Energy and Environmental Materials Lab. (EEML)
Youn Research Group
Welcome to the Youn Group
Accelerated Nitrate-to-Ammonia Conversion over Ni2Mo3N with Mechanistic Insights
J. Mater. Chem. A 14 (2026) 2158 (Back Inside Cover)
Energy and Environmental Materials Laboratory (EEML)
Our lab aims to develop efficient and innovative materials to address present energy and environmental problems. For a more sustainable future, we are focusing on:
1. Hydrogen Energy Conversion - Fuel Cells, Water Splitting
2. Energy Storage - Li-ion Batteries, Na-ion Batteries
3. Catalysis - Fisher-Tropsh Reaction, CO2 Hydrogenation
Positions Available
We are currently looking for highly motivated graduate students (master & PhD) and undergraduate students who are interested in EEML. Interested students, please don't hesitate to contact Prof. Youn. (youndh@kangwon.ac.kr).
Our consortium has been selected for the CCUS Convergence Graduate Program
(CCUS 융합대학원), funded by KETEP. Graduate students in EEML will be eligible for financial
support through this program (25. 05 ~ 29.12).
Our consortium for hydrogen safety cluster (K-Hysafe) has been selected for the Graduate
School of Energy Convergence, funded by KETEP. Graduate students in EEML can be
financially supported by this program (22. 04 ~ 26. 12).
Group News
2026/05/15 - Jae Hyeok recieved the Best Poster Award at 2026 KIChE Spring Meeting. Congrats!
2026/05/01 - Dr. Sanghyeok Yoon joined EEML as a post-doc. Welcome!
2026/03/03 - JunHa and Yejin joined EEML as graduate students. Welcome!
2026/01/13 - So Eun's paper has been selected as an Inside Back Cover in Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Congrats So Eun!
2025/11/24 - Our paper entitled "Accelerated Electrochemical Nitrate-to-Ammonia Conversion over Bimetallic Ni2Mo3N with Mechanistic Insights" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Congrats So Eun!
2025/11/05 - Our paper entitled "High-Performance Electrochemical Oxidation of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural over Bimetallic Ni2Mo3N/NF via Enhanced Structural Reconstruction" has been accepted for publication in Applied Surface Science.
Congrats Jongmin!
2025/07/02 - Yeji received Ph.D. admission offers from several universities and will begin her doctoral program at SUNY Stony Brook this September. Congrats!
2025/05/21 - Yeji won the Best Poster Award in 2025 KIChE Spring Meeting. Congrats!
2025/05/08 - Our paper entitled "Phase-Eengineered Molybdenum Carbide Embedded in Nitrogen-Doped Carbon Nanofiber Composites for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry. Congrats Sejin!
2025/04/22 - Our paper entitled "A Hydrophilic Ni3S2-MoN Heterostructure on Ni Foam (Ni3S2-MoN/NF) as an Electrocatalyst for Enhanced Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Media" has been accepted for publication in Nanoscale. Congrats Yeji!
2025/03/04 - Seunghwan and Doyeon joined EEML as graduate students. Welcome!
2025/01/07 - Our paper entitled "Surface Structure Evolution of Bimetallic Nickel Tungsten Nitride (Ni2W3N) for High Performance Hydrogen Evolution" has been accepted for publication in Journal of Materials Chemistry A. Congrats Ji Young!
2024/11/19 - So Eun's paper has been selected as a Back Cover in Dalton Transactions. Congrats So Eun!
2024/10/24 - Our paper entitled "Enhanced Electrochemical Nitrate Reduction to Ammonia with Nanostructured Mo2C on Carbon Nanotube-Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrid Support" has been accepted for publication in Dalton Transactions. Congrats So Eun!
2024/10/21 - Our paper entitled "A Review of Stoichiometric Nickel Sulfide-Based Catalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Alkaline Media" has been accepted for publication in Molecules. Congrats Yeji!
2024/07/05 - Prof. Youn gave a lecture at the 2024 Co-Week Academy.
2024/06/11 - Our paper entitled "Phosphorus-modified Palladium and Tungsten Carbide/Mesoporous Carbon Composite for Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction of Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells" has been accepted for publication in Nanomaterials.
2024/03/02 - Jae Hyeok and Jong Min joined EEML as graduate students. Welcome!