화학과

· Synthesis of colloidal quantum dots

· Excited state dynamics in nanomaterials

· Light-induced magnetization

· Spin-enabled photochemistry

1) Efficient energy carrier storage(e.g., hydrogen, methane, etc.),

2) Greenhouse gas capture (e.g., CO2, NH3) ,

3) Quantum Sieving for cost-effective light gas isotope (e.g., H2/D2/T2, 16O/18O, 3He/4He, etc.) separation

4) Novel H2 boil-off mitigation technology for liquid hydrogen storage and transportation,

5) Magnetocaloric effect(MCE) of MOF for LH2 production.

The goal of Biomimetic Inorganic-Organic Coordination Chemistry (BIOCC) Laboratory is to clarify the 'Biological Process' in the reactions of metalloenzymes through the biomimetic system and utilize the biomimetic techniques in medical and environmental applications.

# Design of model complexes of metalloenzymes

# Characterization and reactivity studies for biomimetic materials

# Application for medical (e.g., anti-cancer drug, vasodilation) & environmental materials (e.g., catalyst)

1. Synthetic Organic Chemistry (유기합성화학)

- Novel synthetic methods for peptides and proteins (새로운 펩타이드/단백질 합성법 개발)

2. Molecular Design of Chemical Biology Tools (화학생물학적 분자 도구 개발)

- New molecular tools for studying protein post-translational modifications (단백질 번역후 수식 연구)

3. Drug Discovery (신약 후보물질 발굴)

- Drug candidates against cancer and drug-resistant bacteria. (항암제 및 수퍼박테리아 대응 항생제)

4. Investigation of Biological Systems (세포내 생물 시스템의 화학적 연구)

- Molecular understanding and application of cellular signal transduction systems

• sotopologue-selective measurements
• Analysis of isotope effects at natural abundance
• Isomer and Tautomer-selective measurements
• Biomolecular spectroscopy
• Analysis of reactive species
• Development of high-resolution time-domain measurements

• Synthesis and Study of Carbon-Based Materials
• Synthetic Macromolecular Chemistry
• Heterogeneous and Homogenous Catalysts
• Synthesis and Applications of Stable Carbenes

• Study on the interaction between an atom/molecule and various laser fields
• Controlling molecular motion with laser fields
• Study on the interaction between an atom/molecule and a solid surface
• Establishing grazing incidence matter-wave optics

1. Tip-Enhanced Raman Scattering (TERS)

2. Nanogap-Enhanced Raman Scattering(NERS)

3. UpConverting Nano Particles (UCNP) and Avalanching Nano Particles (ANP)

• Algorithmic design of homogeneous and heterogeneous catalysts
• Robotized discovery of atom-efficient reactions for sustainable chemistry
• Close-loop evolution of functional materials
• Robotics for studying cascades of chemical and enzymatic reactions
• Discovery of biologically-active small molecules
• Theory of chemical reaction networks
• Light-driven chemical robots

• 들뜬 상태 동역학, 광합성, 태양전지, 광유도 분자 기계 소자
  (Excited State Dynamics, Photosynthesis, Solarcell, Light-driven molecular machine)
• 새로운 들뜬 상태 동역학 알고리즘 개발 / Development of an algorithm for excited state molecular dynamics
• 효율적인 들뜬 상태 양자 계산법 개발 / Development of an efficient method for excited state electronic structure calculations
• Description of chemical reactions with conical intersections/Conical intersection을 포함하는 화학 반응 묘사
• 다양한 기능성을 가지는 분자 소자 개발 / Design for multi-functional devices
• 기계학습 기반 양자 계산 /  Machine learning-based quantum chemical calculation