2026
2026
[48] Ionic Precursors Transformed into Vinyl Acetate Synthesis Catalyst via Reaction-Driven Restructuring
BJ Cha*, WC Elias, HP Jacobs, KN Heck, S Rezaie, S Yazdi, K Hong, JJ Dodson, L Chen, SG Mueller, SR Alexander, MS Wong*
Advanced Functional Materials, Accepted
DOI: 10.1002/adfm.77135
[47] Potassium-promoted Fe-based catalysts for the Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction: Enhanced performance and suppression of surface carbon formation
R Singh, WC Elias, BJ Cha, R Singh, MS Wong*, G Deo*
Molecular Catalysis, 601, 116190, 2026
DOI: 10.1016/j.mcat.2026.116190
[46] Differentiating the Role of Osmotic Pressure and Ionic Interactions on Self-Healing Polymers
D Kim, S Choi, BJ Cha, S Cho, J Shi, TF Yap, DC Paruslki-Seager, DJ Preston, MS Wong, Y Han, BA Getachew*
ACS Applied Polymer Materials, 8, 4, 2577-2587, 2026
DOI: 10.1021/acsapm.5c03289
[45] Dynamic behavior of molecular Pd-acetate trimers and dimers in heterogeneous vinyl acetate synthesis
HP Jacobs, WC Elias, KN Heck, S Jiang, C Sandoval-Pauker, AC Foucher, BJ Cha, JH Arrendondo, L Chen, SG Mueller, SR Alexander, TP Senftle, JT Miller, MS Wong*
Nature Communications, 17, 127, 2026
DOI: 10.1038/s41467-025-66820-7
[44] Promotion effect of CuCl2 on low temperature NH3-SCO over CuOx/Al2O3 enhanced by precursor-derived Cl-bonded Cu species
Y Ji, BJ Cha*, YD Kim*, HO Seo*
Chemical Engineering Journal Advances, 24, 100856, 2025.
DOI: 10.1016/j.ceja.2025.100856
[43] Discerning Structure Sensitivity of Ni-core Pd-shell Nanoparticles for Enhanced Nitrite Reduction
BJ Cha, K Hong, WC Elias, HP Jacobs, KN Heck, MS Wong*
Cell Reports Physical Science, 6, 10, 102897, 2025.
DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrp.2025.102897
[42] Photocatalytic Activation of Dealuminated Zeolite Through In Situ Formation of Defective Graphene
Y Choi, S Kim, Y Li, BJ Cha*, HO Seo*, YD Kim*
ChemSusChem, e202501165, 2025
DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202501165
[41] Effect of CO2 Addition to Ar on Gas Cluster Ion Beam Sputtering of a Si Wafer: An in-situ XPS Study
BJ Cha, SJ Lee, CM Choi, C Jeon, YD Kim, MC Choi*
Applied Surface Science Advances, 27, 100750, 2025.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsadv.2025.100750
[40] CO Cryo-sorption as a Surface-sensitive Spectroscopic Probe of the Active Site Density of Single-atom Catalysts
B Jeong*, HG Abbas, BP Klein, G Bae, AR Velmurugan, CH Choi, G Kim, D Kim, K KIm, BJ Cha, YD Kim, F Jaouen, R Maurer, S Ringe*
Angewandte Chemie International Edition, e20240673, 2025.
DOI: 10.1002/ange.202420673
[39] Nickel Enhances InPd-Catalyzed Nitrate Reduction Activity and N2 Selectivity
K Hong, DJ Rivera, J Donoso, B Shin, HP Jacobs, BJ Cha, KN Heck, WC Elias, P Westerholf, Y Han, C Muhich, MS Wong*
ACS ES&T Engineering, 5, 2, 434-446, 2025.
DOI: 10.1021/acsestengg.4c00552
[38] Photocatalytic efficiency of K-TiO2 for air pollutant treatment: Synergistic effect of NO and acetaldehyde by K incorporation
S Zhao, SY Kim, Y Choi, H Choe, BJ Cha, Y Ji, HE Lee, HO Seo, Z Peng, YD Kim*
Applied Surface Science, 667, 160374, 2024.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2024.160374
[37] Precise Fabrication and Manipulation of Individual Polymer Nanofibers
D Kim, BJ Cha, H Guo, G Gao, C Pennington, MS Wong, BA Getachew, Y Han*
Nano Letters, 24, 20, 2024.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.nanolett.4c00799
[36] In Situ Spectroscopic Studies of NH3 Oxidation of Fe-Oxide/Al2O3
BJ Cha, Y Ji, CM Choi, DS Jung, HC Chae, MC Choi, HO Seo, YD Kim*
ACS Omega, 8, 20, 18064-18073, 2023.
DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c01380
[35] Photocatalytic NO abatement by cement blocks covered with Fe–TiO2 and surface hardening agents: Impacts of Fe–TiO2 contents of coating solutions
S Zhao, SY Kim, S Saqlain, BJ Cha, HO Seo, YD Kim*
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 174, 11159, 2023.
