Cho, Kyeongjae
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Kyeongjae Cho is a Professor of Materials Science. His research interests include:
- Computational modeling study of nanomaterials with applications to nanoelectronic devices
- Renewable energy technology
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First-Principle Prediction on STM Tip Manipulation of Ti Adatom on Two-Dimensional Monolayer YBr₃
(Wiley-Hindawi, 2019-02-04)Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) is an important tool in surface science on atomic scale characterization and manipulation. In this work, Ti adatom manipulation is theoretically simulated by using a tungsten tip (W-tip) ... -
Superior Low-Temperature NO Catalytic Performance of PrMn₂O₅ over SmMn₂O₅ Mullite-Type Catalysts
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019)By studying their surface chemistry, metal-oxygen bond strength, and critical energy barrier heights, we elucidate the differences in the NO oxidation catalytic performance of PrMn₂O₅ and SmMn₂O₅ mullite-type oxides. The ... -
First-Principles Study of Metal-Graphene Edge Contact for Ballistic Josephson Junction
(American Physical Society, 2019-06-05)Edge-contacted superconductor-graphene-superconductor Josephson junctions have been utilized to realize topological superconductivity, and have shown superconducting signatures in the quantum Hall regime. We perform ... -
The Band Structure Change of Hf₀.₅Zr₀.₅O₂/Ge System upon Post Deposition Annealing
(Elsevier B.V., 2019-05-25)Hafnium zirconium oxide films have been utilized in negative capacitance (NC) field-effect transistors (FETs). The band alignment of semiconductor and HfZrOₓ film is critical to obtain high device performance. The band ... -
WSe₂ Homojunctions and Quantum Dots Created by Patterned Hydrogenation of Epitaxial Graphene Substrates
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2019-01-17)Scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) at 5 K is used to study WSe₂ layers grown on epitaxial graphene which is formed on Si-terminated SiC(0 0 0 1). Specifically, a partial hydrogenation process is applied to intercalate ... -
Tuning the Structure of Bifunctional Pt/SmMn₂O₅ Interfaces for Promoted Low-Temperature CO Oxidation Activity
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2019-01-30)The interfacial structure of metal-oxide composite catalysts plays a vital role in heterogeneous catalysis, which is crucial to the adsorption and activation of reactants. Herein, the interfacial effects of bare and Fe/Co/Ni ... -
ZnO Composite Nanolayer with Mobility Edge Quantization for Multi-Value Logic Transistors
(Nature Publishing Group, 2019-04-30)A quantum confined transport based on a zinc oxide composite nanolayer that has conducting states with mobility edge quantization is proposed and was applied to develop multi-value logic transistors with stable intermediate ... -
Threshold Voltage Modulation of a Graphene–ZnO Barristor Using a Polymer Doping Process
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd, 2019-05-06)A method to modulate the threshold voltage of a graphene–ZnO barristor is investigated. Two types of polymers, polyethyleneimine (as an n-type dopant) and poly(acrylic acid) (as a p-type dopant), are used to pre-set the ... -
A Fermi-Level-Pinning-Free 1D Electrical Contact at the Intrinsic 2D MoS₂–Metal Junction
(Wiley-VCH Verlag, 2019-05-08)Currently 2D crystals are being studied intensively for use in future nanoelectronics, as conventional semiconductor devices face challenges in high power consumption and short channel effects when scaled to the quantum ... -
Ab-Initio Design of Novel Cathode Material LiFeP₁₋ₓSiₓO₄ for Rechargeable Li-Ion Batteries
(Elsevier Ltd, 2019-04-27)In this study, newly designed cathode material LiFeP₁₋ₓSiₓO₄, with silicon mixed in LiFePO₄ is investigated using the density functional theory. Its most optimized structure is the olivine structure of the Pnma space ... -
Quantum Transport and Band Structure Evolution under High Magnetic Field in Few-Layer Tellurene
Quantum Hall effect (QHE) is a macroscopic manifestation of quantized states that only occurs in confined two-dimensional electron gas (2DEG) systems. Experimentally, QHE is hosted in high-mobility 2DEG with large external ... -
Enhanced P-Type Behavior in 2D WSe2 via Chemical Defect Engineering
Defect engineering of 2D semiconducting transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDCs) has been demonstrated to be a promising way to tune both their bandgaps and carrier concentrations. Moreover, controlled introduction of ... -
Nucleation and Growth of WSe₂: Enabling Large Grain Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
(IOP Publishing Ltd, 2017-09-22)The limited grain size (< 200 nm) for transition metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) grown by molecular beam epitaxy (MBE) reported in the literature thus far is unsuitable for high-performance device applications. In this work, ... -
Investigation of the Hydrothermal Aging of an Mn-Based Mullite SmMn₂O₅ Catalyst of NO Oxidation
(Royal Society of Chemistry, 2017-10-20)Hydrothermal aging tests are important to carry out when evaluating the hydrothermal durability of heterogeneous catalysts in vehicle exhaust emission. Here, we explored the effect of aging on an efficient Mn-based mullite ... -
Tunable H₂ Binding on Alkaline and Alkaline Earth Metals Decorated Graphene Substrates from First-Principles Calculations
(Pergamon-Elsevier Science Ltd, 2017-04-13)Based on first-principles calculations, the H-2 adsorptions onto six types of modified graphene substrates decorated with light metals (Li, Na, K, Be, Mg, Ca) are investigated to shed light on the factors affecting the H-2 ... -
A Kinetic Monte Carlo Simulation Method of Van Der Waals Epitaxy for Atomistic Nucleation-Growth Processes of Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
(Nature Publishing Group, 2018-08-31)Controlled growth of crystalline solids is critical for device applications, and atomistic modeling methods have been developed for bulk crystalline solids. Kinetic Monte Carlo (KMC) simulation method provides detailed ... -
Underlying Mechanisms of the Synergistic Role of Li₂MnO₃ and LiNi_{1/3}Co_{1/3}Mn_{1/3}O₂ in High-Mn, Li-Rich Oxides
For large-scale energy storage applications requiring high energy density, the development of Li-rich oxides with enhanced cyclic stabilities during high-voltage operations and large specific capacities is required. In ... -
Tuning Electronic Transport in Epitaxial Graphene-Based Van Der Waals Heterostructures
Two-dimensional tungsten diselenide (WSe₂) has been used as a component in atomically thin photovoltaic devices, field effect transistors, and tunneling diodes in tandem with graphene. In some applications it is necessary ... -
Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Semiconductor Thin Films Deposited Using Molecular-Atomic Layer Deposition (MALD)
Molecular-atomic layer deposition (MALD) is employed to fabricate hydroquinone (HQ)/diethyl zinc (DEZ) organic-inorganic hybrid semiconductor thin films with accurate thickness control, sharp interfaces, and low deposition ... -
Electrode-Electrolyte Interface for Solid State Li-Ion Batteries: Point Defects and Mechanical Strain
In this work, we present an ab-initio investigation of point defects in solid electrolyte γ-Li₃PO₄ and in negative electrode-electrolyte interface (Li/γ-Li₃PO₄). Our results on Li defects on γ-Li₃PO₄ exhibit that Li ...
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