APFM Lab launched at Ajou University
Prof. Hyung Do Kim joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering as an Associate Professor and established the Applied Physics of Functional Materials Laboratory.
Prof. Hyung Do Kim joined the Department of Materials Science and Engineering as an Associate Professor and established the Applied Physics of Functional Materials Laboratory.
M.S./Ph.D. students (2027 admission) and undergraduate research interns interested in optoelectronic materials and devices are welcome. See Open Positions.
Prof. Susumu Kitagawa (2025 Nobel Prize in Chemistry) has accepted an invitation to speak at the Wiley Small Science Symposium during the 2026 KSIEC Fall Meeting in Busan, organized by Prof. Kim as Head of the KSIEC Asia Region.
Recent work has appeared in Chemical Science (core-to-core overlap enabling high fill factors in thick organic photovoltaic cells), Small (kinetically controlled phase separation governing hole transport), Advanced Science (MA-free Sn–Pb perovskite solar cells; high-entropy-doped Co-free cathodes), Chemical Engineering Journal (centrifugation-free microfluidic chip for nucleic-acid extraction) and Applied Surface Science (luminescence quenching of quantum dots for anti-counterfeiting surfaces).
“Impact of Additive-Induced Nonfullerene Acceptor Aggregation on Photovoltaic Performance in Organic Photovoltaics” (J. Jeon et al., Prof. Kim corresponding author) has been published in Nano Energy.
Work on self-assembled molecular interfaces for suppressing nonradiative voltage loss, and on the fill factor of phase-separated all-polymer solar cells (both with Prof. Kim as corresponding author) appeared in Adv. Funct. Mater.
For 2026–2027, Prof. Kim serves as Head of the Asia Region of the Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (KSIEC) and as Vice Chair of the International Cooperation Committee of the Polymer Society of Korea (PSK).
A collaborative study on anti-aging flame-retardant PVA composite films appeared in Chem. Eng. J. (JCR top 3%), and “Synergistic Effects of Insulating Polystyrene on Hole Transport in Conductive Polymer Films” (I. Noh et al.) was published in Macromol. Rapid Commun.
Prof. Kim chaired the organizing committee of the 2nd Forum (theme: Quantum Technology & Sustainable Future), featuring Nobel laureates Prof. Takaaki Kajita (keynote) and Prof. Yoshinori Ohsumi (special guest) and 12 invited talks from RIKEN, the University of Tokyo, Osaka University, KIST, KRISS, MEXT and MSIT.
Prof. Kim received the Branch Development Award of the Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (Japan Region) for his service as Head & Councilor of the Japan branch.
“Rhombohedral Zinc Hexacyanoferrate as a High-Voltage Cathode Material for Aqueous Mn-ion Batteries” (with Prof. Munseok S. Chae; Prof. Kim corresponding author) has been published in Small.
The symposium series founded by Prof. Kim became a KSIEC flagship international program with sessions on energy storage, soft matter and electronic technologies.
Prof. Kim co-organized the second Wiley Forum of 2024 (theme: Intelligent Materials, Devices, and Systems for AI), following the March forum at Sungkyunkwan University, with senior editors of Advanced Materials, Advanced Functional Materials and Angewandte Chemie.
“Decoding Polymeric Additive-Driven Self-Healing Processes in Perovskite Solar Cells from Chemical and Physical Bonding Perspectives” (with Prof. Il Jeon; Prof. Kim corresponding author) appeared in Adv. Energy Mater.
Prof. Kim founded the bilateral forum (theme: Biotechnology & Human Health) with the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Japan and the NRF, hosting Prof. Yoshinori Ohsumi (2016 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine) as keynote speaker.
“Genetic Manipulation of M13 Bacteriophage for Enhancing the Efficiency of Virus-Inoculated Perovskite Solar Cells with a Certified Efficiency of 22.3%” was published with an inside back cover.