Publications

43 publications from our group

2026

Ultralong Lifetime of Emulsions Stabilized by Interfacial Packing of Janus Core Cross-Linked Star Polymers

Boominathan Muniyappan†, Sangyeop Lee†, Jun Su Chae†, Jiyun Nam, Siyoung Q. Choi*, Su-Mi Hur*, Myungeun Seo*

(Submitted)

Sticker Valence Governs Chain Collapse and Liquid-Liquid Phase Separation in Peptide-Inspired Associative Polymers

Seung-Hwan Oh†, Jinhoon Lee†, Seunghyun Lee, Raehyun Jung, Sangyeop Lee, Su-Mi Hur*, Dong Woog Lee*, Soo-Hyung Choi*

(Submitted)

From Order to Disorder: Quantitative Control of Nanopatterned Block Copolymer Arrays

Sung Kwan Tae†, Gabriella Pasya Irianti†, Ye Chan Kim†, Su-Mi Hur*, So Youn Kim*

Nature Communications (Accepted)

Chemically Informed Learning Enables Interpretable Prediction and Generation of Polymers under Complex Constraints

Jihun Ahn†, Gabriella Pasya Irianti†, Vikram Thapar*, Su-Mi Hur*

(Submitted)

Multiscale Tissue Adhesion through Water-Mediated Mesoporous Silica-Biopolymer Integration

Seulgi Kim†, Se Eun Kim†, Raehyun Jung†, Woo Jin Gil†, Yechan Chang, Vikram Thapar, Saetbyeol Jeon, Marta Gonçalves, Seung A Chae, Hwan Hee Oh, Don Woong Choi, Jae Hyung Park, Chan-Hwa Chung, Gi-Ra Yi*, Chul-Su Yang*, Su-Mi Hur*, Jin Woong Kim*

(Submitted)

2025

GITT limitations and EIS insights into Linetics of NMC622

Intizar Abbas†, Tran Thi Huyen Tran, Tran Thi Ngoc Tran, Thuy Linh Pham, Eui-Chol Shin, Chan-woo Park, Sung-Bong Yu, Oh Jeong Lee, An-Giang Nguyen, Hoon-Hwe Cho, Jongwoo Lim, Su-Mi Hur, Chan-Jin Park, Jaekook Kim, Jong-Sook Lee*

Batteries, 11(6), 234 (2025)

Direct approach to high-resolution, square-lattice alternating nanodot array by breaking hexagonal symmetry of block copolymer spheres

Seong Eun Kim†, Gabriella Pasya Irianti†, Hyunwoo Kim, Vikram Thapar, Jungki Ryu, Su-Mi Hur*, So Youn Kim*

Science Advances, 11, eadx1235 (2025)

A fluorine-free siloxane material with low dielectric loss in gigahertz frequencies for high-speed electronic devices

Seung-Mo Kang†, Allan Pérez Ramírez†, Jae Kyeong Lee, Luis Adrián Padilla Salas, Junho Jang, Byung Jo Um, Hyeon-Gyun Im, Su-Mi Hur*, Byeong-Soo Bae*

Cell Reports Physical Science, 6 (8), 102776 (2025)

Defect Rectification in High-Density Patterns through Directed Self-Assembly of Advanced Block Copolymer Architectures

Sehyun Yun†, Jihun Ahn†, Vikram Thapar, Sangyeop Lee, Sheng Li*, Su-Mi Hur*

Advanced Functional Materials, 35, 2422231 (2025)

2024

Machine Learning Assisted Tensile Strength Prediction and Optimization of Ti Alloy

Jaka Fajar Fatriansyah*, Muhmad Rafi Aquila, Iping Suhariadi, Andreas Federico, Dzaky Iman Ajiputro, Agrin Febrian Pradana, Yossi Andreano, Muhammad Ali Yafi Rizky, Donanta Dhaneswara, Zainovia Lockman, Su-Mi Hur

IEEE ACCESS, 12, 119660–119670 (2024)

Approach for enhancing sensitivity of tin-oxo cluster resist for high NA extreme UV lithography

Yejin Ku†, Gayoung Kim, Min Seung Kim, Jin-Kyun Lee*, Jiho Kim, Byeong-Gyu Park, Sangsul Lee, Seohyeon Lee, Byung Jun Jung, Changhyeon Lee, Hyunseok Kim, Su-Mi Hur, Chawon Koh, Tsunehiro Nishi, Hyun-Woo Kim

Proceedings of SPIE, 12957, 1295706 (2024)

Nanoengineering Spikey Surfaces: Investigation of Reversible Organizational Control of Surface-Tethered Polypeptide Brushes

Yuming Huang†, Hyunseok Kim, Luis Adrián Padilla Salas, Warren R. Zipfel, Su-Mi Hur, Christopher K. Ober*

