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Hee-Jung Lee

Korea University · Social Sciences

About the Lab

Professor Hee-Jung Lee's research lab specializes in the design, synthesis, and functionalization of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) and coordination polymers (CPs) for advanced materials applications. The lab focuses on controlling the morphology, porosity, and composition of MOFs and their derived materials—such as hollow porous carbons and magnetic porous carbons—through precise synthetic strategies like core-shell templating, solvothermal synthesis, and pyrolysis. Key research directions include the development of multifunctional hybrid nanostructures with tailored gas adsorption, catalytic, and pollutant removal properties.

metal-organic frameworksporous carbonscore-shell nanostructuresgas adsorptionMOF derivatives

Research Overview

Papers
171
Total Citations
3,792
Papers (5y)
38
Primary Field
Social Sciences

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
38total
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Citations per year (5y)
175total
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Selected Papers

15
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Article|283 citations·2011
Advanced fabrication of metal–organic frameworks: template-directed formation of polystyrene@ZIF-8 core–shell and hollow ZIF-8 microspheres
Hee Jung Lee, Won Cho, Moonhyun Oh
SJR Q1Chemical Communications

The conjunction of porous ZIF-8 with polystyrene spheres is demonstrated to induce the formation of polystyrene@ZIF-8 core-shell structures. A subsequent etching process on polystyrene@ZIF-8 core-shells to remove polystyrene cores results in a unique hollow ZIF-8.

Inorganic ChemistryChemistry
2
Article|129 citations·2014
One-pot synthesis of magnetic particle-embedded porous carbon composites from metal–organic frameworks and their sorption properties
Hee Jung Lee, Won Cho, Eunji Lim, Moonhyun Oh
SJR Q1Chemical Communications

Nano- and micro-composites comprised of porous carbon and magnetic particles are prepared by one-step pyrolysis of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). The porosity and composition of resulting magnetic porous carbons are facilely regulated by altering the pyrolysis temperature and changing the organic building blocks incorporated within the initial MOFs.

Inorganic ChemistryChemistry
3
Article|119 citations·2008
Morphology‐Selective Formation and Morphology‐Dependent Gas‐Adsorption Properties of Coordination Polymer Particles
Hee Jung Lee, Won Cho, Soyoung Jung, Moonhyun Oh
SJR Q1Advanced Materials

Three coordination polymer particles (CPPs) are selectively synthesized using the solvothermal method. All three CPPs are prepared from the same building blocks. However, they form different morphologies, such as elongated hexagons, ellipsoids, and rods. Gas-adsorption measurements on N2, CO2, and H2 reveal that diversely shaped CPPs have different gas-adsorption properties, even though they have the same chemical compositions. Detailed facts of importance to specialist readers are published as

Inorganic ChemistryChemistry
4
Article|114 citations·2012
Controlled Isotropic or Anisotropic Nanoscale Growth of Coordination Polymers: Formation of Hybrid Coordination Polymer Particles
Hee Jung Lee, Yea Jin Cho, Won Cho, Moonhyun Oh
SJR Q1ACS Nano

The ability to fabricate multicompositional hybrid materials in a precise and controlled manner is one of the primary goals of modern materials science research. In addition, an understanding of the phenomena associated with the systematic growth of one material on another can facilitate the evolution of multifunctional hybrid materials. Here, we demonstrate precise manipulation of the isotropic and/or anisotropic nanoscale growth of various coordination polymers (CPs) to obtain heterocompositio

Inorganic ChemistryChemistry
5
Article|91 citations·2014
Well-dispersed hollow porous carbon spheres synthesized by direct pyrolysis of core–shell type metal–organic frameworks and their sorption properties
Hee Jung Lee, Sora Choi, Moonhyun Oh
SJR Q1Chemical Communications

Well-dispersed hollow porous carbon (HPC) spheres are prepared by the pyrolysis of polystyrene@ZIF-8 core-shell microspheres. The resulting HPC spheres have high surface areas and show tremendous methylene blue adsorption ability due to the lack of agglomeration, excellent dispersion, and high surface-to-volume ratio.

