Eco-friendly polymer solar cells: advances in green-solvent processing and material design

S Lee, D Jeong, C Kim, C Lee, H Kang, HY Woo… - Acs Nano, 2020 - ACS Publications
Despite the recent breakthroughs of polymer solar cells (PSCs) exhibiting a power
conversion efficiency of over 17%, toxic and hazardous organic solvents such as chloroform …

Self-Assembly of block copolymers into internally ordered microparticles

CK Wong, X Qiang, AHE Müller, AH Gröschel - Progress in Polymer …, 2020 - Elsevier
Block copolymer (BCP) self-assembly is one of the most versatile concepts for the bottom-up
design of functional nanostructures in materials science, nanomedicine and …

A 3D hierarchical host with enhanced sodiophilicity enabling anode‐free sodium‐metal batteries

K Lee, YJ Lee, MJ Lee, J Han, J Lim, K Ryu… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Sodium‐metal batteries (SMBs) are considered as a compliment to lithium‐metal batteries
for next‐generation high‐energy batteries because of their low cost and the abundance of …

Photoswitchable surfactant-driven reversible shape-and color-changing block copolymer particles

J Kim, H Yun, YJ Lee, J Lee, SH Kim… - Journal of the …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Polymer particles that switch their shape and color in response to light are of great interest
for the development of programmable smart materials. Herein, we report block copolymer …

100th anniversary of macromolecular science viewpoint: Block copolymer particles: Tuning shape, interfaces, and morphology

JJ Shin, EJ Kim, KH Ku, YJ Lee, CJ Hawker… - ACS Macro …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Confined assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) is receiving increasing attention due to the
ability to create unconventional morphologies that cannot be observed in the corresponding …

Multidimensional design of anisotropic polymer particles from solvent‐evaporative emulsion

KH Ku, JM Shin, H Yun, GR Yi… - Advanced Functional …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Colloidal particles with controlled shape and internal structure have attracted great attention
due to their novel morphologies and various potential applications. Among the diverse …

Highly durable fuel cell catalysts using crosslinkable block copolymer-based carbon supports with ultralow Pt loadings

J Choi, YJ Lee, D Park, H Jeong, S Shin… - Energy & …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Minimizing the use of Pt catalysts in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) is
important, considering its high price and scarcity. Herein, we demonstrate novel catalysts for …

Structure‐Controlled Carbon Hosts for Dendrite‐Free Aqueous Zinc Batteries

K Lee, YJ Lee, MJ Lee, J Han, K Ryu, JA Kwon, EJ Kim… - Small, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
The surging demand for environmental‐friendly and safe electrochemical energy storage
systems has driven the development of aqueous zinc (Zn)‐ion batteries (ZIBs). However …

Morphological evolution of block copolymer particles: Effect of solvent evaporation rate on particle shape and morphology

JM Shin, YJ Kim, H Yun, GR Yi, BJ Kim - ACS nano, 2017 - ACS Publications
Shape and morphology of polymeric particles are of great importance in controlling their
optical properties or self-assembly into unusual superstructures. Confinement of block …

Recent progress in the self-assembly of block copolymers confined in emulsion droplets

N Yan, Y Zhu, W Jiang - Chemical Communications, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
When the self-assembly of block copolymers (BCPs) occurs within a deformable emulsion
droplet, BCPs can aggregate into a variety of nanoscaled particles with unique …