• III-V Semiconductor Quantum Dot-Engineered TPU Nanocomposites: Synergistic Enhancement of Supercapacitor Performance

  • Eje Ko, Jong Seob Choi† , and Jin-Heong Yim†

  • Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kongju National University, 1223-24 Cheonandaero, Cheonan, Chungnam, 31080, Korea

  • III-V족 반도체 InP 양자점 및 전도성 하이브리드화 기반 TPU 나노복합체 전극을 이용한 슈퍼커패시터 성능 향상 연구

  • 고이제 · 최종섭† · 임진형†

  • 공주대학교 공과대학 신소재공학부

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This Article

  • 2026; 50(1): 167-176

    Published online Jan 25, 2026

  • 10.7317/pk.2026.50.1.167
  • Received on Sep 23, 2025
  • Revised on Nov 14, 2025
  • Accepted on Dec 10, 2025

Correspondence to

  • Jong Seob Choi , and Jin-Heong Yim

  • Division of Advanced Materials Engineering, Kongju National University, 1223-24 Cheonandaero, Cheonan, Chungnam, 31080, Korea

  • E-mail: choijongseob@kongju.ac.kr, jhyim@kongju.ac.kr