Inorganic ChemistryChemistry
6
Article|78 citations·2015
Morphological and Structural Evolutions of Metal–Organic Framework Particles from Amorphous Spheres to Crystalline Hexagonal Rods
Hee Jung Lee, Junghun We, Juno Kim, Dooyoung Kim, Wonhee Cha, Eunji Lee, Jeungwon Sohn, Moonhyun Oh
SJR Q1Angewandte Chemie International EditionOA

Compositions as well as morphologies and structures of particles are vital factors that define their properties and applications. However, the morphology and structure changes associated with the composition change of metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are barely studied. Herein, we report the morphology and structure changes of MOF particles associated with the ratio of two organic linkers incorporated within MOF particles, when they are constructed from the reactions of In(NO3)3 in the presence o

Inorganic ChemistryChemistry
7
Article|44 citations·2013
The Effect of Brand Personality on Brand Relationship, Attitude and Purchase Intention with a Focus on Brand Community
Hee Jung Lee, Myung Soo Kang
Academy of Marketing Studies journal

ABSTRACTIt is very important for marketers to manage brand personalities effectively. As brand personalities affect a consumer-brand relationship and attitude related to the brand positively or negatively. A brand personality can project five attributes : sincere, exciting, strong, sophistication, cute.In this research, we investigate which brand personalities affect consumer-brand relationships and brand attitudes. According to this research, sincere and cute brand personalities affect consumer

Sociology and Political ScienceSocial Sciences
8
Article|38 citations·2012
Synthesis and Photoluminescence Properties of Eu3+‐Doped Silica@Coordination Polymer Core–Shell Structures and Their Calcinated Silica@Gd2O3:Eu and Hollow Gd2O3:Eu Microsphere Products
Hee Jung Lee, Ju‐Un Park, Sora Choi, Juhee Son, Moonhyun Oh
SJR Q1SmallOA

The conjugation of Eu(3+)-doped coordination polymers constructed from Gd(3+) and isophthalic acid (H(2)IPA) with silica particles is investigated for the production of luminescent microspheres. A series of doping ratio-controlled silica@coordination polymer core-shell spheres is easily synthesized by altering the amounts of metal nodes used in the reactions, where the ratios of Gd(3+) and Eu(3+) are 10:0 (1a), 9:1 (1b), 8:2 (1c), 7:3 (1d), 5:5 (1e), and 0:10 (1f). The formation of monodisperse

Inorganic ChemistryChemistry
9
Article|32 citations·2009
Association of a RUNX2 Promoter Polymorphism with Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Korean Women
Hee Jung Lee, Jung‐Min Koh, Joo‐Yeon Hwang, Kang‐Yell Choi, Seung Hun Lee, Eui Kyun Park, Taeho Kim, Bok Ghee Han, Ghi Su Kim, Shin‐Yoon Kim, Jong‐Young Lee
SJR Q1Calcified Tissue International
Molecular BiologyBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
10
Article|32 citations·2021
The relationship between anti‐consumption lifestyle and the trust triangle in a ride‐sharing platform: A cross‐cultural study of U.S. and Indian consumers
Hee Jung Lee, Moon‐Kyung Cha
SJR Q1International Journal of Consumer Studies

Abstract The aim of this study is to examine three types of trust in services provided in the sharing economy toward the goal of increasing consumers’ intention to use a ride‐sharing service. The three trust factors for sharing services are trust in drivers, trust in users, and trust in platforms. It is hypothesized that related to consumers’ consumption lifestyles would influence their trust in a sharing service; in particular, previous researchers found that anti‐consumption influenced consume

MarketingBusiness, Management and Accounting
11
Article|24 citations·2011
Understanding and Measuring City Brand Personality (CPS)
Hee Jung Lee, YongGu Suh
International Journal of Tourism Sciences

A distinctive brand personality can create unique and favorable associations in a consumer’s memory and thus enhance brand equity. Our research interest lies in the development of a city brand personality scale that can be applied to destination marketing in the Korean context. Based on Aaker’s (1997) Brand Personality Scale (BPS), we have customized this scale to be useable in the context of the South Korean market. In this research, we have found five dimensions of city brand personality: “sin

MarketingBusiness, Management and Accounting
12
Article|19 citations·2015
Morphological and Structural Evolutions of Metal–Organic Framework Particles from Amorphous Spheres to Crystalline Hexagonal Rods
Hee Jung Lee, Junghun We, Juno Kim, Dooyoung Kim, Wonhee Cha, Eunji Lee, Jeungwon Sohn, Moonhyun Oh
Angewandte Chemie

