Kim, BongSoo

Associate Professor

Polymer & Organic Semiconductor Lab.

Lab: NSB (108) 906
Office: NSB (108) 901-7
E-mail: bongsoo@unist.ac.kr
Phone: +82-52-217-3197

Kim, BongSoo

Associate Professor

Polymer & Organic Semiconductor Lab.

E-mail: bongsoo@unist.ac.kr
Lab: NSB (108) 906
Office: NSB (108) 901-7
Phone: +82-52-217-3197
Research Areas
Organic Solar Cells, Organic Transistors, Organic Thermoelectrics, Organic Light Emitting Diodes, Quantum Dot Light Emitting Diodes
Research Summary

Conjugated polymers and organic materials are highly interesting for future optoelectronic applications including organic solar cells, organic/inorganic hybrid solar cells, organic transistors, organic photodiodes, organic thermoelectrics, organic light-emitting diodes, and quantum dot light-emitting diodes. We design and synthesize new polymer/organic semiconducting materials to obtain desirable optical and electronic properties. More specifically, molecular energy level, bandgap, carrier mobility, crystallinity, and film morphology are controlled by developing a new conjugated molecular backbone and introducing functional groups. Furthermore, device engineering is being conducted to improve electrical performance and stability.

Education

Ph.D., Materials Chemistry, University of Minnesota (Twin Cities) (2008)
M.S., Organic/Polymer Chemistry, Korea University (2002)
B.S., Chemistry, Korea University (2000)

Career

Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, UNIST (2018.08~)
Assistant Professor, Department of Science Education, Ewha Womans University (2015.03~2018.07)
Principal Investigator, Photo-electronic Hybrids Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (2014.03~2015.02)
Senior Research Scientist, Photo-electronic Hybrids Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) (2010.12~2014.02)
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, University of California at Berkeley (2008.11~2010.11)

Selected Publications
Impact of Symmetry-Breaking of Non-Fullerene Acceptors for Efficient and Stable Organic Solar Cells
Gopikrishna, P.; Choi, H.; Kim, D. H.; Hwang, J. H.; Lee, Y.; Jung, H.; Yu, G.; Raju, T. B.; Lee, E.; Lee, Y.; Cho, S.*; Kim, B.*
Chem. Sci. 12, 14083-14097 (2021)
Influence of 3D Morphology on the Performance of All-Polymer Solar Cells Processed Using Environmentally Benign Nonhalogenated Solvents
Jung, H.; Jung, A.; Jin, S.-M.; Kim, S.; Heo, H.; Nguyen,HVT; Kim, M. J.; Ahn, P.; Kim, M. H.; Lee, Y.; Lee, K.-K.; Cho, J. H.; Lee, E* ; Kim, B.*
Nano Energy 77, 105106 (2020)
Universal Three-Dimensional Crosslinker for All-Photopatterned Electronics
Kim, M. J.; Lee, M; Min, H.; Kim, S.; Yang, J.; Kweon, H.; Lee, W.; Kim, D. H.; Choi, J.-H.; Ryu, D. Y.; Kang, M. S.*; Kim, B.*; Cho, J. H.*
Nat. Commun. 11, 1520 (2020)
Highly Stretchable, High-Mobility, Free-Standing All-Organic Transistors Modulated by Solid-State Elastomer Electrolytes
Park, D. H.; Park, H. W.; Chung, J. W.; Nam, K.; Choi, S.; Chung, Y. S.; Hwang, H.; Kim, B.*; Kim, D. H.*
Adv. Funct. Mater. 1808909 (2019)
Highly Planar Fluorinated Benzothiadiazole-Based Conjugated Polymer for High-Performance Organic Thin-Film Transistors
Nketia-Yawson, B.; Lee, H.-S.; Seo, D; Yoon, Y; Park, W.-T.; Kwak, K.; Son, H.-J.; Kim, B.*; Noh, Y.-Y.*
Adv. Mater. 27, 3045-3052 (2015)
Research Highlights
Jeehye Yang, Myeongjae Lee, Se Young Park, Myoungjin Park, Jonghoon Kim, Niranjan Sitapure, Donghyo Hahm, Seunghyun Rhee, Daeyeon Lee, Hyunwoo Jo, Yong Hyun Jo, Jaemin Lim, Jungwook Kim, Tae Joo Shin, Doh C. Lee, Kyungwon Kwak, Joseph S. Kwon, BongSoo Kim*, Wan Ki Bae*, Moon Sung Kang*
Advanced Materials (2022)