Our achievements

Peer-reviewed journals, international and domestic conferences, and patents from the VDLab.

VDLab member · † equal contribution · * corresponding author
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Inherent area-selective atomic layer deposition of ZnO films on SiO₂ over metals as non-growth substrates
Applied Surface Science, Elsevier · 2026

Sang Bok Kim†, Yuki Mori†, Yanfeng Zhao, Yeseul Son, Minwoo Kim, Taehoon Cheon, Junghwan Kim, Byungjo Kim*, Soo-Hyun Kim*

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Preventing Plasma-Induced Resist Hardening in Molybdenum Disulfide Transistors via Sacrificial Metal Mask Lithography
Small, Wiley · 2026

Dahyeon Kim†, Yanfeng Zhao†, Sungyeon Kim, Seungchan Lee, Sangmin Eom, Tae Yeon Kim, Hyun Seok Lee, Joonki Suh, Byungjo Kim*, Myungsoo Kim*

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Highly Conductive Tungsten Carbide Thin Films with a Suppressed Size Effect Prepared by Plasma-Enhanced Atomic Layer Deposition
Chemistry of Materials, ACS · 2026

Dongbeom Seo†, Yanfeng Zhao†, Subeen Lim, Eunhyeok Heo, Chaehyun Park, Taewoo Lee, Sang Bok Kim, Taehoon Cheon, Jong-Seong Bae, Bong Lim Suh, Yeonghun Lee, Byungjo Kim*, Soo-Hyun Kim*

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Mechanistic Atomic Hydrogen Chemistry for Ruthenium Deposition: From Ligand Elimination to Area-Selective Patterning
J. American Chemical Society, ACS · 2026

Kyeongmin Min, Chi Thang Nguyen, Eun-Hyoung Cho, Minhyeok Lee, Wonjoong Kim, Youngmin Sunwoo, Eunhyeok Heo, Byungjo Kim, Hao Van Bui, Han-Bo-Ram Lee*

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Oxygen-Tunnel Indium Tin Oxide Vertical Channel Transistors with Enhanced Current Density and Reliability for Monolithic 3D Compute-In-Memory Systems
Advanced Functional Materials, Wiley · 2026

Hyeonho Gu, Haksoon Jung*, Yongwoo Lee*, Hoichang Jeong, Yanfeng Zhao, Heesoo Yang, Minho Park, Hyeonjin Lee, Seunghun Baek, Minju Song, Junghwan Kim, Youngmin Jo, Hyunjin Park, Munhyeon Kim, Jae-Joon Kim, Kyuho Jason Lee, Byungjo Kim, Jimin Kwon*

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Structural characterization and bonding energy analysis for plasma-activated bonding of SiCN films: A reactive molecular dynamics study
Applied Surface Science, Elsevier · 2026

Juheon Kim, Minki Jang, Won Hong Choi, Junhyeok Park, Byungjo Kim*, Sunghyup Kim, Hayoung Chung*

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Indium Tin Oxide Vertical Channel Transistors for Scaled 4F² 2T0C Gain Cell Memory With Etched Sidewall Cleaning
IEEE Electron Device Letters · 2026

Hyeonho Gu†, Haksoon Jung†, Minho Park, Hyeonjin Lee, Ae Rim Choi, Il-Kwon Oh, Yanfeng Zhao, Byungjo Kim, Jungsik Kim, Byung Chul Jang, Yongwoo Lee, Jimin Kwon*

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Polyaniline as an Integrated Amine-Redox Platform for Reversible Electrosorption and Energy-Efficient PFAS Remediation: From Molecular Mechanisms to System Integration
Environmental Science & Technology, ACS · 2026

Sunghoon Doh†, Sangmin Eom†, Suk Soon Choi, Hayoung Chung, Taeyeon Kim, Kyung-Duk Zoh, Byungjo Kim*, Kwiyong Kim*

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Molecular dynamics study of grain size effects on interfacial voids in Cu–Cu diffusion bonding
Applied Surface Science, Elsevier · 2026

Junhyeok Park, Juheon Kim, Minki Jang, Byungjo Kim*, Hayoung Chung*

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In-situ post-doping plasma process during atomic layer deposition of Al-doped TiO₂ for sub-nanometer lattice ordering and defect annihilation
Int. J. Extreme Manufacturing, IOP · 2026

