Jung-In Lee

Department of Materials Science and Metallurgy,
University of Cambridge,
27 Charles Babbage Road,
Cambridge, CB3 0FS

jil29@cam.ac.uk    ●    +44 (0)7519 391004

Education & Training:

• University of Cambridge, UK   Postdoc fellow                   2021-Now
• Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea     Postdoc fellow     2018-2021
• Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea             Postdoc fellow               2017-2018
• Washington State University, USA  Postdoc               2015-2017
• Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Korea             Postdoc  2014-2015

• Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology (Energy Engineering), Korea               Ph.D.      2011-2014
• Korea University (Chemical & Biological Engineering), Korea           M.S.       2007-2009
• Dan kook University (Chemical Engineering), Korea     B.A.Sc.  2002-2007

Research Interests:

• 2D materials for energy storage materials
• Organic-based functional materials for energy storage materials
• Energy storage and conversion materials: Novel electrode materials and novel electrolytes for next-generation batteries as Alkali-metal batteries, Metal-Sulfur batteries, and Metal-Air batteries.
• Cathodes/anodes/electrolytes for advanced sodium-ion batteries: Synthesis/Application/High-tech analysis
• Anodes for advanced lithium-ion batteries: Synthesis/Application/High-tech analysis of Silicon-based anodes, Developments of Binders/Electrolytes/Current collectors.
• Real-time electrochemical analysis for energy storage materials and systems: Raman, OM, FT-IR, XRD

Major Funding:

• PI, Fostering Next-generation Researchers – Korea president postdoc fellowship in 2017 for five years (2017.06-2022.02), Budget: 135 million won/year, Title: Development of Na batteries for mid-large scale stationary energy storage systems, Grant Number: 2017R1A6A3A04010902

Awards:

• 2012, Grate Graduate Student Award (UNIST)

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications:

Total: 30; H-index: 20, i10-index: 26 info from google scholar, *corresponding author, https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=DpNHFWQAAAA