Abstract Compositions as well as morphologies and structures of particles are vital factors that define their properties and applications. However, the morphology and structure changes associated with the composition change of metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) are barely studied. Herein, we report the morphology and structure changes of MOF particles associated with the ratio of two organic linkers incorporated within MOF particles, when they are constructed from the reactions of In(NO 3 ) 3 in th

Inorganic ChemistryChemistry
13
Article|19 citations·2010
Fluorescent octahedron and rounded-octahedron coordination polymer particles (CPPs)
Hee Jung Lee, Won Cho, Moonhyun Oh
SJR Q2CrystEngComm

Narrowly-dispersed fluorescent octahedron and rounded-octahedron coordination polymer particles (CPPs) have been synthesized from the solvothermal reaction of In(NO3)3·xH2O and 2,6-bis[(4-carboxyanilino)carbonyl]pyridine. The shape and size of the resulting CPPs were dependent on the amount of solvent (and thus the concentration of reactants) used in the reaction. Under poor solubility conditions with only a small amount of DMF, the formation of coordination polymers proceeds quickly and the par

Inorganic ChemistryChemistry
14
Article|13 citations·2011
귀화허가의 법적 성질
이희정

‘귀화(歸化, naturalization)’제도는 외국인을 우리 국가공동체의 구성원으로 받아들여 국민으로서의 모든 권리․의무를 포괄적으로 부여하는 결정을 말한다. 이는 국가의 3요소 중 하나인 ‘국민’의 범위를 결정하는 기능을 한다는 점에서 헌법적 차원의 중요성을 갖는다. 특히 전통적으로 단일민족국가임을 표방하였던 우리나라가 점차 ‘다문화사회’로 이행되어 가고 있는 현재, ‘귀화’는 국가의 구성원을 충원하는 제도로서 더 적극적인 기능을 수행하며, 이전과는 다른 차원의 의미를 획득해 가고 있다. 한편, 개인적 차원에서는 자신이 어느 국가공동체에 속하여 살아가는가가 그의 전 생애에 걸쳐 영향을 미치는 중요한 결정이므로, 귀화제도는 그 신청인의 헌법상 기본권 내지 인권을 보호하는 적절한 배려가 필요하다. 행정법상 ‘기속과 재량’의 문제는 입법, 행정, 사법으로 이어지는, 법규범을 이용한 일련의 공동체적 의사결정과정에서, 특정 문제에 대한 결정권한의 분담을 어떤 방식으로 하는 것이, 그 결

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Article|12 citations·2014
행정법의 관점에서 본 이민법의 쟁점
이희정
고려법학

우리나라에 장기 체류하는 외국인이 급증하면서 그 출입국과 체류 및 귀화, 난민인정 등에 대한 법적 규율의 필요성 또한 높아지고 있다. 따라서 이러한 현실의 변화를 반영하여 ‘이민법’과 ‘이민법학’이 독자적 영역으로 정립될 필요가 인정된다. 이민법은 입국 - 체류 - 정주 - 귀화에 이르는 일련의 과정에 대한 국내법과 관련되는 국제법규를 대상으로 하고, 인권법적 고려가 포함되어야 한다. 행정법적 관점에서 이민법의 특수성은 규율대상이 외국인으로, 국민주권 - 민주주의 - 법치주의의 패러다임 외부에 있는 자에 대한 국가의 권력적 행정이라는 점에 있다. 외국인에 대한 법적 보호를 인권만을 기초로 인정하기 보다는 외국인을 더 이상 ‘국민-외국인’이라는 양자택일적 틀로 보지 않고 ‘다양한 유형의 시민으로서의 지위’를 갖는 국가공동체의 구성원으로 봄으로써 그에 대한 규율이 필요성을 내재화하는 것이 바람직하다. 법치주의는 규범적 관점에서는 물론이고 ‘사회통합’이라는 기능적 관점에서도 외국인에 대한

Research Areas

Inorganic ChemistrySociology and Political ScienceCultural StudiesMarketingInformation SystemsMaterials Chemistry

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