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Sehun Kim

Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology · Materials Science

About the Lab

Professor Sehun Kim's research lab specializes in the development of advanced functional nanomaterials and their applications in optoelectronics, sustainable energy, and biomedicine. The lab focuses on inkjet-printed quantum dot displays, particularly all-inkjet-printed, Cd-free, full-color QD-LEDs with high resolution and efficiency, aiming for low-cost, large-scale manufacturing. Another key direction involves the sustainable production of vaterite-type calcium carbonate using indirect carbonation and seawater-based processes, enabling scalable, additive-free synthesis for biomedical and environmental applications. The lab also explores surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy combined with DFT calculations to study drug-molecule interactions at the nanoscale, particularly for antifungal agents in biological systems.

inkjet printingquantum dot LEDsvaterite synthesiscarbon captureSERS

Research Overview

Papers
50
Total Citations
297
Papers (5y)
20
Primary Field
Materials Science

Research Output Trend

Figures are computed from collected data and may differ slightly.

Publications per year (5y)
20total
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Citations per year (5y)
205total
20222023202420252026

Selected Papers

15
1
Article|47 citations·2022
All inkjet‐printed 6.95″ 217 ppi active matrix QD‐LED display with RGB Cd‐free QDs in the top‐emission device structure
Myoungjin Park, Young‐Il Kim, Yun Ku Jung, Jin‐goo Kang, Sehun Kim, Jaekook Ha, Yeo‐Geon Yoon, Changhee Lee
SJR Q2Journal of the Society for Information Display

Abstract Electroluminescence quantum dot devices (QD‐LEDs) show the promise in the development of future displays. For commercialization, the top emission device structure is more advantageous than the bottom emission device structure to realize the high aperture ratio full color displays. Moreover, it is essential to understand not only the device structure and characteristics of QD‐LEDs but also the challenging issues in inkjet‐printed devices. Here, we demonstrated the world first all inkjet‐

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
2
Article|43 citations·2022
Vaterite production and particle size and shape control using seawater as an indirect carbonation solvent
Sehun Kim, Junhyeok Jeon, Myoung‐Jin Kim
SJR Q1Journal of environmental chemical engineeringOA

Vaterite, a type of calcium carbonate, has recently raised the potential for use as a drug delivery material and a filler for bone defects due to its high specific surface area and solubility, low specific gravity, and high porosity. However, existing methods of producing fine-particle vaterite exhibit limitations that annexed processes such as adding excessive additives or irradiating ultrasound are necessary, and mass production is impossible. We developed a simple, chemical additive-free, low

BiomaterialsMaterials Science
3
Article|42 citations·2022
Effect of sucrose on CO2 storage, vaterite content, and CaCO3 particle size in indirect carbonation using seawater
Geunyoung Kim, Sehun Kim, Myoung‐Jin Kim
SJR Q1Journal of CO2 UtilizationOA

Indirect carbonation is a technology for carbon capture, utilization, and storage that is used to reduce the concentration of CO2, and it may be also used to produce vaterite for drug delivery materials. However, vaterite is difficult to produce at the sizes and production volumes required for these applications. In this study, we investigated the effects of sucrose additions to seawater in an indirect carbonation process to increase CO2 storage, generate vaterite, and reduce CaCO3 particle size

BiomaterialsMaterials Science
4
Article|32 citations·2021
Production of high-purity MgSO4 from seawater desalination brine
Myoung‐Jin Kim, Sehun Kim, Seonmi Shin, Geunyoung Kim
SJR Q1Desalination
BiomaterialsMaterials Science
5
Article|28 citations·2002
Magnetization and Mössbauer study of nanosize ZnFe2O4 particles synthesized by using a microemulsion method
Yangkyu Ahn, Eun Jung Choi, Sehun Kim, Dong Hyun An, Kun Uk Kang, Byung-Goo Lee, Kyung Seon Baek, Hang Nam Oak
SJR Q3Journal of the Korean Physical Society
Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
6
Article|12 citations·2022
Surfactant-free hydrothermal fabrication of vaterite CaCO3 with hexagonal bipyramidal morphologies using seawater
K. P. Remya, Sehun Kim, Myoung‐Jin Kim
SJR Q1Powder Technology
BiomaterialsMaterials Science
7
Article|12 citations·2023
61‐4: All‐Inkjet‐printed EL‐QD Display with Improved Efficiency and Lifetime
Jaekook Ha, Dongwoo Shin, Yun Ku Jung, Sehun Kim, Heunggyu Kim, Seung Uk Noh, Young‐Il Kim, Young-Mo Koo, Seogsoon Baek, Yoonho Kang, SungHune Yoo, Jaekwon Hwang
SID Symposium Digest of Technical PapersOA

Inkjet‐printing of electroluminescent quantum dot (EL‐QD) devices is a revolutionary technology aimed at large‐size panel production, high material consumption efficiency and lower manufacturing costs. Here we demonstrate all‐inkjet‐printed 12.4‐inch full color EL‐QD display with 182 ppi resolution. We improved device performance by controling carrier transport property and charge balance through ligand exchange in QDs and ZnMgO surface.

