Yang‐Kook Sun

101.0k total citations · 52 hit papers
828 papers, 90.7k citations indexed

About

Yang‐Kook Sun is a scholar working on Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Automotive Engineering and Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang‐Kook Sun has authored 828 papers receiving a total of 90.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 770 papers in Electrical and Electronic Engineering, 277 papers in Automotive Engineering and 210 papers in Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials. Recurrent topics in Yang‐Kook Sun's work include Advancements in Battery Materials (729 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (610 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (276 papers). Yang‐Kook Sun is often cited by papers focused on Advancements in Battery Materials (729 papers), Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies (610 papers) and Advanced Battery Technologies Research (276 papers). Yang‐Kook Sun collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, United States and Japan. Yang‐Kook Sun's co-authors include Seung‐Taek Myung, Chong Seung Yoon, Jang‐Yeon Hwang, Khalil Amine, Bruno Scrosati, Jusef Hassoun, Hun‐Gi Jung, Ilias Belharouak, Zonghai Chen and Kang-Joon Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, Chemical Reviews and Journal of the American Chemical Society.

In The Last Decade

Yang‐Kook Sun

811 papers receiving 89.4k citations

Hit Papers

Sodium-ion batteries: present and ... 2004 2026 2011 2018 2017 2012 2011 2013 2018 1000 2.0k 3.0k 4.0k
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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Sodium-ion batteries: present and future
    2017 4.3k citations Jang‐Yeon Hwang, Seung‐Taek Myung et al. profile →
  2. Challenges Facing Lithium Batteries and Electrical Double‐Layer Capacitors
    2012 2.5k citations Stefan A. Freunberger, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  3. Lithium-ion batteries. A look into the future
    2011 2.3k citations Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  4. Comparison of the structural and electrochemical properties of layered Li[NixCoyMnz]O2 (x = 1/3, 0.5, 0.6, 0.7, 0.8 and 0.85) cathode material for lithium-ion batteries
    2013 2.0k citations Chong Seung Yoon, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  5. Capacity Fading of Ni-Rich Li[NixCoyMn1–x–y]O2 (0.6 ≤ x ≤ 0.95) Cathodes for High-Energy-Density Lithium-Ion Batteries: Bulk or Surface Degradation?
    2018 1.4k citations Chong Seung Yoon, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  6. High-energy cathode material for long-life and safe lithium batteries
    2009 1.4k citations Yang‐Kook Sun, Seung‐Taek Myung et al. profile →
  7. Nickel-Rich Layered Cathode Materials for Automotive Lithium-Ion Batteries: Achievements and Perspectives
    2016 1.2k citations Seung‐Taek Myung, Chong Seung Yoon et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  8. Nickel‐Rich and Lithium‐Rich Layered Oxide Cathodes: Progress and Perspectives
    2015 1.1k citations Seung‐Taek Myung, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  9. Aprotic and Aqueous Li–O2 Batteries
    2014 999 citations Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  10. An improved high-performance lithium–air battery
    2012 989 citations Hun‐Gi Jung, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  11. Nanostructured high-energy cathode materials for advanced lithium batteries
    2012 983 citations Yang‐Kook Sun, Hun‐Gi Jung et al. profile →
  12. Lithium–Oxygen Batteries and Related Systems: Potential, Status, and Future
    2020 809 citations Won‐Jin Kwak, Hun Kim et al. profile →
  13. Present and Future Perspective on Electrode Materials for Rechargeable Zinc-Ion Batteries
    2018 779 citations Yang‐Kook Sun, Seung‐Taek Myung et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  14. Comparative Study of LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4-δ and LiNi0.5Mn1.5O4 Cathodes Having Two Crystallographic Structures:  Fd3m and P4332
    2004 705 citations Seung‐Taek Myung, Chong Seung Yoon et al. profile →
  15. A lithium–oxygen battery based on lithium superoxide
    2016 667 citations Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  16. The Role of AlF3 Coatings in Improving Electrochemical Cycling of Li‐Enriched Nickel‐Manganese Oxide Electrodes for Li‐Ion Batteries
    2012 660 citations Yang‐Kook Sun, Chong Seung Yoon et al. profile →
  17. Role of surface coating on cathode materials for lithium-ion batteries
    2010 604 citations Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  18. Recent Progress in Rechargeable Potassium Batteries
    2018 574 citations Jang‐Yeon Hwang, Seung‐Taek Myung et al. profile →
  19. The Application of Metal Sulfides in Sodium Ion Batteries
    2016 564 citations Yang‐Kook Sun et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  20. The Lithium/Air Battery: Still an Emerging System or a Practical Reality?
    2014 555 citations Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  21. Synthetic optimization of Li[Ni1/3Co1/3Mn1/3]O2 via co-precipitation
    2004 541 citations Seung‐Taek Myung, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  22. Electrochemical Zinc Intercalation in Lithium Vanadium Oxide: A High-Capacity Zinc-Ion Battery Cathode
    2017 521 citations Muhammad Hilmy Alfaruqi, Vinod Mathew et al. profile →
  23. Na2V6O16·3H2O Barnesite Nanorod: An Open Door to Display a Stable and High Energy for Aqueous Rechargeable Zn-Ion Batteries as Cathodes
    2018 520 citations Vaiyapuri Soundharrajan, Balaji Sambandam et al. Nano Letters profile →