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpcs.2022.111159
[34] Sub-micro photocatalytic TiO2 particles for a water depollution: Comparable removal efficiency to commercial P25 and easy separation via a simple sedimentation
W Ko, BJ Cha, YD Kim, HO Seo*
Catalysis Today 403, 47-57, 2023.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cattod.2021.11.028
[33] Fe-oxide/Al2O3 for the enhanced activity of H2S decomposition under realistic conditions: Mechanistic studies by in-situ DRIFTS and XPS
BJ Cha, JY Choi, Y Ji, S Zhao, SY Kim, SH Kim, YD Kim*
Chemical Engineering Journal, 443, 136459, 2022.
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2022.136459
[32] Role of Fe–C–Al Sites for Low-Temperature CO Oxidation (∼50 °C) over the Fe-Oxide Nanoparticles Supported by Al2O3
BJ Cha, Y Ji, CM Choi, D Jung, CC Hwang, HC Chae, MC Choi, HO Seo, YD Kim*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 126 (32), 13686-13697, 2022.
DOI: 10.1021/acs.jpcc.2c03504
[31] Improved Thermal Stability and Operational Lifetime of Blue Fluorescent Organic Light-Emitting Diodes by Using a Mixed-Electron Transporting Layer
MS Ki, M Sim, O Kwon, K Im, B Choi, BJ Cha, YD Kim, TY Jin, K Paeng*
ACS Materials Letters 4 (9), 1676-1683, 2022.
DOI: 10.1021/acsmaterialslett.2c00583
[30] Surface Structures of Fe–TiO2 Photocatalysts for NO Oxidation
H Choe, SY Kim, S Zhao, BJ Cha, T Grehl, P Brüner, YD Kim*
ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 14 (20), 24028-24038, 2022.
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c04118
[29] Adsorbent/catalyst bi-functional Fe-ZSM-5 prepared by a simple CVD process for exhaust gas treatment
BJ Cha, JY Choi, SY Kim, YD Kim*
Applied Surface Science 574, 151565, 2022.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151565
[28] Characteristics of a mixed-gas cluster ion beam for time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry
SJ Lee, A Hong, J Cho, CM Choi, JY Baek, JY Eo, BJ Cha, WJ Byeon, JY We, S Hyun, M Jeon, C Jeon, DJ Ku, MC Choi*
Applied Surface Science 572, 151467, 2022.
DOI: 10.1016/j.apsusc.2021.151467
[27] Ga-ion beam surface modification of glass using a custom-built liquid metal ion beam
BJ Cha, WJ Byeon, CM Choi, BK Min, J Cho, JY Baek, YD Kim, MC Choi*
Journal of Applied Physics 131 (1), 014901, 2022.
DOI: 10.1063/5.0071815
[26] Visible light responsive rutile TiO2 photocatalysts mixed with cement: Enhancement effect driven by TiO2/cement interfaces
SY Kim, S Zhao, D Jung, BJ Cha, S Saqlain, H Choe, CC Hwang, YD Kim*
Applied Surface Science 570, 151136, 2021.
[25] Photocatalytic activity of Fe-loaded TiO2 particles towards NO oxidation: Influence of the intrinsic structures, operating conditions, and synergic effects of the surface hardening agent
SY Kim†, BJ Cha†, S Zhao, HO Seo, YD Kim*
(†co-first author)
Construction and Building Materials 296, 123763, 2021.
[24] Facile mechanochemical synthesis of malleable biomass-derived network polyurethanes and their shape-memory applications
H Kim, I Cha, Y Yoon, BJ Cha, J Yang, YD Kim, C Song*
ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 9 (20), 6952-6961, 2021.
[23] Impact of humidity on the removal of volatile organic compounds over Fe loaded TiO2 under visible light irradiation: Insight into photocatalysis mechanism by operando DRIFTS
S Saqlain, BJ Cha, SY Kim, JY Sung, MC Choi, HO Seo, YD Kim*
Materials Today Communications 26, 102119, 2021.
[22] Fabrication of highly hydrophobic sand@soot with core–shell structure and large-scale production possibility for oil/water separation
E Mosayebi, S Azizian, BJ Cha, TG Woo, YD Kim*
Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids 150, 109815, 2021.
[21] Ultra-low loading of iron oxide on Pt/Al2O3 for enhanced catalytic activity of CO oxidation at room temperature: A simple method for applications
BJ Cha, SY Kim, CM Choi, JY Sung, MC Choi, HO Seo, YD Kim*
Chemical Engineering Journal 404, 126560, 2021.
[20] Annealing Temperature-Dependent Effects of Fe-Loading on the Visible Light-Driven Photocatalytic Activity of Rutile TiO2 Nanoparticles and Their Applicability for Air Purification
SY Kim, S Saqlain, BJ Cha, S Zhao, HO Seo, YD Kim*
Catalysts 10 (7), 739, 2020.
[19] Morphing Mncore@ Ptshell nanoparticles: Effects of core structure on the ORR performance of Pt shell
MA Matin, J Lee, GW Kim, HU Park, BJ Cha, S Shastri, G Kim, YD Kim, YU Kwon*, V Petkov*
Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 267, 118727, 2020.
