PUBLICATIONS
2025
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* "GITT limitations and EIS insights into Linetics of NMC622" Submitted
Seong Eun Kim, Gabriella Pasya Irianti, Hyunwoo Kim, Vikram Thapar, Jungki Ryu, Su-Mi Hur*, So Youn Kim* "Wafer-scale Alternating Bimetallic Nanodot Array through Lattice Alchemy of Sphere-forming Block Copolymer" Submitted
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* "A fluorine-free low dissipation factor dielectric via an organic-inorganic crosslinked structure for gigahertz applications" Submitted
Sehyun Yun, Jihun Ahn, Vikram Thapar, Sangyeop Lee, Sheng Li*, Su-Mi Hur* "Defect Rectification in High-Density Patterns through Directed Self-Assembly of Advanced Block Copolymer Architectures" Adv. Funct. Mater, 2025, 2422231
2024
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 "Machine learning assisted tensile strength prediction and optimization of Ti Alloy" IEEE ACCESS, 10.1109 (2024) 3450511
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, and Hyun-Woo Kim
"Approach for enhancing sensitivity of tin-oxo cluster resist for high NA extreme UV lithography" Proc. SPIE 12957, Advances in Patterning Materials and Processes XLI, 1295706 (9 April 2024)
Yuming Huang, Hyunseok Kim, Luis Adrián Padilla Salas, Warren R. Zipfel, Su-Mi Hur and Christopher K. Ober*
"Nanoengineering Spikey Surfaces: Investigation of Reversible Organizational Control of Surface-Tethered Polypeptide Brushes'', Langmuir 2024, 40, 45, 24045–24061
Jihun Ahn, Gabriella Pasya Irianti, Yeojin Choe, Su-Mi Hur* "Enhancing Deep Learning Predictive Models with HAPPY (Hierarchically Abstracted rePeat unit of PolYmers) Representation'', npj Comput Mater 10, 110 (2024).

Zhengping Tan, Eun Ji Kim, Sheng Li, Su-Mi Hur, Jaeman J. Shin*, and Bumjoon J. Kim* "Shape-Controlled Anisotropic Block Copolymer Particles via Interfacial Engineering of Multiple-Phase Emulsions'', Macromolecules 2024, 57, 9, 4263–4272
Yun Hee Ko, Hyeji Lee, Hyunseok Kim, Seungjun Kim, Chanjae Ahn, Su-Mi Hur*, Yoonhyun Kwak*, and Myungwoong Kim* "Chemical Structure–Physicochemical Property Relationships of Copolymers Utilizable for Negative-Tone Photoimaging via Chemical Amplification'', ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 2024, 16, 12, 15286–15297
2023
Carlos Salinas-Soto, Yeojin Choe, Su-Mi Hur*, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández* "Exploring Conformations of Comb-like Polymers with Varying Grafting Density in Dilute Solutions'', The Journal of Chemical Physics, 159, 114901 (2023)
Julia D. Smith, Luis Adrian Padilla Salas, Carter Kreft, Su-Mi Hur*, Padma Gopalan* "Dense Polymer Brushes from Inimer Coating by SI-RAFT and Facile Chain-end Functionalization'' Langmuir 2023, 39, 23, 8267–8278

Tae-Yi Kim, In-Hwa Kang, Juhae Park, Myungwoong Kim*, Hye-Keun Oh*, Su-Mi Hur* "Coarse-Grained Modeling of EUV Patterning Process Reflecting Photochemical Reactions and Chain Conformations'' Polymers, 2023, 15(9), 1988

Tae-Yi Kim, Su-Mi Hur*, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández* "Effect of Block Sequence on the Solution Self-Assembly of Symmetric ABCBA Pentablock Polymers in a Selective, Solvent" J. Phys. Chem. B, 2023, 127, 11, 2575-2586

2022
Juhae Park, Vikram Thapar, Yeojin Choe, Luis Adrian Padilla Salas, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández*, Juan J. de Pablo*, Su-Mi Hur* "Coarse-grained Simulation of Bottlebrush: From Single-Chain Properties to Self-Assembly" ACS Macro Letters, 2022, 11, 9, 1167-1173



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* "Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Poly(vinylpyridine)-Containing Brush Block Copolymers: Combined Synthesis of Grafting-through and Grafting-to Approaches" Macromolecules, 2022, 55, 5, 1590-1599

2021
TY Kim, GR Kang, M Kim*, V Thapar*, SM Hur* "Full parameter space exploration of microphase separation of block copolymer brushes within a single simulation framework" Molecular Systems Design & Engineering (MSDE), 2021, 6, 1087-1097

J Ahn, YC Kim, SY Kim, SM Hur*, V Thapar* "Defect recognition in line space patterns aided by deep learning with data augmentation" Journal of Micro/Nanopatterning, Materials, and Metrology 20(4), 041202
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J Zhou, V Thapar, Y Chen, BW Wu, GSW Craig, PF Nealey, SM Hur*, TH Chang*, S Xiong* "Self-Aligned Assembly of Poly(2-vinylpyridine)-b-polystyrene-b-poly(2-vinylpyridine) Triblock Copolymer on Graphene Nanoribons" ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces 13(34), 41190–41199

