📄 Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
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36 Modulating Lattice-Oxygen-Mediated Redox Property and Catalytic Activity of TiO2 Nanoparticles via Atomic
Substitution
Tae Yong Kim,† Kyeounghak Kim,† Jaemin Ryu, Jeong Woo Han,* Sungju Yu*
35 Deciphering the Mechanistic Insights into Selective Cobalt and Lithium Recovery in Flow-Electrode Capacitive
Deionization using Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy
Sungbin Jo, Juyoung Hwang, Seyeon Oh, Sungju Yu, Jonghee Yoon, Jongkook Hwang, Hana Yoon, Younghyun Cho, Chung-Yul Yoo*
Submitted
34 Development of a Lens-Less Compact Optical System for Ultrasensitive Nanomaterial Detection in Liquid Media
via Exploiting Multiple-Light Scattering
Jeonggyo Kim, Youngsoo Kim, Jun-Won Kook, Hae-Nam Choi, Kyoungman Cho, In-Hwan Lee, Jongkook Hwang, Sungju Yu, Chung-Yul Yoo, Jonghee Yoon*
Submitted
33 Sustainable Oxidation of Azoles: Structure-Reactivity Controls and Reactive Species Dynamics in UV-Activated
Persulfate Processes
Heejin Yang, Ah-Hyeon Cho, Sungju Yu,* Chang-Gu Lee,* Gyu Leem
Submitted
32 A General Strategy for Living Cationic Ring-Opening Polymerization of Low-Strain Cyclic Enol Ethers into
Mechanically Tunable High-Molecular-Weight Polymers
Ju-Hyung Chae, Minyeong Choi, Semin Son, Jinhee Kim, Sun-Hyeong Hong, Sungju Yu, In-Hwan Lee*
Submitted
Jongyoon Park, Ji Sung Park, Jiwoo Lee, Jiyun Lee, Dongyoon Woo, Minkyeong Ban, Seongseop Kim, Eunho Lim,
Jinyoung Chun, Sungju Yu, Chung-Yul Yoo, Jonghee Yoon, Hyeong Min Jin,* Jinwoo Lee,* Jongkook Hwang*
Chemical Engineering Journal, in press.
30 Stability Thresholds of Atomically Dispersed Platinum Catalysts for Solar Hydrogen Production
Juneseo Park, Sungju Yu*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2026, 65(10), e22214
> Selected for Back Cover [link]
> Designated as a "Hot Topic" in Photocatalysis [link] and Water Splitting [link]
> Featured in NRF and Ajou University NEWS [link]
> Media Coverage under the Headline "Breaking the Limits of Single Atom" [link]
29 Novel Gallium Oxynitride Thin Film Photoanodes for Photoelectrochemical Water Oxidation
Sang Youn Chae,†, Jung Hun Maeng,† Oh-Shim Joo,* Sungju Yu,* Eun Duck Park*
Applied Surface Science, 2026, 722, 165544
Kanghyun Lee,† Abraham Seo,† Yujin Lee, Seyeon Kim, Sanghyuk Lee, Suyeon Chae, Inho Nam,* Sungju Yu,*
Soomin Park*
International Journal of Energy Research, 2025, 1, 3924822
Jongyoon Park, Giwook Lee, Won-Gwang Lim, Tae-Nam Kim, Chung-Yul Yoo, Sungju Yu, Jonghee Yoon,
Jinyoung Chun, Jongkook Hwang*
Applied Surface Science, 2025, 682(15), 161756
26 Anomalous Reaction Pathways to Methane Production in Photocatalytic Ethanol Oxidation
Azam Nasirian, Kihyuk Sung, Hye-Young Jang,* Sungju Yu*
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16(39), 52191–52199
25 Plasmon-Driven Selective Methane Oxidation to Formic Acid at Ambient Conditions
Thuy Ha Nguyen, Eun Duck Park,* Sungju Yu*
ACS Energy Letters, 2024, 9(2), 538–546
> Supplementary Cover Article
> Ajou News Bureau Press Release [Link: KR, EN]