  24. Role of Alumina Coating on Li−Ni−Co−Mn−O Particles as Positive Electrode Material for Lithium-Ion Batteries
    2005 505 citations Seung‐Taek Myung, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  25. Titanium‐Based Anode Materials for Safe Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2012 469 citations Ilias Belharouak, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  26. Mn(II) deposition on anodes and its effects on capacity fade in spinel lithium manganate–carbon systems
    2013 463 citations Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  27. Capacity Fading Mechanisms in Ni-Rich Single-Crystal NCM Cathodes
    2021 449 citations Ilias Belharouak, Chong Seung Yoon et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  28. Improved Cycling Stability of Li[Ni0.90Co0.05Mn0.05]O2 Through Microstructure Modification by Boron Doping for Li‐Ion Batteries
    2018 430 citations Hun‐Gi Jung, Chong Seung Yoon et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  29. Heuristic solution for achieving long-term cycle stability for Ni-rich layered cathodes at full depth of discharge
    2020 429 citations Geon‐Tae Park, Chong Seung Yoon et al. profile →
  30. Anatase Titania Nanorods as an Intercalation Anode Material for Rechargeable Sodium Batteries
    2014 418 citations Kyung Yoon Chung, Chong Seung Yoon et al. Nano Letters profile →
  31. Manganese and Vanadium Oxide Cathodes for Aqueous Rechargeable Zinc-Ion Batteries: A Focused View on Performance, Mechanism, and Developments
    2020 417 citations Vinod Mathew, Balaji Sambandam et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  32. Capacity Fading of Ni-Rich NCA Cathodes: Effect of Microcracking Extent
    2019 414 citations Nam-Yung Park, Chong Seung Yoon et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  33. Diverting Exploration of Silicon Anode into Practical Way: A Review Focused on Silicon-Graphite Composite for Lithium Ion Batteries
    2020 413 citations Peng Li, Hun Kim et al. Energy storage materials profile →
  34. Beyond Doping and Coating: Prospective Strategies for Stable High-Capacity Layered Ni-Rich Cathodes
    2020 407 citations H. Hohyun Sun, Hoon‐Hee Ryu et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  35. A nanostructured cathode architecture for low charge overpotential in lithium-oxygen batteries
    2013 386 citations Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  36. Pushing the limit of layered transition metal oxide cathodes for high-energy density rechargeable Li ion batteries
    2018 383 citations Kwang Ho Kim, Chong Seung Yoon et al. profile →
  37. Nano/Microstructured Silicon–Graphite Composite Anode for High-Energy-Density Li-Ion Battery
    2019 372 citations Peng Li, Jang‐Yeon Hwang et al. profile →
  38. Reversible NaFePO4 electrode for sodium secondary batteries
    2012 368 citations Seung‐Taek Myung, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  39. Degradation Mechanism of Ni-Enriched NCA Cathode for Lithium Batteries: Are Microcracks Really Critical?
    2019 342 citations Jang‐Yeon Hwang, Chong Seung Yoon et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  40. Transition metal-doped Ni-rich layered cathode materials for durable Li-ion batteries
    2021 336 citations H. Hohyun Sun, Chong Seung Yoon et al. profile →
  41. Recent Progress and Perspective of Advanced High‐Energy Co‐Less Ni‐Rich Cathodes for Li‐Ion Batteries: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
    2020 314 citations Ji Ung Choi, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  42. Introducing high-valence elements into cobalt-free layered cathodes for practical lithium-ion batteries
    2022 288 citations Geon‐Tae Park, Chong Seung Yoon et al. profile →
  43. Degradation Mechanism of Ni-Rich Cathode Materials: Focusing on Particle Interior
    2022 204 citations Nam-Yung Park, Geon‐Tae Park et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  44. Practical Cathodes for Sodium‐Ion Batteries: Who Will Take The Crown?
    2023 200 citations Xinghui Liang, Jang‐Yeon Hwang et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  45. Non‐Flammable Electrolyte Enables High‐Voltage and Wide‐Temperature Lithium‐Ion Batteries with Fast Charging
    2022 179 citations Zheng Ma, Qian Li et al. profile →
  46. Ni-rich layered cathodes for lithium-ion batteries: From challenges to the future
    2023 157 citations Jun Yang, Xinghui Liang et al. Energy storage materials profile →
  47. Near-surface reconstruction in Ni-rich layered cathodes for high-performance lithium-ion batteries
    2023 144 citations Hoon‐Hee Ryu, Yang‐Kook Sun et al. profile →
  48. Intermolecular Interactions Mediated Nonflammable Electrolyte for High‐Voltage Lithium Metal Batteries in Wide Temperature
    2023 132 citations Qian Li, Zheng Ma et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  49. High Voltage Electrolyte Design Mediated by Advanced Solvation Chemistry Toward High Energy Density and Fast Charging Lithium‐Ion Batteries
    2024 100 citations Haoran Cheng, Zhen Cao et al. Advanced Energy Materials profile →
  50. Doping Strategy in Developing Ni-Rich Cathodes for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries
    2024 68 citations Nam-Yung Park, Geon‐Tae Park et al. ACS Energy Letters profile →
  51. High-energy, long-life Ni-rich cathode materials with columnar structures for all-solid-state batteries
    2025 37 citations Nam-Yung Park, Tae‐Yeon Yu et al. profile →
  52. High-energy and long-life O3-type layered cathode material for sodium-ion batteries
    2025 33 citations Xinghui Liang, H. Hohyun Sun et al. profile →

