Journal Papers
*: Corresponding author, †: Equal contribution
45. P. Dong†#, X. Zhang†#, W. Hiscox, J. Liu, X. Li, Q. Zhang, X. Guo, and M. K. Song*, “Towards High-Performance Metal-Organic Framework-based Solid-State Electrolytes: Tunable Structures and Electrochemical Properties, Advanced Materials, Accepted, 2023.
44. X. Zhang, P. Dong, S. Noh, X. Zhang, Y. Cha, S. Ha, J. H Jang, and M. K. Song*, “Unravelling the Complex LiOH-based Cathode Chemistry in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 62, 4, 2023.
43. P. Dong, X. Zhang, J. Zamora, J. McCloy, and M. K. Song*, “Silk Fibroin-based Biopolymer Composite Binders with Gradient Binding Energy and Strong Adhesion Force for High-Performance Micro-sized Silicon Anodes,” Journal of Energy Chemistry, 80, 442-451, 2023.
42. S. Feng, J. Liu, X. Zhang, L. Shi, C. Anderson, Y. Lin, M. K. Song, J. Liu, J. Xiao, and D. Lu*, “Rationalizing Nitrogen-doped Secondary Carbon Particles for Practical Lithium-Sulfur Batteries,” Nano Energy, 103, 107794, 2022.
41. P. Dong#, X. Zhang#, K. S. Han, Y. Cha#, and M. K. Song*, “Deep Eutectic Solvent-based Polymer Electrolyte for Solid-State Lithium Metal Batteries,” Journal of Energy Chemistry, 70, 363-372, 2022.
40. X. Zhang#, P. Dong#, and M. K. Song*, “Advances in Lithium-Oxygen Batteries Based on LiOH Formation and Decomposition,” Frontiers in Chemistry (Special issue “Rising Stars in Electrochemistry 2021”), 689, 2022.
39. B. Ozdogru†, Y. Cha†#, B. Gwalani, V. Murugesan, M. K. Song and O. Capraz*, “In Situ Probing Potassium-ion Intercalation-induced Amorphization in Crystalline Iron Phosphate Cathode Materials,” Nano Letters, 21, 7579-7586, 2021.
38. M. Kindle, Y. Cha, J. McCloy, and M. K. Song*, “Alternatives to Cobalt: Vanadate Glass and Glass-Ceramic Structures as Cathode Materials for Rechargeable Lithium-ion Batteries,” ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 9, 629-638, 2021.
37. J. Kim†, K. Kani†, J. Kim, J. S. Yeon, M. K. Song, B. Jiang, J. Na, Y. Yamauchi*, and H. S. Park*, “Mesoporous Rh Nanoparticles as Efficient Electrocatalysts for Hydrogen Evolution Reaction,” Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, 96, 371-375, 2021.
36. U. Ryu, W. H. Choi, P. Dong, J. Shin*, M. K. Song*, and K. M. Choi*, “Comparing Internal and Interparticle Space Effects of Metal-Organic Frameworks on Polysulfide Migration in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries,” Nanomaterials, 11, 2689, 2021.
35. P. Dong, X. Zhang, Y. Cha, J. I. Lee, and M. K. Song*, “In-situ Surface Protection of Lithium Metal Anode in Lithium-Selenium Disulfide Batteries with Ionic Liquid-based Electrolytes,” Nano Energy, 69, 104434, 2020.
34. X. Zhang, P. Dong, J. I. Lee, J. T. Gray, Y. Cha, S. Ha, and M. K. Song*, “Enhanced Cycling Performance of Rechargeable Li–O2 batteries via LiOH Formation and Decomposition Using High-Performance MOF-74@CNTs Hybrid Catalysts,” Energy Storage Materials, 17, 2019.
33. Y. Ye, M. K. Song, Y. Xu, K. Nie, Y. Liu, J. Feng, X. Sun, E. J. Cairns, Y. Zhang*, and J. Guo*, “Lithium Nitrate: A Double-edged Sword in the Rechargeable Lithium-Sulfur Cell,” Energy Storage Materials, 16, 2019.
32. X. Zhang†, P. Dong†, and M. K. Song*, “Metal-Organic Frameworks for High-Energy Lithium Batteries with Enhanced Safety: Recent Progress and Future Perspectives,” Batteries & Supercaps, 2, 2019.
31. M. Kindle, S. Kmiec, I. Silva, H. Eckert, S. Martin, M. K. Song, and J. McCloy*, “Structural Properties of Alumina-doped Lithium Borovanadate Glasses and Glass-Ceramics,” Journal of Non-crystalline Solids, 521, 119551, 2019.
30. X. Zhang†, C. Y. Chuah†, P. Dong, Y. Cha, T. H. Bae*, and M. K. Song*, “Hierarchically Porous Co-MOF-74 Hollow Nanorods for Enhanced CO2 separation,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 (50), 2018.