24 Ir(tri-N-Heterocyclic Carbene)-Catalyzed Production of Hydrogen and Cn Acids from Ethylene Glycol
Mi-Hyun Lee, Heemin Byeon, Siwon Kim, Woojin Yoon, Juneseo Park, Hoseop Yun, Sungju Yu, Hye-Young Jang*
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2023, 11(24), 8901-8907
23 Iridium(triNHC)-Catalyzed Transfer Hydrogenation of Glycerol Carbonate without Exogenous Reductants
Yeon-Joo Cheong, Mi-Hyun Lee, Heemin Byeon, Jiyong Park, Sungju Yu, Hye-Young Jang*
Catalysts, 2022, 12(6), 656
22 Hot Carrier Extraction from Plasmonic-Photonic Superimposed Heterostructures
Sanghyuk Lee, Sungju Yu*
Journal of Chemical Physics, 2022, 156(23), 234703
> Invited Article for Special Issue on Plasmon-Driven Energy Conversion [Link]
> Guest-Edited by Prof. Jain (UIUC), Prof. Wei (U of Florida), and Prof. Kim (SNU)
> Chosen as a Featured Article
> 2022 JCP Editors' Choice Article (Entire Collection Here)
21 Ir(NHC)-Catalyzed Synthesis of β-Alkylated Alcohols via Borrowing Hydrogen Strategy: Influence of Bimetallic
Kihyuk Sung, Mi-hyun Lee, Yeon-Joo Cheong, Yu Kwon Kim, Sungju Yu, Hye-Young Jang*
Advanced Synthesis & Catalysis, 2021, 363(12), 3090-3097
20 Isotope Effects in Plasmonic Photosynthesis
Sungju Yu, Prashant K. Jain*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59(50), 22480-22483
> Featured in Hot Topic: Carbon Dioxide
19 The Chemical Potential of Plasmonic Excitations
Sungju Yu, Prashant K. Jain*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2020, 59(5), 2085-2088
18 Using Plasmonically Generated Carriers as Redox Equivalents
Sungju Yu, Mohan Varun, Prashant K. Jain*
MRS Bulletin, 2020, 45(1), 43-48
> Invited Review
> 'Materials for Hot-Carrier Chemistry' Issue (Jan 2020) [Link]
17 Selective Branching of Plasmonic Photosynthesis into Hydrocarbon Production and Hydrogen Generation
Sungju Yu, Prashant K. Jain*
ACS Energy Letters, 2019, 4(9), 2295−2300
16 Plasmonic Photosynthesis of C1-C3 Hydrocarbons from Carbon Dioxide Assisted by an Ionic Liquid
Sungju Yu, Prashant K. Jain*
Nature Communications, 2019, 10(1), 2022
> 2019 Top 50 Nature Communications Article in Chemistry and Materials Sciences (All Top 50 Collections Here)
> Editors' Highlight on Energy Materials [Link]
> Illinois News Bureau Press Release [Link]
> Featured on Science News Media [Link]
15 Plasmonic Control of Multi-Electron Transfer and C-C Coupling in Visible-Light-Driven CO2 Reduction on Au
Sungju Yu, Andrew J. Wilson, Jaeyoung Heo, Prashant K. Jain*
Nano Letters, 2018, 18(4), 2189-2194
> Selected for Front Cover [Link]
> Most Read Article, Mar/May 2018
> Top 20 Most Downloaded Article, Jan 2019
> Highlighted in a Feature Article of Chemistry World (RSC magazine) [Link]
> Thomson Reuters Highly Cited (Top 1%) Paper, as of Sep/Oct 2019
Sungju Yu, Andrew J. Wilson, Gayatri Kumari, Xueqiang Zhang, Prashant K. Jain*
ACS Energy Letters, 2017, 2(9), 2058-2070
> Invited Review
> Most Read Article, Sep 2017
> Featured in Virtual Issue (May 2018) on 'Plasmons for Energy Conversion' [Link]
13 Exploring Crystal Phase and Morphology in the TiO2 Supporting Materials Used for Visible-Light Driven Plasmonic