Peers

Yang‐Kook Sun
Comparison fields: 5 of 136
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering 86.7k
  • Automotive Engineering 31.2k
  • Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials 26.5k
  • Mechanical Engineering 12.8k
  • Materials Chemistry 11.2k
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All Works

20 of 20 papers shown
# Work Indexed citations
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Ni-rich cathode materials enabled by cracked-surface protection strategy for high-energy lithium batteries
2025 ·Materials Science and Engineering R Reports ·Geon‐Tae Park, Jung-In Yoon, (unknown), Nam-Yung Park, (unknown), Yang‐Kook Sun
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2
Advanced Cathodes for Practical Lithium–Sulfur Batteries
2025 ·Accounts of Materials Research ·Jang‐Yeon Hwang, Hyeona Park, Hun Kim, Shivam Kansara, Yang‐Kook Sun
21
3
Experimental and computational optimization of Prussian blue analogues as high-performance cathodes for sodium-ion batteries: A review
2024 ·Journal of Energy Chemistry ·Gwangeon Oh, Junghoon Kim, Shivam Kansara, (unknown), Hun‐Gi Jung, Yang‐Kook Sun, Jang‐Yeon Hwang
36
4
Aluminum-distribution-dependent microstructural evolution of NCA cathodes: Is aluminum homogeneity really favorable?
2024 ·Energy storage materials ·Geon‐Tae Park, (unknown), Jae Ho Kim, H. Hohyun Sun, (unknown), (unknown), Nam-Yung Park, Yang‐Kook Sun
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Tailoring Primary Particle Size Distribution to Suppress Microcracks in Ni-Rich Cathodes via Controlled Grain Coarsening
2024 ·ACS Energy Letters ·Nam-Yung Park, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Jung-In Yoon, Jae‐Ho Kim, Geon‐Tae Park, Joop Enno Frerichs, Christoph Erk, Yang‐Kook Sun
15
6
Heterostructured nickel–cobalt metal alloy and metal oxide nanoparticles as a polysulfide mediator for stable lithium–sulfur full batteries with lean electrolyte
2024 ·Carbon Energy ·Hyeona Park, (unknown), Hyerim Kim, Hyunyoung Park, Hun Kim, Jongsoon Kim, Marco Agostini, Yang‐Kook Sun, Jang‐Yeon Hwang
25
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High-voltage stability of O3-type sodium layered cathode enabled by preferred occupation of Na in the OP2 phase
2023 ·Energy storage materials ·Tae‐Yeon Yu, Junghoon Kim, Gwangeon Oh, Muhammad Hilmy Alfaruqi, Jang‐Yeon Hwang, Yang‐Kook Sun
51
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Mathematical determination of the maximum heat release for fly ash cement paste: Effect of heat flow monitoring time, calculation approach and fly ash content
2023 ·Thermochimica Acta ·Yang‐Kook Sun, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Woo‐Seung Kim, Han‐Seung Lee
3
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Long‐lasting, reinforced electrical networking in a high‐loading Li2S cathode for high‐performance lithium–sulfur batteries
2023 ·Carbon Energy ·Hun Kim, (unknown), (unknown), Jang‐Yeon Hwang, Jung Ho Kim, Chong Seung Yoon, Yang‐Kook Sun
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Ni-rich layered cathodes for lithium-ion batteries: From challenges to the future breakdown →
2023 ·Energy storage materials ·Jun Yang, Xinghui Liang, Hoon‐Hee Ryu, Chong Seung Yoon, Yang‐Kook Sun
