Hu Young Jeong

There has been strong demand for novel nonvolatile memory technology for low-cost, large-area, and low-power flexible electronics applications. Resistive memories based on metal oxide thin films have been extensively studied for application as next-generation nonvolatile memory devices. However, although the metal oxide based resistive memories have several advantages, such as good scalability, low-power consumption, and fast switching speed, their application to large-area flexible substrates h

Single atomic copper doping in ultrathin nitrogenated carbon nanosheets over 20.9 wt% was achieved, greatly boosting the oxygen reduction catalysis.

Abstract Hematite has a great potential as a photoanode for photoelectrochemical (PEC) water splitting by converting solar energy into hydrogen fuels, but the solar-to-hydrogen conversion efficiency of state-of-the-art hematite photoelectrodes are still far below the values required for practical hydrogen production. Here, we report a core-shell formation of gradient tantalum-doped hematite homojunction nanorods by combination of hydrothermal regrowth strategy and hybrid microwave annealing, whi

We present a flexible room temperature NO2 gas sensor consisting of vertical carbon nanotubes (CNTs)/reduced graphene hybrid film supported by a polyimide substrate. The reduced graphene film alone showed a negligible sensor response, exhibiting abnormal N–P transitions during the initial NO2 injection. A hybrid film, formed by the growth of a vertically aligned CNT array (with CNTs 20 μm in length) on the reduced graphene film surface, exhibited remarkably enhanced sensitivities with weak N–P t

Abstract Crossbar‐type bipolar resistive memory devices based on low‐temperature amorphous TiO 2 ( a‐ TiO 2 ) thin films are very promising devices for flexible nonvolatile memory applications. However, stable bipolar resistive switching from amorphous TiO 2 thin films has only been achieved for Al metal electrodes that can have severe problems like electromigration and breakdown in real applications and can be a limiting factor for novel applications like transparent electronics. Here, amorphou

Bifunctional oxygen electrocatalysts play a vital role in important energy conversion and storage devices. Cost-effective, abundant, and active Co-based materials have emerged as promising bifunctional electrocatalysts for which identifying catalytically active structures under reaction conditions and unraveling the structure–activity relationships are of critical importance. Here, we report the size-dependent (3–10 nm) structure and catalytic activity of bifunctional cobalt oxide nanoparticle (

Pt-based intermetallic nanostructures have demonstrated higher electrocatalytic performances compared to random alloy structures. However, the origin of their enhanced catalytic properties remains elusive. Furthermore, a robust synthetic strategy for well-defined intermetallic nanostructures represents a challenge. Here, we reveal by combining theoretical and experimental results that the activity enhancement in intermetallic structures for the oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) originates from an

Abstract Identification of active sites is one of the main obstacles to rational design of catalysts for diverse applications. Fundamental insight into the identification of the structure of active sites and structural contributions for catalytic performance are still lacking. Recently, X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) and density functional theory (DFT) provide important tools to disclose the electronic, geometric and catalytic natures of active sites. Herein, we demonstrate the structural i

Abstract Developing efficient and durable electrocatalysts is key to optimizing the electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction (HER), currently one of the cleanest and most sustainable routes for producing hydrogen. Here, a unique and efficient approach to fabricate and embed uniformly dispersed Ir nanoparticles in a 3D cage‐like organic network (CON) structure is reported. These uniformly trapped Ir nanoparticles within the 3D CON (Ir@CON) effectively catalyze the HER process. The Ir@CON elec

Flexible TiO(2) crossbar memory device arrays were fabricated on plastic substrates using amorphous titanium oxide thin films grown by the low-temperature plasma-enhanced atomic layer deposition method. Al/ TiO(2)/Al memory cells on polyethersulfone (PES) showed an enhanced endurance property (up to 10(4) cycles) and low switching voltages compared to the cells on rigid substrates. The multi-stacked memory arrays were constructed by forming the additional Al/ TiO(2)/Al layer on the first memory

We report a direct observation of the microscopic origin of the bipolar resistive switching behavior in nanoscale titanium oxide films. Through a high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, an analytical transmission electron microscopy technique using energy-filtering transmission electron microscopy, and an in situ x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, we demonstrated that the oxygen ions piled up at the top interface by an oxidation-reduction between the titanium oxide layer and the top Al