy & Environmental Science, 2020, 13, 5152.
    DOI: 10.1039/D0EE03183F
    (Research article; Impact Factor: 38.53, Citation: 128)
  4. A. Kumar,# J. Lee,# B. Debnath, X. Liu, A. R. Jadhav, Y. Hwang, Y. Liu, M. G. Kim, H. Lee* “Efficient Nitrate Conversion to Ammonia on f-Block Single-Atom/Metal Oxide Heterostructure via Local Electron-Deficiency Modulation”, 2022  ACS Nano, 2022, 16, 15297.
    DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.2c06747
    (Research article; Impact Factor: 18.02, Citation: 63)
  5. J. Lee, # X. Liu, # A Kumar, # Y. Hwang, E. Lee, J. Yu, Y. D. Kim, H. Lee*, “Phase-selective Active Site on Ordered/Disordered Titanium Dioxide Enables Exceptional Photocatalytic Ammonia Synthesis” Chemical Science, 2021, 12, 9619, Supplementary Cover art.
    DOI: 10.1039/D1SC03223B
    (Research article; Impact Factor: 9.1, Citation: 32)
  6. J. Lee, J. C. B. Molina. L. Rosso, H. Tüysüz*, “Halide Perovskite Photocatalysts for Solar Energy Harvesting: Concept, Major Advances, and Challenges” ChemCatChem, 2025, 17, 14, e00410.
    DOI: 10.1002/cctc.202500410
    (Concept; Impact Factor: 4.5)
  7. A. Kumar, J. Lee, M. G. Kim, H. Tüysüz*, “Enhanced Proton Spillover at Pt-cluster/NiO Interface Reduces the Acidic-Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution Activity Gap”, in preparation
  8. J. Yu, Y. Qian, S. Seo, N. Tran, X. Shao, Y. Liu, J. Lee, T. A. Le, H. Lee, L. Peng*,“ Electronic structure engineering of CoS catalysts by rhenium modification for efficient alkaline hydrogen evolution” Rare Metals, 2024, 36, 2401648.
    DOI: 10.1007/s12598-025-03486-6
  9. A. Kumar, M. G‐Sepulcre, J. Lee, V. Q. Bui, Y. Wang, O. Rüdiger, M. G. Kim, S. DeBeer, H. Tüysüz*, “Iridium Single‐Atom‐Ensembles Stabilized on Mn‐Substituted Spinel Oxide for Durable Acidic Water Electrolysis” Advanced Materials, 2024, 36, 46, 2401648.
    DOI: 10.1002/adma.202401648
  10. E Onur, J Lee, R Aymerich-Armengol, J Lim, Y Dai, H Tüysüz, C Scheu, W Claudia*, “Exploring the Effects of the Photochromic Response and Crystallization on the Local Structure of Noncrystalline Niobium Oxide” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16, 19, 25136.
    DOI: 10.1021/acsami.4c04038
  11. M Liang, X Shao, Y Cho, AR Jadhav, Y Hwang, J Lee, MG Kim, Y Hong, S Ajmal, DY Yee, TT Tran, J Kim, VQ Bui, TH Ho, S Zhao, YD Kim, JH Kim, H Lee*, “Effective Charge Separation in a Dual-Single-Atom Photocatalyst for Sacrificial Agent-Free H2 Evolution” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2024, 12, 16, 6122.
    DOI: 10.1021/acssuschemeng.3c07119
  12. J Yu, Y Qian, S Seo, Y Liu, HTD Bui, NQ Tran, J Lee, A Kumar, H Wang, Y Luo, X Shao, Y Cho, X Liu, MG Kim, H Lee*, “Exploring catalytic behaviors of CoS2-ReS2 heterojunction by interfacial engineering” Journal of Energy Chemistry, 2023, 85, 11.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jechem.2023.05.030
  13. X Shao, M Liang, MG Kim, S Ajmal, A Kumar, X Liu, HS Jung, H Jin, F Cao, J Yu, KM Tran, H Ko, J Lee, JW Bae, H Lee*, “Density-Controlled Metal Nanocluster with Modulated Surface for pH-Universal and Robust Water Splitting” Advanced Functional Materials, 2023, 33, 2211192.
    DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202211192
  14. Y. Liu, L. Wang, H. Wang, A. R. Jadhav, T. Yang, Y. Wang, L. Wang, X. Liu, A. Kumar, J. Lee, H. T. D. Bui, M. G. Kim, H. Lee*, “Unveiling the protonation kinetics-dependent selectivity in nitrogen electroreduction: Achieving 75.05 % selectivity” Angewandte Chemie International Edition,2022, 61, e2022095.
    DOI: 10.1002/ange.202209555
  15. X. Shao, M. Liang, A. Kumar, X. Liu, H. Jin, S. Ajmal, V. Q. Bui, H. T. D. Bui, J. Lee, N. Q. Tran, J. Yu, Y. Cho, M. G. Kim, H. Lee*, “Amorphization of Metal Nanoparticles by 2D Twisted Polymer for Super Hydrogen Evolution Reaction” Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 12, 2102257.
    DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202102257
  16. Y. Liu, X. Liu, A. R. Jadhav, T. Yang, H. Wang, L. Wang, Y. Luo, A. Kumar, J. Lee, H. T. D. Bui, M. G. Kim, H. Lee*, “Unraveling the unique function of metal-amorphous support interaction in single-atoms electrocatalysts” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2022, 61, e202114160.
    DOI: 10.1002/ange.202114160
  17. NQ Tran, X Liu, Y Cho, L Zheng, J Yu, S Ajmal, X Shao, J Lee, H Lee*, “Efficient ambient ammonia synthesis by Lewis acid pair over cobalt single atom catalyst with suppressed proton reduction” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2022 10, 15, 8432.