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Discerning Roles of Interfacial Model and Solid Electrolyte Interphase Layer for Stabilizing Antimony Anode in Lithium-Ion Batteries
2022 ·ACS Materials Letters ·Qujiang Sun, Zhen Cao, Zheng Ma, Junli Zhang, Wandi Wahyudi, Tao Cai, Haoran Cheng, Qian Li, Hun Kim, Erqing Xie, Luigi Cavallo, Yang‐Kook Sun, Jun Ming
63
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Quasi-compensatory effect in emerging anode-free lithium batteries
2021 ·SHILAP Revista de lepidopterología ·Peng Li, Hun Kim, Jun Ming, Hun‐Gi Jung, Ilias Belharouak, Yang‐Kook Sun
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13
Stable Solid Electrolyte Interphase for Long-Life Potassium Metal Batteries
2021 ·ACS Energy Letters ·Jimin Park, Min‐Gi Jeong, Muhammad Hilmy Alfaruqi, Yangyang Liu, Xieyu Xu, Shizhao Xiong, (unknown), Hun‐Gi Jung, Jaekook Kim, Jang‐Yeon Hwang, Yang‐Kook Sun
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Mutual Conservation of Redox Mediator and Singlet Oxygen Quencher in Lithium–Oxygen Batteries
2019 ·ACS Catalysis ·Won‐Jin Kwak, Stefan A. Freunberger, Hun Kim, Jiwon Park, Trung Thien Nguyen, Hun‐Gi Jung, Hye Ryung Byon, Yang‐Kook Sun
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Nano/Microstructured Silicon–Carbon Hybrid Composite Particles Fabricated with Corn Starch Biowaste as Anode Materials for Li-Ion Batteries
2019 ·Nano Letters ·Hyun J. Kwon, Jang‐Yeon Hwang, (unknown), Min‐Gi Jeong, Kyung Yoon Chung, Yang‐Kook Sun, Hun‐Gi Jung
215
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A dendrite- and oxygen-proof protective layer for lithium metal in lithium–oxygen batteries
2019 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Won‐Jin Kwak, Jiwon Park, Trung Thien Nguyen, Hun Kim, Hye Ryung Byon, Min‐Chul Jang, Yang‐Kook Sun
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Ni3V2O8 nanoparticles as an excellent anode material for high-energy lithium-ion batteries
2018 ·Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry ·Balaji Sambandam, Vaiyapuri Soundharrajan, Jinju Song, Sungjin Kim, Jeonggeun Jo, Duong Tung Pham, Seokhun Kim, Vinod Mathew, Kwang Ho Kim, Yang‐Kook Sun, Jaekook Kim
40
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Resolving the degradation pathways of the O3-type layered oxide cathode surface through the nano-scale aluminum oxide coating for high-energy density sodium-ion batteries
2017 ·Journal of Materials Chemistry A ·Jang‐Yeon Hwang, Seung‐Taek Myung, Ji Ung Choi, Chong Seung Yoon, Hitoshi Yashiro, Yang‐Kook Sun
142
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Optimized Concentration of Redox Mediator and Surface Protection of Li Metal for Maintenance of High Energy Efficiency in Li–O2 Batteries
2017 ·Advanced Energy Materials ·Won‐Jin Kwak, (unknown), Hun‐Gi Jung, Yang‐Kook Sun
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Low Temperature Electrochemical Properties of Li[NixCoyMn1-x-y]O2Cathode Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
2014 ·Journal of The Electrochemical Society ·(unknown), Seung‐Taek Myung, Yang‐Kook Sun
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