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Research

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**. Highly Efficient and Durable Organic Semiconductor-Based Photoelectrochemical System for Bias-free Solar Upcycling of Nitrate and Glycerol

Kim, Y.; Kim, J. H.; Lee, E.; Lee, S.; Jung, Y.; Jang, Y.; Oh, I.; Hwang, J. B.; Lim, H.; Lee, S.*

Submitted. (2025)

**. Alkaline water electrolysis; Hydrogen evolution reaction; Electrocatalyst; Tapecasting method; Partial oxidation

Seo, K.; Lee, G.; Ra, J.; Kim, H. R.; Im, S.; Lim, H.; Kim, C.; Joo, J. H.*

Submitted. (2025)

**. State-of-the-Art Characterization Methods and Computational Approaches for Elucidating the

Epitaxial Growth of 2D Materials

Ahn, C.(§); Kim, D.(§), Kim, J. H.(§); Ahn, J.-G.*; Lim, H.*

Submitted. (2025)

**. Revisiting Ferroelectric-Gated Phototransistors: A Tripartite Synapse-Inspired Approach to In-Sensor Image Processing

Seo, D. H.; Lee, Y.; Lee, J. S.; Jeon, J. M.; Kim, H. R.; Ahn, C.; An, S. U.; Lim, H.; Kang, D.-H.*; Song, Y. M.*

Submitted. (2025)

**. Polarity Engineering in a Single MoTe2 Device for Homogeneous Complementary Circuit Applications

Son, H.; Lee, S.; Go, H.; Lee, S. B.; Baek, J. H.; An. S. U.; Lee, J.; Yoon, H. H.; Shin, H.-J.; Lee, J.-H.; Lim, H.; Kim, M.*; Kang, D.-H.*

Submitted. (2025)

63. Designing Band-Edge Emissive AgInS2 Nanocrystals via Composition and Structure Control

Kim, J. H.; Song, J.; Park, Y.; Lim, H.; Bang, J.*

Adv. Opt. Mater. Accepted. (2025)

62. Exploring the Efficient Catalytic Activity of Mixed-Phase Palladium Selenides in Oxygen Reduction Reaction

Kim, H. J.; Yu, S.; Kim, S.; Wahidah, H.; Ahn, J.-G.; Ahn, C.; Hong, J. W.*; Hong, S.*; Lim, H.*

Chem. Eng. J. 512, 162213. (2025)

61. Residue-free fabrication of two-dimensional materials using van der Waals interactions

Lee, M.; Kim, C.; Kwon, S.-Y.; Lee, K.;Kwak, G.; Lim, H.; Seol, J. H.*

Adv. Mater. 2418669 (2025)

60. Au@h-BN Core-Shell Nanostructure as Advanced Shell-Isolated Nanoparticles for In-Situ Electrochemical Raman Spectroscopy in Alkaline Environments

Kim, J. H.; Ra, J.; Park.Y.; Yoon, J.; Lee, E.; Lim, H.*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 2504706 (2025)

59. Enhancing OER activity through water treatment-induced surface reconstruction of metal surfaces

Kim, H. R.; Yeon, C.; Kim, J.H.; Lee, G.; Baek, S.; Lim, H.; Lee, C.-W.*; Joo, J. H.*

Small 25000, 78 (2025)

58. Proton-electron Coupling and Mixed Conductivity in a Hydrogen-bonded Coordination Polymer

Park, M.; Ju, H.; Oh, J.; Park, K.; Lim, H.*; Yoon, S. M.*; Song, I.*

Nat. Commun. 16, 1316 (2025)

57. Facile Synthesis of Iodine Variants-Incorporated Lithium Perrhenate Crystal and Film: Resistive Switching Device and Synaptic Behavior

Lee, S.(§); Ahn, J.-G.(§); Jang.E.; Hyun, G.; Kim,J.; Kim, H.; Park, J.; Song, I.*; Lim, H.*; Yoon, S. M.*

J. Alloys Compd. 1002, 175423 (2024)

56. Photochemical and Patternable Synthesis of 2D Covalent Organic Framework Thin Film Using Dynamic Liquid/Solid Interface

Kim, T.; Oh, J.; Kim, S. C.; Ahn, J.-G.; Kim, S.; Kim, Y. Y.; Lim, H.*

Small Methods 2400063 (2024)

