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Sang-Sol Lee

Pohang University of Science and Technology · Engineering

About the Lab

Professor Sang-Sol Lee's research lab specializes in advanced materials characterization, with a strong focus on nanostructured materials and their applications in energy storage and spintronics. The lab employs synchrotron radiation-based techniques—such as X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and soft X-ray spectroscopy—to investigate the electronic and structural properties of cathode materials in lithium-ion batteries and magnetic oxides. Research also extends to the synthesis and property analysis of functional nanomaterials, including cobalt ferrite and magnesium oxide nanostructures, with tailored morphologies for applications in environmental remediation and spintronics. The lab emphasizes the development of innovative characterization methodologies to support next-generation energy and electronic materials.

synchrotron radiationnanomaterialsenergy storagecathode materialsX-ray spectroscopy

Research Overview

Papers
120
Total Citations
1,384
Papers (5y)
49
Primary Field
Engineering

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
49total
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Citations per year (5y)
239total
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Selected Papers

15
1
Article|191 citations·2012
Deformation behavior of ferrite–austenite duplex lightweight Fe–Mn–Al–C steel
Chang-Hyo Seo, Ki Hyuk Kwon, Kayoung Choi, Kyung-Hun Kim, Jai‐Hyun Kwak, Sangsul Lee, Nack J. Kim
SJR Q1Scripta Materialia
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering
2
Article|104 citations·2002
Geometric Snakes for Triangular Meshes
Youngjoo Lee, Sangsul Lee
SJR Q1Computer Graphics Forum

Feature detection is important in various mesh processing techniques, such as mesh editing, mesh morphing, mesh compression, and mesh signal processing. In spite of much research in computer vision, automatic feature detection even for images still remains a difficult problem. To avoid this difficulty, semi-automatic or interactive techniques for image feature detection have been investigated. In this paper, we propose a geometric snake as an interactive tool for feature detection on a 3D triang

Computational MechanicsEngineering
3
Article|85 citations·2019
Effects of deformation–induced BCC martensitic transformation and twinning on impact toughness and dynamic tensile response in metastable VCrFeCoNi high–entropy alloy
Yong Hee Jo, D.G. Kim, M.C. Jo, Kyung‐Yeon Doh, Seok Su Sohn, Donghwa Lee, Hyoung Seop Kim, Byeong‐Joo Lee, Sangsul Lee
SJR Q1Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering
4
Review|70 citations·2020
Approaches to synthesize MgO nanostructures for diverse applications
Jitendra Pal Singh, Varsha Singh, Aditya Sharma, Ganesh Pandey, Keun Hwa Chae, Sangsul Lee
SJR Q1HeliyonOA

Magnesium oxide remained interesting from long time for several important phenomena like; defect induced magnetism, spin electron reflectivity, broad laser emission etc. Moreover, nanostructures of this material exhibited suitability for different kinds of applications ranging from wastewater treatment to spintronics depending upon their shape and size. In this way, researchers had grown nanostructures in the form of nanoparticles, thin films, nanotubes, nanowalls, nanobelts. Though nanoparticle

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
5
Article|36 citations·2020
Correlating the size and cation inversion factor in context of magnetic and optical behavior of CoFe2O4 nanoparticles
Jitendra Pal Singh, Jae Yeon Park, Varsha Singh, So Hee Kim, Weon Cheol Lim, Hemaunt Kumar, Younghak Kim, Sangsul Lee, Keun Hwa Chae
SJR Q1RSC AdvancesOA

Herein, the size dependent behavior of cobalt ferrite nanoparticles was investigated using synchrotron radiation based techniques.

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
6
Article|27 citations·2020
Soft X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Investigation of Li(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)O2 Cathode Materials
Jitendra Pal Singh, Jae Yeon Park, Keun Hwa Chae, Docheon Ahn, Sangsul Lee
SJR Q1NanomaterialsOA

Herein, we report the soft X-ray absorption spectroscopic investigation for Li(Ni0.8Co0.1Mn0.1)O2 cathode material during charging and discharging. These measurements were carried out at the Mn L-, Co L-, and Ni L-edges during various stages of charging and discharging. Both the Mn and Co L-edge spectroscopic measurements reflect the invariance in the oxidation states of Mn and Co ions. The Ni L-edge measurements show the modification of the oxidation state of Ni ions during the charging and dis