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
8
Article|11 citations·2024
Dual ligand exchange of Cd‐free quantum dots and optimal control of ink formulation for improving the performance of all‐inkjet‐printed quantum dot light‐emitting diodes
Jaekook Ha, Sooho Lee, Myoungjin Park, Heunggyu Kim, Yun Ku Jung, Chang-Yeol Han, Jaekwon Hwang, Gyehyun Park, Hak June Lee, Wan Ki Bae, Seunguk Noh, Donghoon Kwak
SJR Q2Journal of the Society for Information DisplayOA

Abstract Quantum dot light‐emitting diodes (QD‐LEDs) have received significant attention as a next‐generation display technology aimed at large‐size panel production with lower manufacturing costs and excellent picture quality. Here, we demonstrated all‐inkjet‐printed 12.4‐in. full‐color QD‐LED display with the 182‐ppi resolution. The efficiency and lifetime of inkjet‐printed QD‐LEDs were improved through the ligand exchange of Cd‐free quantum dots (QDs), red and green InP and blue ZnSeTe QDs, a

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
9
Article|9 citations·2014
Interactions between the Antifungal Drug Myclobutanil and Gold and Silver Nanoparticles in Penicillium digitatum Investigated by Surface-Enhanced Raman Scattering
Eun-Min Cho, Dheeraj K. Singh, Erdene‐Ochir Ganbold, Uuriintuya Dembereldorj, Seok-Won Jang, Doseok Kim, Jaebum Choo, Sehun Kim, Cheol Min Lee, Sung Ik Yang, Sang‐Woo Joo
SJR Q2Applied Spectroscopy

Surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) of an antifungal reagent, myclobutanil (MCB), was performed on Au and Ag nanoparticles (NPs) to estimate the drug-release behaviors in fungal cells. A density functional theory (DFT) calculation was introduced to predict a favorable binding site of MCB to either the Ag or Au atom. Myclobutanil was presumed to bind more strongly to Au than to Ag in their most stable, optimized geometries of the N4 atom in its 1,2,4-triazole unit binding to the metal atom.

Materials ChemistryMaterials Science
10
Article|9 citations·2023
Nanosized vaterite production through organic-solvent-free indirect carbonation
Sehun Kim, K. P. Remya, Myoung‐Jin Kim
SJR Q1Ultrasonics SonochemistryOA

Nanosized vaterite, which exhibits characteristics such as high specific surface area, porosity, and biocompatibility, has attracted research attention for use as a drug delivery material. However, fatal drawbacks such as high costs, difficulty in mass production, and toxicity exist in conventional nanosized vaterite production owing to the use of a large amount of organic solvents to forcibly suppress the vaterite recrystallization and particle growth. Therefore, nanosized 100 % vaterite was pr

BiomaterialsMaterials Science
11
Article|9 citations·1987
Semiempirical band structure and partial density of states of CuCl
Sehun Kim, R. Stanley Williams
Physical review. B, Condensed matter

A mixed-basis band-structure interpolation scheme has been used to generate a semiempirical band structure of CuCl (zinc-blende structure). The pseudopotential parameters in the interpolation scheme were determined by fitting eigenvalues obtained from angle-resolved photoelectron spectro- scopy data. Partial densities of states for CuCl were obtained by projecting s-, p-, and d-like components out of the mixed basis and compared with uv photoemission and x-ray emission data taken from the litera

Surfaces, Coatings and FilmsMaterials Science
12
Article|8 citations·2024
Recovery of high-purity hydromagnesite from seawater through carbonation using Ca(OH)2
Sehun Kim, Eunbit Koh, Myoung‐Jin Kim
SJR Q1DesalinationOA

The economic challenges arising from resource depletion and uneven distribution of Mg in land reserves have spurred interest in technologies for Mg extraction from seawater. Thus, this study introduces a novel method to recover high-purity magnesium carbonate, specifically hydromagnesite, from seawater through carbonation using Ca(OH)₂ as an alkali source. A significant achievement of this method is the production of high-purity hydromagnesite despite the presence of large amounts of Ca, realize

BiomaterialsMaterials Science
13
Article|8 citations·2024
Utilizing seawater and brine to simultaneously produce high-purity magnesium sulfate and vaterite-type calcium carbonate
Remya Kadamkotte Puthanveettil, Sehun Kim, Myoung‐Jin Kim
SJR Q1Desalination
BiomaterialsMaterials Science
14
Article|7 citations·2010
Electronic Structure and Bonding Configuration of Histidine on Ge(100)
Hangil Lee, 윤영상, Sena Yang, Soon Jung Jung, 김세훈

The electronic structures and bonding configuration of histidine on Ge(100) have been investigated with various sample treatments using core-level photoemission spectroscopy (CLPES). Interpretation of the Ge 3d, C 1s, N 1s, and O 1s core level spectra being included in these systems revealed that both the imino nitrogen in the imidazole ring and the carboxyl group in the glycine moiety concurrently participate in the adsorption of histidine on a Ge(100) surface at 380 K. Moreover, we could clear

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Article|5 citations·2025
Synergistic effects of sulfate and fluoride ions on vaterite production: Influence of major seawater ions
Sehun Kim, Yuvaraj Subramanian, Myoung‐Jin Kim
SJR Q1Desalination
BiomaterialsMaterials Science

Research Areas

Materials ChemistryBiomaterialsSurfaces, Coatings and FilmsSociology and Political ScienceAtomic and Molecular Physics, and OpticsEnvironmental Engineering

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