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55. The Effect of Photodissociation of Confined Water on Photoemission Behaviors of Monolayer MoS2

Ahn, C.; Ahn, J.-G.; Hong, S. M.; Kim, H. W.; Lim, H.*

Appl. Surf. Sci. 663, 160157 (2024)

54. Anomalous One-Dimensional Quantum Confinement Effect in Graphene Nanowrinkle

Ahn, J.-G.; Kim, J. H.; Lee, M.; Kim, Y.; Jung, J.*; Lim, H.*

Phys. Rev. B. 108, 045412 (2023)

53. Critical Role of Surface Termination of Sapphire Substrates in Crystallographic Epitaxial Growth of MoS2 Using Inorganic Molecular Precursors

Park, Y.(§); Ahn, C(§).; Ahn, J.-G.; Kim, J. H.; Jung, J.; Oh, J.; Ryu, S.; Kim, S.; Kim, S. C.; Kim, T.; Lim, H.*

ACS Nano, 17 (2), 1196–1205 (2023)

52. Engineering geometric electrodes for electric field-enhanced high-performance flexible in-plane micro-supercapacitors

Kim, J.; Wi, S. M.; Ahn, J.-G.; Sohn, S.; Lim, H. Y.; Park, Y.; Eun, H. J.; Park, J. B.; Lim, H.; Pak, S.*; Jang, A.-R.*; Lee, Y.-W.*

Energy Environ. Mater., 6, e12581 (2023)

51. Synthesis of Monolayer 2D MoS2 Quantum Dots and Nanomesh Films by Inorganic Molecular Chemical Vapor Deposition for Quantum Confinement Effect Control (Invited for Special Issue 'Emerging Investigator')

Ahn, C.; Lim, H.*

Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 10, 1184-1190, (2022)

50. Vapor Pressure-Controllable Molecular Inorganic Precursors for Growth of Monolayer WS2: Influence of Precursor-Substrate Interaction on Growth Thermodynamics

Kim, J. H.; Ahn, C.; Ahn, J.-G.; Park, Y.; Kim, S.; Kim, D.; Baik, J.; Jung, J.; Lim, H.*

Appl. Surf. Sci. 587, 152829. (2022)

49. Sustainable Surface-Enhanced Raman Substrate with Hexagonal Boron Nitride Dielectric Spacer for Preventing Electric Field Cancellation at Au-Au Nanogap

Ahn, J.-G.; Yeo, G.; Han, Y.; Park, Y.; Hong, J. W.; Lim, H.*

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13, 42176-42182. (2021)

48. Growth of Monolayer and Multilayer MoS2 Film by Selection of Growth Mode: Two Pathways via Chemisorption and Physisorption of Inorganic Molecular Precursor

Ahn, C.(§); Park, Y.(§); Shin, S.; Ahn, J.-G.; Song, I.; An, Y.; Jung, J.; Kim, C. S.; Kim, J. H.; Bang, J.; Kim, D.; Baik, J.; Lim, H.*

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13, 6805–6812. (2021) (§ equally contributed to this work)

47. Controlled Photoinduced Electron Transfer from InP/ZnS Quantum Dots through Cu Doping: a New Prototype for Visible-light Photocatalytic Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

Bang, J.*; Das, S.; Yu, E.-J.; Kim, K.; Lim, H.; Kim, S.; Hong, J. W.*

Nano Lett. 20, 6263. (2020)

46. Tunable Optical Transition in 2H-MoS2 via Direct Electrochemical Engineering of Vacancy Defect and

Surface S-C Bond

Park, Y.(§); Shin, S.(§); An, Y.; Ahn, J.-G.; Shin, G.; Ahn, C.; Bang, J.; Baik, J.; Kim, Y.; Jung, J.*; Lim, H.*

ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 12, 40870. (2020) (§ equally contributed to this work)

45. Pyridine-Chelated Imidazo[1,5-a]Pyridine N-Heterocyclic Carbene Nickel(II) Complexes for Acrylate Synthesis from Ethylene and CO2

Kim, J.; Hahm, H.; Ryu, J. Y,; Byun, S.; Park, D.-A.; Lee, S. H.; Lim, H.; Lee, J.; Hong, S.*

Catalysts 10, 758. (2020)

44. Centimeter-Scale and Highly Crystalline 2D Alcohol: Evidence for Graphenol (C6OH)

Lim, H.*; Park, Y.; Lee, M.; Ahn, J.-G.; Li, B. W.; Luo, D., Jung, J.*; Ruoff, R. S.*; Kim, Y.*

