Direct Regeneration of Spent Lithium-Ion Battery Cathodes: Principles, Strategies, and Challenges (폐리튬이온전지 양극재의 직접 재생: 재생 기작, 전략 및 과제)
S. Kang, Y. Lee, J. Kang, D. Shin, J. Lee*
The Korean Battery Society (2026) 6(2), 97-114
Sustainable Energy Electrochemistry lab (SEE)
See the Future: Innovative Materials and Processes for Energy Storages
We are an innovative materials and processes group at Ajou University,
specializing in sustainable battery materials, manufacturing, and end-of-life solutions.
Our focus is on developing future-ready energy storage technologies and addressing current battery waste challenges
through molecular engineering of polymer materials.
Team
We are an innovative materials and processes group at A University, specializing in sustainable battery materials, manufacturing, and end-of-life solutions. Our focus is on developing future-ready energy storage technologies and addressing current battery waste challenges through molecular engineering of polymer materials.
Publications
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Highly crystalline zinc pyrovanadate: a robust framework for reversible Zn2+/H+ storage in ultrastable aqueous zinc-ion batteries
S. Jo, N. Kim, Y. Jeong, D. Y. Lee, S. J. Kim, J. Lee, F. Baskoro, A. Sumboja, M. S. Chae*, C. Y. Yoo*
J. Mater. Chem. A (2026) Accepted
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Targeting 100% Lithium Utilization in Lithium Metal Batteries
S. Choi†, J. Kim†, J. Seo†, K. Amine, P. Bai, D. K. Boo, Z. Chen, Y. Cho, J. W. Choi, N. S. Choi, T. Y. Choi, W. Choi, Y. Cui, B. M. Gallant, S. Ge, K. B. Hatzell, Y. Jang, Z. Ju, J. W. Jung, H. T. Kim, I. Kim, M. H. Kim, M. S. Kim, P. J. Kim, S. C. Kim, Y. Kim, S. Ko, H. Koo, H. Lee, J. Lee, J. Li, Y. Li, P. Liu, Y. Liu, J. Lopez, M. T. McDowell, T. Nguyen, S. T. Oyakhire, S. L. Ramesh, M. Sagong, N. Wang, J. H. Warner, S. Woo, G. L. Xu, K. Xu, Y. Yao, G. Yu, J. G. Zhang, I. D. Kim*, H. Lee*, H. W. Lee*
ACS Nano (2026) 20 (32): 22265–22327 (ACS Editors’ Choice-Featured)
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Green Synthesis Strategies for Single-Ion Conducting Polymers Toward Advanced Interface Engineering in Monovalent and Multivalent Batteries
Junwoo Lee* and Jiyoung Lee*
International Journal of Energy Research, 5551017, 19 (2026)
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Ion-gradient leveling through salt-bridge-inspired porous membrane-lithium assembly
D-Y. Youn†, J. Lee†, M. Sagong†, H. Lim, S. Kim, D-K. Boo, J. Y. Cheong, J. Bae, C. T. Yavuz, J. W. Jung*, I. D. Kim*,
Energy Storage Materials, 90, 105298 (2026)
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Breaking Atomic Fe-N4 Symmetry in Aerogel Catalysts by Nitrogen and Chlorine Doping for Enhancing Oxygen Reduction
Y. Yu†, T. Li†, S. Wu, P-F. Xie, Y-L. Chen, J. Lee, Y. Xing, Z. Xiao, D. Feng, P. Dong*, Y. Zhang, S. Ding*, I. D. Kim*, J. C. Li*
ACS Nano, 20, 19, 14170–14182 (2026)
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Organic Mixed Ionic–Electronic Conductors: From Design Principles and Functional Mechanisms to Applications in Bioelectronics, Sensing, Energy Devices, and Gas Separation
Jiyoung Lee* and Junwoo Lee*
ChemSusChem 19(8), e202502107 (2026)
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Eco-Friendly Binders for High-Capacity Silicon Anodes and Sustainable Metal-Ion Batteries: A Focus on Water-Based and Bio-Based Alternatives
Junwoo Lee* and Jiyoung Lee*
International Journal of Energy Research, 1, 1324155 (2025).
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Manganese alchemy: Atomic-scale doping to miniaturize cobalt oxide in nanofiber architecture for ultra-fast lithium-ion batteries
H. Na, H. J. Lee, D. K. Boo, I. Kim, J. H. Park, J. W. Seo, S-J. Choi, J. Lee, T. G. Yun, B. Hwang, J. Y. Cheong, J. W. Jung*
Chemical Engineering Journal, 518, 164523 (2025)
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Overcoming Chemical and Mechanical Instabilities in Lithium Metal Anodes with Sustainable and Eco‐Friendly Artificial SEI Layer
H. Song†, J. Lee†, M. Sagong, J. Jeon, Y. Han, J. Kim, H. G. Jung, J. S. Yu, J. Lee, I. D. Kim*
Advanced Materials, 2024, 2407381
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