IH Kang, TY Kim, SM Hur, CH Ban, JG Park, HK Oh
"Line width roughness variation and printing failures caused by stochastic effect at extreme-ultraviolet exposure", Proc. SPIE 11609, Extreme Ultraviolet (EUV) Lithography XII, 116091K
J Park, A Ramírez-Hernández*, V Thapar*, SM Hur* "Mesoscale Simulations of Polymer Solution Self-Assembly: Selection of Model Parameters within an Implicit Solvent Approximation" Polymers 13(6), 953

EJ Kim, J J. Shin, T Do, GS Lee, J Park, V Thapar, J Choi, J Bang, GR Yi, SM Hur*, JG Kim*, and BJ Kim*"Molecular Weight Dependent Morphological Transitions of Bottlebrush Block Copolymer Particles: Experiments and Simulations" ACS Nano 15 (3), 5513-5522

2020
RM Jacobberger, V Thapar, GP Wu*, TH Chang, V Saraswat, AJ Way, KR Jinkins, Z Ma, PF Nealey, SM Hur* , S Xiong*, MS Arnold* "Boundary-directed epitaxy of block copolymers" Nature Communications 11, 4151, selected as editor's highlight

2019
J Park, SG Lee, Y Vesters, J Severi, M Kim, D De Simone, HK Oh*, SM Hur* "Molecular Modeling of EUV Photoresist Revealing the Effect of Chain Conformation on Line-Edge Roughness Formation" Polymers 11 (12), 1923

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* "Phase Behavior of Mixed Polymer Brushes Grown from Ultrathin Coatings" ACS Macro Letters 8 (9), 1086-1090

YC Kim, TJ Shin, SM Hur*, SJ Kwon*, SY Kim* "Shear-solvo defect annihilation of diblock copolymer thin films over a large area" Science Advances 5 (6), eaaw3974
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2018
SM Hur*. V Thapar, A Ramírez-Hernández, PF Nealey, JJ de Pablo* "Defect Annihilation Pathways in Directed Assembly of Lamellar Block Copolymer Thin Films" ACS nano 12 (10), 9974-9981

S Xiong*, D Li, SM Hur, GSW Craig, CG Arges, XP Qu, PF Nealey* "The Solvent Distribution Effect on the Self-Assembly of Symmetric Triblock Copolymers during Solvent Vapor Annealing" Macromolecules 51 (18), 7145-7151

H Kang, S An, WJ Lee, GR Kang, S Kim, SM Hur*, K Paeng*, M Kim* "Stable polymer brushes with effectively varied grafting density synthesized from highly crosslinked random copolymer thin films" RSC Advances 8 (43), 24166-24174

2017
S Noh, DN Nguyen, CS Park, Y Kim, HJ Kong, S Kim, S Kim, SM Hur, H Yoon* "Development of Effective Porosity in Carbon Nanofibers Based on Phase Behavior of Ternary Polymer Blend Precursors: Toward High-Performance Electrode Materials" The Journal of Physical Chemistry C 121 (34), 18480-18489

S Park, Y Kim, W Lee, SM Hur*, DY Ryu* "Gyroid Structures in Solvent Annealed PS-b-PMMA Films: Controlled Orientation by Substrate Interactions" Macromolecules 50 (13), 5033-5041

A Ramírez-Hernández*, SM Hur, JC Armas-Pérez, MO Cruz, JJ de Pablo* "Demixing by a Nematic Mean Field: Coarse-Grained Simulations of Liquid Crystalline Polymers" Polymers 9 (3), 88

2015
SM Hur, V Thapar, A Ramírez-Hernández, G Khaira, T Segal-Peretz, PA Rincon-Delgadillo, W Li, M Muller, PF Nealey, JJ de Pablo* "Molecular pathways for defect annihilation in directed self-assembly" PNAS 112 (46) 14144-14149


SM Hur, MS Onses, A Ramírez-Hernández, PF Nealey*, JA Rogers*, JJ de Pablo* "Interplay of Surface Energy and Bulk Thermodynamic Forces in Ordered Block Copolymer Droplets" Macromolecules 48(13), 4717–4723
Grant Garner, Lance Williamson, Robert Seidel, Paulina Rincon Delgadillo, Su-Mi Hur, Roel Gronheid, Paul F. Nealey, Juan J. de Pablo* "The effects of geometry and chemistry of nanopatterned substrates on the directed self-assembly of block-copolymer melts" Alternative Lithographic Technologies VII. Vol. 9423. SPIE, 2015.
Su-Mi Hur, Gurdaman S. Khaira, Abelardo Ramírez-Hernández, Marcus Müller, Paul F. Nealey, Juan J. de Pablo* "Simulation of Defect Reduction in Block Copolymer Thin Films by Solvent Annealing" ACS Macro Letters 4.1 (2015): 11-15.

Nabil Laachi, Kris T. Delaney, Bongkeun Kim, Su-Mi Hur, Robert Bristol, David Shykind, Corey J. Weinheimer, Glenn H. Fredrickson* "Self‐consistent field theory investigation of directed self‐assembly in cylindrical confinement" Journal of Polymer Science Part B: Polymer Physics 53.2 (2015): 142-153.