Department of Chemistry · Chungnam National University

Energy Environment
Solution Laboratory

We design electrochemical routes that turn CO2, water, and nitrogen into fuels and value-added chemicals — pioneering electrochemical Fischer–Tropsch chemistry for a carbon-neutral future.

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Electrochemistry · Catalysis · Physical Chemistry · Spectroscopy · Nanochemistry

Research

Controlling molecular transformation at electrified interfaces

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Electrochemical Fischer–Tropsch

Electrochemically driving C–C coupling to convert CO2/CO into long-chain fuels and chemicals.
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Green Hydrogen

Clean H2 production via electrochemical water splitting with earth-abundant electrocatalysts.
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Electrochemical NH3 Synthesis

Transforming NOx, nitrite, and nitrate into valuable ammonia through electrochemical pathways.
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Photon & Plasma-to-X

Solar, thermal, and plasma-driven chemical conversion complementing electrochemistry.

Publications

Selected & recent papers

8,414 Citations · 49 h-index · 183 i10-index | Google Scholar · May 2026

Exploring Direct Electrochemical Fischer–Tropsch Chemistry of C1–C7 Hydrocarbons via Perimeter Engineering of Au–SrTiO3 Catalyst

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Exploring Direct Electrochemical Fischer–Tropsch Chemistry of C1–C7 Hydrocarbons via Perimeter Engineering of Au–SrTiO3 Catalyst

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  • Laser-engineered Ag/Ag oxide interfaces for tunable CO2 reduction: Mechanistic insights from experiment and theory

    Mater. Today Energy 2026. DOI ↗

  • Switching CO2 reduction pathways: Iron drives copper toward formate selectivity

    Appl. Surf. Sci. 2026. DOI ↗

  • Synergistic ligand–photon interactions for enhanced CO2 electroreduction on Cu-based electrodes

    Surf. Sci. Technol. 2026. DOI ↗

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