29. P. Dong, K. S. Han, J. I. Lee, X. Zhang, Y. Cha, and M. K. Song*, “Controlled Synthesis of Sulfur-rich Polymeric Selenium Sulfides as Promising Electrode Materials for Long-life, High-rate Lithium Metal Batteries,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 (35), 29565-29573, 2018.
28. S. Feng, H. Zhong, J. Song, C. Zhu, Q. Shi, D. Liu, P. Dong, Y. Chang, S. Beckman, M. K. Song, D. Du, and Y. Lin*, “Catalytic Activity of Co-X (X=S, P, O) and its Dependency on Nanostructure/Chemical Composition in Lithium-Sulfur Batteries,” ACS Applied Energy Materials, 1 (12), 2018.
27. Y. Cha, J. I. Lee, P. Dong, X. Zhang, and M. K. Song*, “Novel CO2-thermic Oxidation Process with Mg-based Intermetallic Compounds and Its Application to Energy Storage Materials, ChemRxiv, Preprint, 2018.
26. S. Feng, J. Song, S. Fu, C. Zhu, Q. Shi, M. K. Song, D. Du, and Y. Lin*, “One-Step Synthesis of Carbon Nanosheets Decorated Carbon Nanofiber as a 3D Interconnected Porous Carbon Scaffold for Lithium-Sulfur Battery,” Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 5, 23737-23743, 2017.
25. J. I. Lee†, J. Song†, Y. Cha, S. Fu, X. Li, Y. Lin*, and M. K. Song*, “Multifunctional SnO2/3D graphene hybrid materials for sodium-ion and lithium-ion batteries with excellent rate capability and long cycle life,” Nano Research, 10 (12), 4398-4414, 2017.
24. J. Song†, S. Feng†, C. Zhu, J. I. Lee, S. Fu, P. Dong, M. K. Song*, and Y. Lin*, “Tuning the structure and composition of graphite-phase polymeric carbon nitride/reduced graphene oxide composites towards enhanced lithium-sulfur batteries performance,” Electrochimica Acta, 248 (10), 541-546, 2017.
23. A. Dive, M. K. Song, and S. Banerjee*, “Physisorption mechanism of solvated polysulfide chains on graphene oxides with varied functional groups,” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121 (9), 5089-5098, 2017.
22. J. H. Park†, K. M. Choi†, D. K. Lee, B. C. Moon, S. R. Shin, M. K. Song*, and J. K. Kang*, “Encapsulation of redox polysulphides via chemical interaction with nitrogen atoms in the organic linkers of metal-organic framework nanocrystals,” Scientific Reports, 6, 25555, 2016.
21. Q. Shi, Y. Cha, Y. Song, J. I. Lee, C. Zhu, X. Li, M. K. Song, D. Du, and Y. Lin*, “3D graphene-based hybrid materials: synthesis and applications in energy storage and conversion,” Nanoscale, 8, 15414-15447, 2016.
20. K. Yoo, M. K. Song, E. J. Cairns, and P. Dutta*, “Numerical and experimental investigation of performance characteristics of lithium/sulfur cells,” Electrochimica Acta, 213, 174-185, 2016.
19. Y. Ye, A. Kawase, M. K. Song, B. Feng, Y. S. Liu, M. A. Marcus, J. Feng, H. T. Fang, E. J. Cairns*, J. Zhu*, and J. Guo*, “X-ray absorption spectroscopic characterization of the synthesis process: revealing the interactions in cetyltrimethylammonium bromide-modified sulfur-graphene oxide nanocomposites,” The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 120 (19), 10111-10117, 2016.
18. Y. Ye, A. Kawase, M. K. Song, B. Feng, Y. S. Liu, M. A. Marcus, J. Feng, E. J. Cairns, J. Guo*, and J. Zhu*, “X-ray absorption spectroscopy characterization of a Li/S cell,” Nanomaterials (Special Issue “Nanostructured Materials for Li-ion Batteries and Beyond”), 6 (1), 14, 2016.
17. M. K. Song, Y. Zhang, and E. J. Cairns*, “Effects of cell construction parameters on the performance of lithium/sulfur cells,” AIChE Journal (Special issue “Tribute to Founders: John M. Prausnitz”), 61, 2749-2756, 2015.
Prior to joining WSU in 2015
16. C. Nan, Z. Lin, H. Liao, M. K. Song, Y. Li, and E. J. Cairns*, “Durable carbon-coated Li2S core-shell spheres for high performance lithium/sulfur cells,” Journal of the American Chemical Society, 136, 4659-4663, 2014.
15. M. K. Song†, H. Li†, J. Li, D. Zhao, J. Wang, and M. Liu*, “Tetrazole-based, anhydrous proton exchange membranes for fuel cells,” Advanced Materials, 26, 1277-1282, 2014.
