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Hyun-woo Kim

Ewha Womans University · Engineering

About the Lab

Professor Hyun-woo Kim's research lab specializes in advanced materials and device engineering for next-generation energy storage and electronic systems. The lab focuses on developing innovative solid-state electrolytes and hybrid materials for high-voltage lithium-ion and sodium-ion batteries, emphasizing safety, efficiency, and performance. Additionally, the lab explores novel semiconductor devices such as tunnel FETs with engineered doping profiles to achieve ultra-low power operation, leveraging TCAD simulations and device physics. The lab also engages in computational biology and artificial intelligence, applying cognitive modeling and NLP techniques to enhance dialogue system consistency and human-machine interaction.

solid-state batteriestunnel FETsionic liquidsenergy storagedialogue systems

Research Overview

Papers
222
Total Citations
2,142
Papers (5y)
68
Primary Field
Engineering

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
68total
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
Citations per year (5y)
455total
20212022202320242025

Selected Papers

15
1
Article|103 citations·2016
Hybrid solid electrolyte with the combination of Li7La3Zr2O12 ceramic and ionic liquid for high voltage pseudo-solid-state Li-ion batteries
Hyunwoo Kim, Manikandan Palanisamy, Young Jun Lim, Jin Hong Kim, Sang Cheol Nam, Youngsik Kim
SJR Q1Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Concerning the safety aspects of high-voltage Li-ion batteries, a pelletized hybrid solid electrolyte (HSE) was prepared by blending Li<sub>7</sub>La<sub>3</sub>Zr<sub>2</sub>O<sub>12</sub> (LLZO) ceramic particles and an ionic liquid electrolyte (ILE) for use in pseudo-solid-state Li-ion batteries.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
2
Article|65 citations·2003
Computational analysis of hydrogen bonds in protein–RNA complexes for interaction patterns
Hyunwoo Kim, Euna Jeong, Seong‐Wook Lee, Kyungsook Han
SJR Q1FEBS Letters

Structural analysis of protein-RNA complexes is labor-intensive, yet provides insight into the interaction patterns between a protein and RNA. As the number of protein-RNA complex structures reported has increased substantially in the last few years, a systematic method is required for automatically identifying interaction patterns. This paper presents a computational analysis of the hydrogen bonds in the most representative set of protein-RNA complexes. The analysis revealed several interesting

Molecular BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
3
Article|45 citations·2020
Binder-free organic cathode based on nitroxide radical polymer-functionalized carbon nanotubes and gel polymer electrolyte for high-performance sodium organic polymer batteries
Hyunwoo Kim, Hye Jung Kim, Huimyoung Byeon, Jeha Kim, Jeha Kim, Jung Woon Yang, Youngsik Kim, Jae-Kwang Kim, Jae-Kwang Kim
SJR Q1Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Advanced organic polymer electrode based on PTVE-functionalized carbon nanotubes is prepared for sodium organic battery.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
4
Article|45 citations·2020
Will I Sound Like Me? Improving Persona Consistency in Dialogues through Pragmatic Self-Consciousness
Hyunwoo Kim, Byeongchang Kim, Gunhee Kim
OA

We explore the task of improving persona consistency of dialogue agents. Recent models tackling consistency often train with additional Natural Language Inference (NLI) labels or attach trained extra modules to the generative agent for maintaining consistency. However, such additional labels and training can be demanding. Also, we find even the bestperforming persona-based agents are insensitive to contradictory words. Inspired by social cognition and pragmatics, we endow existing dialogue agent

Artificial IntelligenceComputer Science
5
Article|36 citations·2021
Gate-Normal Negative Capacitance Tunnel Field-Effect Transistor (TFET) With Channel Doping Engineering
Hyunwoo Kim, Daewoong Kwon
SJR Q2IEEE Transactions on Nanotechnology

In this work, a negative capacitance tunnel FET (NCTFET) with the tunneling current in the normal direction to the gate is proposed with channel doping engineering and its electrical characteristics are investigated using TCAD simulations with calibrated model parameters. The new NCTFET has a p <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">+</sup> -doping (for n-type operations) in the channel overlap region, which plays a role to suppress the cor

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
6
Article|32 citations·2021
Steep Switching Characteristics of L-Shaped Tunnel FET With Doping Engineering
Hyunwoo Kim, Daewoong Kwon
SJR Q2IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices SocietyOA

In this work, a L-shaped tunnel FET (TFET), which has the dominant tunneling current in the normal direction to the gate, is introduced with the doping engineering and its electrical characteristics are analyzed using TCAD device simulations. The proposed L-shaped TFET has the pocket doping (p <sup xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">+</sup> -doping for n-type operations) underlying the gate, which can suppress the corner tunneling generated

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
7
Article|31 citations·2014
Tunneling field-effect transistor with Si/SiGe material for high current drivability
Hyunwoo Kim, Jang Hyun Kim, Sang Wan Kim, Min-Chul Sun, Euyhwan Park, Byung‐Gook Park
SJR Q3Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

