Publications

Publications

280+ peer-reviewed papers · 8,400+ citations · h-index 49 (Google Scholar, May 2026)

2018

148

Understanding photocatalytic coupled-dye degradation, and photoelectrocatalytic water splitting and CO₂ reduction over WO₃/MoO₃ hybrid nanostructures

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 2018. DOI ↗

147

Ferromagnetic multiphase FeNi oxide and pure Fe₃O₄ induced by water-gas shift reaction: Magnetization and supercapacitor application

Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2018. DOI ↗

146

ZnO-TiO₂ Core–Shell Nanowires: A Sustainable Photoanode for Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Water Splitting

Kyuwon Jeong; Prashant R. Deshmukh; Jinse Park; Youngku Sohn; Weon Gyu Shin

ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering 2018, 6, 6518-6526. DOI ↗

145

Bimetallic Au@M (M = Ag, Pd, Fe, and Cu) Nanoarchitectures Mediated by 1,4-Phenylene Diisocyanide Functionalization

Langmuir 2018. DOI ↗

144

Comparable electrocatalytic performances of carbon- and Rh-loaded SrTiO₃ nanoparticles

Chinese Chemical Letters 2018. DOI ↗

143

Conical multiple-layered Pt deposits on Au and its adsorption stoichiometries of CO and hydrogen

Electrochimica Acta 2018. DOI ↗

142

Development of an Fe₃O₄@Cu silicate based sensing platform for the electrochemical sensing of dopamine

RSC Advances 2018. DOI ↗

141

Electrochemical performance of facile developed aqueous asymmetric (Fe,Cr)₂O₃//MnO₂ supercapacitor

Electrochimica Acta 2018. DOI ↗

140

Flexible Solid-State Symmetric Supercapacitor Based on (Fe,Cr)₂O₃Oxide Layer Developed on the Stainless Steel Mesh

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2018. DOI ↗

139

Formic acid electrooxidation activity of Pt and Pt/Au catalysts: Effects of surface physical properties and irreversible adsorption of Bi

Electrochimica Acta 2018. DOI ↗

138

Paramagnetic Ho₂O₃ nanowires, nano-square sheets, and nanoplates

Ceramics International 2018. DOI ↗

137

Photoelectrocatalytic effect of unbalanced RF magnetron sputtered TiO₂ thin film on ITO-coated patterned SiO₂ nanocone arrays

Catalysis Science & Technology 2018. DOI ↗

136

Yb₂O₃nanowires, nanorods and nano-square plates

Ceramics International 2018. DOI ↗

2017

135

Highly Active Tungsten Oxide Nanoplate Electrocatalysts for the Hydrogen Evolution Reaction in Acidic and Near Neutral Electrolytes

Arpan Kumar Nayak; Manju Verma; Youngku Sohn; Parag A. Deshpande; Debabrata Pradhan

ACS Omega 2017, 2, 7039-7047. DOI ↗

134

Facile Green Synthesis of WO₃·H₂O Nanoplates and WO₃ Nanowires with Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Performance

Arpan Kumar Nayak; Youngku Sohn; Debabrata Pradhan

Crystal Growth & Design 2017, 17, 4949-4957. DOI ↗

133

Chemical synthesis of ZnO nanorods: Investigations of electrochemical performance and photo-electrochemical water splitting applications

Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2017. DOI ↗

132

Recent progress and perspectives in the photocatalytic CO₂ reduction of Ti-oxide-based nanomaterials

Youngku Sohn; Weixin Huang; Fariborz Taghipour

Appl. Surf. Sci. 2017, 396, 1696-1711. DOI ↗

131

Ag nanoparticles decorated ion-beam-assisted TiO₂thin films for tuning the water splitting activity from UV to visible light harvesting

Ceramics International 2017. DOI ↗

130

Catalytic activities of Ni-decorated boron particles

Materials and Design 2017. DOI ↗

129

Crystal Phase and Size-Controlled Synthesis of Tungsten Trioxide Hydrate Nanoplates at Room Temperature: Enhanced Cr(VI) Photoreduction and Methylene Blue Adsorption Properties

