Hyun-Sik Kim
Associate Professor
서울시립대학교 신소재공학과
hyunsik.kim@uos.ac.kr
Professional Preparation
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2016
California Institute of Technology, USA
Materials Science, Ph.D.
Advisor: Prof. G. Jeffrey Snyder
Thesis: Thermoelectric Properties of Bismuth Antimony Telluride Alloys -
2006
University of Cambridge, UK
Physics, M. Nat. Sci.
Advisor: Cavendish Prof. Sir Richard Friend, FRS
Thesis: Spectroscopy of Conjugated Polymers at High Pressure using a Diamond Anvil Cell -
2005
University of Cambridge, UK
Physics, B.A.
Appointments
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2022.03 - Present
Materials Science & Engineering, Univ. of Seoul
Associate Professor
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2019.09 – 2022.02
Materials Science & Engineering, Hongik Univ.
Assistant Professor
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2015.06– 2016.06
Northwestern Univ.
Visiting Scholar
Advisor: Prof. G. Jeffrey Snyder
Topic: Band Engineering in Thermoelectric Materials -
2006.07 – 2018.08
Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology
Senior Researcher
Selected Research Discoveries
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Thermoelectric materials
Phonon engineering (atomic-scale defect, nanoparticle, dislocation)
Band engineering (band flattening, band convergence, band hybridization, carrier tuning)
Nanowire (Al2O3 doped Bi nanowire)
Inorganic/organic composite film -
Dielectric materials
Core/shell nanostructure engineering (BaTiO3-, SrTiO3-based core/shell)
Selective diffusion length engineering (shell composition gradient control)
Surface defect engineering (nucleation growth control)
Vacancy control by metal nanoparticle deposition