Nano Lett. 20, 2107. (2020)

43. Scanning tunneling microscopic investigations for studying conformational change of underlying Cu(111) and Ni(111) during graphene growth (Cover Article)

Ahn, J.-G.(§); Bang, J.(§); Jung, J.; Kim, Y.; Lim, H.*

Surf. Sci. 693, 121526. (2020) (§ equally contributed to this work)

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42. Facile in situ Synthesis of Ag-Doped CdSe Supra-Quantum Dots and their Characterization

Lee, S.(§); Lim, H.(§); Lee, Y. Bang, J.*

ChemPhysChem 20, 1885. (2019) (§ equally contributed to this work)

41. Synthesis of a Scalable Two-Dimensional Covalent Organic Framework (COF) by Photon-assisted Imine Condensation Reaction on the Water Surface

Kim. S.; Lim, H.; Lee, J.; Choi, H.

Langmuir 34, 8731. (2018)

40. Highly-Oriented Monolayer Graphene Grown on a Cu/Ni(111) Alloy Foil

Huang, M.; Biswal, M.; Park, H.-J.; Jin, S.; Qu, D.; Huang, Y.; Hong, S.; Lim, H.; Yoo, W. J.; Lee, Z.; Ruoff, R. S.

ACS Nano 12, 6117. (2018)

39. Temperature-Dependent Photoluminescence of Cesium Lead Halide Perovskite Quantum Dots : Splitting of the Photoluminescence Peaks of CsPbBr3 and CsPb(Br/I)3 Quantum Dots at Low Temperature

Lee, S. M.; Moon, C. J.; Lim, H.; Lee, Y.; Choi, M. Y.; Bang, J.

J. Phys. Chem. C. 121, 26054. (2017)

38. Rapid Photochemical Synthesis of Sea Urchin-Shape Hierarchical Porous COF-5 and its Lithography-Free Patterned Growth

Kim, S.; Park, C.; Lee, M.; Song, I.; Kim, J.; Lee, M.; Jung, J.; Kim, Y.; Lim, H.*; Choi, H. C.*

Adv. Funct. Mater. 27, 1700925. (2017)

37. Reverse Anti-solvent Crystallization Process for the Facile Synthesis of Zinc Tetra(4-pyridyl)porphyrin Single Crystalline Cubes

Park, Y.; Hong, M.; Koo, J. Y.; Lee, M.; Lee, J.; Moon, D. J.; Sohn, S. H.; Joo, T.; Lim, W. T.*;
Lim, H.*; Choi, H. C.*

Sci. Rep. 7,2582. (2017)

36. Probing Evolution of Twist-Angle-Dependent Interlayer Excitons in MoSe2/WSe2 van der Waals Heterostructures

Nayak, P. ; Horbatenko, Y.; Ahn, S.; Kim, G.; Lee, J.-U.; Jang, A-R.; Lim, H.; Cheong, H.; Park, N.; Shin, H. S.

ACS Nano 11, 4041. (2017).

35. Controlled Folding of Single Crystal Graphene

Wang, B.; Huang, M.; Kim, N. Y.; Cunning, B. V.; Huang, Y.; Qu, D. Chen, X.; Jin, S.; Biswal, M.
Zhang, X. Lee, S. H. Lim, H.; Yoo, W. J.; Lee, Z.; Ruoff, R. S.

Nano Lett. 17, 1467. (2017).

34. Chemically induced topological zero mode at graphenic armchair edges

Ziatdinov, M.; Lim, H.; Fujii, S.; Enoki, T.; Kim, Y.; Kiguchi, M.

Phys. Chem. Chem. Phys. 19, 5145. (2017).

33. Conversion of Langmuir-Blodgett Monolayers and Bilayers of Poly(amic acid) through Polyimide to Graphene

Jo, H.; Lyu, J. H.; Ruoff, R. S.; Lim, H.; Yoon, S. I.; Jeong, H. Y.; Shin, T. J.; Bielawski, C.; Shin, H. S.

2D Mater. 4, 014005. (2017).

32. Hexagonal Boron Nitride/Au Substrate for Manipulating Surface Plasmon and Enhancing Capability of Surface Enhanced Raman Spectroscopy

Kim, G.; Kim, M.; Hong, S.; Hyun, C; Ma, K. Y.; Shin, H. S.*; Lim, H.*

ACS Nano 10, 11156. (2016).

