Sang Cheol Kim - Publications

Publications

First Author Publications

6. S. C. Kim‡, X. Gao‡, S.-L. Liao, H. Su, Y. Chen, W. Zhang, L. C. Greenburg, J.-A. Pan, X. Zheng, Y. Ye, M. S. Kim, P. Sayavong, A. Brest, J. Qin*, Z. Bao*, Y. Cui*, Solvation-Property Relationship of Lithium-Sulphur Battery Electrolytes, Nat. Commun., 15, 1268 (2024)

5. S. C. Kim‡, J. Wang‡, R. Xu, P. Zhang, Y. Chen, Z. Huang, Y. Yang, Z. Yu, S. T. Oyakhire, W. Zhang, L. G. Greenburg, M. S. Kim, D. T. Boyle, P. Sayavong, Y. Ye, J. Qin, Z. Bao, Y. Cui*, High Entropy Electrolytes for Practical Lithium Metal Batteries, Nat. Energy, 8, 814-826 (2023)

4. S. C. Kim‡, S. T. Oyakhire‡, C. Athanitis, J. Wang, Z. Zhang, W. Zhang, D. T. Boyle, M. S. Kim, Z. Yu, X. Gao, T. Sogade, E. Wu, J. Qin, Z. Bao, S. F. Bent*, Y. Cui*, Data-driven Electrolyte Design for Lithium Metal Anodes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 120 (10) e2214357120 (2023)

3. S. C. Kim, W. Huang, Z. Zhang, J. Wang, Y. Kim, Y. K. Jeong, Y. Yang, Y. Cui *, Graphene Coating on Silicon Anodes Enabled by Thermal Surface Modification for High-energy Lithium-ion Batteries, MRS Bulletin 47, 127-133 (2022)

2. S. C. Kim, X. Kong, R. Vila, W. Huang, Y. Chen, D. T. Boyle, Z. Yu, H. Wang, Z. Bao, J. Qin, Y. Cui*, Potentiometric Measurement to Probe Solvation Energy and its Correlation to Lithium Battery Cyclability, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 27, 10301-10308 (2021).

1. H. Wang‡, S. C. Kim‡, T. Rojas‡, Y. Zhu, Y. Li, L. Ma, K. Xu, A. T. Ngo*, Y. Cui*, Correlating Li-ion Solvation Structures and Electrode Potential Temperature Coefficients, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 5, 2264-2271 (2021).

Co-Author Publications

1. W. Zhang, P. Sayavong, X. Xiao, S. T. Oyakhire, S. B. Shuchi, R. A. Vilá, D. T. Boyle, S. C. Kim, M. S. Kim, S. E. Holmes, Y. Ye, D. Li, S. F. Bent, Y. Cui, Recovery of isolated lithium through discharged state calendar ageing. Nature. 626, 306–312 (2024).

2. Y. Chen, Z. Yu, H. Gong, W. Zhang, P. E. Rudnicki, Z. Huang, W. Yu, S. C. Kim, D. T. Boyle, P. Sayavong, H. Celik, R. Xu, Y. Lin, S. Wang, J. Qin, Y. Cui, Z. Bao, Failure Process During Fast Charging of Lithium Metal Batteries with Weakly Solvating Fluoroether Electrolytes. J. Phys. Chem. C. 128, 11487–11497 (2024).

3. S. E. Holmes, W. Zhang, S. C. Kim, Y. Cui, A New Lithium Thioborate–Lithium Iodide Solid-State Electrolyte with High Ionic Conductivity for Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Energy Lett. 9, 1898–1906 (2024).

4. S. T. Oyakhire, S.-L. Liao, S. B. Shuchi, M. S. Kim, S. C. Kim, Z. Yu, R. A. Vilá, P. E. Rudnicki, Y. Cui, S. F. Bent, Proximity Matters: Interfacial Solvation Dictates Solid Electrolyte Interphase Composition. Nano Lett. 23, 7524–7531 (2023).

5. Y. Yang, J. Wang, S. C. Kim, W. Zhang, Y. Peng, P. Zhang, R. A. Vilá, Y. Ma, Y. K. Jeong, Y. Cui, In Situ Prelithiation by Direct Integration of Lithium Mesh into Battery Cells. Nano Lett. 23, 5042–5047 (2023).

6. P. Sayavong, W. Zhang, S. T. Oyakhire, D. T. Boyle, Y. Chen, S. C. Kim, R. A. Vilá, S. E. Holmes, M. S. Kim, S. F. Bent, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, Dissolution of the Solid Electrolyte Interphase and Its Effects on Lithium Metal Anode Cyclability. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 145, 12342–12350 (2023).

7. M. S. Kim, Z. Zhang, J. Wang, S. T. Oyakhire, S. C. Kim, Z. Yu, Y. Chen, D. T. Boyle, Y. Ye, Z. Huang, W. Zhang, R. Xu, P. Sayavong, S. F. Bent, J. Qin, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, Revealing the Multifunctions of Li3N in the Suspension Electrolyte for Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Nano. 17, 3168–3180 (2023).

