Materials Chemistry and Catalysis Lab.
Materials Chemistry and Catalysis Laboratory is focused on the development of new class of heterogeneous catalysts and the fundamental understanding of catalytic reactions on the molecular scale. Of particular interests are small molecule activation reactions that are relevant to renewable energy conversions and commodity chemical productions. We develop highly active, selective, and stable catalysts in a task-specific manner. We combine in situ spectroscopic methods and theoretical calculations for identifying the active sites of catalysts and for dissecting catalytic reaction pathways. We use the developed catalysts for system-level device applications. The ultimate goal of our research is designing a new class of high-performance catalysts and establishing the structure-property relationship in important catalytic reactions.
LAB NEWS
- Our paper entitled “General Efficacy of Atomically Dispersed Pt Catalysts for the Chlorine Evolution Reaction: Potential-Dependent Switching of the Kinetics and Mechanism” has been accepted for publication in ACS Catal..2021/09/07
- Our paper entitled “Designing Highly Active Nanoporous Carbon H2O2 Production Electrocatalysts through Active Site Identification” has been accepted for publication in Chem.2021/07/27
- Our paper entitled “Reversible Ligand Exchange in Atomically Dispersed Catalysts for Modulating the Activity and Selectivity of Oxygen Reduction Reaction” has been accepted for publication in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed..2021/07/15
- Our paper entitled “Metal Carbides as Alternative Electrocatalysts for Energy Conversion Reactions” has been accepted for publication in J. Catal..2021/07/10
- Our paper entitled “Heteroatom-Doped Carbon-Based Oxygen Reduction Electrocatalysts with Tailored Four-Electron and Two-Electron Selectivity” has been accepted for publication in Chem. Commun..2021/06/29
- Our paper entitled “Structural Evolution of Atomically Dispersed Fe Species in Fe–N/C Catalysts Probed by X-ray Absorption and 57Fe Mӧssbauer Spectroscopies” has been accepted for publication in J. Phys. Chem. C.2021/05/17
- Du San has won “Excellent Oral Presentation Award” in 2021 KIChE Spring Meeting. Congratulation!2021/04/24
- Our paper entitled “Pt-Based Intermetallic Nanocatalysts for Promoting the Oxygen Reduction Reaction” has been accepted for publication in Bull. Kor. Chem. Soc..2021/03/23
Positions Available
We are currently looking for highly motivated graduate students (master, PhD, or master-PhD combined) and researchers who are interested in nanomaterial synthesis, nanocatalysis, and fuel cells. If you are interested in the group, please feel free to contact to Prof. Joo.
재료화학 및 촉매 연구실에서는 나노물질 합성, 나노촉매 및 연료전지 분야에 관심 있는 학부생, 대학원생 (석사, 박사, 또는 석-박 통합과정) 및 연구원을 모집합니다. 본 연구실에 관심 있으신 분은 아래의 연락처로 연락주시기 바랍니다.
E-mail: shjoo@unist.ac.kr or sanghjoo@gmail.com
Tel: +82-52-217-2522