Publications

36 papers and preprints. Full list on Google Scholar.

* equal contribution (co-first author)  ·  † co-corresponding author

Under review

Drude, Where's My Charge? End-to-End Learning of Polarizable Drude Force Fields for Polymer ElectrolytesArtur Lyssenko, KyuJung Jun†, Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli†Under review (2026)
Sulfur-Induced Local Structure Reconstruction and Weak Na-Anion Interactions Enable Fast Na⁺ Transport in xNa₂S–TaCl₅ ElectrolytesJiwei Wang, Anika Tabassum Promi, Xiaohu Zhang, Yogeshwaran Agilan, Man Chen, Mengting Ye, Feng Lin, Enyuan Hu, Hui Wang, Jianming Bai, Jue Liu, Joshua W. Gallaway, KyuJung Jun†, Hongli Zhu†Under review (2026)
Fast Lithium-ion Diffusion in van der Waals Bonded CompoundsKyuJung Jun, Sunny Gupta, Bowen Deng, Gerbrand CederUnder review (2026)

2026

Synthesis of Ladder and Flexible Polysulfonimides Directly From Anionic Monomers: Investigating Structure–Property Convergence in Succinonitrile–Polymer Electrolyte BlendsAbraham Herzog-Arbeitman, Pablo Leon, Benedikt S. Schreib, KyuJung Jun, Jurgis Ruza, Vanesa Muñoz Perales, Yang Shao-Horn, Rafael Gómez-Bombarelli, Jeremiah A. JohnsonAngewandte Chemie International Edition, e8257644 (2026)
Mechanisms of Alkali Ionic Transport in Amorphous Oxyhalides Solid State ConductorsLuca Binci, KyuJung Jun, Bowen Deng, Gerbrand CederAdvanced Energy Materials (2026)
Computational discovery of polymer electrolytes with Bayesian optimization and high-throughput molecular dynamics simulationsAntonia S Kuhn, Jurğis Ruža, KyuJung Jun, Pablo Leon, Rafael Gómez-BombarelliMatter (2026)
Universal Framework for Decomposing Ionic Transport into Interpretable MechanismsKyuJung Jun*, Pablo A Leon*, Jurğis Ruža, Juno Nam, Rafael Gómez-BombarelliarXiv (2026)
The free energy landscape of Li- and Na-ion transport in nanoconfinement with machine learning interatomic potentialsSauradeep Majumdar, Swagata Roy, KyuJung Jun, Miguel Steiner, Rafael Gómez-BombarelliChemistry of Materials, 38 (8) (2026)
Hierarchical high-throughput screening of alkaline-stable lithium-ion conductors combining machine learning and first-principles calculationsZhuohan Li*, KyuJung Jun*, Bowen Deng, Gerbrand CederCell Press Blue (2026)
Phase-Controlled Dual Redox Mediator Enabled High-Performance All-Solid-State Lithium-Sulfur BatteriesHamin Choi, Eunbyoul Lee, KyuJung Jun, Se Young Kim, Kyung Yoon ChungChemical Engineering Journal (2026)
Fluorination-Enhanced Ionic Conductivity in Cost-Effective Halide Solid ElectrolytesYu Chen, Xiaochen Yang, Hao Qiu, Raynald Giovine, Shilong Wang, Shuoyan Xiong, KyuJung Jun, Gerbrand CederChemistry of Materials, 38 (18) 9227 (2026)