14. X. Feng†, M. K. Song†, W. C. Stolte, D. Gardenghi, D. Zhang, X. Sun, J. Zhu*, E. J. Cairns*, and J. Guo*, “Understanding the degradation mechanism of rechargeable lithium/sulfur cells: a comprehensive study of the sulfur-graphene oxide cathode after discharge-charge cycling,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 16,16931-16940, 2014.
13. D. Chen, M. K. Song, S. Cheng, L. Huang, and M. Liu*, “Contribution of carbon fiber paper (CFP) to the capacitance of a CFP-supported manganese oxide supercapacitor,” Journal of Power Sources, 248, 1197-1200, 2014.
12. M. K. Song, Y. Zhang*, and E. J. Cairns*, “A long-life, high-rate lithium/sulfur cell: a multifaceted approach to enhancing cell performance,” Nano Letters, 13, 5891-5899, 2013.
11. M. K. Song†, X. Zhu†, and M. Liu*, “A triazole-based PEM for fuel cells operated in a wide temperature range (25~150oC) with little humidification,” Journal of Power Sources, 241, 219-224, 2013.
10. M. K. Song, E. J. Cairns, and Y. Zhang*, “Lithium-sulfur batteries with high specific energy: old challenges and new opportunities,” Nanoscale, 5, 2186-2204, 2013.
9. K. Cai†, M. K. Song†, E. J. Cairns, and Y. Zhang*, “Nanostructured Li2S/C composites as cathode material for high energy lithium-sulfur batteries,” Nano Letters, 12, 6474-6479, 2012.
8. M. K. Song†, S. Cheng†, H. Chen, W. Qin, K. W. Nam, S. Xu, X. Q. Yang, A. Bongiorno, J. Lee, J. Bai, T. Tyson, J. Cho, and M. Liu*, “Anomalous pseudocapacitive behavior of a nanostructured, mixed-valent manganese oxide film for electrical energy storage,” Nano Letters, 12, 3483-3490, 2012.
7. Z. Lin, M. K. Song, Y. Ding, Y. Liu, M. Liu, and C. P. Wong*, “Facile preparation of nitrogen-doped graphene as a metal-free catalyst for oxygen reduction reaction,” Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 14, 3381-3382, 2012.
6. M. K. Song†, S. Park†, F. Alamgir, J. Cho*, and M. Liu*, “Nanostructured electrodes for lithium-ion and lithium-air batteries,” Materials Science and Engineering:R: Reports, 72, 203-252, 2011.
5. Z. Bao†, M. K. Song†, S. Davis, Y. Cai, M. Liu, and K. Sandhage*, “High surface area, micro/mesoporous carbon particles with selectable 3-D biogenic morphologies for tailored catalysis, filtration, or adsorption,” Energy & Environmental Science, 4, 3980-3984, 2011.
4. J. Bae, M. K. Song, Y. J. Park, J. M. Kim, M. Liu, and Z. L. Wang*, “Fiber supercapacitors made of nanowire-fiber hybrid structure for wearable/flexible energy storage,” Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 50, 1683-1687, 2011.
3. D. Zhao, J. Li, M. K. Song, B. Yi, H. Zhang, and M. Liu*, “A durable alternative for proton-exchange membranes: Sulfonated Poly(Benzoxazole Thioether Sulfone)s,” Advanced Energy Materials, 1, 203-211, 2011.
2. J. Ko*, H. Ko, M. K. Song, Y. Yang, and J. Lee, “Activation of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells,” Journal of The Korean Society for New and Renewable Energy, 1, 2, 2005.
1. M. K. Song, J. G. Ahn, and E. C. Lee*, “Formation mechanism of electrodeposited Ni-SiC composite coatings,” Korean Journal of Metals & Materials, 39, 894-900, 2001.
Conference Proceedings
3. C. Niu, J. Long, H. Li*, M. K. Song, and M. Liu*, “Synthesis and Characterization of 5-(4-(3-Trimethoxysilyl)Propoxy)Phenyl)-1H-Tetrazole,” Proceedings of Green Technologies Conference (IEEE 2012), 10.1109/GREEN.2012.6200942, Page 1-4, 2012.
2. K. Moon, Z. Li, Y. Yao, Z. Lin, Q. Liang, J. Agar, M. K. Song, M. Liu, and C.P. Wong*, “Graphene for ultracapacitors,” Proceedings of Electronic Components and Technology Conference (ECTC), 2010.
1. K. Cho*, S. Kim, J. Lee, S. Um, M. K. Song, J. Ko, H. Shin, and Y. Sung, “Study of effects of gas diffusion layers on performance of PEMFC”, Proceedings of Fuel Cell Seminar, TX, USA, 2004.