Multifunctional Optoelectronics and Flexible Electronics
1. Printed Electronics (Printed single crystal silicon MOSFET& micro LED)
2. Bio-Integrated devices for Bio-medical Applications, Optogenetics
3. Wearable, skin electronics
Nano-materials and Nanoprocesses
1. Bio-inspired nanoscale sensors (or gecko lizard like Stooped nanohairs, Superhydrophobic (omniphobic) surface)
2. Development of Nanopatterning fabrcated by soft lithography, nano-imprint lithography
3. Wettability Control on Nano Strucutres (unidirectional wetting, micro fluidic channel)
1. D. Kang, P.V. Pikhitsa, Y.W. Choi, C. Lee, S.S. Shin, L. Piao, B. Park, K.-Y. Suh, Tae-il Kim*, M. Choi, "Ultransensitive mechanical crack-based sensor inspired by the spider sensory system", Nature 516: 222-226, 2014.
2. Tae-il Kim†, J.G. McCall†, Y.H. Jung, X, Huang, E. R. Siuda, Y. Li, J. Song, Y.M. Song, H.A. Pao, R. -H. Kim, Lu, S. D. Lee, I.-S. Song, G.C. Shin, R. Al-Hassani, S. Kim, M.P. Tan, Y. Huang, F.G. Omenetto, John.A. Rogers, M.R. Bruchas, "Injectable cellular scale optoelectronics with applications for wireless optogenetics", Science 340: 211-216, 2013.
3. Jordan McCall†, Tae-il Kim†, Gunchul Shin†, Xian Huang, Yei Hwan Jung, Fiorenzo G. Omenetto, Micheal R Bruchas, John A. Rogers, "Fabrication of flexible, multimodal light emitting devices for wireless optogenetics", Nat. Protoc. 8 2413-242, 2013.
4. Tae-il Kim†, C. Pang†, W. K. Bea, D.-S. Kang, S. M. Kim and K. Y. Suh, "Bioinspired Reversible Interlocker Using Regularly Arrayed High Aspect-Ratio Polymer Fibers", Adv. Mater. 24(4): 475-479, 2012. [selected as a front cover]
5. Tae-il Kim†, H.-J. Chung†, H.-S.Kim, S. A. Wells, S. Jo, N. Ahmed, Y. H. Jung, S. M. Won, C. A. Bower, John. A. Rogers, “Fabrication of releasable single crystal silicon metal oxide field effect devices and their assembly on foreign substrates”, Adv. Func. Mater. 21(16): 3029-3036, 2011. [selected as a front cover]