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Ju-Myung Kim

Ju-Myung Kim

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
PO Box 999
Richland, WA 99352
(509) 375-6705

Biography

Dr. Ju-Myung Kim is currently a postdoctoral research associate in the Energy and Environmental Directorate at PNNL. Her researches focus on the design of electrode architecture and interfacial reaction between electrode materials and electrolyte for high-energy density battery. She has published more than 20 papers in peer reviewed journals and holds 15 patents.

Research Interests

  • Lithium batteries; Interfacial chemistry/engineering for electrode materials; Advanced characterization techniques

Education and Credentials

  • Ph.D., Energy Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Republic of Korea, 2019

PNNL Publications

2024

  • Kim J., P. Gao, Q. Miao, Q. Zhao, M.M. Rahman, P. Chen, and X. Zhang, et al. 2024. "Tailoring solvation solvent in localized high-concentration electrolytes for lithium||sulfurized polyacrylonitrile batteries." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16, no. 16:20618-20625. PNNL-SA-193968. doi:10.1021/acsami.4c02326
  • Kim J., R. Yi, X. Cao, Y. Xu, M.H. Engelhard, S. Tripathi, and C. Wang, et al. 2024. "Extending Calendar Life of Si-Based Lithium-Ion Batteries by a Localized High Concentration Electrolyte." ACS Energy Letters 9, no. 5:2318 - 2325. PNNL-SA-193686. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.4c00348
  • Quinn J.P., J. Kim, R. Yi, J. Zhang, J. Xiao, and C. Wang. 2024. "Fluoro-ethylene-carbonate plays a double-edged role on the stability of Si anode-based rechargeable batteries during cycling and calendar aging." Advanced Materials 36, no. 30:Art. No. 2402625. PNNL-SA-195186. doi:10.1002/adma.202402625

2023

  • Cheng C., Y. Zhou, Y. Xu, H. Jia, J. Kim, W. Xu, and C. Wang, et al. 2023. "Dynamic Molecular Investigation of the Solid-Electrolyte Interphase of an Anode-Free Lithium Metal Battery Using In Situ Liquid SIMS and Cryo-TEM." Nano Letters 23, no. 18:8385-8391. PNNL-SA-185620. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.3c00709
  • Strange L.E., M.H. Engelhard, C.D. Easton, J. Kim, and D.R. Baer. 2023. "Surface Analysis Insight Note: X-Ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy Analysis of Battery Electrodes - challenges with nickel-manganese-cobalt and Li examples using an Al ka x-ray source." Surface and Interface Analysis 55, no. 10:715-729. PNNL-SA-174096. doi:10.1002/sia.7237
  • Tan S., J. Kim, A. Corrao, S.K. Ghose, H. Zhong, N. Rui, and X. Wang, et al. 2023. "Unravelling the convoluted and dynamic interphasial mechanisms on Li metal anode." Nature Nanotechnology 18, no. 3:243-249. PNNL-SA-179646. doi:10.1038/s41565-022-01273-3

2022

  • Kim J., Y. Xu, M.H. Engelhard, J. Hu, H. Lim, H. Jia, and Z. Yang, et al. 2022. "Facile Dual-Protection Layer and Advanced Electrolyte Enhancing Performances of Cobalt-Free/Nickel-Rich Cathodes in Lithium-Ion Batteries." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14, no. 15:17405-17414. PNNL-SA-168201. doi:10.1021/acsami.2c01694
  • Xiao J., C.S. Anderson, X. Cao, H. Chang, R. Feng, Q. Huang, and Y. Jin, et al. 2022. "Perspective - Electrochemistry in Understanding and Designing Electrochemical Energy Storage Systems." Journal of the Electrochemical Society 169, no. 1:Art. No. 010524. PNNL-SA-167756. doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac4a55

2021

  • Gao P., H. Wu, X. Zhang, H. Jia, J. Kim, M.H. Engelhard, and C. Niu, et al. 2021. "Optimization of Magnesium-Doped Lithium Metal Anode for High Performance Lithium Metal Batteries through Modeling and Experiment." Angewandte Chemie International Edition 60, no. 30:16506-16513. PNNL-SA-155950. doi:10.1002/anie.202103344
  • Jia H., X. Zhang, Y. Xu, L. Zou, J. Kim, P. Gao, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2021. "Toward the Practical Use of Cobalt-Free Lithium-Ion Batteries by an Advanced Ether-Based Electrolyte." ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 13, no. 37:44339-44347. PNNL-SA-162906. doi:10.1021/acsami.1c12072
  • Zhang X., H. Jia, L. Zou, Y. Xu, L. Mu, Z. Yang, and M.H. Engelhard, et al. 2021. "Electrolyte Regulating toward Stabilization of Cobalt-Free Ultrahigh-Nickel Layered Oxide Cathode in Lithium-Ion Batteries." ACS Energy Letters 6, no. 4:1324-1332. PNNL-SA-158874. doi:10.1021/acsenergylett.1c00374

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