Langmuir, 40(45), 24045–24061 (2024)

Enhancing deep learning predictive models with HAPPY (Hierarchically Abstracted rePeat unit of PolYmers) representation

Jihun Ahn†, Gabriella Pasya Irianti, Yeojin Choe, Su-Mi Hur*

npj Computational Materials, 10, 110 (2024)

Shape-Controlled Anisotropic Block Copolymer Particles via Interfacial Engineering of Multiple-Phase Emulsions

Zhengping Tan†, Eun Ji Kim†, Sheng Li, Su-Mi Hur, Jaeman J. Shin*, Bumjoon J. Kim*

Macromolecules, 57(9), 4263–4272 (2024)

Chemical Structure–Physicochemical Property Relationships of Copolymers Utilizable for Negative-Tone Photoimaging via Chemical Amplification

Yun Hee Ko†, Hyeji Lee, Hyunseok Kim, Seungjun Kim, Chanjae Ahn, Su-Mi Hur*, Yoonhyun Kwak*, Myungwoong Kim*

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 16(12), 15286–15297 (2024)

2023

Exploring conformations of comb-like polymers with varying grafting density in dilute solutions

Carlos Salinas-Soto†, Yeojin Choe, Su-Mi Hur*, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández*

Journal of Chemical Physics, 159(11), 114901 (2023)

Chain End-Functionalized Dense Polymer Brushes from an Inimer Coating by SI-RAFT

Julia D. Smith†, Luis Adrian Padilla Salas†, Carter Kreft, Su-Mi Hur*,  Padma Gopalan*

Langmuir, 39(23), 8267–8278 (2023)

Coarse-Grained Modeling of EUV Patterning Process Reflecting Photochemical Reactions and Chain Conformations

Tae-Yi Kim†, In-Hwa Kang, Juhae Park, Myungwoong Kim*, Hye-Keun Oh*,  Su-Mi Hur*

Polymers, 15(9), 1988 (2023)

Effect of Block Sequence on the Solution Self-Assembly of Symmetric ABCBA Pentablock Polymers in a Selective, Solvent

Tae-Yi Kim†, Su-Mi Hur*, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández*

Journal of Physical Chemistry B, 27(11), 2575–2586 (2023)

2022

Coarse-grained Simulation of Bottlebrush: From Single-Chain Properties to Self-Assembly

Juhae Park†, Vikram Thapar, Yeojin Choe, Luis Adrian Padilla Salas, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández*, Juan J. de Pablo*, Su-Mi Hur *

ACS Macro Letters, 11(9), 1167–1173 (2022)

Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Poly(vinylpyridine)-Containing Brush Block Copolymers: Combined Synthesis of Grafting-through and Grafting-to Approaches

Eun Ji Kim, Jaeman J. Shin, Gue Seon Lee, Sejong Kim, Sora Park, Juhae Park, Yeojin Choe, Dahye Lee, Jinwoong Choi, Joona Bang, Young Hun Kim, Sheng Li, Su-Mi Hur*, Jeung Gon Kim*, Bumjoon J. Kim*

Macromolecules, 55(5), 1590–1599 (2022)

2021

Full parameter space exploration of microphase separation of block copolymer brushes within a single simulation framework

Tae-Yi Kim, Ga Ryang Kang, Myungwoong Kim*, Vikram Thapar, Su-Mi Hur*

Molecular Systems Design & Engineering, 6, 1087–1097 (2021)

Defect recognition in line-space patterns aided by deep learning with data augmentation

Jihun Ahn, Ye Chan Kim, So Youn Kim, Su-Mi Hur*, Vikram Thapar*

Journal of Micro/Nanopatterning, Materials, and Metrology, 20(4), 041203 (2021)

Self-Aligned Assembly of Poly(2-vinylpyridine)-b-polystyrene-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) Triblock Copolymer on Graphene Nanoribons

J Zhou, V Thapar, Y Chen, BW Wu, GSW Craig, PF Nealey, SM Hur*, TH Chang*, S Xiong*

ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 13(34), 41190–41199 (2021)

Line width roughness variation and printing failures caused by stochastic effect at extreme-ultraviolet exposure

In-Hwa Kang, Tae-Yi Kim, Su-Mi Hur, Chung-Hyun Ban, Jang-Gun Park, Hye-Keun Oh

Proceedings of SPIE, 11609, 116091K (2021)

Mesoscale Simulations of Polymer Solution Self-Assembly: Selection of Model Parameters within an Implicit Solvent Approximation

Juhae Park, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández*, Vikram Thapar*, Su-Mi Hur*

Polymers, 13(6), 953 (2021)

Molecular Weight Dependent Morphological Transitions of Bottlebrush Block Copolymer Particles: Experiments and Simulations