8. S. T. Oyakhire, W. Zhang, Z. Yu, S. E. Holmes, P. Sayavong, S. C. Kim, D. T. Boyle, M. S. Kim, Z. Zhang, Y. Cui, S. F. Bent, Correlating the Formation Protocols of Solid Electrolyte Interphases with Practical Performance Metrics in Lithium Metal Batteries. ACS Energy Lett. 8, 869–877 (2023).

9. D. T. Boyle, S. C. Kim, S. T. Oyakhire, R. A. Vilá, Z. Huang, P. Sayavong, J. Qin, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, Correlating Kinetics to Cyclability Reveals Thermodynamic Origin of Lithium Anode Morphology in Liquid Electrolytes. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 144, 20717–20725 (2022).

10. Y. Yang, H. Chen, J. Wan, R. Xu, P. Zhang, W. Zhang, S. T. Oyakhire, S. C. Kim, D. T. Boyle, Y. Peng, Y. Ma, Y. Cui, An Interdigitated Li-Solid Polymer Electrolyte Framework for Interfacial Stable All-Solid-State Batteries. Adv. Energy Mater. n/a, 2201160 (2022).

11. M. S. Kim, Z. Zhang, P. E. Rudnicki, Z. Yu, J. Wang, H. Wang, S. T. Oyakhire, Y. Chen, S. C. Kim, W. Zhang, D. T. Boyle, X. Kong, R. Xu, Z. Huang, W. Huang, S. F. Bent, L.-W. Wang, J. Qin, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, Suspension electrolyte with modified Li+ solvation environment for lithium metal batteries. Nat. Mater. 21, 445–454 (2022).

12. Z. Yu, P. E. Rudnicki, Z. Zhang, Z. Huang, H. Celik, S. T. Oyakhire, Y. Chen, X. Kong, S. C. Kim, X. Xiao, H. Wang, Y. Zheng, G. A. Kamat, M. S. Kim, S. F. Bent, J. Qin, Y. Cui, Z. Bao, Rational solvent molecule tuning for high-performance lithium metal battery electrolytes. Nat. Energy 2022 71. 7, 94–106 (2022).

13. H. Wang, Z. Yu, X. Kong, S. C. Kim, D. T. Boyle, J. Qin, Z. Bao, Y. Cui, Liquid electrolyte: The nexus of practical lithium metal batteries. Joule. 6, 588–616 (2022).

14. Y. Chen, Z. Yu, P. Rudnicki, H. Gong, Z. Huang, S. C. Kim, J.-C. Lai, X. Kong, J. Qin, Y. Cui, Z. Bao, Steric Effect Tuned Ion Solvation Enabling Stable Cycling of High-Voltage Lithium Metal Battery. J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 18703–18713 (2021).

15. J. Xu, X. Xiao, W. Zhang, R. Xu, S. C. Kim, Y. Cui, T. T. Howard, E. Wu, Y. Cui, Air-Filtering Masks for Respiratory Protection from PM2.5 and Pandemic Pathogens. One Earth. 3, 574–589 (2020).

16. Y. K. Jeong, W. Huang, R. A. Vilá, W. Huang, J. Wang, S. C. Kim, Y. S. Kim, J. Zhao, Y. Cui, Microclusters of Kinked Silicon Nanowires Synthesized by a Recyclable Iodide Process for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery Anodes. Adv. Energy Mater. 10, 1–8 (2020).

17. H. Wang, Y. Zhu, S. C. Kim, A. Pei, Y. Li, D. T. Boyle, H. Wang, Z. Zhang, Y. Ye, W. Huang, Y. Liu, J. Xu, J. Li, F. Liu, Y. Cui, Underpotential lithium plating on graphite anodes caused by temperature heterogeneity. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U. S. A. 117, 29453–29461 (2020).

18. Y. Ye, L. Y. Chou, Y. Liu, H. Wang, H. K. Lee, W. Huang, J. Wan, K. Liu, G. Zhou, Y. Yang, A. Yang, X. Xiao, X. Gao, D. T. Boyle, H. Chen, W. Zhang, S. C. Kim, Y. Cui, Ultralight and fire-extinguishing current collectors for high-energy and high-safety lithium-ion batteries. Nat. Energy. 5, 786–793 (2020).

19. J. Wang, W. Huang, Y. S. Kim, Y. K. Jeong, S. C. Kim, J. Heo, H. K. Lee, B. Liu, J. Nah, Y. Cui, Scalable synthesis of nanoporous silicon microparticles for highly cyclable lithium-ion batteries. Nano Res. 13, 1558–1563 (2020).

20. H. Chen, G. Zhou, D. Boyle, J. Wan, H. Wang, D. Lin, D. Mackanic, Z. Zhang, S. C. Kim, H. R. Lee, H. Wang, W. Huang, Y. Ye, Y. Cui, Electrode Design with Integration of High Tortuosity and Sulfur-Philicity for High-Performance Lithium-Sulfur Battery. Matter. 2, 1605–1620 (2020).