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
7
Article|17 citations·2022
Investigation of correlative parameters to evaluate EUV lithographic performance of PMMA
Kanghyun Kim, Jong-Won Lee, Byeong‐Gyu Park, Hyun‐Taek Oh, Yejin Ku, Jin‐Kyun Lee, Geunbae Lim, Sangsul Lee
SJR Q1RSC AdvancesOA

interference lithography with 250 nm pitch grating agreed well with the results calculated using the lumped parameter model. The experimental results demonstrated that the equipment and test protocol can be used for EUV material infrastructure evaluation in academia and in industry.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
8
Article|16 citations·2007
Application of metal injection molding process to fabrication of bulk parts of TiAl intermetallics
Y. C. Kim, Sangsul Lee, Seon-Yong Ahn, Nack J. Kim
SJR Q1Journal of Materials Science
Mechanical EngineeringEngineering
9
Review|14 citations·2022
Synchrotron radiation based X-ray techniques for analysis of cathodes in Li rechargeable batteries
Jitendra Pal Singh, Anil Kumar Paidi, Keun Hwa Chae, Sangsul Lee, Docheon Ahn
SJR Q1RSC AdvancesOA

Li-ion rechargeable batteries are promising systems for large-scale energy storage solutions. Understanding the electrochemical process in the cathodes of these batteries using suitable techniques is one of the crucial steps for developing them as next-generation energy storage devices. Due to the broad energy range, synchrotron X-ray techniques provide a better option for characterizing the cathodes compared to the conventional laboratory-scale characterization instruments. This work gives an o

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
10
Article|13 citations·2017
Early commissioning results for spectroscopic X-ray Nano-Imaging Beamline BL 7C sXNI at PLS-II
Sangsul Lee, Ik Hwan Kwon, Jae-Young Kim, Sung-Sun Yang, Sechang Kang, Jun Lim
SJR Q1Journal of Synchrotron Radiation

For spectral imaging of chemical distributions using X-ray absorption near-edge structure (XANES) spectra, a modified double-crystal monochromator, a focusing plane mirrors system and a newly developed fluorescence-type X-ray beam-position monitoring and feedback system have been implemented. This major hardware upgrade provides a sufficiently stable X-ray source during energy scanning of more than hundreds of eV for acquisition of reliable XANES spectra in two-dimensional and three-dimensional

Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and ImagingMedicine
11
Article|11 citations·2023
Atomic-level insights into the first cycle irreversible capacity loss of Ni-rich layered cathodes for Li-ion batteries
Anil Kumar Paidi, Alex Taekyung Lee, Vinod K. Paidi, Hyungju Ahn, Jinsub Lim, Kug‐Seung Lee, Sangsul Lee, Docheon Ahn
SJR Q1Journal of Materials Chemistry A

Our study identifies that the first cycle IRC loss is strongly related to the irreversibility of the Ni charge state, which limits the capacity and energy density.

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
12
Article|10 citations·2011
Carbon contamination of EUV mask and its effect on CD performance
Sangsul Lee, Jong Gul Doh, Jae Uk Lee, Inhwan Lee, Chang Young Jeong, Dong‐Gun Lee, Seungyu Rah, Jinho Ahn
SJR Q2Current Applied Physics
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
13
Article|9 citations·2013
Improved imaging properties of thin attenuated phase shift masks for extreme ultraviolet lithography
Sangsul Lee, Inhwan Lee, Jong Gul Doh, Jae Uk Lee, Seongchul Hong, Jinho Ahn
SJR Q3Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology B Nanotechnology and Microelectronics Materials Processing Measurement and Phenomena

The mask shadowing effect is a unique phenomenon caused by a mirror-based mask structure and an oblique incident angle of light in the extreme ultraviolet lithography process. This results in a horizontal–vertical (H–V) bias, an ellipticity in the contact hole pattern and, eventually, a patterning limit and critical dimension (CD) nonuniformity. Reducing the absorber thickness is the most effective method to minimize the mask shadowing effect, but this can deteriorate the mask image contrast. In

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
14
Article|8 citations·2023
Growth strategies of Li7La3Zr2O12 electrolytes for Li-ion thin film battery
Jitendra Pal Singh, Anil Kumar Paidi, Sangsul Lee
SJR Q1Chemical Engineering Journal AdvancesOA

This work depicts the recent progress towards utilizing several methods to grow Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) thin film electrolytes of Li-rechargeable batteries. The composition, crystalline phase, and Li-ion conductivity of the electrolyte are affected by the pre and post synthesis processing and synthesis method. The properties of the target material used to deposit SSE thin films also affect the nature of electrolyte. Thus, this review article depicts the synthesis of bulk SSE and the various depositi

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
15
Article|6 citations·2019
Li(Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3)O2 cathode investigated using X-ray absorption spectroscopy and transmission X-ray microscopy
Jae Yeon Park, Jitendra Pal Singh, Jun Lim, Keun Hwa Chae, Sangsul Lee
SJR Q2Materials Letters
Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering

Research Areas

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringMaterials ChemistryMechanical EngineeringRadiationBiomedical EngineeringOrganic Chemistry

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