In order to overcome the small current drivability of a tunneling field-effect transistor (TFET), we have introduced a TFET with the SiGe body and elevated Si drain region. The proposed TFET features large on-current and lower subthreshold swing (SS) compared with the Si TFET. Also, by using elevated Si drain region, it is expected that ambipolar current can be suppressed. Through the technology computer aided design (TCAD) simulation, the characteristics of the proposed TFET have been investiga

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
8
Article|28 citations·2014
Schottky Barrier Tunnel Field-Effect Transistor using Spacer Technique
Hyunwoo Kim, Jong Pil Kim, Sang Wan Kim, Min-Chul Sun, Garam Kim, Jang Hyun Kim, Euyhwan Park, Hyungjin Kim, Byung‐Gook Park
SJR Q3JSTS Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science

In order to overcome small current drivability of a tunneling field-effect transistor (TFET), a TFET using Schottky barrier (SBTFET) is proposed. The proposed device has a metal source region unlike the conventional TFET. In addition, dopant segregation technology between the source and channel region is applied to reduce tunneling resistance. For TFET fabrication, spacer technique is adopted to enable self-aligned process because the SBTFET consists of source and drain with different types. Als

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
9
Article|23 citations·2020
Demonstration of Tunneling Field-Effect Transistor Ternary Inverter
Hyunwoo Kim, Sihyun Kim, Kitae Lee, Junil Lee, Byung‐Gook Park, Daewoong Kwon
SJR Q2IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

We demonstrate tunnel FET (TFET)-based ternary CMOS (T-CMOS) which can operate at supplyvoltage (V <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">DD</sub> ) <; 0.6 V. The TFET T-CMOS consists of the vertical n/p TFETs and their drain current (I <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">D</sub> )-gate voltage(V <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
10
Article|22 citations·2021
Low-Power Vertical Tunnel Field-Effect Transistor Ternary Inverter
Hyunwoo Kim, Daewoong Kwon
SJR Q2IEEE Journal of the Electron Devices SocietyOA

In this study, vertical tunnel FET-based ternary CMOS (T-CMOS) is introduced and its electrical characteristics are investigated using TCAD device and mixed-mode simulations with experimentally calibrated tunneling parameters. This new T-CMOS utilizes two different types of tunneling currents to form three different output voltage states: (1) source-to-drain tunneling current; and (2) conventional source-to-channel tunneling current. To form a half supply voltage (V <sub xmlns:mml="http://www.w3

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
11
Article|18 citations·2009
High quality Ge epitaxial layers on Si by ultrahigh vacuum chemical vapor deposition
Hyunwoo Kim, Keun Wook Shin, Gun‐Do Lee, Euijoon Yoon
SJR Q2Thin Solid Films
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
12
Article|17 citations·2024
PCB-based digital microfluidic platform for droplet mixing on an open surface
Hyunwoo Kim, Sang Kug Chung, Jeongmin Lee
SJR Q1Micro and Nano Systems LettersOA

Abstract This paper presents a digital microfluidic (DMF) platform based on a printed circuit board (PCB) for droplet mixing. Mixing droplets without a top cover plate is important for bio-chemical analysis. For this reason, a more efficient mixing method is required especially for mixing a viscous liquid droplet in an open surface. Here, to improve the performance of droplet mixing, we propose the integration of an acoustically oscillating bubble to an electrowetting-on-dielectric (EWOD) chip,

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
13
Article|15 citations·2017
Sleep Patterns of Firefighters with Shift Working Schedules in Seoul Metropolitan Area
Hyunwoo Kim, Soo-Mi Jung, Yun Seo Choi, Sol Ah Kim, Hye-Young Joung, Eui‐Jung Kim, Hyeon Jin Kim
SJR Q3Sleep Medicine ResearchOA

Background and ObjectiveaaFirefighters suffer from irregular and inadequate sleep, often due to their shift work schedule. The purpose of this study was to investigate the shift work schedules and their effects on the quality of sleep in Korean firefighters. MethodsaaThis study included firefighters in the Seoul Metropolitan area, who participated in the "Firefighters' Healing Camp" and answered questionnaires for their shift work schedules and sleeprelated symptoms. Among 180 participating fire

Experimental and Cognitive PsychologyPsychology
14
Article|12 citations·2020
Impact of body-biasing for negative capacitance field-effect transistor
Hyunwoo Kim, Daewoong Kwon
SJR Q3Journal of Physics CommunicationsOA

Abstract In this study, the body-bias effects on negative capacitance FET (NCFET) are analyzed using technology computer-aided design (TCAD) device simulation with drift-diffusion model and Landau-Khalatnikov. To understand the physical origin the effects, electrical characteristics are evaluated with various ferroelectric (FE) layer thickness for NCFET as compared to the conventional MOSFET. With thicker FE layer, the total capacitance ( C Total ) becomes larger, while MOS capacitance ( C MOS )

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
15
Article|11 citations·2012
Evaluation of monitoring items for adverse ground conditions in subsea tunneling
Hyunwoo Kim, Seokwon Jeon, Eui-Seob Park
SJR Q1Tunnelling and Underground Space Technology
Safety, Risk, Reliability and QualityEngineering

Research Areas

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringCivil and Structural EngineeringAerospace EngineeringMechanical EngineeringMechanics of MaterialsCell Biology

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