• Lee, J.-I.; Park, S., Amelioration of Sodium metal anodes from interaction with sodium ions and NCQDs in carbonate electrolytes for Sodium metal batteries, in preparation
• Lee, J.-I.; Cho, S.; Vu, T. T.; Kim, S.; Ryu, S.; Moon, J.; Park, S., Hybrid polyion complex micelles enabling high-performance lithium-metal batteries with universal carbonates, Energy Storage Materials, 2021, 38, 509-519
• Lee, J. -I.; Song, G.; Cho, S.; Han, D.-Y.; Park, S., Lithium Metal Interface Modification for High-Energy Batteries: Approaches and Characterization, Batteries & Supercaps, 2020, 3 (9), 828-859
• Dong, P.; Cha, Y.; Zhang, H.; Lee, J.-I.; Song, M.-K., In-situ Surface Protection of Lithium Metal Anode in Lithium-Selenium Disulfide Batteries with Ionic Liquid-based Electrolytes, Nano Energy, 2020, 69, 104434
• Lee, J. -I.*; Shin, M.; Hong, D.; Park, S.* Efficient Li‐Ion‐Conductive Layer for the Realization of Highly Stable High‐Voltage and High‐Capacity Lithium Metal Batteries, Advanced Energy Materials, 2019, 9 (13), 1803722 (Co-corresponding author)
• Zhang, X.; Dong, P.; Lee, J. -I.; Gray, J. T.; Cha, Y.; Ha, S.; Song, M.-K., Enhanced Cycling Performance of Rechargeable Li–O2 batteries via LiOH Formation and Decomposition using High-performance MOF-74@ CNTs Hybrid Catalysts, Energy Storage Materials, 2019, 17, 167-177
• Dong, P.; Han, K. S.; Lee, J. -I.; Zhang, X.; Cha, Y.; Song, M.-K., Controlled Synthesis of Sulfur-Rich Polymeric Selenium Sulfides as Promising Electrode Materials for Long-Life, High-Rate Lithium Metal Batteries, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2018, 10 (35), 29565-29573
• Lee, J. -I.; Song, J.; Cha, Y.; Fu, S.; Zhu, C.; Li, X.; Lin, Y.; Song, M.-K., Multifunctional SnO2/3D Graphene Hybrid Materials for Sodium-ion and Lithium-ion Batteries with Excellent Rate Capability and Long Cycle Life, Nano Research, 2017, 10 (12), 4398-4414 (Equally contributed paper)
• Song, J.; Feng, S.; Zhu, C.; Lee, J.-I.; Fu, S.; Dong, P.; Song, M.-K.; Lin, Y., Tuning The Structure and Composition of Graphite Phase Polymeric Carbon Nitride/Reduced Graphene Oxide Composites Towards Enhanced Lithium-Sulfur Batteries Performance, Electrochimica Acta, 2017, 248, 541-546
• Song, W. -J.; You, S.; Lee, J.-I.; Han, J. -G.; Son, Y.; Kim, S.-I.; Shin, M.; Choi, S.; Jang, J.-H.; Cho, J.; Choi, N.-S.; Park, S., Zinc-Reduced Mesoporous TiOx Li-Ion Battery Anodes with Exceptional Rate Capability and Cycling Stability, Chemistry-An Asian Journal, 2016, 11 (23), 3382-3388
• Shi, Q.; Cha, Y.; Song, Y.; Lee, J.-I.; Zhu, C.; Li, X.; Song, M.-K.; Du, D.; Lin, Y., 3D Graphene-based Hybrid Materials: Synthesis and Applications in Energy Storage and Conversion, Nanoscale, 2016, 8, 15414-15447
• Cho, Y. -G.; Park, H.; Lee, J.-I.; Hwang, C.; Jeon, Y.; Park, S.; Song, H. -K., Organogel Electrolyte for High-loading Silicon Batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2016, 4, 8005-8009
• Lee, J.-I.; Kang, H; Park, K. H.; Shin, M..; Hong, D.; Cho, H. K.; Kang, N.-R.; Lee, J.; Lee, S. M.; Kim, J. –Y.; Kim, C. K.; Park, H.; Choi, N. –S.; Park, S.; Yang, C., Amphiphilic Graft Copolymers as a Versatile Binder for Various Electrodes of High‐Performance Lithium‐Ion Batteries, Small, 2016, 23, 3119-3127 (Equally contributed paper)
• Lee, J.-I.; Ko, Y.; Shin, M.; Song, H.-K.; Choi, N.-S.; Kim, M. G.; Park, S., High-performance Silicon-based Multicomponent Battery Anodes Produced via Synergistic Coupling of Multifunctional Coating Layers, Energy & Environmental Science, 2015, 8, 2075-2084.
• Choi, S.; Bok, T.; Ryu, J.; Lee, J. -I.; Cho, J.; Park, S., Revisit of Metallothermic Reduction for Macroporous Si: Compromise between Capacity and Volume Expansion for Practical Li-ion Battery, Nano Energy, 2015, 12, 161-168
