Energy and Environmental Materials Lab. (EEML)
Youn Research Group
Welcome to the Youn Group
Surface Structure Evolution of Bimetallic Ni2W3N for High Performance HER
J. Mater. Chem. A 13 (2025) 4404
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
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!
2023/11/19 - Our paper entitled "Enhancing the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance of Iridium Oxide in Acidic Media by Inducing a Lower Valence State using CeO2 Support" has been accepted for publication in Applied Surface Science.
Congrats Woo Tae!
2023/11/17 - Our paper entitled "Exploring the Source of Ammonia Generation in Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction using Niobium Nitride" has been accepted for publication in RSC Advances. Congrats So Young!
2023/11/10 - Ji Young won the Best Poster Award in 2023 KIChE Fall Meeting. Congrats!
2023/11/02 - Prof. Youn gave an invited talk in 2023 Korean Electrochemical Society (KECS) Fall Meeting.
2023/09/01 - So Eun joined EEML as a graduate student. Welcome!
2023/08/31 - Our paper entitled "Nanomaterials for Advanced Photocatalytic Plastic Conversion" has been accepted for publication in Molecules. This paper has been selected for an issue cover!
2023/06/23 - Our paper entitled "In-situ Construction of Mo2C-MoC Heterostructure on Ni Foam for Efficient Hydrogen Evolution in Alkaline Media" has been accepted for publication in International Journal of Hydrogen Energy. Congrats Ji Young!
2023/03/20 - Our paper entitled "A Review of Transition Metal Nitride-Based Catalysts for Electrochemical Nitrogen Reduction to Ammonia" has been accepted for publication in Catalysts. Congrats So Young!
2023/03/02 - Ye Ji, Byeong Gyu, and Sejin joined EEML as graduate students. Welcome!