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Hojoon Kim

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Hojoon Kim

PhD Student (2nd year)

Research field:  Li-excess cathode materials

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Background

2025 ~ : Ph.D. candidate, Mater. Sci. Eng., KAIST

2023 ~ 2025 : Master, Mater. Sci. Eng., KAIST

2018 ~ 2023: B.S., Chem.  Eng., UNIST

Research, publications & activities

Hojoon Kim

Education

KAIST, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

Ph.D. candidate, Department of Materials Science and Engineering, (2025 ~ current)

M.S., candidate, Materials Science and Engineering  (2023 ~ 2025)

UNIST, Ulsan, Republic of Korea

B.S., Department of Chemical  Engineering, UNIST (2018 ~ 2023)

Research interests

Li-excess cathode materials

Publications (8)

npj Computational Materials, online published (2026)

Budget-constrained augmentation of universal interatomic potentials for reliable multicomponent molecular dynamics

Hyeon-Jong Lee†, You-Yeob Song†, Hojoon Kim, Minjun Kwon, Seung-Hui Ham, Jae-Seung Kim, Donghun Kim*, Dong-Hwa Seo*

Impact Factor 13.1 · Top 11.3%
Best-ranked category
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
JCR rank
54 / 472 journals · Top 11.3%
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Citation details & BibTeX
@article{pub1472026,
  title = {{Budget-constrained augmentation of universal interatomic potentials for reliable multicomponent molecular dynamics}},
  author = {Lee, Hyeon-Jong and Song, You-Yeob and Kim, Hojoon and Kwon, Minjun and Ham, Seung-Hui and Kim, Jae-Seung and Kim, Donghun and Seo, Dong-Hwa},
  journal = {npj Computational Materials},
  year = {2026},
  doi = {10.1038/s41524-026-02202-x},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41524-026-02202-x}
}
Advanced Energy Materials, online published (2026)

Universal Oxychlorination Strategy in Halide Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries

Jae-Seung Kim†, Heeju Park†, Hae-Yong Kim†, Eunryeol Lee*, Heewon Kim, Soeul Lee, Jinyeong Choe, Jiwon Seo, Hyeon-Jong Lee, Hojoon Kim, Jemin Yeon, Yoon Seok Jung*, Kyung-Wan Nam*, Dong-Hwa Seo*

Materials: Halide solid electrolytes

Impact Factor 25.5 · Top 2.4%
Best-ranked category
Energy & Fuels
JCR rank
5 / 191 journals · Top 2.4%
View in Journal Citation Reports ↗
Citation details & BibTeX
@article{pub1372026,
  title = {{Universal Oxychlorination Strategy in Halide Solid Electrolytes for All-Solid-State Batteries}},
  author = {Kim, Jae-Seung and Park, Heeju and Kim, Hae-Yong and Lee, Eunryeol and Kim, Heewon and Lee, Soeul and Choe, Jinyeong and Seo, Jiwon and Lee, Hyeon-Jong and Kim, Hojoon and Yeon, Jemin and Jung, Yoon Seok and Nam, Kyung-Wan and Seo, Dong-Hwa},
  journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
  year = {2026},
  eid = {e06744},
  doi = {10.1002/aenm.202506744},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202506744}
}
ACS Energy Letters, 11(2), 2324 (2026)

Pre-Disordering for Preserving Transition Metal-Oxygen Covalency in Lithium-Rich Layered Oxide Cathodes

Myeongjun Choi†, Jeongwoo Seo†, Min-Ho Kim*, Hojoon Kim, Euna Kim, Jinyeong Choe, Haeseong Jang, Jeeho Ha, Nyung Joo Kong, Seok Ju Kang, Dong-Hwa Seo*, Young Hwa Jung*, Hyun-Wook Lee*

Materials: Layered oxide cathodes · System: Lithium-ion batteries

Impact Factor 17.5 · Top 5.7%
Best-ranked category
Electrochemistry
JCR rank
3 / 44 journals · Top 5.7%
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Citation details & BibTeX
@article{pub1352026,
  title = {{Pre-Disordering for Preserving Transition Metal-Oxygen Covalency in Lithium-Rich Layered Oxide Cathodes}},
  author = {Choi, Myeongjun and Seo, Jeongwoo and Kim, Min-Ho and Kim, Hojoon and Kim, Euna and Choe, Jinyeong and Jang, Haeseong and Ha, Jeeho and Kong, Nyung Joo and Kang, Seok Ju and Seo, Dong-Hwa and Jung, Young Hwa and Lee, Hyun-Wook},
  journal = {ACS Energy Letters},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {11},
  number = {2},
  pages = {2324--2333},
  doi = {10.1021/acsenergylett.6c00053},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acsenergylett.6c00053}
}
Advanced Science, 13(21), e22562 (2026)