• Choi, S.; Kim, T. -H.; Lee, J. -I.; Kim, J.; Song, H. -K.; Park, S., General Approach for High-Power Li-Ion Batteries: Multiscale Lithographic Patterning of electrodes, ChemSusChem, 2014, 7(12), 3483-3490
• Jeena, M. T.; Lee, J. -I.; Kim, S. H.; Kim, C.; Kim, J. -Y.; Park, S.; Ryu, J. -H., Multifunctional Molecular Design as an Efficient Polymeric Binder for Silicon Anodes in Lithium-ion Batteries, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2014, 6 (20), 18001-18007 (Equally contributed paper)
• Lim, K. W.; Lee, J. -I.; Yang, J.; Kim, Y.-K.; Jeong, H. Y.; Park, S.; Shin, H. S., Catalyst-Free Synthesis of Si-SiOx Core-Shell Nanowire Anodes for High-Rate and High-Capacity Lithium-Ion Batteries, ACS applied materials & interfaces, 2014, 6 (9), 6340-6345 (Equally contributed paper)
• Lee, J.-I.; Lee, E.-H.; Park, J. H.; Park, S.; Lee, S. Y., Ultrahigh‐Energy‐Density Lithium‐Ion Batteries Based on a High‐Capacity Anode and a High‐Voltage Cathode with an Electroconductive Nanoparticle Shell, Advanced Energy Materials, 2014, 4 (9), 1301542 (Equally contributed paper)
• Yoo, S.; Lee, J.-I.; Ko, S.; Park, S., Highly Dispersive and Electrically Conductive Silver-coated Si Anodes Synthesized via a Simple Chemical Reduction Process, Nano Energy, 2013, 2 (6), 1271-1278. (Equally contributed paper)
• Yoo, S.; Lee, J.-I.; Shin, M.; Park, S., Large-scale Synthesis of Interconnected Si/SiOx Nanowire Anodes for Rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries, ChemSusChem, 2013, 6 (7), 1153-7
• Lee, J.-I.; Choi, S.; Park, S., A Simple Fabrication of Interconnected CuO Nanotube Electrodes for High-performance Lithium-ion Batteries, Chemistry-an Asian journal, 2013, 8 (7), 1377-80
• Lee, J.-I.; Park, J.-H.; Lee, S. Y.; Park, S., Surface Engineering of Sponge-like Silicon Particles for High-performance Lithium-ion Battery Anodes, Physical chemistry chemical physics, 2013, 15 (19), 7045-7049 (Equally contributed paper)
• Park, O.; Lee, J.-I.; Chun, M.-J.; Yeon, J.-T.; Yoo, S.; Choi, S.; Choi, N.-S.; Park, S., High-performance Si Anodes with a Highly Conductive and Thermally Stable Titanium Silicide Coating Layer, RSC Advances, 2013, 3 (8), 2538.
• Lee, J.-I.; Park, S., High-performance Porous Silicon Monoxide Anodes Synthesized via Metal-assisted Chemical Etching, Nano Energy, 2013, 2 (1), 146-152.
• Lee, J.-I.; Choi, N.-S.; Park, S., Highly Stable Si-based Multicomponent Anodes for Practical Use in Lithium-ion Batteries, Energy & Environmental Science, 2012, 5 (7), 7878.
• Ko, S.; Lee, J.-I.; Yang, H. S.; Park, S.; Jeong, U., Mesoporous CuO Particles Threaded with CNTs for High-performance Lithium-ion Battery Anodes, Advanced Materials, 2012, 24 (32), 4451-6 (Equally contributed paper)
• Bang, B. M.; Lee, J.-I.; Kim, H.; Cho, J.; Park, S., High-Performance Macroporous Bulk Silicon Anodes synthesized by Template-Free Chemical Etching, Advanced Energy Materials, 2012, 2 (7), 878-883
• Choi, S.; Lee, J.-I.; Park, S., Patterning of Electrodes for Mechanically Robust and Bendable Lithium-ion batteries, Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012, 22 (42), 2236
• Lee, J.-I.; Lee, K. T.; Cho, J.; Kim, J.; Choi, N. S.; Park, S., Chemical-assisted Thermal Disproportionation of Porous Silicon Monoxide into Silicon-based Multicomponent Systems, Angewandte Chemie International Edition 2012, 51 (11), 2767-2771
• Yoo, H.; Lee, J.-I.; Kim, H.; Lee, J. P.; Cho, J.; Park, S., Helical Silicon/silicon Oxide core-shell Anodes Grown onto The Surface of Bulk Silicon, Nano letters, 2011, 11 (10), 4324-4328 (Equally contributed paper)