31. A New Analysis for Precise Extraction of Structural Parameters on Epitaxial Graphene

Lim, H.*; Yang, H. J.; Kim, Y.*

Adv. Mater. Interf. 3, 1600826 (2016).

- Research Highlight (RIKEN) : Interfering with graphene

30. Prevention of Transition Metal Dichalcogenide Photodegradation by Encapsulation with h-BN Layers

An, S.; Kim, G.; Nayak, P. K.; Yoon. S. I.; Lim, H.; Shin, H.-J. Shin, H. S.

ACS Nano, 10, 8973 (2016).

29. Wafer-Scale and Wrinkle-free Epitaxial Growth of Single-Oriented and Bernal Stacked Multi-layer hexagonal Boron Nitride Sheet on Sapphire

Jang, A-R.; Hong, S.; Hyun, C.; Yoon, S. I.; Kim, K.; Jeong, H. Y.; Park, S. O.; Wong, K.; Kwak, S. K.;
Park, N.; Yu, K.; Choi, E.; Lim, H.*; Shin, H. S.*

Nano Lett. 16, 3360 (2016).

28. Lateral hopping of CO on Ag(110) by multiple overtone excitation

Oh, J.; Lim, H.; Arafune, R.; Jung, J.; Ueba, H.; Kawai, M.; Kim, Y.

Phys. Rev. Lett. 116, 056101 (2016).

27. Selective Synthesis of Pure Cobalt Disulfide on Reduced Graphene Oxide Sheets and Its High Electrocatalytic Activity for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction

An, S.; Yang, J.; Lim, H.; Shin, H. S.

Nano Convergence, 3, 5 (2016).

26. Structurally Driven One-dimensional Electron Confinement in Sub-5-nm Graphene Nanowrinkles

Lim, H.;. Jung, J.; Ruoff, R. S.; Kim, Y. ,

Nat. Commun. 6, 8601 (2015). (Selected as a ‘High-profile Article’ by Nature Asia)

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25. Catalytic Conversion of Hexagonal Boron Nitride to Graphene for in-plane Heterostructures

Kim, G.(§); Lim, H.(§); Ma, K. Y.; Jang, A.-R.; Ryu, G. H.; Jung, M.; Shin, H.-J.; Lee, Z.; Shin, H. S.

Nano Lett. 15, 4769 (2015). (§ equally contributed to this work)

24. Self-Organization of S Adatoms on Au(111): √3R30˚ Rows at Low Coverage

Walen, H.; Liu, D.-J.; Oh, J.; Lim. H.; Evans, J. W.; Kim, Y.; Thiel, P. A.

J. Chem. Phys. 142, 014704 (2015).

23. Reconstruction of steps on the Cu(111) surface induced by sulfur

Walen, H.; Liu, D.-J.; Oh, J.; Lim. H.; Evans, J. W.; Kim, Y.; Thiel, P. A.

J. Chem. Phys. 142, 194711 (2015).

22. Cu2S3 complex on Cu(111) as a candidate for mass transport enhancement

Walen, H.; Liu, D.-J.; Oh, J.; Lim. H.; Evans, J. W.; Aikens, C. M.; Kim, Y.; Thiel, P. A.

Phys. Rev. B 91, 045426 (2015).

21. Stacking of two-dimensional materials in lateral and vertical directions

Lim, H.; Yoon, S. I.; Kim, G.; Jang, A.-R.; Shin, H. S.

Chem. Mater. 26, 4891 (2014).

20. Search for the structure of a sulfur-induced reconstruction on Cu(111)

Liu, D.-J.; Walen, H.; Oh, J.; Lim, H.; Evans, J. W.; Kim, Y.; Thiel, P. A.

J. Phys. Chem. C. 118, 29218 (2014).

19. Functionalization of Graphene Grown on Metal Substrate with Atomic Oxygen: Enolate vs. Epoxide

Jung, J.; Lim, H.; Oh, J. Kim, Y.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 136, 8528 (2014).

18. Lattice-contraction-induced Moiré patterns in direction-controlled epitaxial graphene on Cu(111)

Lim, H.; Jung, J.; Yang, H. J.; Kim, Y.

Adv. Mater. Interf. 1, 1300080 (2014).