ACS Sustainable Chemistry and Engineering 2017. DOI ↗

128

Electronic and steric effects controlling efficiencies of photoaddition reactions of fullerene C₆₀with N-α-trimethylsilyl-N-alkyl-N-benzylamines

Tetrahedron Letters 2017. DOI ↗

127

Electrooptical threshold behavior of electroconvection in twisted nematic liquid crystal cells

Journal of the Korean Physical Society 2017. DOI ↗

126

Hydrothermal Synthesis and Characterization of Sm₂O₂SO₄ Nanoplates

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society 2017. DOI ↗

125

Hydrothermal synthesis of Nd₂O₃nanorods

Ceramics International 2017. DOI ↗

124

Novel composite ZnO/TiO₂ thin film photoanodes for enhanced visible-light-driven photoelectrochemical water splitting activity

Journal of Electroanalytical Chemistry 2017. DOI ↗

123

Selective and sensitive morpholine-type rhodamine B-based colorimetric and fluorescent chemosensor for Fe(III) and Fe(II)

Sensors and Actuators, B: Chemical 2017. DOI ↗

122

Synthesis and characterization of Er₂O₃nanorods and nanosheets

Ceramics International 2017. DOI ↗

2016

121

Preparation of TiO₂-Decorated Boron Particles by Wet Ball Milling and their Photoelectrochemical Hydrogen and Oxygen Evolution Reactions

Materials 2016. DOI ↗

120

Magnetic Ni-Co alloys induced by water gas shift reaction, Ni-Co oxides by CO oxidation and their supercapacitor applications

Applied Surface Science 2016. DOI ↗

119

Unique multi-phase Co/Fe/CoFe 2 O 4 by water–gas shift reaction, CO oxidation and enhanced supercapacitor performances

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 2016. DOI ↗

118

Structures, and luminescence and magnetic properties of Ln(III) complexes bearing dibenzoylmethane ligand (Ln=Eu and Gd)

Journal of Luminescence 2016. DOI ↗

117

Fabrication of ZnO, ZnS, Ag-ZnS, and Au-ZnS microspheres for photocatalytic activities, CO oxidation and 2-hydroxyterephthalic acid synthesis

Young In Choi; Seungwon Lee; Seog K. Kim; Young-Il Kim; Dae Won Cho; Mohammad Mansoob Khan; Youngku Sohn

J. Alloys Compd. 2016, 675, 46-56. DOI ↗

116

Combustion of boron particles coated with an energetic polymer material

Korean J. Chem. Eng. 2016. DOI ↗

115

Luminescence and Magnetic Properties of Tb(III) Complexes with TETA and Synergistic Effect by 1,10-Phenanthroline

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society 2016. DOI ↗

114

Crystal-facet dependent CO oxidation, preferential oxidation of CO in H₂-rich, water-gas shift reactions, and supercapacitor application over Co₃O₄ nanostructures

Applied Catalysis A: General 2016. DOI ↗

113

Improvement of power generation of microbial fuel cell by integrating tungsten oxide electrocatalyst with pure or mixed culture biocatalysts

Electrochimica Acta 2016. DOI ↗

112

Novel inkjet droplet method generating monodisperse hollow metal oxide micro-spheres

Chemical Engineering Journal 2016. DOI ↗

111

Single Electron Transfer-Promoted Photochemical Reactions of Secondary N -Trimethylsilylmethyl- N -benzylamines Leading to Aminomethylation of Fullerene C 60

J. Org. Chem. 2016. DOI ↗

110

TiO₂/BiOX (X=Cl, Br, I) hybrid microspheres for artificial waste water and real sample treatment under visible light irradiation

Separation and Purification Technology 2016. DOI ↗

109

AgX (X=Cl, Br, I)/BiOX nanoplates and microspheres for pure and mixed (methyl orange, rhodamine B and methylene blue) dyes

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 2016. DOI ↗

108

Application of Ni-Oxide@TiO₂ core-shell structures to photocatalytic mixed dye degradation, CO oxidation, and supercapacitors

