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Woo Jong Yu

Sungkyunkwan University · Materials Science

About the Lab

Professor Woo Jong Yu's research lab specializes in two-dimensional (2D) van der Waals heterostructures and 2D material-based nanoelectronics, focusing on the development of next-generation flexible, transparent, and ultra-thin memory and logic devices. The lab explores novel device architectures using monolayer transition metal dichalcogenides (e.g., MoS₂), graphene, and hexagonal boron nitride (h-BN) to achieve high-performance, low-power, and mechanically robust electronic systems. Key research directions include floating-gate and resistive memory devices, neuromorphic computing applications, and band gap engineering in bilayer graphene via chemical doping and electric gating. The lab emphasizes materials integration, defect control, and scalable fabrication for real-world applications in wearable and transparent electronics.

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Research Overview

Papers
115
Total Citations
8,170
Papers (5y)
40
Primary Field
Materials Science

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
40total
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Citations per year (5y)
480total
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Selected Papers

15
1
Article|1,165 citations·2013
Highly efficient gate-tunable photocurrent generation in vertical heterostructures of layered materials
Woo Jong Yu, Yuan Liu, Hailong Zhou, Anxiang Yin, Zheng Li, Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan
SJR Q1Nature NanotechnologyOA
Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
2
Article|925 citations·2012
Vertically stacked multi-heterostructures of layered materials for logic transistors and complementary inverters
Woo Jong Yu, Zheng Li, Hailong Zhou, Yu Chen, Yang Wang, Yu Huang, Xiangfeng Duan
SJR Q1Nature MaterialsOA
Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
3
Article|361 citations·2016
Two-terminal floating-gate memory with van der Waals heterostructures for ultrahigh on/off ratio
Quoc An Vu, Yong Seon Shin, Young Rae Kim, Van Luan Nguyen, Won Tae Kang, Hyun Kim, Dinh Hoa Luong, Il Min Lee, Kiyoung Lee, Dong‐Su Ko, Jinseong Heo, Seongjun Park
SJR Q1Nature CommunicationsOA

Concepts of non-volatile memory to replace conventional flash memory have suffered from low material reliability and high off-state current, and the use of a thick, rigid blocking oxide layer in flash memory further restricts vertical scale-up. Here, we report a two-terminal floating gate memory, tunnelling random access memory fabricated by a monolayer MoS2/h-BN/monolayer graphene vertical stack. Our device uses a two-terminal electrode for current flow in the MoS2 channel and simultaneously fo

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
4
Article|173 citations·2017
A High‐On/Off‐Ratio Floating‐Gate Memristor Array on a Flexible Substrate via CVD‐Grown Large‐Area 2D Layer Stacking
Quoc An Vu, Hyun Kim, Van Luan Nguyen, Ui Yeon Won, Subash Adhikari, Kunnyun Kim, Young Hee Lee, Woo Jong Yu
SJR Q1Advanced Materials

Abstract Memristors such as phase‐change memory and resistive memory have been proposed to emulate the synaptic activities in neuromorphic systems. However, the low reliability of these types of memories is their biggest challenge for commercialization. Here, a highly reliable memristor array using floating‐gate memory operated by two terminals (source and drain) using van der Waals layered materials is demonstrated. Centimeter‐scale samples (1.5 cm × 1.5 cm) of MoS 2 as a channel and graphene a

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
5
Article|159 citations·2016
Unusually efficient photocurrent extraction in monolayer van der Waals heterostructure by tunnelling through discretized barriers
Woo Jong Yu, Quoc An Vu, Hye-Min Oh, Hong Gi Nam, Hailong Zhou, Soonyoung Cha, Jooyoun Kim, Alexandra Carvalho, Mun Seok Jeong, Hyunyong Choi, A. H. Castro Neto, Young Hee Lee
SJR Q1Nature CommunicationsOA

Abstract Two-dimensional layered transition-metal dichalcogenides have attracted considerable interest for their unique layer-number-dependent properties. In particular, vertical integration of these two-dimensional crystals to form van der Waals heterostructures can open up a new dimension for the design of functional electronic and optoelectronic devices. Here we report the layer-number-dependent photocurrent generation in graphene/MoS 2 /graphene heterostructures by creating a device with two