Vacancy-Suppressed Garnet Electrolytes for Durable Solid-State Batteries

Seokjae Hong, Kwang Ho Shin, Kyoung Sun Kim, Jinhwan Kim, Jaegi Lee, Byung-Gun Park, Won G. Hong, In Hye Kwak, Kyubin Shim, Young-Sang Yu, Ju Young Kim, Young Hwa Jung, Min Wook Pin, Hyeon-Jong Lee, Hojoon Kim, Dong-Hwa Seo, Hosun Shin, Dongju Lee, Seung-Ho Yu, Sung-Kyun Jung*, Hyungsub Kim*

Materials: Oxide solid electrolytes

Impact Factor 14.1 · Top 9.4%
Best-ranked category
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
JCR rank
24 / 250 journals · Top 9.4%
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Citation details & BibTeX
@article{pub1342026,
  title = {{Vacancy-Suppressed Garnet Electrolytes for Durable Solid-State Batteries}},
  author = {Hong, Seokjae and Shin, Kwang Ho and Kim, Kyoung Sun and Kim, Jinhwan and Lee, Jaegi and Park, Byung-Gun and Hong, Won G. and Kwak, In Hye and Shim, Kyubin and Yu, Young-Sang and Kim, Ju Young and Jung, Young Hwa and Pin, Min Wook and Lee, Hyeon-Jong and Kim, Hojoon and Seo, Dong-Hwa and Shin, Hosun and Lee, Dongju and Yu, Seung-Ho and Jung, Sung-Kyun and Kim, Hyungsub},
  journal = {Advanced Science},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {13},
  number = {21},
  eid = {e22562},
  doi = {10.1002/advs.202522562},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202522562}
}
Chemistry of Materials, 38, 1, 351 (2026)

Parasitic High-Voltage Effects on the Degradation of LiMn0.75Fe0.25PO4 Cathodes in Li-ion Batteries

Yoo-Jong Park, Jaekyeong Han, Hojoon Kim, Ukseon Shin, Byounghun Jung, Yongbeom Kim, Seong Ji Ye, Byungjin Choi, Jae-Sun Shin, Eunryeol Lee, Dong-Hwa Seo*

Materials: Polyanion cathodes · System: Lithium-ion batteries

Impact Factor 7.1 · Top 24.9%
Best-ranked category
Materials Science, Multidisciplinary
JCR rank
118 / 472 journals · Top 24.9%
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Citation details & BibTeX
@article{pub1312026,
  title = {{Parasitic High-Voltage Effects on the Degradation of LiMn0.75Fe0.25PO4 Cathodes in Li-ion Batteries}},
  author = {Park, Yoo-Jong and Han, Jaekyeong and Kim, Hojoon and Shin, Ukseon and Jung, Byounghun and Kim, Yongbeom and Ye, Seong Ji and Choi, Byungjin and Shin, Jae-Sun and Lee, Eunryeol and Seo, Dong-Hwa},
  journal = {Chemistry of Materials},
  year = {2026},
  volume = {38},
  number = {1},
  pages = {351--361},
  doi = {10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c02532},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.chemmater.5c02532}
}
Advanced Energy Materials, 15(48), e03496 (2025)

High-Throughput Synthesis of Mn-Based Disordered Rock-Salt Li-Ion Cathodes with Improved Rate Capability via Rapid Joule-Heating

Sang-Wook Park†, Hojoon Kim†, Sangwook Han, Kyoung Sun Kim, You-Yeob Song, Hyun-Gi Lee, Wonyoung Jang, Dae-Hyung Lee, Seongjae Bae, Dongwoo Kim, Jungwoo Park, Inchul Park, Sang-Cheol Nam, Hyungsub Kim, Jinhyuk Lee, Kisuk Kang*, Dong-Hwa Seo*

System: Lithium-ion batteries

Impact Factor 25.5 · Top 2.4%
Best-ranked category
Energy & Fuels
JCR rank
5 / 191 journals · Top 2.4%
View in Journal Citation Reports ↗
Citation details & BibTeX
@article{pub1272025,
  title = {{High-Throughput Synthesis of Mn-Based Disordered Rock-Salt Li-Ion Cathodes with Improved Rate Capability via Rapid Joule-Heating}},
  author = {Park, Sang-Wook and Kim, Hojoon and Han, Sangwook and Kim, Kyoung Sun and Song, You-Yeob and Lee, Hyun-Gi and Jang, Wonyoung and Lee, Dae-Hyung and Bae, Seongjae and Kim, Dongwoo and Park, Jungwoo and Park, Inchul and Nam, Sang-Cheol and Kim, Hyungsub and Lee, Jinhyuk and Kang, Kisuk and Seo, Dong-Hwa},
  journal = {Advanced Energy Materials},
  year = {2025},
  volume = {15},
  number = {48},
  eid = {e03496},
  doi = {10.1002/aenm.202503496},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/aenm.202503496}
}
EcoMat, 6(12), e12502 (2024)