Materials 2016. DOI ↗

107

Crystal structures and color properties of new complex perovskite oxynitrides AMg 0.2 Ta 0.8 O 2.6 N 0.4 (A = Sr, Ba)

Dalton Trans. 2016. DOI ↗

106

Interfacial Electronic Structure of Electrodeposited Ag Nanoparticles on Iron Oxide Nanorice Particles

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society 2016. DOI ↗

105

Liquid-Phase Ethanol Oxidation and Gas-Phase CO Oxidation Reactions over M Doped (M = Ag, Au, Pd, and Ni) and MM′ Codoped CeO₂ Nanoparticles

Journal of Chemistry 2016. DOI ↗

104

Metallic indium spheres by the anaerobic ethanol oxidation of indium oxide

Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2016. DOI ↗

103

Neighbour-sensitized near-infrared emission of new Nd(iii) and Er(iii) complexes with 1-(anthracene-2-yl)-4,4,4-trifluoro-1,3-butanedione

New Journal of Chemistry 2016. DOI ↗

2015

102

Synthesis and physicochemical properties of La(OH)₃ and La₂O₃ nanostructures

Jun-Gill Kang; Young-Il Kim; Dae Won Cho; Youngku Sohn

Mater. Sci. Semicond. Process. 2015, 40, 737-743. DOI ↗

101

Biomolecule-assisted synthesis of In(OH) 3 nanocubes and In 2 O 3 nanoparticles: photocatalytic degradation of organic contaminants and CO oxidation

Nanotechnology 2015. DOI ↗

100

Hierarchical BiOBr, AgBr/BiOBr and BiOBrxI₁-x Nano-Assembled Microspheres for Photocatalytic Methyl Orange Treatment

j nanosci nanotechnol 2015. DOI ↗

99

Band gap-engineered ZnO and Ag/ZnO by ball-milling method and their photocatalytic and Fenton-like photocatalytic activities

Applied Surface Science 2015. DOI ↗

98

Luminescent Eu(III) and Tb(III) activator ions in La(OH)₃ and La₂O₃ nanowire matrices

Materials Science and Engineering: B 2015. DOI ↗

97

Metallic Sn spheres and SnO₂@C core-shells by anaerobic and aerobic catalytic ethanol and CO oxidation reactions over SnO₂ nanoparticles

Sci. Rep. 2015. DOI ↗

96

Photochemical and enzymatic SET promoted C–C bond cleavage reactions of lignin β-1 model compounds containing varying number of methoxy substituents on their arene rings

Tetrahedron 2015. DOI ↗

95

Synthesis and characterization of Dy(OH)₃ and Dy₂O₃ nanorods and nanosheets

Ceramics International 2015. DOI ↗

94

Controlled synthesis and facets-dependent photocatalysis of TiO 2 nanocrystals

Semicond. Sci. Technol. 2015. DOI ↗

93

Photoluminescence imaging of Eu(III) and Tb(III)-embedded SiO₂ nanostructures

Journal of Luminescence 2015. DOI ↗

92

Synthesis and characterization of Gd(OH)₃ and Gd₂O₃ nanorods

Jun-Gill Kang; Bong-Ki Min; Youngku Sohn

Ceram. Int. 2015, 41, 1243-1248. DOI ↗

91

Physicochemical properties of ball milled boron particles: Dry vs. wet ball milling process

Hye Jin Jung; Youngku Sohn; Hong Gye Sung; Hyung Soo Hyun; Weon Gyu Shin

Powder Technology 2015, 269, 548-553. DOI ↗

90

Effects of an additional magnetic field in ITO thin film deposition by magnetron sputtering

Ceramics International 2015. DOI ↗

89

Observation of Mediated Cascade Energy Transfer in Europium-Doped ZnO Nanowalls by 1,10-Phenanthroline

J. Phys. Chem. C 2015. DOI ↗

88

Photoluminescence profile imaging of Eu(III), Tb(III) and Eu(III)/Tb(III)-doped yttrium oxide nanosheets and nanorods

