Publications

 

Peer-reviewed Publications

    1. Privacy-preserving transfer learning for human activity recognition,
      D. Melanson, R. Maia, H. S. Kim, A. Nascimento, and M. De Cock,
      Neural Processing Letters, 2023.

    2. Module-level design and characterization of thermoelectric power generator,
      K. Zhu, S. Bai, H. S. Kim, and W. Liu,
      Chinese Phys. B, 31, 048502, 2022.

    3. Editorial for the Special Issue on Advanced Energy Conversion and Storage Microdevices,
      H. S. Kim,
      Micromachines, 13, 138, 2022.

    4. A thermoelectric energy harvester based on microstructured quasicrystalline solar absorber,
      V. Silva Oliveira, M. M. Camboim, C. Protasio de Souza, B. A. Silva Guedes de Lima, O. Baiocchi, and H. S. Kim,
      Micromachines, 12, 393, 2021.

    5. System efficiency and power: the bridge between the device and system of a thermoelectric power generator,
      K. Zhu, B. Deng, P. Zhang, H. S. Kim, P. Jiang, and W. Liu,
      Energy & Environmental Science, 13, 3514-3526, 2020.

    6. Breathable, large-area epidermal electronic systems for recording electromyographic activity during operant conditioning of H-reflex,
      Y. Kwon, J. Norton, A. Cutrone, H. Lim, S. Kwon, J. Choi, H. S. Kim, Y. Jang, J. Wolpaw, and W.-H. Yeo,
      Biosensors and Bioelectronics 112404, 2020.

    7. Fully integrated, stretchable, wireless skin-conformal bioelectronics for continuous stress monitoring in daily life,
      H. Kim, Y. S. Kim, M. Mahmood, S. Kwon, N. Zavanelli, H. S. Kim, Y. S. Rim, F. Epps, and W.-H. Yeo,
      Advanced Science 2000810, 2020.

    8. Advanced soft materials, sensor integrations, and applications of wearable flexible hybrid electronics in healthcare, energy, and environment,
      H.-R Lim, H. S. Kim, R. Qazi, Y.-T Kwon, J.-W Jeong, and W.-H. Yeo,
      Advanced Materials 1901924, 2019.

    9. A rapid method to extract Seebeck coefficient under a large temperature difference,
      Q. Zhu, H. S. Kim, and Z. F. Ren,
      Review of Scientific Instruments 88(9):094902, 2017.

    10. Bridge between materials and devices of thermoelectric power generators,
      H. S. Kim, W. Liu, and Z. F. Ren,
      Energy and Environmental Science 10:69-85, 2017.

    11. Achieving high power factor and output power density in p-type half-Heuslers Nb1-xTixFeSb,
      R. He, D. Kraemer, J. Mao, L. Zeng, Q. Jie, Y. Lan, C. Li, J. Shuai, H. S. Kim, Y. Liu, D. Broido, C.-W. Chu, G. Chen, and Z. F. Ren,
      PNAS 113(48):13576-13581, 2016.

    12. Transport and mechanical properties of double filled p-type skutterudites La0.68Ce0.22Fe4-xCoxSb12,
      T. Dahal, H. S. Kim, S. Gahlawat, Q. Jie, K. Dahal, W. Liu, Y. Lan, K. White, and Z. F. Ren,
      Acta Materialia 117:13-27, 2016.

    13. Thermoelectric Properties of Zintl Compound Ca1-xNaxMg2Bi1.98,
      J. Shuai, H. S. Kim, Z. Liu, R. He, J. Sui, and Z. F. Ren,
      Applied Physics Letters 108:183901, 2016.

    14. Enhancement of thermoelectric performance of phase pure Zintl compounds Ca1-xYbxZn2Sb2, Ca1-xEuxZn2Sb2, and Eu1-xYbxZn2Sb2 by mechanical alloying and hot pressing,
      J. Shuai, Y. Wang, Z. Liu, H. S. Kim, J. Mao, J. Sui, and Z. F. Ren,
      Nano Energy 25:136-144, 2016.

    15. Engineering thermal conductivity for balancing between reliability and performance of bulk thermoelectric generators,
      H. S. Kim, T. Wang, W. Liu, and Z. F. Ren,
      Advanced Functional Materials 26(21):3678-3686, 2016.

    16. High thermoelectric performance of n-type PbTe1-ySy due to deep lying states induced by Indium doping and spinodal decomposition,
      Q. Zhang, E. K. Chere, Y. Wang, H. S. Kim, R. He, F. Cao, K. Dahal, D. Broido, G. Chen, and Z. F. Ren,
      Nano Energy 22:572-582, 2016.