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
6
Article|158 citations·2011
Toward Tunable Band Gap and Tunable Dirac Point in Bilayer Graphene with Molecular Doping
Woo Jong Yu, Lei Liao, Sang Hoon Chae, Young Hee Lee, Xiangfeng Duan
SJR Q1Nano LettersOA

The bilayer graphene has attracted considerable attention for potential applications in future electronics and optoelectronics because of the feasibility to tune its band gap with a vertical displacement field to break the inversion symmetry. Surface chemical doping in bilayer graphene can induce an additional offset voltage to fundamentally affect the vertical displacement field and the band gap opening in bilayer graphene. In this study, we investigate the effect of chemical molecular doping o

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
7
Article|148 citations·2011
Small Hysteresis Nanocarbon-Based Integrated Circuits on Flexible and Transparent Plastic Substrate
Woo Jong Yu, Si Young Lee, Sang Hoon Chae, David Perello, Gang Han, Minhee Yun, Young Hee Lee
SJR Q1Nano Letters

We report small hysteresis integrated circuits by introducing monolayer graphene for the electrodes and a single-walled carbon nanotube network for the channel. Small hysteresis of the device originates from a defect-free graphene surface, where hysteresis was modulated by oxidation. This uniquely combined nanocarbon material device with transparent and flexible properties shows remarkable device performance; subthreshold voltage of 220 mV decade(-1), operation voltage of less than 5 V, on/off r

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
8
Article|128 citations·2011
Ultra‐Transparent, Flexible Single‐walled Carbon Nanotube Non‐volatile Memory Device with an Oxygen‐decorated Graphene Electrode
Woo Jong Yu, Sang Hoon Chae, Si Young Lee, Dinh Loc Duong⧫, Young Hee Lee
SJR Q1Advanced Materials

Ultra-transparent and flexible non-volatile memory devices fabricated using oxygen-decorated graphene electrodes and carbon nanotube network channels are reported. The fabricated memory device revealed a high transmittance of 83.8% with respect to air (PET transmittance: 87.4%) and excellent mechanical stability in a 1000 times bending test. The ultra transparency was realized by introducing oxygen trap sites onto the graphene surface instead of using an opaque inorganic floating gate layer. Det

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
9
Article|114 citations·2009
Adaptive Logic Circuits with Doping-Free Ambipolar Carbon Nanotube Transistors
Woo Jong Yu, Un Jeong Kim, Bo Ram Kang, Il Ha Lee, Eun‐Hong Lee, Young Hee Lee
SJR Q1Nano Letters

A CMOS-like inverter was integrated by using ambipolar carbon nanotube (CNT) transistors without doping. The ambipolar CNT transistors automatically configure themselves to play a role as an n-type or p-type transistor in a logic circuit depending on the supply voltage (V(DD)) and ground. A NOR (NAND) gate is adaptively converted to a NAND (NOR) gate. This adaptiveness of logic gates exhibiting two logic gate functions in a single logic circuit offers a new opportunity for designing logic circui

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
10
Article|99 citations·2019
Tunable Negative Differential Resistance in van der Waals Heterostructures at Room Temperature by Tailoring the Interface
Sidi Fan, Quoc An Vu, Sanghyub Lee, Thanh Luan Phan, Gyeongtak Han, Young‐Min Kim, Woo Jong Yu, Young Hee Lee
SJR Q1ACS Nano

Vertically stacked two-dimensional van der Waals (vdW) heterostructures, used to obtain homogeneity and band steepness at interfaces, exhibit promising performance for band-to-band tunneling (BTBT) devices. Esaki tunnel diodes based on vdW heterostructures, however, yield poor current density and peak-to-valley ratio, inferior to those of three-dimensional materials. Here, we report the negative differential resistance (NDR) behavior in a WSe<sub>2</sub>/SnSe<sub>2</sub> heterostructure system a

