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ㆍNano Convergence Distinguished Lectureship

Prof. Philip Kim
Department of Physics, Harvard University, USA

Prof. Philip Kim delivered his award lecture online in the Nano Convergence Special Session which was held on July 8th, 2021 at KINTEX I, Korea. The lecture’s title was ‘Stacking van der Waals atomic layers: quest for new materials by designing’. 

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Philip Kim is Professor of Physics and Professor Applied Physics at Harvard University. Professor Kim is a world leading scientist in the area of materials research. His research area is experimental condensed matter physics with an emphasis on physical properties and applications of nanoscale low-dimensional materials.  The focus of Prof. Kim’s group research is the mesoscopic investigation of transport phenomena, particularly, electric, thermal and thermoelectrical properties of low dimensional nanoscale materials.

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Graphene nanoribbon devices at high bias

We present the electron transport in graphene nanoribbons (GNRs) at high electric bias conduction. When graphene is patterned into a few tens of ... of lithographically fabricated GNRs, focusing on the high bias ...

Melinda Y Han and Philip Kim
Nano Convergence 2014 1:1
Review | Published on: 20 February 2014
 

ㆍNano Convergence Young Investigator Lectureship

Prof. Ki Tae Nam
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea

Prof. Ki Tae Nam also delivered his award lecture in the Nano Convergence Special Session. The lecture’s title was ‘Biological Inspiration for New Materials’.  

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Ki Tae Nam is Professor of Department of Materials Science & Engineering, Seoul National University. Professor Nam obtained his Ph.D in Materials Science & Engineering from Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His research area is Bio-inspired Nanomaterials especially on Protein-like Inorganic Materials, Peptide Nanomaterials. Professor Nam’s research also focuses on Artificial Photosynthesis, Water Oxidation, CO 2 reduction.

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Involvement of high-valent manganese-oxo intermediates in oxidation reactions: realisation in nature, nano and molecular systems

Manganese plays multiple role in many biological redox reactions in which it exists in different oxidation states from Mn(II) to Mn(IV). Among them the high-valent manganese-oxo intermediate plays important ro...

Mani Balamurugan, Natarajan Saravanan, Heonjin Ha, Yoon Ho Lee and Ki Tae Nam
Nano Convergence 2018 5:18
Review | Published on: 4 July 2018

Material science lesson from the biological photosystem

Inspired by photosynthesis, artificial systems for a sustainable energy supply are being designed. Each sequential energy conversion process from light to biomass in natural photosynthesis is a valuable model ...

Younghye Kim, Jun Ho Lee, Heonjin Ha, Sang Won Im and Ki Tae Nam
Nano Convergence 2016 3:19
Review | Published on: 15 August 2016