2025

Mechanistic Decomposition of Ion Transport in Amorphous Polymer Electrolytes via Molecular DynamicsPablo A Leon*, KyuJung Jun*, Kiarash Gordiz, Yang Shao-Horn, Rafael Gomez-BombarelliThe Journal of Physical Chemistry Letters, 12419–12427 (2025)
Computational design of polaronic conductive Li-NASICON mixed ionic–electronic conductorsJiawei Lin, KyuJung Jun†, Gerbrand Ceder†Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 13 (21) 15659–15672 (2025)
Screening and Development of Sacrificial Cathode Additives for Lithium‐Ion BatteriesHaegyeom Kim*, KyuJung Jun*, Nathan Szymanski, Venkata Sai Avvaru, Zijian Cai, Matthew Crafton, Gi‐Hyeok Lee, Stephen E. Trask, Finn Babbe, Young‐Woon Byeon, Peichen Zhong, Donghun Lee, Byungchun Park, Wangmo Jung, Bryan D. McCloskey, Wanli YangAdvanced Energy Materials (2025)
Synthetic Accessibility and Sodium Ion Conductivity of the Na8–x A x P2O9 (NAP) High-Temperature Sodium Superionic Conductor FrameworkLauren N. Walters, Yuxing Fei, Bernardus Rendy, Xiaochen Yang, Mouhamad Diallo, KyuJung Jun, Grace Wei, Matthew J. McDermott, Andrea Giunto, Tara Mishra, Fengyu Shen, David Milsted, May Sabai Oo, Haegyeom Kim, Michael C. Tucker, Gerbrand CederChemistry of Materials, 37 (17) 6807–6822 (2025)
Exploring the soft cradle effect and ionic transport mechanisms in the LiMXCl4 superionic conductor familyKyuJung Jun*, Grace Wei*, Xiaochen Yang, Yu Chen, Gerbrand CederMatter, 102001 (2025)
Benchmarking Classical Molecular Dynamics Simulations for Computational Screening of Lithium Polymer ElectrolytesJurğis Ruža, Pablo Leon, KyuJung Jun, Jeremiah Johnson, Yang Shao-Horn, Rafael Gómez-BombarelliMacromolecules (2025)
Reply to Smith and Siegel: Most lithium hops in paddlewheel-claimed conductors occur without spatially and temporally correlated anion-group rotationsKyuJung Jun, Gerbrand CederProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 122 (9) e2423194122 (2025)
Flow matching for accelerated simulation of atomic transport in crystalline materialsJuno Nam, Sulin Liu, Gavin Winter, KyuJung Jun, Soojung Yang, Rafael Gómez-BombarelliNature Machine Intelligence, 1–11 (2025)
Systematic softening in universal machine learning interatomic potentialsBowen Deng, Yunyeong Choi, Peichen Zhong, Janosh Riebesell, Shashwat Anand, Zhuohan Li, KyuJung Jun, Kristin A. Persson, Gerbrand Cedernpj Computational Materials, 11 (1) 9 (2025)
Origin of enhanced performance when Mn-rich rocksalt cathodes transform to δ-DRXShashwat Anand, Tara P. Mishra, Peichen Zhong, KyuJung Jun, Tucker Holstun, Gerbrand CederMaterials Today, 88 (2025)

2024

Nitride Lithium-ion Conductors with Enhanced Oxidative StabilityKyuJung Jun, Yihan Xiao, Wenhao Sun, Young-Woon Byeon, Haegyeom Kim, Gerbrand CederJournal of The Electrochemical Society, 171 (9) 090518 (2024)
Diffusion mechanisms of fast lithium-ion conductorsKyuJung Jun, Yu Chen, Grace Wei, Xiaochen Yang, Gerbrand CederNature Reviews Materials, 1–19 (2024)
The nonexistence of a paddlewheel effect in superionic conductorsKyuJung Jun*, Byungju Lee*, Ronald L. Kam, Gerbrand CederProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 121 (18) e2316493121 (2024)
Effect of Cation Disorder on Lithium Transport in Halide Superionic ConductorsPeichen Zhong, Sunny Gupta, Bowen Deng, KyuJung Jun, Gerbrand CederACS Energy Letters, 9 (6) 2775–2781 (2024)
Selective formation of metastable polymorphs in solid-state synthesisYan Zeng, Nathan J. Szymanski, Tanjin He, KyuJung Jun, Leighanne C. Gallington, Haoyan Huo, Christopher J. Bartel, Bin Ouyang, Gerbrand CederScience Advances, 10 (3) eadj5431 (2024)
Reports From the Frontier: Understanding Complex Correlations in Lithium Superionic ConductorsKyuJung Jun, Scott CushingThe Electrochemical Society Interface, 33 (2) 35–37 (2024)
Revealing Dynamic Evolution of the Anode‐Electrolyte Interphase in All‐Solid‐State Batteries with Excellent CyclabilitySe Young Kim, Seong‐Min Bak, KyuJung Jun, Gerbrand Ceder, Guoying ChenAdvanced Energy Materials (2024)
Optimal thermodynamic conditions to minimize kinetic by-products in aqueous materials synthesisZheren Wang, Yingzhi Sun, Kevin Cruse, Yan Zeng, Yuxing Fei, Zexuan Liu, Junyi Shangguan, Young-Woon Byeon, KyuJung Jun, Tanjin He, Wenhao Sun, Gerbrand CederNature Synthesis, 1–10 (2024)