Eun Ji Kim, Jaeman J. Shin, Taeyang Do, Gue Seon Lee, Juhae Park, Vikram Thapar, Jinwoong Choi, Joona Bang, Gi-Ra Yi, Su-Mi Hur*, Jeung Gon Kim*, Bumjoon J. Kim*

ACS Nano, 15(3), 5513–5522 (2021)

2020

Boundary-directed epitaxy of block copolymers

RM Jacobberger, V Thapar, GP Wu*, TH Chang, V Saraswat, AJ Way, KR Jinkins, Z Ma, PF Nealey, SM Hur* , S Xiong*, MS Arnold*

Nature Communications, 11, 4151, (2020), selected as editor's highlight

2019

Molecular Modeling of EUV Photoresist Revealing the Effect of Chain Conformation on Line-Edge Roughness Formation

J Park, SG Lee, Y Vesters, J Severi, M Kim, D De Simone, HK Oh*, SM Hur*

Polymers, 11(12), 1923 (2019)

Phase Behavior of Mixed Polymer Brushes Grown from Ultrathin Coatings

W Wei, TY Kim, A Balamurugan, J Sun, R Chen, A Ghosh, F Rodolakis, J L McChesney, A Lakkham, P G Evans, SM Hur, P Gopalan*

ACS Macro Letters, 8(9), 1086–1090 (2019)

Shear-solvo defect annihilation of diblock copolymer thin films over a large area

YC Kim, TJ Shin, SM Hur*, SJ Kwon*, SY Kim*

Science Advances, 5, eaaw3974 (2019)

2018

Defect Annihilation Pathways in Directed Assembly of Lamellar Block Copolymer Thin Films

SM Hur*, V Thapar, A Ramírez-Hernández, PF Nealey, JJ de Pablo*

ACS nano, 12(10), 9974–9981 (2018)

The Solvent Distribution Effect on the Self-Assembly of Symmetric Triblock Copolymers during Solvent Vapor Annealing

S Xiong*, D Li, SM Hur, GSW Craig, CG Arges, XP Qu, PF Nealey*

Macromolecules, 51 (18), 7145-7151 (2018)

Stable polymer brushes with effectively varied grafting density synthesized from highly crosslinked random copolymer thin films

H Kang, S An, WJ Lee, GR Kang, S Kim, SM Hur*, K Paeng*, M Kim*

RSC Advances, 8 (43), 24166-24174 (2018)

2017

Development of Effective Porosity in Carbon Nanofibers Based on Phase Behavior of Ternary Polymer Blend Precursors: Toward High-Performance Electrode Materials

S Noh, DN Nguyen, CS Park, Y Kim, HJ Kong, S Kim, S Kim, SM Hur, H Yoon*

The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, 121 (34), 18480-18489 (2017)

Gyroid Structures in Solvent Annealed PS-b-PMMA Films: Controlled Orientation by Substrate Interactions

S Park, Y Kim, W Lee, SM Hur*, DY Ryu*

Macromolecules, 50 (13), 5033-5041 (2017)

Demixing by a Nematic Mean Field: Coarse-Grained Simulations of Liquid Crystalline Polymers

A Ramírez-Hernández*, SM Hur, JC Armas-Pérez, MO Cruz, JJ de Pablo*

Polymers, 9 (3), 88 (2017)

2015

Molecular pathways for defect annihilation in directed self-assembly

SM Hur, V Thapar, A Ramírez-Hernández, G Khaira, T Segal-Peretz, PA Rincon-Delgadillo, W Li, M Muller, PF Nealey, JJ de Pablo*

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 112(46), 14144–14149 (2015)

Interplay of Surface Energy and Bulk Thermodynamic Forces in Ordered Block Copolymer Droplets

SM Hur, MS Onses, A Ramírez-Hernández, PF Nealey*, JA Rogers*, JJ de Pablo*

Macromolecules, 48(13), 4717–4723 (2015)

The effects of geometry and chemistry of nanopatterned substrates on the directed self-assembly of block-copolymer melts

Grant Garner, Lance Williamson, Robert Seidel, Paulina Rincon Delgadillo, Su-Mi Hur, Roel Gronheid, Paul F. Nealey, Juan J. de Pablo*

Proc. SPIE, 9423, 94231K (2015)

Simulation of Defect Reduction in Block Copolymer Thin Films by Solvent Annealing

Su-Mi Hur, Gurdaman S. Khaira, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández, Marcus Müller, Paul F. Nealey, Juan J. de Pablo*

ACS Macro Letters, 4(1), 11–15 (2015)

Self‐consistent field theory investigation of directed self‐assembly in cylindrical confinement

Nabil Laachi, Kris T. Delaney, Bongkeun Kim, Su-Mi Hur, Robert Bristol, David Shykind, Corey J. Weinheimer, Glenn H. Fredrickson*

Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics, 53(2), 142–153 (2015)