Impact of Conducting Agents on Sulfide and Halide Electrolytes in Disordered Rocksalt Cathode-Based All-Solid-State Batteries

Youngkwang Jung†, You-Yeob Song†, Yoon-Seong Kim†, Yubin Chung, Dae-Hyung Lee, Sang-Wook Park, Hojoon Kim, Hong-Seok Min, Jesik Park, Juyeong Seong, Sung-Kyun Jung, Dong-Hwa Seo*

Materials: Halide solid electrolytes, Sulfide solid electrolytes

Impact Factor 11.3 · Top 10.1%
Best-ranked category
Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
JCR rank
12 / 114 journals · Top 10.1%
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Citation details & BibTeX
@article{pub1072024,
  title = {{Impact of Conducting Agents on Sulfide and Halide Electrolytes in Disordered Rocksalt Cathode-Based All-Solid-State Batteries}},
  author = {Jung, Youngkwang and Song, You-Yeob and Kim, Yoon-Seong and Chung, Yubin and Lee, Dae-Hyung and Park, Sang-Wook and Kim, Hojoon and Min, Hong-Seok and Park, Jesik and Seong, Juyeong and Jung, Sung-Kyun and Seo, Dong-Hwa},
  journal = {EcoMat},
  year = {2024},
  volume = {6},
  number = {12},
  eid = {e12502},
  doi = {10.1002/eom2.12502},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1002/eom2.12502}
}
Energy & Environmental Science, 17, 3753 (2024)

Nearly all-active-material cathodes free of nickel and cobalt for Li-ion batteries

Eunryeol Lee†, Dae-Hyung Lee†, Stéphanie Bessette, Sang-Wook Park, Nicolas Brodusch, Gregory Lazaris, Hojoon Kim, Rahul Malik, Raynald Gauvin, Dong-Hwa Seo*, Jinhyuk Lee*

System: Lithium-ion batteries

Impact Factor 30.5 · Top 0.8%
Best-ranked category
Engineering, Chemical
JCR rank
2 / 183 journals · Top 0.8%
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Citation details & BibTeX
@article{pub972024,
  title = {{Nearly all-active-material cathodes free of nickel and cobalt for Li-ion batteries}},
  author = {Lee, Eunryeol and Lee, Dae-Hyung and Bessette, Stéphanie and Park, Sang-Wook and Brodusch, Nicolas and Lazaris, Gregory and Kim, Hojoon and Malik, Rahul and Gauvin, Raynald and Seo, Dong-Hwa and Lee, Jinhyuk},
  journal = {Energy & Environmental Science},
  year = {2024},
  volume = {17},
  number = {11},
  pages = {3753--3764},
  doi = {10.1039/d4ee00551a},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1039/d4ee00551a}
}

Patents (3)

Dong-Hwa Seo, Hongseok Min, Sang Wook Park, Eunryeol Lee, Hojoon Kim, Jesik Park,  Sunwoo Noh, Jeonghyun Seo, Imsul Seo, Juyeong Seong, Chungbum Lim, "CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES HAVING A MULTIPHASE STRUCTURE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF", US patent (18/411,860, 2024-01-12 filed)

Jesik Park, Hongseok Min, Sunwoo Noh, Jeonghyun Seo, Chungbum Lim, Juyeong Seong, Imsul Seo, Dong-hwa Seo, Eunryeol Lee, Sangwook Park, Hojoon Kim, "CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERIES HAVING A MULTIPHASE STRUCTURE AND A MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF", CN patent (202410150179.2, 2024-02-02 filed)

Jesik Park, Hongseok Min, Sunwoo Noh, Jeonghuyn Seo, Chungbum Lim, Juyeong Seong, Imsul Seo, Dong-hwa Seo, Eunryeol Lee, Sangwook Park, Hojoon Kim, "CATHODE ACTIVE MATERIAL FOR LITHIUM SECONDARY BATTERY HAVING MULTI-PHASE STRUCTURE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF", KR patent (10-2023-0146476, 2023-10-30 filed)

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