“Writing your own history book as a scientist”

12. D.-B. Park, S. Kim, S. Ha, Y. Hwa, J. Park & Y. Son* Solvent-least thick electrode fabrication using pitch for lithium-ion battery, Submitted (2024).

11. J. Kim, J. Lee, H. Ryu, A. Pervez, T. Choi, Y. Hwa & Y. Son* Nickel oxide-carbon nanofibers of Lotus root type for hybrid supercapacitor electrode material, Applied  Sciences, Accepted (2024).

10. J. M. Lim, S. Shim, B. T. Hoa, J. Kim, H.-J. Kim, Y. Hwa* & S. Cho* Substitution effect of a single nitrogen atom on -electronic systems of linear polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Coexistence of mono- and poly-cyclic -electron delocalization, Molecules, 29 (2024) 784. Link

9. K. Kim, R. M. Loh, R. Martinez, C. K. Chan,* & Y. Hwa* Failure modes of flexible LiCoO2 cathodes incorporating
polyvinylidene fluoride binders with different molecular weights, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 16 (2024) 5926-5936. Link

8. H. Jang, I. Hasa, H. Kim, Y. Hwa, Y. W., Byeon, R. Kostecki & H. Kim* Exploring the storage mechanism of alkali ions in non-graphitic hard carbon anodes, Journal of The Electrochemical Society 170 (2023) 090532. Link

7. I.-S. Hwang, Y. Hwa,* & C.-M. Park,* GaSb nanocomposite: New high-performance anode material for Na-and K-ion batteries, Composites Part B: Engineering 243 (2022) 110142. Link

6. I.-S. Hwang, Y. H. Lee, V. Ganesan, Y. Hwa,* & C.-M. Park,* High-energy-density gallium antimonide compound anode and optimized nanocomposite fabrication route for Li-ion batteries, ACS Applied Energy Materials 5 (2022) 8940-8951. Link

5. A. S. Lim, J. Kim, Y. Hwa, K. Y. Cho*, S. Yoon*, Fe2O3/N-doped carbon modified SiOx particles via ionic liquid as anode materials for Li-ion batteries, J. Appl. Electrochem. (2022) 1-9. Link   

4. C. Mcreary, S. U. Kim, & Y. Hwa* A perspective on Li/S battery design: Modeling and development approaches [Review Article], Batteries, 7 (2021), 82. Link 

3. Y. Choo, Y. Hwa* & E. J. Cairns* Recent progress in solid-state lithium/sulfur cells [Review Article], Electrochemical Science Advances, (2021) e2100154. Link

2. Y.-H. Lee, Y. Hwa,* & C.-M. Park*, Novel high-performance Ga2Te3 anode for Li-ion batteries, J. Mater. Chem. A, (2021) 9, 20553-20564 Link

1. D. Moldovan, J. Choi, Y. Choo, W. Kim & Y. Hwa*, Laser-based Three-dimensional Manufacturing Technologies for Rechargeable Batteries [Review Article], Nano Converg., 8, (2021) 23. Link

Prior to joining ASU (Selected, lead-authored papers, a full list is available in the CV)
10. Y. Hwa, C. S. Kumai, N. Yang, J. Yee & T. M. Devine*, Effect of Microstructural Bands on the Localized Corrosion of Laser Surface-melted 316L Stainless Steel, Corrosion, 77 (2021) 1014-1024. Link
9. Y. Hwa & E. J. Cairns, Nanostructured Sulfur and Sulfides for Advanced Lithium/Sulfur Cells [Review Article], ChemElectroChem, 7 (2020) 3927-3942. Link
8. Y. Hwa, C. S. Kumai, T. M. Devine*, N. Yang, J. Yee, R. Hardwick & K. Burgman, Microstructure of Directed Energy Deposition-Additively Manufactured 316L Stainless Steel, J. Mater. Sci. & Technol. 69 (2020) 96-105.  Link
7. H. K. Seo, Y. Hwa, J. H. Chang, J. Y. Park, J. S. Lee, E. J. Cairns* & J. Yuk*, Direct visualization of lithium polysulfides and their suppression in liquid electrolyte, Nano Lett., 20, (2020) 2080-2086.  Link
6. Y. Hwa, H.-W. Kim, H. Shen, D. Y. Parkinson, B. D. McCloskey & E. J. Cairns*, Sustainable sulfur-carbonaceous composite electrode toward high specific energy rechargeable cells, Mater. Horiz., 7, (2020) 524-529. Link
5. Y. Hwa, E. Yi, H. Shen, Y. Sung, J. Kou, K. Chen, D. Y. Parkinson, M. Doeff* & E. J. Cairns*, Three-dimensionally aligned sulfur electrodes by directional freeze tape casting, Nano Lett., 19, (2019) 4731-4737. Link
4. Y. Hwa, P. D. Frischmann, B. A. Helms* & E. J. Cairns*, Aqueous-processable redox-active supramolecular polymer binders for advanced lithium/sulfur cells, Chem. Mater., 30, (2018) 685-691. Link
3. Y. Hwa, H. K. Seo, J.-M. Yuk & E. J. Cairns*, Freeze-dried sulfur-graphene oxide-carbon nanotube nano-composite for high sulfur loading lithium/sulfur cells, Nano Lett., 17, (2017) 7086-7094. Link
2. P. D. Frischmann, Y. Hwa, E. J. Cairns* & B. A. Helms*, Supramolecular perylene bisimide polymer nanowires as redox-active binders for lithium-sulfur batteries, Chem. Mater., 28, (2016) 7414-7421. Link
1. Y. Hwa, J. Zhao & E. J. Cairns*, Lithium sulfide (Li2S)/graphene oxide nano-spheres with conformal carbon coating as high-rate, long-life cathode for Li/S cells, Nano Lett., 15, (2015) 3479-3486. Link