Education:
- PhD (Materials Science and Engineering), Stanford University, 2023
- MS (Materials Science and Engineering), Stanford University, 2021
- BS (Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science), Duke University, 2014
- AB (Chemistry), Duke University
Research Interests:
- Electrochemical engineering
- Electrolytes
- Energy storage
- Sustainability
Selected Publications:
S. C. Kim‡, X. Gao‡, S.-L. Liao, H. Su, Y. Chen, W. Zhang, L. C. Greenburg, J.-A. Pan, X. Zheng, Y. Ye, M. S. Kim, P. Sayavong, A. Brest, J. Qin*, Z. Bao*, Y. Cui*, Solvation-Property Relationship of Lithium-Sulphur Battery Electrolytes, Nat. Commun., 15, 1268 (2024)
S. C. Kim‡, J. Wang‡, R. Xu, P. Zhang, Y. Chen, Z. Huang, Y. Yang, Z. Yu, S. T. Oyakhire, W. Zhang, L. G. Greenburg, M. S. Kim, D. T. Boyle, P. Sayavong, Y. Ye, J. Qin, Z. Bao, Y. Cui*, High Entropy Electrolytes for Practical Lithium Metal Batteries, Nat. Energy, 8, 814-826 (2023)
S. C. Kim‡, S. T. Oyakhire‡, C. Athanitis, J. Wang, Z. Zhang, W. Zhang, D. T. Boyle, M. S. Kim, Z. Yu, X. Gao, T. Sogade, E. Wu, J. Qin, Z. Bao, S. F. Bent*, Y. Cui*, Data-driven Electrolyte Design for Lithium Metal Anodes, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci., 120 (10) e2214357120 (2023)
S. C. Kim, X. Kong, R. Vila, W. Huang, Y. Chen, D. T. Boyle, Z. Yu, H. Wang, Z. Bao, J. Qin, Y. Cui*, Potentiometric Measurement to Probe Solvation Energy and its Correlation to Lithium Battery Cyclability, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 143, 27, 10301-10308 (2021)