Seong Kim

Affiliate Researcher
Titles and Affiliations
Professor of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and Engineering, Chemical Engineering

Research Summary

Research interests include vapor-phase lubrication, super-lubricious diamond-like carbon coatings, self-healing boundary lubrication films, interfacial water, bottom-down nanomanufacturing, superhydrophobic coatings via atmospheric plasma process, noncont

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Recent Publications

Structure and durability of opal crystallized glass plates

Brunswic, L., Angeli, F., Gautron, L., Charpentier, T., Gin, S., Asplanato, P., Kaya, H. & Kim, S. H., Apr 2025, In: International Journal of Applied Glass Science. 16, 2, e16698.

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DFT-Based Calculation of the Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectrum of Noncentrosymmetric Domains Interspersed in an Amorphous Matrix

Choi, J., Kwansa, A. L., Chae, I., Yingling, Y. G. & Kim, S. H., Jun 26 2025, In: Journal of Physical Chemistry B. 129, 25, p. 6138-6152 15 p.

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Surface Chemistry of an Acrylosilane-Melamine Based Automotive Clearcoat

Guo, Y., Lin, Y. T., Choi, J., Lee, J., Douglas, C. B., Trindade, D., Huang, Y. & Kim, S. H., Mar 19 2025, In: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research. 64, 11, p. 5982-5994 13 p.

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Origin of superlubricity of diamond-like carbon (DLC)

Jang, S., Chen, Z. & Kim, S. H., Jan 2025, In: Friction. 13, 1, 9440995.

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Toward Superlubricity of Amorphous Carbons: Friction of Thermally-Produced Carbon and Diamond-Like Carbon

Jang, S., Yuan, R., Li, Y. S., Ogrinc, A. L., Ryu, J. & Kim, S. H., Sep 2025, In: Tribology Letters. 73, 3, 97.

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Tribochemistry of Hydrogenated Diamond-like Carbon: Superlubricity Assisted by CO2

Jang, S., Ogrinc, A. L. & Kim, S. H., Aug 13 2025, In: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces. 17, 32, p. 46330-46338 9 p.

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Activation Volume Facilitating Chemical Reaction under Mechanical Stress

Jiang, Y., Bin, J., Sun, J., Kim, S. H., Qian, L., Chen, L. & Wang, Y., Sep 19 2025, In: Physical review letters. 135, 12, 128001.

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Mechanochemical control of graphene etching along zigzag and armchair edge directions

Jiang, Y., Tang, C., Chen, C., Liu, Y., Wang, Y., Kim, S. H., Sun, J., Qian, L. & Chen, L., Apr 2025, In: Friction. 13, 4, 9440923.

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Piezoelectric DC Generator Through Sequential In-Phase Polarization Variation

Kim, H. S., Hur, S., Oh, I. W., Lim, C., Qiao, H., Choi, H. J., Kim, M. S., Kong, D. S., Jung, J. H., Shin, J., Baek, S. H., Chen, J., Kang, C. Y., Baik, J. M., Wang, Y. U., Priya, S., Kim, S. H., Kim, Y., Oh, H. S. & Cho, K. H. & 2 others, Ryu, J. & Song, H. C., Nov 25 2025, In: Advanced Energy Materials. 15, 44, e03097.

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Plant Cell Wall-Like Soft Materials: Micro- and Nanoengineering, Properties, and Applications

Koshani, R., Pitcher, M. L., Yu, J., Mahajan, C. L., Kim, S. & Sheikhi, A., Dec 2025, In: Nano-Micro Letters. 17, 1, 103.

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Mechanics of plant epidermal cell wall: effect of anisotropic alignment of cellulose microfibrils in the junction region

Lee, J., Kim, J. S., Yu, J., Ryu, J., Choi, J., Cosgrove, D. J., Yi, H. & Kim, S. H., May 2025, In: Cellulose. 32, 7, p. 4183-4198 16 p., e2662.

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Vibrational Sum Frequency Generation Spectroscopy Study of Nanoscale to Mesoscale Polarity and Orientation of Crystalline Biopolymers in Natural Materials

Lee, J., Ryu, J., Choi, J., Chae, I. & Kim, S. H., Apr 21 2025, In: Annual Review of Physical Chemistry. 76, 1, p. 405-430 26 p.

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Long-cycling lithium-metal batteries via an integrated solid–electrolyte interphase promoted by a progressive dual-passivation coating

Li, G. X., Kou, R., Nguyen, A., Wang, K., Li, Y. S., Lee, J., Kim, S. H. & Wang, D., Aug 2025, In: Nature Energy. 10, 8, p. 941-950 10 p.

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Glass–water interactions: From surface into the bulk

Lin, Y. T., Naghashnejad, M., Zoba, A. N., Ogrinc, A. L., Wilkinson, C. J., Link, M. M., Guo, Y., Mauro, J. C. & Kim, S. H., Dec 2025, In: Journal of the American Ceramic Society. 108, 12, e70137.

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Probing Surface Reactions on Multicomponent Glass Using Reflection-Absorption Infrared Spectroscopy

Link, M. M., Lin, Y. T., Banerjee, J., Smith, N. J., Ogrinc, A. L., Guo, Y., Li, Y. S., Yoo, S., Oh, K., Choi, J. & Kim, S. H., Feb 4 2025, In: Langmuir. 41, 4, p. 2753-2762 10 p.

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