Gyuha Lee†, Youngmin Sunwoo†, Hyong June Kim, Geongu Han, Jeongmin Oh, Sangwon Lee, Byungjo Kim*, Jihwan An*

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Efficient design of Voronoi energy-absorbing foams using Bayesian optimization
Materials & Design, Elsevier · 2025

Youngtaek Oh, Byungjo Kim, Hayoung Chung*

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Deep neural network-based reduced-order modeling of ion–surface interactions combined with molecular dynamics simulation
J. Physics D: Applied Physics, IOP · 2023

Byungjo Kim†*, Jinkyu Bae†, Hyunhak Jeong, Seung Ho Hahn, Suyoung Yoo, Sang Ki Nam

Invited — special issue on “Data Driven Plasma Science”

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Computational approach for plasma process optimization combined with deep learning model
J. Physics D: Applied Physics, IOP · 2023

Jungmin Ko†, Jinkyu Bae†, Minho Park, Younghyun Jo, Hyunjae Lee, Kyunghyun Kim, Suyoung Yoo, Sang Ki Nam, Dougyong Sung, Byungjo Kim*

Invited — special issue on “Data Driven Plasma Science”

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Combined molecular dynamics simulations and reaction kinetics study on wettability of trimethylsilyl functionalized silicon surfaces
Surfaces and Interfaces, Elsevier · 2022

Hyunhak Jeong, Byungjo Kim*, Taeuk Park, Suyoung Yoo, Sang Ki Nam

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Multiscale modeling of load transfer characteristics in crosslinked epoxy nanocomposites
Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, Taylor & Francis · 2022

Byungjo Kim, Hyunseong Shin, Joonmyung Choi, Maenghyo Cho*

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Atomistic kinetic Monte Carlo simulation on atomic layer deposition of TiN thin film
Computational Materials Science, Elsevier · 2022

Sangtae Kim†, Hyungmin An†, Sangmin Oh, Jisu Jung, Byungjo Kim, Sang Ki Nam, Seungwu Han*

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Atomistic insights on hydrogen plasma treatment for stabilizing High-k/Si interface
Applied Surface Science, Elsevier · 2022

Byungjo Kim, Muyoung Kim*, Suyoung Yoo, Sang Ki Nam

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Multi-scale coarse-grained molecular dynamics simulation to investigate the thermo-mechanical behavior of shape-memory polyurethane copolymers
Polymer, Elsevier · 2021

Sungwoo Park, Junghwan Moon, Byungjo Kim, Maenghyo Cho*

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Multiscale Study of the Relationship between Photoisomerization and Mechanical Behavior of Azo-Polymer Based on the Coarse-Grained Molecular Dynamics Simulation
Macromolecules, ACS · 2019

Junghwan Moon, Byungjo Kim, Joonmyung Choi, Maenghyo Cho*

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Toward the constitutive modeling of epoxy matrix: Temperature-accelerated quasi-static molecular simulations consistent with the experimental test
Composites Part B: Engineering, Elsevier · 2018

Hyungbum Park, Joonmyung Choi, Byungjo Kim, Seunghwa Yang, Hyunseong Shin, Maenghyo Cho*

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Influences of the molecular structures of curing agents on the inelastic-deformation mechanisms in highly-crosslinked epoxy polymers
Polymer, Elsevier · 2018

Hyungbum Park, Byungjo Kim, Joonmyung Choi, Maenghyo Cho*

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Multiscale modeling of interphase in crosslinked epoxy nanocomposites
Composites Part B: Engineering, Elsevier · 2017

Byungjo Kim, Joonmyung Choi, Seunghwa Yang, Suyoung Yu, Maenghyo Cho*

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Fracture toughness enhancement of thermoplastic/epoxy blends by the plastic yield of toughening agents: A multiscale analysis
Composites Science and Technology, Elsevier · 2017

Hyunseong Shin, Byungjo Kim, Jin-Gyu Han, Man Young Lee, Jong Kyoo Park, Maenghyo Cho*

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Influence of crosslink density on the interfacial characteristics of epoxy nanocomposites
Polymer, Elsevier · 2015

Byungjo Kim, Joonmyung Choi, Seunghwa Yang, Suyoung Yu, Maenghyo Cho*