Journal of Luminescence 2015. DOI ↗

87

Physicochemical properties of praseodymium hydroxide and oxide nanorods

Journal of Alloys and Compounds 2015. DOI ↗

86

Ultrasonication assisted production of silver nanowires with low aspect ratio and their optical properties

Ultrasonics Sonochemistry 2015. DOI ↗

85

Crystal phase transformation and doping-induced blue emission of Eu-doped InOOH and cubic/corundum-type rhombohedral In 2 O 3 nanowires

CrystEngComm 2015. DOI ↗

84

Effect of Etching on Electron–Hole Recombination in Sr-Doped NaTaO 3 Photocatalysts

J. Phys. Chem. C 2015. DOI ↗

83

Graphene, charcoal, ZnO, and ZnS/BiOX (X=Cl, Br, and I) hybrid microspheres for photocatalytic simulated real mixed dye treatments

Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry 2015. DOI ↗

82

Nanoscale architecture of bimetallic hybrid Fe–Au nanostructures with and without 1,4-phenylene diisocyanide pre-functionalization

RSC Adv. 2015. DOI ↗

81

Photoluminescence profiles and fast/slow annealing effects of Eu(III)/Tb(III)-codoped silica phosphor materials

Luminescence 2015. DOI ↗

80

Recyclable magnetic CoFe 2 O 4 /BiOX (X = Cl, Br and I) microflowers for photocatalytic treatment of water contaminated with methyl orange, rhodamine B, methylene blue, and a mixed dye

RSC Adv. 2015. DOI ↗

79

Understanding hydrothermal transformation from Mn₂O₃ particles to Na_0.55Mn₂O₄·1.5H₂O nanosheets, nanobelts, and single crystalline ultra-long Na₄Mn₉O₁₈ nanowires

Sci. Rep. 2015. DOI ↗

2014

78

Engineered Electronic States of Transition Metal Doped TiO₂ Nanocrystals for Low Overpotential Oxygen Evolution Reaction

Nitish Roy; Youngku Sohn; Kam Tong Leung; Debabrata Pradhan

J. Phys. Chem. C 2014, 118, 29499-29506. DOI ↗

77

Adsorption/photocatalytic performances of hierarchical flowerlike BiOBrxCl₁−x nanostructures for methyl orange, Rhodamine B and methylene blue

Materials Science in Semiconductor Processing 2014. DOI ↗

76

Structural and spectroscopic characteristics of terbium hydroxide/oxide nanorods and plates

Ceramics International 2014. DOI ↗

75

Full characterization of Eu(OH) 3 and Eu 2 O 3 nanorods

Jun-Gill Kang; Yongkwang Jung; Bong-Ki Min; Youngku Sohn

Appl. Surf. Sci. 2014, 314, 158-165. DOI ↗

74

Green Synthesis of Anatase TiO₂ Nanocrystals with Diverse Shapes and their Exposed Facets-Dependent Photoredox Activity

Nitish Roy; Yohan Park; Youngku Sohn; Kam Tong Leung; Debabrata Pradhan

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces 2014, 6, 16498-16507. DOI ↗

73

Characteristics of Ion Beam Assisted ITO Thin Films Deposited by RF Magnetron Sputtering

Molecular Crystals and Liquid Crystals 2014. DOI ↗

72

Photoluminescence imaging of Eu(III), Eu(III)/Ag, Eu(III)/Tb(III), and Eu(III)/Tb(III)/Ag-doped Gd(OH)₃ and Gd₂O₃ nanorods

Ceramics International 2014. DOI ↗

71

Synergic CO oxidation activities of boron–CeO₂ hybrid materials prepared by dry and wet milling methods

Ceramics International 2014. DOI ↗

70

Surface treatment effects on CO oxidation reactions over Co, Cu, and Ni-doped and codoped CeO₂ catalysts

