2026

253. Chang Jin Lee, Ye Rim Kim, Jaeheon Song, Hyeong Deok Ham, Keun-Hwan Oh, Duk Man Yu, Sang Jun Yoon*, Sang-Young Lee*, Soonyoung So*

Why Wet-Dry Cycling Matters for Polymeric Membrane Durability in Water Electrolysis: The Role of Membrane-Electrode Interface Design

ACS Electrochemistry, 2, 486-499 (2026) [Link]

252. Ki Heon Baeck, Yong Bae Song, Dalyu Kim, Seunggoo Jun, Haechannara Lim, Eugene Choi, Gakyung Kwon, Hae-Yong Kim, Kyeong-Seok Oh, Sun-Phil Han, Sang-Young Lee, Hana Yoon, Kyung-Wan Nam, Yun Seog Lee,* Yoon Seok Jung*

Chemo-Mechanical Failure and Reinforcement of Solid Electrolyte Films for Practical All-Solid-State Li Metal Pouch Cells

Adv. Mater. (2026) [Link]

251. Young-Kuk Hong, Hyeong-Dong Kim, Siwon Choi, Minhong Lim, Mingyu Lee, Hongkyung Lee,* and Sang-Young Lee* 

Pit-Free Stripping in Discharge-Initiated Lithium Metal Batteries 

ACS Energy Lett. (2026) [Link]

250. Hyeonseong Oh, Uigyeong Jeong, Junhyeok Choi, Jaejin Lim, Jun Tae Kim, Hyeon-Ji Shin, Jong-yeon Im, Hyun-Woo Gong, Jae-Pyoung Ahn, Yong Min Lee, Jongsoon Kim, Junyoung Mun, Kyung Yoon Chung, Si Hyoung Oh, Jong-Won Lee,* Sang-Young Lee,* and Hun-Gi Jung*

Bimodal Composite Cathodes Advancing the Chemo-Mechanical Integrity and Kinetics for All-Solid-State Batteries

ACS Energy Lett. (2026) [Link]

249. Xiaomeng Yan, Huiling Liu, Zhonghui Sun, Hang Shang, Zhongping Li, Yuqiang Huang, Hyunseok Moon, Chunxia Chen, Jinsong Peng*, Sang-Young Lee* 

Linkage engineering of hexaazatrinaphthalene-based covalent organic polymers for enhanced lithium-ion storage

Energy Storage Materials, 84, 104754 (2026) [Link]