Chyan Kyung Song, Jayeon Baek, Tae Yong Kim, Sungju Yu, Jeong Woo Han, Jongheop Yi*
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2016, 198, 91-99
12 Energy Conversion of Sub-Band-Gap Light using Naked Carbon Nanodots and Rhodamine B
Sungju Yu, Su Young Lee, Ha Nee Umh, Jongheop Yi*
Nano Energy, 2016, 26, 479-487
11 Tuning the Structural Color of a 2D Photonic Crystal using a Bowl-Like Nanostructure
Ha Nee Umh†, Sungju Yu†, Yong Hwa Kim, Su Young Lee, Jongheop Yi*
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2016, 8(24), 15802-15808
> Featured in News Media
10 Interfacial Adsorption and Redox Coupling of Li4Ti5O12 with Nano-Graphene for High-Rate Lithium Storage
Seongjun Bae, Inho Nam, Soomin Park, Young Geun Yoo, Sungju Yu, Jong Min Lee, Jeong Woo Han, Jongheop Yi*
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2015, 7(30), 16565-16572
9 Kinetic and Mechanistic Insights into the All-Solid-State Z-Schematic System
Sungju Yu, Su Young Lee, Jungeun Yeo, Jeong Woo Han, Jongheop Yi*
Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 2014, 118(51), 29583-29590
8 Hot-Electron-Transfer Enhancement for the Efficient Energy Conversion of Visible Light
Sungju Yu, Yong Hwa Kim, Su Young Lee, Hyeon Don Song, Jongheop Yi*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 2014, 53(42), 11203-11207
> Selected as Hot Paper
> Featured in Media Outlets
7 Enhancement in Photocatalytic Oxygen Evolution via Water Oxidation under Visible Light on Nitrogen-Doped TiO2
Nanorods with Dominant Reactive {102} Facets
Minzae Lee, Hyeong Jin Yun, Sungju Yu, Jongheop Yi*
Catalysis Communications, 2014, 43, 11-15
6 Carbon-Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles Wrapped with Nanographene as a High Performance Photocatalyst for Phenol
Degradation under Visible Light Irradiation
Sungju Yu, Hyeong Jin Yun, Yong Hwa Kim, Jongheop Yi*
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 2014, 144, 893-899
5 Effect of Valence Band Energy on the Photocatalytic Performance of N-Doped TiO2 for the Production of O2 via the
Oxidation of Water by Visible Light
Hyeong Jin Yun, David M. Lee, Sungju Yu, Jeyong Yoon, Hee-Jin Park, Jongheop Yi*
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2013, 378, 221-226
4 Effect of TiO2 Crystalline Phase on CO Oxidation over CuO Catalysts Supported on TiO2
Mi Yeong Kang, Hyeong Jin Yun, Sungju Yu, Wooyoung Kim, Nam Dong Kim, Jongheop Yi*
Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical, 2013, 368-369, 72-77
3 Preparation and Characterization of Fe-Doped TiO2 Nanoparticles as a Support for a High Performance CO
Sungju Yu†, Hyeong Jin Yun†, David M. Lee, Jongheop Yi*
Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2012, 22(25), 12629-12635
David M. Lee, Hyeong Jin Yun, Sungju Yu, Seong Jin Yun, Sung Young Lee, Sang Hyeon Kang, Jongheop Yi*
Chemical Engineering Journal, 2012, 187, 203-209
Hyeong Jin Yun, Hyunjoo Lee, Nam Dong Kim, David M. Lee, Sungju Yu, Jongheop Yi*
ACS Nano, 2011, 5(5), 4084-4090
> Featured in News Media
Non-SCI Journal Article
1 Plasmonic Photosynthesis
Sungju Yu*
Catalysis, 2020, 36, 11-20
> Invited Contribution (KIChE)