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
11
Article|90 citations·2021
One-Step Synthesis of NbSe2/Nb-Doped-WSe2 Metal/Doped-Semiconductor van der Waals Heterostructures for Doping Controlled Ohmic Contact
Văn Tú Vũ, Thi Thanh Huong Vu, Thanh Luan Phan, Won Tae Kang, Young Rae Kim, Minh Dao Tran, Huong Thi Thanh Nguyen, Young Hee Lee, Woo Jong Yu
SJR Q1ACS Nano

van der Waals heterostructures (vdWHs) of metallic (m-) and semiconducting (s-) transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) exhibit an ideal metal/semiconductor (M/S) contact in a field-effect transistor. However, in the current two-step chemical vapor deposition process, the synthesis of m-TMD on pregrown s-TMD contaminates the van der Waals (vdW) interface and hinders the doping of s-TMD. Here, NbSe<sub>2</sub>/Nb-doped-WSe<sub>2</sub> metal-doped-semiconductor (M/d-S) vdWHs are created via a one-

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
12
Article|78 citations·2019
Ultrahigh Gauge Factor in Graphene/MoS2 Heterojunction Field Effect Transistor with Variable Schottky Barrier
Ilmin Lee, Won Tae Kang, Yong Seon Shin, Young Rae Kim, Ui Yeon Won, Kunnyun Kim, Dinh Loc Duong⧫, Kiyoung Lee, Jinseong Heo, Young Hee Lee, Woo Jong Yu
SJR Q1ACS Nano

Piezoelectricity of transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) under mechanical strain has been theoretically and experimentally studied. Powerful strain sensors using Schottky barrier variation in TMD/metal junctions as a result of the strain-induced lattice distortion and associated ion-charge polarization were demonstrated. However, the nearly fixed work function of metal electrodes limits the variation range of a Schottky barrier. We demonstrate a highly sensitive strain sensor using a variable

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
13
Article|77 citations·2018
Mobility Engineering in Vertical Field Effect Transistors Based on Van der Waals Heterostructures
Yong Seon Shin, Kiyoung Lee, Young Rae Kim, Hyangsook Lee, I. Min Lee, Won Tae Kang, Boo Heung Lee, Kunnyun Kim, Jinseong Heo, Seongjun Park, Young Hee Lee, Woo Jong Yu
SJR Q1Advanced Materials

Abstract Vertical integration of 2D layered materials to form van der Waals heterostructures (vdWHs) offers new functional electronic and optoelectronic devices. However, the mobility in vertical carrier transport in vdWHs of vertical field‐effect transistor (VFET) is not yet investigated in spite of the importance of mobility for the successful application of VFETs in integrated circuits. Here, the mobility in VFET of vdWHs under different drain biases, gate biases, and metal work functions is

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
14
Article|70 citations·2023
Multi-neuron connection using multi-terminal floating–gate memristor for unsupervised learning
Ui Yeon Won, Quoc An Vu, Sung Bum Park, Mi Hyang Park, Van Dam, Hyun Jun Park, Heejun Yang, Young Hee Lee, Woo Jong Yu
SJR Q1Nature CommunicationsOA

Abstract Multi-terminal memristor and memtransistor (MT-MEMs) has successfully performed complex functions of heterosynaptic plasticity in synapse. However, theses MT-MEMs lack the ability to emulate membrane potential of neuron in multiple neuronal connections. Here, we demonstrate multi-neuron connection using a multi-terminal floating-gate memristor (MT-FGMEM). The variable Fermi level ( E F ) in graphene allows charging and discharging of MT-FGMEM using horizontally distant multiple electrod

Electrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering
15
Article|63 citations·2020
Photoinduced Tuning of Schottky Barrier Height in Graphene/MoS2 Heterojunction for Ultrahigh Performance Short Channel Phototransistor
Ilmin Lee, Won Tae Kang, Ji Eun Kim, Young Rae Kim, Ui Yeon Won, Young Hee Lee, Woo Jong Yu
SJR Q1ACS Nano

Two-dimensional (2D) layered materials with properties such as a large surface-to-volume ratio, strong light interaction, and transparency are expected to be used in future optoelectronic applications. Many studies have focused on ways to increase absorption of 2D-layered materials for use in photodetectors. In this work, we demonstrate another strategy for improving photodetector performance using a graphene/MoS<sub>2</sub> heterojunction phototransistor with a short channel length and a tunabl

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science

Research Areas

Materials ChemistryElectrical and Electronic EngineeringRenewable Energy, Sustainability and the EnvironmentBiomedical EngineeringAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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