Educations

• 2003   Ph.D., KAIST, Physics, 고체물리이론

• 1999   M.S., KAIST, Physics, 초전도이론

• 1997   B.S., KAIST, Physics
   

Experiences

• 2009~Present   Assistant Professor / Associate Professor / Professor, KAIST

• 2006~2009       Staff Scientist, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, USA

• 2003~2006       Post-Doc, National Renewable Energy Laboratory, Golden, USA
   

LAB
QUANTUM  MATERIALS SIMULATION GROUP:
First-Principles Electronic Strucure Calculations and Molecular Dynamics Simulations

It may be most critical for us to understand and control nanoscale materials at the levels of electrons, atoms, and molecules in order to conquer several challenges of mankind in the 21st century, for example, energy and medicine. In our group, by taking advantages of state-of-the-art computational quantum-mechanics (first-principles or ab initio) methodologies and large-scale parallel supercomputing machines, we explore intrinsic properties and functionalities of nanoscale materials at the level of electrons and atoms. Based on understanding achieved, we predict and design new functional nanoscale materials that can be used for energy and medicine technologies. Currently we have interested in hydrogen/energy storage materials, nanostructured materials, nanoparticles, nanocatalysts, nano-bio hybrids, colloidal quantum dots, friction, thermoelectricity, and triboelectricity. We are aiming at interdisciplinary researches and training amongst physics, chemistry, materials science, computer science, etc.

KAIST 양자물성이론 연구실은 2009년부터 김용현 교수가 이끌고 있고 현재 물리학과와 나노학과에 소속되어 있습니다. 실제 물질에서 일어나는 자연현상을 양자역학과 슈퍼컴퓨터를 이용해 설명하고 예측하는 100% 이론 연구실로서 다양한 실험그룹과 공동연구를 수행하고 있습니다. 연구분야는 반도체 물질, 표면/계면, 나노물질, 에너지물질, 마찰, 열전영상 등입니다.

Research Interest

• Computational materials science
  - Semiconductors at nanoscale - defects, surfaces, interfaces

  - Nanostructured materials - graphene, colloidal quantum dots

  - Energy applications - hydrogen, battery, fuel cell, single-atom catalyst

  - Chemical physics - pH, water

• Condensed matter theory
  - Quantum materials - 2D, TMD
  - Friction  
  - Thermoelectricity
  - Triboelectricity