Computationally guided dopant discovery for boosting TiO₂ catalysts in plasma-assisted non-oxidative coupling of methane

Hyeonae Im^†, Hoang Phuong Nguyen^†, Yunkyung Kim^†, Juchan Kim, Chaesung Lim, Yongju Yun, Kyoung-Su Ha^*, Jeong Woo Han^* Applied Catalysis B: Environment and Energy, 2026, 383, 126051

Hierarchical regression approach for enhanced performance prediction of ammonia decomposition catalysts

Jisu Park^†, Jaeseok An^†, Sujin Kim, Yongju Yun^* Catalysis Today, 2026, 463, 115608

Dual-functional palladium-cobalt nitride on exfoliated nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes for efficient ammonia electro-oxidation in solid acid electrolysis cells toward carbon-free hydrogen production

Jungseub Ha^†, Sandya Rani Mangishetti^†, Sanghwa Jeong, Sehun Choi, Subin Kim, Minguk Kwak, Junbeom Maeng, Jeongbin Cho, Sujin Kim, Yongju Yun, Won Bae Kim^* Journal of Power Sources, 2025, 660, 238540

Turing-type catalytic 2D-metal nanomesh inside silica-bilayer for multicomponent reaction control

Yu-Rim Hong, Nitee Kumari. Ankur Maji, Chaeyeon Kim, Sampathkumar Jeevanandham, Amit Kumar, Byeong Su Gu, Min Gyu Kim, Young Joo Lee, Gi-Yeop Kim, Si-Young Choi, Junhyeok No, Hee Cheul Choi, Dongmin Lee, Yongju Yun, In Su Lee^* Journal of the American Chemical Society, 2025, 147, 41023-41033

TiO₂ nanohelices decorated with homogeneous Au-core Pd-shell nanocatalysts for selective toluene gas detection

Hyeonwoong Hwang, Hanseo Bae, Eunji Ahn, Dongmin Lee, Hyeon Ho Cho, Sunah Cheong, Tae Yeon Kim, Jaerim Kim, Yongju Yun, Donghwa Lee, Sei Kwang Hahn^*, Jong Kyu Kim^* Small, 2025, 2504976

Surface modification of SiO₂ support with N-containing polymer for enanatioselective hydrogenation over Pt catalyst

Minji Yun, Jeongmyeong Kim, Byeongju Song, Hyunjun Jeong, Dongmin Lee, Christopher W. Jones^*, Yongju Yun^* Journal of Catalysis, 2025, 449, 116232.

Photocatalytic ammonia synthesis via nitrate reduction on Cu nanoparticle decorated hollow SrTiO₃ nanospheres

Selda Odabasi Lee, Geon Youn, Dongmin Lee, Yongju Yun, Sandeeep Kumar Lakhera, Kijung Yong^* Ceramics International, 2025, 51, 26491-26498.

Catalysis towards sustainability

Hisao Yoshida^*, Yongju Yun^*, Yung-Jung Hsu^* Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research (Guest Editorial), 2025, 2500170.

Recent advances and strategies for Co-based catalysts in ammonia decomposition for hydrogen production

Sujin Kim^†, Young Woo Kim^†, Iljun Chung, Chaeeun Lim, Kijung Yong, Yongju Yun^* Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research (Invited Review), 2025, 2400406.

Ligand-shell cooperativity in a bilayer silica-sandwiched mixed-metals nanocatalyst design for absolute selectivity switch

Sampathkumar Jeevanandham, Ankur Maji, Anubhab Acharya, Nitee Kumari, Byeong Su Gu, Youngkwan Yoon, Dongmin Lee, Hee Cheul Choi, Hyun Woo Kim, Yongju Yun, Amit Kumar^*, In Su Lee^* ACS Nano, 2025, 19, 6142-6152.

Ammonia production via electrocatalytic nitrate reduction on phosphorus-doped coconut shell-based activated carbons

Huiju Jung^†, Jinsung Yang^†, Junbeom Maeng, Won Bae Kim^*, Yongju Yun^* Applied Surface Science, 2025, 686, 162089.

Data-driven catalyst design for oxidative dehydrogenation of propane with CO₂ using decision tree regression

Jisu Park^†, Iljun Chung^†, Hyunjun Jeong, Dongmin Lee, Yongju Yun^* Applied Catalysis B: Environmental and Energy, 2025, 361, 1224622.

Boosting photocatalytic H₂ evolution in B-doped g-C₃N₄/O-doped g-C₃N₄ through synergetic band structure engineering and homojunction formation

Inju Hong, Yi-An Chen, Jen-An Shih, Huiju Jung, Yongju Yun, Ying-Chih Pu, Yung-Jung Hsu, Hyun Sik Moon^*, Kijung Yong^* Applied Surface Science, 2025, 679, 161250.

Localized high-concentration electrolyte in Li-mediated nitrogen reduction for ammonia synthesis

Hyeju Yun^†, Chaeeun Lim^†, Minjun Kwon^†, Dongmin Lee, Yongju Yun, Dong-Hwa Seo^*, Kijung Yong^* Advanced Materials, 2024, 36, 2408280.

Data-driven development of heterogeneous catalysts for propane dehydrogenation with machine learning and metaheuristic optimization

Jungmok Oh^†, Junho Lee^†, Jisu Park^†, Namgi Jeon, Gyoung S. Na, Hyunju Chang, Joonsuk Huh, Hyun Woo Kim^*, Yongju Yun^* ACS Materials Letters, 2024, 6, 5138-5145.