2023

Understanding the Irreversible Reaction Pathway of the Sacrificial Cathode Additive Li6CoO4KyuJung Jun, Lori Kaufman, Wangmo Jung, Byungchun Park, Chiho Jo, Taegu Yoo, Donghun Lee, Byungju Lee, Bryan D. McCloskey, Haegyeom Kim, Gerbrand CederAdvanced Energy Materials (2023)
Unraveling Li growth kinetics in solid electrolytes due to electron beam chargingXinxing Peng, Qingsong Tu, Yaqian Zhang, KyuJung Jun, Fengyu Shen, Tofunmi Ogunfunmi, Yingzhi Sun, Michael C. Tucker, Gerbrand Ceder, Mary C. ScottScience Advances, 9 (17) eabq3285 (2023)
CHGNet as a pretrained universal neural network potential for charge-informed atomistic modellingBowen Deng, Peichen Zhong, KyuJung Jun, Janosh Riebesell, Kevin Han, Christopher J. Bartel, Gerbrand CederNature Machine Intelligence, 5 (9) 1031–1041 (2023)
Crystal Structures and Phase Stability of the Li2S–P2S5 System from First PrinciplesRonald L. Kam, KyuJung Jun, Luis Barroso-Luque, Julia H. Yang, Fengyu Xie, Gerbrand CederChemistry of Materials, 35 (21) 9111–9126 (2023)
Unraveling Li Growth Kinetics in Solid Electrolytes Due to Charging Effect under Electron MicroscopyTofunmi Ogunfunmi, Xinxing Peng, Qingsong Tu, Yaqian Zhang, KyuJung Jun, Fengyu Shen, Yingzhi Sun, Michael C Tucker, Gerbrand Ceder, M C ScottMicroscopy and Microanalysis, 29 (Supplement_1) 1335–1336 (2023)
Weak Correlation between the Polyanion Environment and Ionic Conductivity in Amorphous Li–P–S Superionic ConductorsByungju Lee, KyuJung Jun, Bin Ouyang, Gerbrand CederChemistry of Materials (2023)

2022

Lithium superionic conductors with corner-sharing frameworksKyuJung Jun*, Yingzhi Sun*, Yihan Xiao, Yan Zeng, Ryounghee Kim, Haegyeom Kim, Lincoln J. Miara, Dongmin Im, Yan Wang, Gerbrand CederNature Materials, 1–8 (2022)
Understanding of electrochemical K+/Na+ exchange mechanisms in layered oxidesHaegyeom Kim, Young-Woon Byeon, Jingyang Wang, Yaqian Zhang, Mary C. Scott, KyuJung Jun, Zijian Cai, Yingzhi SunEnergy Storage Materials, 47 105–112 (2022)

2021

Lithium Oxide Superionic Conductors Inspired by Garnet and NASICON StructuresYihan Xiao*, KyuJung Jun*, Yan Wang, Lincoln J. Miara, Qingsong Tu, Gerbrand CederAdvanced Energy Materials, 11 (37) 2101437 (2021)

2019

A comparative study on modeling of the ferromagnetic and paramagnetic states of uranium hydride using a DFT+ U methodKyuJung Jun, Jae-Uk Lee, Min Ho Chang, Takuji OdaPhysical Chemistry Chemical Physics (2019)