    17. Thermoelectric properties of Bi-based Zintl compounds Ca1-xYbxMg2Bi2,
      J. Shuai, Z. Liu, H. S. Kim, Y. Wang, J. Mao, R. He, J. Sui, and Z. F. Ren,
      Journal of Materials Chemistry A 4(11):4312-4320, 2016.

    18. New insight into the material parameter B to understand the enhanced thermoelectric performance of Mg2+δSn1-x-yGexSby,
      W. Liu, J. Zhou, Q. Jie, Y. Li, H. S. Kim, J. Bao, G. Chen and Z. F. Ren,
      Energy and Environmental Science 9:530-539, 2016.

    19. Thermoelectric properties of materials near the band crossing line in Mg2Sn-Mg2Ge-Mg2Si system,
      J. Mao, H. S. Kim, S. Jing, Z. Liu, U. Saparamadu, R. He, F. Tian, W. Liu, and Z. F. Ren,
      Acta Materialia 103:633-642, 2016.

    20. Importance of high power factor in thermoelectric materials for power generation application: a perspective,
      W. Liu§, H. S. Kim§, Q. Jie, and Z. F. Ren, §Equal contribution
      Scripta materialia 111:3-9, 2016.

    21. Efficiency and output power of thermoelectric module by taking into account corrected Joule and Thomson heat,
      H. S. Kim, W. Liu, and Z. F. Ren,
      Journal of Applied Physics 118(11):115103, 2015.

    22. High thermoelectric power factor in Cu-Ni alloy by potential barrier scattering of twin boundaries,
      J. Mao, Y. Wang, H. S. Kim, Z. Liu, U. Saparamadu, F. Tian, K. Dahal, J. Sun, S. Chen, W. Liu, and Z. F. Ren,
      Nano Energy 17:279-289, 2015.

    23. Relationship between thermoelectric figure of merit and energy conversion efficiency,
      H. S. Kim, W. Liu, G. Chen, C.-W. Chu, and Z. F. Ren,
      PNAS 112(27):8205-8210, 2015.

    24. Thermoelectric properties of Na-doped Zintl compound: Mg3-xNaxS2,
      J. Shuai, Y. Wang, H. S. Kim, Z. Liu, J. Sun, S. Chen, J. Sui, and Z. F. Ren,
      Acta Materialia 93:187-193, 2015.

    25. Current progress and future challenges in thermoelectric power generation: From materials to devices,
      W. Liu, Q. Jie, H. S. Kim, and Z. F. Ren,
      Acta Materialia 87:357-376, 2015.

    26. n-type thermoelectric material Mg2Sn0.75Ge0.25 for high power generation,
      W. Liu, H. S. Kim, S. Chen, Q. Jie, B. Lv, M. Yao, Z. Ren, C. P. Opeil, S. Wilson, C.-W. Chu, and Z. F. Ren,
      PNAS 112(11):3269-3274, 2015.

    27. Study on thermoelectric performance by Na doping in nanostructured Mg1-xNaxAg0.97Sb0.99,
      J. Shuai, H. S. Kim, Y. Lan, S. Chen, Y. Liu, H. Zhao, J. Sui, and Z. F. Ren,
      Nano Energy 11:640-646, 2015.

    28. Investigating the thermoelectric properties of p-type half-Heusler Hfx(ZrTi)1-xCoSb0.8Sn0.2 by reducing Hf concentration for power generation,
      R. He, H. S. Kim, Y. Lan, D. Wang, S. Chen, and Z. F. Ren,
      RSC Advances 4(110):64711-64716, 2014.

    29. Design of linear shaped thermoelectric generator and self-integration using shape memory alloy,
      H. S. Kim, T. Itoh, T. Iida, M. Taya, and K. Kikuchi,
      Materials Science Engineering: B 183:61-68, 2014.

    30. Design of segmented thermoelectric generator based on cost-effective and light-weight thermoelectric alloys,
      H. S. Kim, K. Kikuchi, T. Itoh, T. Iida, and M. Taya,
      Materials Science Engineering: B 185:45-52, 2014.

    31. Application of discrete Hamilton’s equation for parallel processing of impact problems,
      J. C. Koo, H. S. Kim, J. B. Choi, and Y. J. Kim,
      Key Engineering Materials 298:716, 2005.

     

    Book Chapters

    1. Reliable prediction of efficiency and output power and balance between materials and devices in thermoelectric power generators,
      H. S. Kim, W. Liu, and Z. F. Ren
      Advanced Thermoelectrics: Materials, Contacts, Devices, and Systems,
      Z. Ren, Y. Lan, and Q. Zhang Ed., CRC Press, Taylor & Francis, 2017. (ISBN-13: 978-1498765725)

     

    Refereed Proceedings

    1. Integration of linear thermoelectric modules composed of low and intermediate temperature p- and n-type metallic semiconductors into combustion chamber walls,
      M. Taya, H. S. Kim, T. Ito, and T. Iida,
      Proceedings of the 19th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM),
      Montreal, Canada, Jul. 28 – Aug. 2, 2011.

