Welcome to the Joo Group in the Chemistry Department at Seoul National University. We are a group of materials chemists who are seeking to provide materials chemistry solutions to address the problems of societal importance. Our current interests focus on the design of advanced materials for activating small molecule transformation reactions that are relevant to renewable energy conversion and commodity chemical production. We design new catalytic materials tailored at the molecular level in a function-oriented manner. Target catalytic materials include heteroatom-doped carbons, atomically dispersed metals, intermetallic compounds, and interstitial compounds. We utilize spectroscopy, microscopy, and theoretical calculations to characterize materials at the atomic level. We explore the reactivity of developed catalysts in a variety of catalytic reactions. Ultimately, we aim to design new catalysts that can break the scaling relationship in catalytic reactions, which may overcome the current limitation of activity and selectivity.
LAB NEWS
- Our paper “Pt-MoOx Hybrid Electrocatalysts Modulating Local Environment for Enhanced Activity towards Hydrogen Electrocatalysis” has been accepted for publication in ACS Mater. Lett...2025/01/17
- We welcome new graduate students, Mr. Minseok Ko (Ph.D course) and Ms. Hae Rim Sung (Master course)!2025/01/02
- We welcome new undergraduate intern members, Ms. Sarang Lee, Mr. Seung Jun Lee, Ms. Seungyeon Park, and Mr. Inseop Shin!2024/12/23
- Our paper “Renaissance of Chlorine Evolution Reaction: Emerging Theory and Catalytic Materials” has been accepted for publication in Angew. Chem. Int. Ed..2024/10/04
- We welcome two new members, researcher Mr. Minseok Ko and undergraduate intern Mr. Yehoon Hyun!2024/09/01
- Our paper “Understanding the Preparative Chemistry of Atomically Dispersed Nickel Catalysts for Achieving High-Efficiency H2O2 Electrosynthesis” has been accepted for publication in Chem. Sci..2024/07/25
- We welcome three new members. New post-doc, Dr. Yunseok Shin and new MS-PhD students, Mr. Seong Hoon Kwak and Mr. Guan Young Kim.2024/03/01
- Our alumnus Dr. Ho Young Kim starts his independent career as an Assistant Professor at Sangmyung University. Congratulation!2024/03/01
Positions Available
We are currently looking for highly motivated graduate students (Doctor or Integrated Master-Doctor) and postdoctoral researchers who are interested in nanomaterial synthesis, nanocatalysis, fuel cells, and electrolyzers. If you are interested in the group, please feel free to contact to Prof. Joo.
재료화학 및 촉매 연구실에서는 나노물질 합성, 나노촉매, 연료전지 및 수전해 분야에 관심 있는 학부생, 대학원생 (박사, 또는 석-박 통합과정) 및 박사후 연구원을 모집합니다. 본 연구실에 관심 있으신 분은 아래의 연락처로 연락주시기 바랍니다.
E-mail: shjoo1@snu.ac.kr or sanghjoo@gmail.com
Tel: +82-2-880-6658