[18] Reduction of NO by CO catalyzed by Fe-oxide/Al2O3: Strong catalyst-support interaction for enhanced catalytic activity
BJ Cha, IH Kim, CH Park, CM Choi, JY Sung, MC Choi, YD Kim*
Applied Surface Science 509, 145300, 2020.
[17] Visible light-responsive Fe-loaded TiO2 photocatalysts for total oxidation of acetaldehyde: Fundamental studies towards large-scale production and applications
S Saqlain†, BJ Cha†, SY Kim, TK Ahn, C Park, JM Oh, EC Jeong, HO Seo, YD Kim*
(†co-first author)
Applied Surface Science 505, 144160, 2020.
[16] Formation of conformal NiO underlayer on carbon for strong metal-support interactions effects on electrocatalytic performance of supported Pd nanoparticles
W Shi, AH Park, BJ Cha, HU Park, YD Kim, YU Kwon*
Applied Surface Science 504, 144355, 2020.
[15] Kinetics and thermodynamics of methylene blue adsorption on the Fe-oxide nanoparticles embedded in the mesoporous SiO2
JH Kim†, BJ Cha†, YD Kim, HO Seo*
(†co-first author)
Advanced Powder Technology 31 (2), 816-826, 2020.
[14] Positive Effects of Impregnation of Fe-oxide in Mesoporous Al-Oxides on the Decontamination of Dimethyl Methylphosphonate
TG Woo†, BJ Cha†, YD Kim, HO Seo*
(†co-first author)
Catalysts 9 (11), 898, 2019.
[13] TOF-SIMS Analysis Using Bi3+ as Primary Ions on Au Nanoparticles Supported by SiO2/Si: Providing Insight into Metal–Support Interactions
IH Kim†, BJ Cha†, CM Choi, JS Jin, MC Choi, YD Kim*
(†co-first author)
ACS omega 4 (8), 13100-13105, 2019.
[12] Hydrophilic surface modification of TiO2 to produce a highly sustainable photocatalyst for outdoor air purification
BJ Cha, S Saqlain, HO Seo, YD Kim*
Applied Surface Science 479, 31-38, 2019.
[11] Mesoporous SiO2 particles combined with Fe oxide nanoparticles as a regenerative methylene blue adsorbent
Y Hong†, BJ Cha†, YD Kim, HO Seo*
(†co-first author)
ACS omega 4 (6), 9745-9755, 2019.
[10] Adsorption and Oxidative Desorption of Acetaldehyde over Mesoporous FexOyHz/Al2O3
JH Jeong, SY Kim, J Kim, BJ Cha, SW Han, CH Park, TG Woo, CS Kim, YD Kim*
ACS omega 4 (3), 5382-5391, 2019.
[9] Atomic layer deposition for preparation of highly efficient catalysts for dry reforming of methane
SY Kim†, BJ Cha†, S Saqlain, HO Seo, YD Kim*
(†co-first author)
Catalysts 9 (3), 266, 2019.
[8] Oxidation inhibition of poly (3-hexylthiophene-2, 5-diyl) in the bulk heterojunction by an electron acceptor
TG Woo, BJ Cha, HO Seo, YD Kim*
Applied Surface Science 458, 43-48, 2018.
[7] Surface Modification of TiO2 for Obtaining High Resistance against Poisoning during Photocatalytic Decomposition of Toluene
BJ Cha, TG Woo, SW Han, S Saqlain, HO Seo, HK Cho, JY Kim, YD Kim*
Catalysts 8 (11), 500, 2018.
[6] Superhydrophobic fabric resistant to an aqueous surfactant solution as well as pure water for the selective removal of spill oil
SW Han, HJ Kim, TG Woo, JH Jeong, BJ Cha, YD Kim*
ACS Applied Nano Materials 1 (9), 5158-5168, 2018.
[5] Extreme size dependence of the oxidation behavior of molybdenum clusters
EJ Park, M Link, D Hierling, A Dollinger, BJ Cha, G Gantefoer, YD Kim*
AIP Conference Proceedings 2005 (1), 020002, 2018.
[4] Photo-catalytic activity of hydrophilic-modified TiO2 for the decomposition of methylene blue and phenol
BJ Cha, TG Woo, EJ Park, IH Kim, JE An, HO Seo, YD Kim*
Current Applied Physics 17 (11), 1557-1563, 2017.
[3] Enhanced photo-catalytic activity of TiO2 films by removal of surface carbon impurities; the role of water vapor
HO Seo, TG Woo, EJ Park, BJ Cha, IH Kim, SW Han, YD Kim*
Applied Surface Science 420, 808-816, 2017.
[2] Influence of humidity on the photo-catalytic degradation of acetaldehyde over TiO2 surface under UV light irradiation
HO Seo, EJ Park, IH Kim, SW Han, BJ Cha, TG Woo, YD Kim*
Catalysis Today 295, 102-109, 2017.
[1] Unveiling the complexity of the degradation mechanism of semiconducting organic polymers: Visible-light-induced oxidation of P3HT films on ZnO/ITO under atmospheric conditions
TG Woo, HO Seo, IH Kim, SW Han, BJ Cha, YD Kim*
The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121 (34), 18692-18701, 2017.