    2. Energy harvesting and storage system for aero vehicles,
      M. Taya, J. Wang, M. Nagata, H. S. Kim, E. Black, E. Baldwin, and E. Amasawa,
      Proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM),
      Jeju Island, South Korea, Aug. 21-26, 2011.

    3. Optimization of thermoelectric modules based on Mg-Si system,
      H. S. Kim, M. Choi, K. Kikuchi, and M. Taya,
      Proceedings of the Society of Photo-optical Instrumentation Engineers (SPIE), 7288:72881W2, 2009.

     

    Presentations and Posters

    1. Design of energy harvesting from tress for wireless sensors,
      J. Shirreff, S. Carda, O. Baiocchi, and H. S. Kim,
      6th International Conference on Active Materials and Soft Mechatronics, Atlanta, GA, October 27, 2022.

    2. Thermoelectric energy harvester from trees based on microstructured quasicrystalline solar absorber,
      V. Silva Oliveira, M. M. Camboim, C. Protasio de Souza, B. A. S. G. Lima, J. Shirreff, O. Baiocchi, and H. S. Kim,
      SET Research Showcase, University of Washington Tacoma, April 22, 2022.

    3. Refining the means of harvesting energy from trees,
      S. T. Carda, J. D. Musser, and H. S. Kim,
      Undergraduate Research Symposium – Virtual Presentation, University of Washington Tacoma, May 21, 2021.

    4. Waste heat recovery by thermoelectrics,
      H. S. Kim,
      16th Japan International SAMPE Symposium and Exhibition: Symposium on bioinspired design of advanced materials, Tokyo, Japan, October 11, 2019.

    5. Thermopower of semi-flexible thermoelectric generator,
      N. Hacker and H. S. Kim,
      Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, November 16, 2018.

    6. Temperature-gradient dependent performance indicators of thermoelectric materials,
      Z. Jiang and H. S. Kim,
      Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, November 16, 2018.

    7. Thermomechanical reliability in thermoelectric power generators consisting of low thermal conductivity materials,
      H. S. Kim,
      ASME IMECE 2018, Pittsburgh, PA, November 12, 2018.

    8. Thermal conductivity measurement system,
      L. Boyd and H. S. Kim,
      ALSAMP 2018 Spring Conference, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL, April 16, 2018.

    9. Characterization system for thermoelectric power generation,
      L. Boyd and H. S. Kim,
      Fall Undergraduate Research Symposium, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL, October 20, 2017.

    10. Methodology of how to reconcile material tuning strategy with device reliability in thermoelectric power generators,
      H. S. Kim and Z. F. Ren,
      International Conference on Thermoelectrics, Pasadena, CA, USA, July 31, 2017.

    11. Correlation between conversion efficiency and critical indicator in thermoelectrics,
      H. S. Kim and Z. F. Ren,
      ASME Summer Heat Transfer Conference, Bellevue, WA, USA, July 10, 2017.

    12. Cumulative temperature dependence model for reliable efficiency prediction of thermoelectric materials,
      H. S. Kim and Z. F. Ren,
      US-Korea Conference (UKC), Dallas, TX, USA, August 12, 2016.

    13. Engineering figure of merit as a direct indicator of thermoelectric conversion efficiency and power generation,
      H. S. Kim and Z. F. Ren,
      250th American Chemical Society National Meeting and Exposition, Boston, MA, USA, August 16, 2015.

    14. Study on transport and mechanical properties of La and Ce double filled p-type skutterudites,
      T. Dahal, S. Gahalwat, Q. Jie, H. S. Kim, K. Dahal, W. Liu, Y. Lan, K. White, and Z. F. Ren,
      Bulletin of the American Physical Society, San Antonio, TX, USA, March 3, 2015.

    15. Study on thermoelectric performance by Na doping in nanostructured Mg1-xNaxAg0.97Sb0.99,
      J. Shuai, H. S. Kim, Y. Lan, S. Chen, Y. Liu, H. Zhao, J. Sui, and Z. F. Ren,
      Bulletin of the American Physical Society, San Antonio, TX, USA, March 2, 2015.

    16. Thermoelectric performance of bulk IV-VI chalcogenides (PbSe, PbTe1-xSex, SnSe),
      E. K. Chere, Q. Zhang, K. McEnaney, H. S. Kim, F. Cao, J. Sun, S. Chen, Y. Ni, K. Dahal, W. Liu, M. Yao, C. Opeil, D. Broido, C.-W. Chu, G. Chen, and Z. F. Ren,
      DOE Energy Frontier Research Center Meeting, Washington D.C., USA, October 26-27, 2015.