Principal Investigator

Prof. Jongchul Lim (임종철), Ph.D.

Office: # 604

Laboratory: #240

Graduate School of Energy Science and Technology (GEST)

Chungnam National University (CNU)

99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134, Korea

+82-42-821-8608

jclim at cnu.ac.kr

Professional Experience

2020.03.

- Present

2015.06.

- 2020.02.

2015.03.

- 2015.06.

Assistant Professor

Energy Materials & Optoelectronic Devices group
Graduate School of Energy Science and Technology (GEST)
Chungnam National University, Korea

Research Associate

Photovoltaic & Optoelectronic Devices group (PI: Prof. Henry J. Snaith, FRS)
Department of Physics (Condensed Matter Physics)
University of Oxford, UK

Research Associate

Polymer Chemistry & Electronics group (PI: Prof. Taiho Park)
Polymer Research Institute
Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH), Korea

Education

2009.03.

- 2015.02.

2002.03.

- 2009.02.

Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering,

Pohang University of Science and Technology, Korea
Advisor: Prof. Taiho Park
Thesis title: Photophysical Study on Interfaces of Hybrid Solar Cells: Material Engineering & Charge Transfer Kinetics
Graduation with the 1st Honors (Ph.D.) from Dept. of Chemical Engineering

B.S. in Nanomaterial Engineering

B.S. in Polymer Science and Engineering (Double Major)

Chungnam National University, Korea
Graduation with the Honors from College of Science and Engineering

Professional Academic Activities

2020.04.

- Present

2019.12.

- Present

2019.09.

- Present

2019.05.

- 2020.02.

2017.10.

- 2020.02.

Editorial board member of 'Polymer(Korea)'

Assigned guest editor of 'Energies' (MDPI)

Special issue: Photovoltaic Performance of Dye-Sensitized and Perovskite Solar Cells

Assigned referee of 'Journal of Materials Chemistry A' (RSC)

Material Science and Technology Division Member

Korea Technology Advisory Group (K-TAG) by KIAT-Europe

UK Coordinator

Association of Korean Experts on Materials Science and Technology in the Europe (KEMST)

Division Leader

Material Science and Technology division
The Korean Scientists and Engineers Association in the UK (KSEAUK)

Honors and Awards

Young Scientist Award, The Korean Solar Energy Society, 2021.05.14.
The Excellent speaker on the KEMST forum, Porto, Portugal, 2018.06.
Graduation with the 1st Honors (Ph. D.) from Dept. of Chemical Engineering, POSTECH, 2015.02.13.
The winner for Best Paper of the Year in Dept. of Chemical Engineering, POSTECH, 2014.12.11.
The top speaker on the Korea Dow Chemical Symposium (Korean Chemical Society), Ilsan, Korea, 2014.04.18.
The Excellent Poster Presentation Award on the ERC conference, Yangyang, Korea, 2013.01.07.
The winner for Best Graduate Student of the Year in Dept. of Chemical Engineering, POSTECH, 2012.
The Excellent Poster Presentation Award on the KJF-ICOMEP, Gyeongju, Korea, 2011.09.15.

Representative works

7. Long-range charge carrier mobility in metal halide perovskite thin-films and single crystals via transient photo-conductivity.

J. Lim,*§ M. Kober-Czerny,§ Y.-H. Lin, J. M. Ball, N. Sakai, M. J. Hong, E. A. Duijnstee, J. G. Labram, B. Wenger,* H. J. Snaith*
Nat. Comms., 2022, 4201, (IF: 17.694)
2022. 07.20, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-022-31569-w

6. Excellent long-range charge-carrier mobility in 2D perovskites.

M. Kober-Czerny, S. G. Motti, P. Holzhey, B. Wenger, J. Lim*, L. M. Herz*, H. J. Snaith*
Adv. Func. Mater., 2022, 36, 2203064, (IF: 19.924)
2022. 09.05, DOI: 10.1002/adfm.202203064

5. Towards Understanding Space-Charge Limited Current Measurements on Metal Halide Perovskites.

E. A. Duijnstee, J. M. Ball, V. Le Corre, L. J. A. Koster,* H. J. Snaith,* J. Lim*
ACS Energy Lett. 2020, 5, 376-384. (IF: 23.991)
2020.02.14, DOI: 10.1021/acsenergylett.9b02720

4. Electron trapping and extraction kinetics on carrier diffusion in metal halide perovskite thin films.

(Inside back cover paper)

G. Kang,§ J.-S. Yoon,§ G.-W. Kim, K. Choi, T. Park,* R.-H. Baek,* J. Lim*
J. Mater. Chem. A, 2019, 7, 25838-25844. (IF: 14.511)
2019.12.07, DOI: 10.1039/C9TA06254H

3. Elucidating the long-range charge carrier mobility in metal halide perovskite thin films.

J. Lim, M. T. Hörantner, N. Sakai, J. M. Ball, S. Mahesh, N. K. Noel, Y.-H. Lin, J. B. Patel, D. P. McMeekin, M. B. Johnston, B. Wenger,* H. J. Snaith*
Energy & Environ. Sci, 2019, 12, 169. (IF: 39.714)
2019.01.01, DOI: 10.1039/C8EE03395A

2. Fast cascade neutralization of an oxidized sensitizer by an in situ-generated ionic layer of I– species on a nanocrystalline TiO2 electrode. (Front cover paper)

J. Lim, T. Kim, T. Park*
Energy & Environ. Sci. 2014, 7, 4029. (IF: 39.714)
2014.12.01, DOI: 10.1039/c4ee01950d

1. A Diketopyrrolopyrrole-containing hole transporting conjugated polymer for use in efficient stable organic inorganic hybrid solar cells based on a perovskite. (equal contribution)

Y. S. Kwon,§ J. Lim,§ H.-J. Yun, Y.-H. Kim,* T. Park*
Energy & Environ. Sci. 2014, 7, 1454. (IF: 39.714)
2014.04.01, DOI: 10.1039/c3ee44174a