Patents:

Overseas Patents

• Lee, Y. J.; Park, S.; Jung, D. S.; Jung, H. R.; Lee, J.-I.; Kim, J. Y.; Cho, J. P., Porous Electrode Active Material and Secondary Battery Including The Same, USA, US9831500B2, 2017
• Lee, Y. J.; Park, S.; Jung, H. R.; Lee, J.-I.; Kim, J. Y.; Lee, M. R.; Cho, J. P., Silicon-based Anode Active Material and Secondary Battery Comprising the Same, USA, US9780357B2, 2017
• Jung, H. R.; Park, S.; Lee, J.-I.; Lee, Y. J.; Lee, M. R.; Cho, J. P.; Kim, J. Y.; Jung, D. S.; Kang, Y. A., Porous Silicon-based Electrode Active Material and Secondary Battery Comprising The Same, USA, US9196896B2, 2015
• Lee, Y. J.; Park, S.; Jung, D. S.; Jung, H. R.; Lee, J.-I.; Kim, J. Y.; Cho, J. P., 多孔性電極活物質, その製造方法及び二次電池, Japan, JP576176B2, 2017
• Jung, H. R.; Park, S.; Lee, J.-I.; Lee, Y. J.; Lee, M. R.; Cho, J. P.; Kim, J. Y.; Jung, D. S.; Kang, Y. A., Porous Silicon-based Electrode Active Material, Method of Manufacturing a Secondary Battery and a Porous Particulate Silicon-based Electrode Active Material Containing The Same, Japan, JP5692535B2, 2015
• Lee, Y. J.; Park, S.; Jung, H. R.; Lee, J.-I.; Kim, J. Y.; Lee, M. R.; Cho, J. P., Silicon-based Positive Electrode Active Material and a Secondary Battery Including The Same, Japan, JP5686441B2 (JP2013225469A), 2015

Korea Patents

• Park, S.; Yang, C.; Lee, J. -I.; Kang, H., Binder for Rechargeable Lithium Battery, Electrode Including the Same Binder, And Method for Manufacturing The Same Electrode, And Rechargeable Lithium Battery Including The Same Binder, KR101701332B1, 2017
• Park, S.; Lee, J. -I., Negative Active Material for Lithium Secondary Battery, Method of Preparing The Same and Lithium Secondary Battery Including The Same, KR101627781B1, 2016
• Jeena, M. T.; Lee, J. -I., Park, S.; Ryu, J. –H., Binder for Lithium-Ion Battery, KR101617668B1, 2016
• Park, S.; Lee, S. Y.; Ko, S.; Lee, J. -I.; Park, J.; Lee, H.; Yoon, J.; Bang, B.; Lee, C.; Jung, I.; Negative Electrode Active Material, Method For Manufacturing The Same, And Lithium Rechargeable Battery Including The Same, KR101601919B1, 2016
• Jung, H.; Park, S.; Lee, J. -I.; Lee, Y.; Lee, M.; Cho, J.; Kim, J.; Jung, D.; Kang, Y.; Porous Silicon Based Electrode Active Material and Secondary Battery Comprising The Same, Korea, KR101578262B1, 2015
• Lee, S. Y.; Choi, K.; Kim, S.; Park, S.; Choi, S.; Lee, J. -I., Electrolyte-Electrode Assembly, Method of Manufacturing The Same, And Electrochemical Device Having The Same, KR101576277B1, 2015
• Lee, Y.; Park, S.; Jung, D.; Jung, H.; Lee, J. -I.; Kim, J.; Cho, J., Electrode Active Material Having Pores and Secondary Battery Comprising The Same, KR101514501B1, 2015
• Lee, Y.; Park, S.; Jung, H.; Lee, J. -I.; Kim, J.; Lee, M. R.; Cho, J., Porous Silicon Based Electrode Active Material and Secondary Battery Comprising The Same, KR101501804B1, 2015
• Park, S.; Park, O.; Lee, J. -I., Negative Electrode Active Material for Rechargeable Lithium Battery, Method for Preparing the Same, And Rechargeable Lithium Battery Including the Same, KR101456201B1, 2014
• Park, S.; Cho, J.; Choi, S.; Lee, J. -I., Method for Manufacturing Electrode, Electrode Manufactured According to the Method, And Rechargeable Lithium Battery Including the Electrode, KR101453513B1, 2014
• Park, S.; Cho, J.; Lee, J. -I., Silicon Based Anode Active Material for Lithium Rechargeable Battery, Preparation Method Thereof and Lithium Secondary Battery Comprising the Same, KR101321122B1

Presentation of International Conferences:

• Lee, J.-I.; Sin, M.; Park, S., Ideal Li-metal Anodes with the ex-situ Artificial Layer for the Realization of Highly Stable High-voltage and High-capacity Lithium Metal Batteries, MRS fall meeting, Boston, USA, 12/2019
• Lee, J.-I.; Sin, M.; Park, S., New Artificial Interphase with Li-ion Pathway between Li Metal and Electrolytes for Secure Lithium Metal Anodes, The 19th IMLB, Kyoto, Japan, 06/2018
• Lee, J.-I.; Sin, M.; Park, S., New Artificial Interphase with Li-ion Pathway between Li Metal and Electrolytes for Secure Lithium Metal Anodes, 233rd ECS Meeting, Seattle, USA,05/2018
• Zhang, X.; Lee, J. -I.; Cha, Y.; Dong, P.; Song, M. -K., Monocrystalline Metal-organic Frameworks/carbon Nanotubes Composites as Catalytic Cathode Materials for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries with Long Cycle Life, 233rd ECS Meeting, Seattle, USA, 05/2018
• Dong, P.; Han, K. S.; Lee, J. -I.; Zhang, X.; Cha, Y.; Song, M. -K., Polymeric Selenium Sulfides as Promising Cathode Materials for High-energy Lithium Batteries, 233rd ECS Meeting, Seattle, USA,05/2018
• Lee, J.-I.; Cha, Y.; Song, M.-K., The Developments of Multifunctional SnO2 on Unique 3-graphene Structure for LIBs and NIBs, 231st ECS MEETING, New Orleans, LA, USA, 05/2017
• Cha, Y.; Lee, J.-I.; Song, M.-K., Micron-Sized, Porous Silicon as Anode Host for Large Scale Grid Energy Storage Systems, 2016 MRS fall meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 12/2016
• Dong, P.; Lee, J.-I.; Song, M.-K., Selenium Sulfide Composites as Promising Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Batteries with Enhanced Electrochemical Performance, 2016 MRS fall meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 2016
• Zhang, X.; Lee, J. -I.; Cha, Y.; Song, M. -K., Monocrystalline Metal-Organic Frameworks as Catalytic Cathode Materials for Lithium-Oxygen Batteries, MOF2016, Long Beach, California, USA, 062016
• Lee, J. -I.; Song, M. -K., Effects of Cell Construction Parameters on the Performance of Lithium-Air (Li-O2) batteries, The 18th IMLB, Chicago, IL, USA, 06/2016
• Yoo, S.; Lee, J. -I.; Shin, M.; Park, S., Scalable Approach to Multi-dimensional Bulk Silicon-based Anodes via Catalytic Etching and Growing, the 17th IMLB, Como, Italy, 06/2014
• Lee, J. -I.; Park, S., A Simple Route for Synthesizing Mesoporous CuO Nanoparticle and Nanotube Anodes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries, MRS fall meeting, Boston, MA, USA, 12/2013
• Lee, J. -I.; Park, S., Synthesis of Si-based Multicomponent Anodes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries, The 15th Asian Chemical Congress 2013, Singapore, 08/2013
• Lee, J. -I.; Park, S., Thermal Decomposition of Porous Silicon Monoxide into Silicon-based Multicomponent Replica, The 16th IMLB, Jeju-do, Korea, 06/2012
• Lee, J. -I.; Bang, B. M.; Park, S., High-performance Macroporous Bulk Silicon Anodes Synthesized by Template-Free Chemical Etching, The 16th IMLB, Jeju-do, Korea, 06/2012
• Lee, J. -I.; Park, S., Mass Production of Si-based Anode Materials for High-performance Lithium-ion Battery, MRS spring meeting, San Francisco, USA, 04/2012

Reference:

• Prof. Soojin Park (Pohang University of Science and Technology, KOREA)
• Prof. Min-Kyu Song (Washington State University, USA)
• Prof. Nam-Soon Choi (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, KOREA)
• Prof. Hyun-Kon Song (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, KOREA)
• Prof. Jaephil Cho (Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, KOREA)