CMDD @ KAIST

Research theme

Battery materials

Discovering new electrode and electrolyte materials and understanding how local structure, synthesis pathways and reaction mechanisms govern ion transport, energy storage and degradation.

The question

Understand the material.
Improve the design.

Which new materials can improve battery performance, and how do their local structures and reaction mechanisms determine ion transport, reversibility and degradation?

Materials research topics

01

DRX synthesis & transport

How do thermal history and intermediate phases shape local order and transport? We connect synthesis pathways with structural analysis, atomistic models and electrochemical tests.

DRX cathodes
02

Solid electrolytes: transport & stability

How do anion chemistry and local coordination change ion transport and decomposition? We study halide, sulfide and oxide electrolytes, including their reactions at interfaces.

Solid-state batteries
03

Electrode–electrolyte combinations

We investigate which processes limit low-temperature performance in hard-carbon and electrolyte combinations, distinguishing bulk transport, interfacial reactions and pore filling.

Liquid electrolytes
04

Oxygen redox & cathode stability

We connect electronic structure, spectroscopy and electrochemical measurements to understand oxygen redox and degradation in high-capacity cathodes.

Cathode materials

Our approach

Combine atomistic modeling with materials synthesis, structural characterization and electrochemical measurements to discover new compositions, resolve reaction mechanisms and optimize materials and interfaces.

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Atomistic simulation, AI-assisted analysis and experimental validation.

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