Yohan Park; Seog K. Kim; Debabrata Pradhan; Youngku Sohn

Chem. Eng. J. 2014, 250, 25-34. DOI ↗

69

Photoluminescence imaging of Eu(III) doped Y₂O₃ nanorods on a Si substrate deposited by an electrospray technique

Thin Solid Films 2014. DOI ↗

68

Synthesis of In 2 S 3 microspheres using a template-free and surfactant-less hydrothermal process and their visible light photocatalysis

CrystEngComm 2014. DOI ↗

67

Room temperature light-induced recrystallization of Cu 2 O cubes to CuO nanostructures in water

CrystEngComm 2014. DOI ↗

66

Structural/spectroscopic analyses and H₂/O₂/CO responses of thulium(III) oxide nanosquare sheets

Applied Surface Science 2014. DOI ↗

65

Thermal H₂-treatment effects on CO/CO₂ conversion over Pd-doped CeO₂ comparison with Au and Ag-doped CeO₂

Reac Kinet Mech Cat 2014. DOI ↗

64

Gas phase synthesis and physico‐chemical properties of vanadium oxide nanoparticles

Ceramics International 2014. DOI ↗

63

Synthesis and characterization of Eu(III)-incorporated silica nanoparticles for application to UV-LED

Journal of Colloid and Interface Science 2014. DOI ↗

62

Adsorption/photocatalytic activity and fundamental natures of BiOCl and BiOCl I₁− prepared in water and ethylene glycol environments, and Ag and Au-doping effects

Won Joo Kim; Debabrata Pradhan; Bong-Ki Min; Youngku Sohn

Appl. Catal. B 2014, 147, 711-725. DOI ↗

61

Interfacial electronic structures of Ca/MEH–PPV/Au studied by one and two photon photoemission spectroscopy

Vacuum 2014. DOI ↗

60

Photoluminescence imaging of EuBO₃, TbBO₃, Eu(III)-BOx, and Tb(III)-BOx nanostructures

Ceramics International 2014. DOI ↗

59

Adsorption and UV/Visible photocatalytic performance of BiOI for methyl orange, Rhodamine B and methylene blue: Ag and Ti-loading effects

Yohan Park; Yulyi Na; Debabrata Pradhan; Bong-Ki Min; Youngku Sohn

CrystEngComm 2014, 16, 3155-3167. DOI ↗

58

Correction: Photoluminescence profile mapping of Eu( iii ) and Tb( iii → iv )-embedded in quantum size SnO 2 nanoparticles

RSC Adv. 2014. DOI ↗

57

Doping-concentration and annealing effects on photoluminescence profile of Eu(III)-doped CeO₂nanorods

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society 2014. DOI ↗

56

Photoluminescence imaging of sio₂@y₂o₃:Eu(iii) and sio₂@y₂o₃:tb(iii) core-shell nanostructures

Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society 2014. DOI ↗

55

Photoluminescence profile mapping of Eu( iii ) and Tb(III → IV)-embedded in quantum size SnO 2 nanoparticles

RSC Adv. 2014. DOI ↗

54

Synthesis and characterization of Sm(OH)₃ and Sm₂O₃ nanoroll sticks

J Mater Sci 2014. DOI ↗

53

Synthesis of Er and Yb-doped cubic and hexagonal phase ZnSe nano-assembled microspheres and their photocatalytic activities

Ceramics International 2014. DOI ↗

2013

52

SiO₂ nanospheres modified by Ag nanoparticles: Surface charging and CO oxidation activity

Journal of Molecular Catalysis A: Chemical 2013. DOI ↗

51

2D- and 3D-Photoluminescence Imaging of Eu(III) Embedded in CeO 2 Nanomatrix

J. Am. Ceram. Soc. 2013. DOI ↗

50

Photochemical reactions of 1,2-diketones with silyl enol ethers

Res Chem Intermed 2013. DOI ↗

49

Synergy of Low-Energy {101} and High-Energy {001} TiO₂ Crystal Facets for Enhanced Photocatalysis

Nitish Roy; Youngku Sohn; Debabrata Pradhan

ACS Nano 2013, 7, 2532-2540. DOI ↗