Young‐Ryul Kim

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Young‑Ryul Kim is a leading researcher in flexible sensory electronics and self‑powered nanogenerators, with a focus on developing advanced materials for tactile sensing, human–machine interfaces, and wearable healthcare devices. His work centers on engineering hierarchical micro/nanostructures, piezoionic and triboelectric mechanisms, and novel composite materials to achieve high sensitivity, linearity, and multifunctionality in flexible sensors. Notably, his 2021 paper on MXene-enhanced ferroelectric porous composites for dynamic force sensors has garnered 137 citations, while his 2020 study on binary spiky/spherical nanoparticle films for high-performance pressure sensors has been cited 65 times. Kim has also pioneered bilayer piezoionic sensors with self-healing capabilities and a bio-inspired triboelectric acoustic sensor that mimics the human cochlea, enabling frequency-tunable, self-powered sound detection. His recent contributions include biodegradable, stretchable triboelectric nanogenerators and multilayer iontronic sensors with controlled charge gradients for self-powered tactile sensing. With a growing portfolio of highly cited works, Kim is recognized for pushing the boundaries of artificial sensory electronics that emulate the human somatosensory system, offering transformative potential for soft robotics, prosthetics, and next-generation wearable technologies.

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Top Papers

1. 1
   MXene-enhanced β-phase crystallization in ferroelectric porous composites for highly-sensitive dynamic force sensors

   137 citations · 2021
2. 2
   Binary Spiky/Spherical Nanoparticle Films with Hierarchical Micro/Nanostructures for High-Performance Flexible Pressure Sensors

   65 citations · 2020
3. 3
   Bilayer piezoionic sensors for enhanced detection of dynamic, static, and directional forces with self-healing capabilities

   26 citations · 2024
4. 4
   A Self‐Powered, Highly Sensitive, and Frequency‐Tunable Triboelectric Acoustic Sensor Inspired by the Human Cochlea

   18 citations · 2024
5. 5
   Biodegradable, stretchable, and high-performance triboelectric nanogenerators through interfacial polarization in bilayer structure

   16 citations · 2024
6. 6
   Artificial Flexible Sensory Electronics Mimicking Human Somatosensory System

   11 citations · 2024
7. 7
   Multilayer iontronic sensors with controlled charge gradients for high-performance, self-powered tactile sensing

   9 citations · 2025

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