17. Real-time XRD studies of Li-O2 electrochemical reaction in nonaqueous lithium-oxygen battery

Lim, H.; Yilmaz, E.; Byon, H. R.

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 3, 3210-3215 (2012).

16. Large scale metal-free synthesis of graphene on sapphire and transfer-free device fabrication

Song, H. J.; Son, M.; Park, C.; Lim, H.; Levendorf, M. P.; Tsen, A. W.; Park, J.; Choi, H. C.

Nanoscale 4, 3050-3054 (2012).

15. Direct growth of graphene pad on exfoliated hexagonal boron nitride surface

Son. M. H.; Lim, H.; Hong, M. S.; Choi, H. C.

Nanoscale 3, 3089 (2011).

14. The unique photoemission from single-layer graphene on SiO2 layer by substrate charging effect

Lim, H.; Song, H. J.; Son, M.; Shin, H.-J.; Choi, H. C.

Chem. Commun. 47, 8608 (2011).

13. Graphenes converted from polymer thin films under a metal capping layer

Byun, S.-J.; Lim. H.; Shin, G.-Y.; Oh, S. H.; Ahn, J.-H.; Choi, H. C.; Lee T.- W.

J. Phys. Chem. Lett. 2, 493 (2011).

12. Spontaneous electron transfer from C60 to Au ions: Oxidation of C60 and hole doping

Shin, H. S.; Lim, H.; Song, H. J.; Shin, H. -J.; Park, S. -M.; Choi, H. C.

J. Mater. Chem. 20, 7183 (2010).

11. The spatially resolved spontaneous reactivity of diazonium salt on edge and basal plane of graphene without surfactant and its doping effect

Lim, H.; Lee, J.; Shin, H.-J.; Shin, H. S.; Choi, H. C.

Langmuir 26, 12278 (2010).

10. Wavelength-selective silencing of photocurrent in Au-coated C60 wire hybrid

Yang, J.; Lim, H.; Choi, H. C.; Shin, H. S.

Chem. Commun. 46, 2575 (2010).

9. Carbon nanotube Schottky diode via selective electrochemical metal deposition

Lim, H.; Song, H. J.; Lee, Y.; Shin, H. J.; Choi, H. C.

Langmuir 26, 1464 (2010).

8. Growth of germanium nanowires using liquid GeCl4 precursor: The critical role of Si impurity

Song, H. J.; Yoon, S. M.; Shin, H.; Lim, H.; Park, C.; Choi. H. C

Chem. Commun. 5124 (2009).

7. Conversion of single crystalline C60 nanodisks and nanorods into graphitic nanostructures via hydrogen thermal annealing

Lim, H.; Shin, H. S.; Song, H. J.; Choi. H. C.

Nanotechnology. 20, 145601 (2009).

6. Silencing of metallic single walled carbon nanotubes via spontaneous hydrosilylation

Lee, Y.; Jeon, K.; Lim, H.; Shin, H. S.; Jin, S. M.; Byon, H. R.; Suh, Y. D.; Choi, H. C

Small 5, 1398-1402 (2009).

5. Nanotube-based chemical and biomolecular sensors

Koh, J.; Kim, B.; Hong S.; Choi H. C.; Lim H.

J. Mater. Sci. Technol. 24, 1 (2008).

4. Mass transport of lithium ions intercalated in pyrene-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotubes: A facile way to Schottky diode

Choi, H. C.; Lim, H.

Proceedings of SPIE. 7037, 70370U (2009).

3. Lithium ions intercalated into pyrene-functionalized carbon nanotubes and their mass transport: A chemical route to carbon nanotube Schottky diode

Lim, H.; Shin, H. S.; Shin, H. J.; Choi, H. C.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 130, 2160 (2008).

2. Redox-mediated negative differential resistance behavior from metalloproteins connected through carbon nanotube nanogap electrodes

Tang, Q.; Moon, H. K.; Lee, Y.; Yoon, S. M.; Song, H. J.; Lim, H.; Choi, H. C.

J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129, 11018 (2007).

1. A synthesis of high purity single-walled carbon nanotubes from small diameters of cobalt nanoparticles by using oxygen-assisted chemical vapor deposition process

Byon, H. R.; Lim, H.; Song, H. J.; Choi, H. C.

Bull. Korean Chem. Soc. 28, 2056 (2007).