    DOI: 10.1039/D2TA00308B
  18. A. R. Jadhav, V. Q. Bui, Y. Cho, Y. Liu, A. Kumar, S. Ajmal, X. Liu, S. Saqlain, J. Lee, H. Kim, Y. D. Kim, S. G. Kim, H. Lee, “Unveiling a three-phase mixed heterojunction via phase-selective anchoring of polymer for efficient photocatalysis” Advanced Energy Materials, 2022, 12, 2102116.
    DOI: 10.1002/aenm.202102116
  19. A. Kumar, V. Q. Bui, J. Lee, L. Wang, A. R. Jadhav, X. Liu, X. Shao, Y. Liu, J. Yu, Y. Hwang, H. T. D. Bui, S. Ajmal, M. G. Kim, S. G. Kim, G. S. Park, Y. Kawazoe, H. Lee, “Moving Beyond Bimetallic-Alloy to Single-Atom Dimer Atomic-Interface for All-pH Hydrogen Evolution” Nature communications, 2021, 12, 6766.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-27145-3
  20. A. Kumar, X. Liu, J. Lee, B. Debnath, A. R. Jadhav, X. Shao, V. Q. Bui, Y. Hwang, Y. Liu, M. G. Kim, H. Lee, “Discovering Ultrahigh-Loading of Single-Metal-Atom via Surface Tensile-Strain for Unprecedented Urea Electrolysis” Energy & Environmental Science, 2021, 14, 6494.
    DOI: 10.1039/D1EE02603H
  21. X. Liu, S. Xi, H. Kim, A. Kumar, J. Lee, J. Wang, Q. Tran, T. Yang, X. Shao, M. Liang, “Restructuring highly electron-deficient metal-metal oxides for boosting stability in acidic oxygen evolution reaction” Nature communications, 2021, 12, 5676.
    DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-26025-0
  22. Y. Liu, X. Liu, X. Wang, H. Ning, T. Yang, J. Yu, A. Kumar, Y. Luo, H. Wang, L. Wang, J. Lee, A. R Jadhav, H. Hu, M. Wu, M. G. Kim, H. Lee, “Unraveling the Synergy of Chemical Hydroxylation and the Physical Heterointerface upon Improving the Hydrogen Evolution Kinetics” ACS Nano, 2021, 15, 15017.
    DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.1c05324
  23. X. Liu, Z. Lirong, C. Han, H. Zong, G. Yang, S. Lin, A. Kumar, R. A. Jadhav, N. Q. Tran, Y. Hwang, J. Lee, S. Vasimalla, Z. Chen, S. G. Kim, H. Lee,” Identifying the activity origin of a cobalt single-atom catalyst for hydrogen evolution using supervised learning” Advanced Functional Materials, 2021, 31, 18, 2100547.
    DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202100547
  24. Y. Luo, L. Wang, Y. Hwang, J. Yu, J Lee, Y. Liu, H. Wang, J. Kim, H.Y. Song, J. Kim, H. Y. Song, H. Lee “Binder-free TiO2 hydrophilic film covalently coated by microwave treatment” Materials chemistry and physics, 2021, 254, 123884.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.matchemphys.2020.123884
  25. H. Choi, J. Lee, D. Kim, A. Kumar, B. Jeong, K.J. Kim, H. Lee, J.Y. Park, “Influence of lattice oxygen on the catalytic activity of blue titania supported Pt catalyst for CO oxidation” Catalysis Science & Technology, 2021, 11, 5, 1698.
    DOI: 10.1039/D0CY02166K
  26. A. Kumar, V.Q. Bui, J. Lee, A.R. Jadhav, Y. Hwang, M.G. Kim, Y. Kawazoe, H. Lee, " Modulating Interfacial Charge Density of NiP2–FeP2 via Coupling with Metallic Cu for Accelerating Alkaline Hydrogen Evolution" ACS Energy Letters, 2021, 6, 354.
    DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02498
  27. V.Q. Bui, A. Kumar, H.T.D. Bui, J. Lee, Y. Hwang, H.M. Le, Y. Kawazoe, H. Lee, "Boosting Electrocatalytic HER Activity of 3D Interconnected CoSP via Metal Doping: Active and Stable Electrocatalysts for pH-Uni versal Hydrogen Generation" Chemistry of Materials, 2020, 32, 22, 9591.
    DOI: 10.1021/acs.chemmater.0c03052
  28. C.T.K. Nguyen, N.Q. Tran, S. Seo, H. Hwang, S. Oh, J. Yu, J. Lee, T.A. Le, J. Hwang, M. Kim, H. Lee, "Highly efficient nanostructured metal-decorated hybrid semiconductors for solar conversion of CO2 with almost complete CO selectivity" Materials Today, 2020, 35, 25.
    DOI: 10.1016/j.mattod.2019.11.005
  29. A.R. Jadhav, A. Kumar, J. Lee, T. Yang, S. Na, J. Lee, Y. Luo, X. Liu, Y. Hwang, Y. Liu, H. Lee, "Stable complete seawater electrolysis by using interfacial chloride ion blocking layer on catalyst surface" Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2020, 8, 46, 24501.
    DOI: 10.1039/D0TA08543J

PATENTS

  • Preparing method of linear carbonate compounds(선형 카보네이트 화합물의 제조방법)
    Inventor: Chau T. K. Nguyen, Jinsun Lee, Hyoyoung Lee
    United States Patent Registration No. 12247006 (2025.03.11)
    Korean Patent Registration No. 1024911670000 (2023.01.17)
  • Water splitting catalyst (물 분해 촉매) Inventor: Jinsun Lee, Ashwani Kumar, Hyoyoung Lee
    United States Patent Application No. 17560979 (2021.12.23)
    Korean Patent Registration No. 1024719090000 (2022.11.24)