ARotS Lab.
A Ruler of the Surfaces
The research in our lab includes:
Nanoengineered Superhydrophilic Metal Surface
Nanoengineered Superhydrophobic Metal Surface
Research Interests:
• Surface Engineering: Anodizing, Adhesion, Coating, Corrosion, Wetting
• Superhydrophobic, Superhydrophilic and Superoleophobic Surfaces
• Aluminum, Titanium, Magnesium, Stainless Steel and its Alloys
• Materials Characterization and Surface Analysis
• Optimized Advanced Manufacturing Process
• Novel Alloys for Additive Manufacturing
• Nanofabrication and Nanotechnology
• CMF (Color/Materials/Finishing)
• Metallurgical Engineering
• Machine Learning
• Electrochemistry
• Biomaterials
Professional Activities & Affiliations
• Member of the Electrochemical Society (ECS)
• Member of Korean-American Scientists and Engineers Association (KSEA)
• Executive Director of Corrosion Science Society of Korea (CSSK)
• Editing Executive Director at the Korea Institute of Surface Engineering
• Peer Reviewer at Applied Surface Science (Elsevier)
• Peer Reviewer at Applied Materials and Interfaces (ACS)
• Peer Reviewer at Materials Performance and Characterization (ASTM International)
• Editor at Coatings (Recent Advances in Functional Surfaces & Interfaces)
I. Design and fabrication of multi-scale structures on metal surfaces (Nano-/Micro-scale manufacturing) and improvements in surface finishing quality with metals and its alloys
References:
- C. Jeong et al., “Control of the Nanopore Architecture of Anodic Alumina via Stepwise Anodization with Voltage Modulation and Pore Widening”, Nanomaterials, 13 (2), 342 (2023)
- C. Jeong et al., “A Study on Functional Hydrophobic Stainless Steel 316L using Single-Step Anodization and a Self-Assembled Monolayer Coating to Improve Corrosion Resistance”, Coatings, 12 (3), 395 (2022).
- C. Jeong et al, “Systematic Control of Anodic Aluminum Oxide Nanostructures for Enhancing the Superhydrophobicity of 5052 Aluminum Alloy”, Materials 12 (19), 3231 (2019).
II. Characterization of multi-functional metal surfaces (Hydrophilic/Hydrophobic/Lubricant/Metal oxide)
References:
- C. Jeong et al, “Systematic Control of Anodic Aluminum Oxide Nanostructures for Enhancing the Superhydrophobicity of 5052 Aluminum Alloy”, Materials 12 (19), 3231 (2019).
- C. Jeong et al., “Single-Step Direct Fabrication of Pillar-on-pore Hybrid Nanostructures in Anodizing Aluminum for Superior Superhydrophobic Efficiency”, ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 4 (2), 842-848 (2012).
III. The control of surface corrosion for energy saving
References:
- C. Jeong et al., “A Study on Functional Hydrophobic Stainless Steel 316L using Single-Step Anodization and a Self-Assembled Monolayer Coating to Improve Corrosion Resistance”, Coatings, 12 (3), 395 (2022).
- H. Ji and C. Jeong*, “Fabrication of Superhydrophobic Aluminum Alloy Surface with Hierarchical Pore Nanostructure for Anti-corrosion, Corrosion Science and Technology 18 (6), 228-231 (2019).
- C. Jeong et al., “Air-Impregnated Nanoporous Anodic Aluminum Oxide Layers for Enhancing Corrosion Resistance of Aluminum”, Langmuir 31 (40), 11040-11050 (2015).
IV. Prediction of oxide creation condition using machine learning techniques
References:
- S.-H. Kim and C. Jeong*, “Feasibility of Machine Learning Algorithms for Predicting the Deformation of Anodic Titanium Films by Modulating Anodization Processes”, Materials 14 (5), 1089 (2021).
