▷ 2017-          Associate Professor, Physics,  Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

     ▷ 2014-2017  Assistant Professor, Physics,  Hankuk University of Foreign Studies

     ▷ 2011-2014  Post-Doctor, Physics, Columbia University 

     ▷ 2007-2011  Ph.D. student, Physics, Seoul National University
     ▷ 2005-2007  Master of Science (M.Sc.), Physics, Seoul National University 
     ▷ 1999-2005  Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Physics, Yonsei University 

     ▷ Excellent Resarch Award, Hankuk University of  Foreign Studies (2016)

    ▷ Graduate Student Research Award, Department of Physics (2011)
    ▷ Best Oral Presentation Award, Korea Research Foundation (2009)
    ▷ Best Poster Presentation Award, Korean Bio Chip Society (2007)

   ▷ Design molecular-based devices and investigate their fundamental physics and chemistry 
    ▷ Understanding electrical properties of two-dimensional materials such as transition metal dichalcogenides,
           graphene, and h-BN etc.

 Paper

[28]        Jeongwoo Park, Dohyeon Jeon,Yebin Kang, Young-Jun Yu, and Taekyeong Kim, "Direct Mapping of the Gate Response of a Multilayer WSe₂/MoS₂ Heterostructure with Locally Different Degrees of Charge Depletion",  J.Phys. Chem. Lett. 10, 4010-4016 (2019). Selected as Cover Picture 

[27]        Minju Kim, Han-gyu Kim, Soohyung Park, Jin Sung Kim, Hyoung Joon Choi, Seongil Im, Hyunbok Lee, Taekyeong Kim, and Yeonjin Yi, "Intrinsic Correlation between Electronic Structure and Degradation: From Few-Layer to Bulk Black Phosphorus", Angew. Chem. Int. Ed. , 58, 3754– 3758 (2019). Selected as Inside Cover Picture - Link to related articles & Link to related webzines

[26]        Soo Jin Cho, Gyu Don Kong, Sohyun Park, Jeongwoo Park, Seo Eun Byeon, Taekyeong Kim, and Hyo Jae Yoon, "Molecularly Controlled Stark Effect Induces Significant Rectification in Polycyclic-Aromatic-Hydrocarbon-Terminated n-Alkanethiolates", Nano Lett. 19(1), 545-553 (2019). Highlighted in the Media:  Publisher link in Korean.

[25]        June Yeong Lim, Minju Kim, Yeonsu Jeong, Kyeong Rok Ko, Sanghyuck Yu, Hyung Gon Shin, Jae Young Moon, Young Jai Choi, Yeonjin Yi, Taekyeong Kim & Seongil Im, "Van der Waals junction field effect transistors with both n- and p-channel transition metal dichalcogenides", npj 2D Mat. and App. 2, 37 (2018)

[24]       Hyung Gon Shin, Hyong Seo Yoon, Jin Sung Kim, Minju Kim, June Yeong Lim, Sanghyuck Yu, Ji Hoon Park, Yeonjin Yi, Taekyeong Kim, Seong Chan Jun, and Seongil Im, "Vertical and In-Plane Current Devices Using NbS₂/n-MoS₂ van der Waals Schottky Junction and Graphene Contact", Nano Lett. 18, 1937-1945 (2018)

[23]       Jae Young Park, Hang-Eun Joe, Hyoung Seo Yoon, SangHyuk Yoo, Taekyeong Kim, Keonwook Kang, Byung-Kwon Min, and Seon Chan Jun, "Contact Effect of ReS₂/Metal Interface", ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces, 9, 26325 (2017)

[22]        Hyun Sung Kim and Taekyeong Kim, "Dependence of the Conduction Change on the Molecular Orbitals in Ag and Au Electrodes", J. Korean Phys. Soc. 68, 279 (2016)

[21]     Taekyeong kim and Tae Hyun Kim, "Measuring Conductance of Phenylenediamine as a Moleculer sensor", Journal of Senors, 2015, 1 (2015)

[20]        Taekyeong Kim, "Reducing Gap Distance of Ag Electrodes by Oxygen Atomic Junction Formation", J.  Phys. Chem. C, 119 (22), 12703 (2015)

[19]        Taekyeong Kim, “Correlation between the electrical conductance and the mechanical deformation of a      graphite surface”, Mat. Lett. 140, 83 (2015).

[18]        Pil Sun Yoo, and Taekyeong Kim, “High probability of single molecule junction formation with Ag  electrodes”, Curr. App. Phys. 15, 124 (2015).

[17]        Pil Sun Yoo, and Taekyeong Kim, “Temperature Dependence of Conductance and Plateau Length for  Single-Molecule Junctions Formed with Silver Electrodes”, J. Phys. Chem. C, 118, 29961 (2014).

[16]        Taekyeong Kim, Zhen Fei Liu, Chulho Lee, Jeffrey B. Neaton and L. Venkataraman, “Charge Transport  and Rectification in molecular Junctions Formed with Carbon Based Electrodes”, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. 111, 10928 (2014).

[15]        Taekyeong Kim, Pierre Darancet, Jonathan R. Widawsky, Michele Kotiuga, S. Y. Quek, Jeffrey B.  Neaton and L. Venkataraman, “Determining Energy Level Alignment and Coupling Strength in 4,4’-  bipyridine Single Molecule Junctions”, Nano Lett. 14, 794 (2014).

[14]        Taekyeong Kim, H. Vazquez, M.S. Hybertsen and L. Venkataraman, “Conductance of Molecular  Junctions Formed with Silver Electrodes”, Nano Lett. 13, 3358 (2013).

[13]        Taekyeong Kim, Jaesung Park, Hye Jun Jin, Hyungwoo Lee, Kyung-Eun Byun, Chang-Seuk Lee, Kwang  S. Kim, Byung Hee Hong, Tae Hyun Kim and Seunghun Hong, “Graphene Nanonet for Biological Sensing  Applications”, Nanotechnology. 24, 375302 (2013). Introduced in Nanotechweb as a Lab Talk and in  Graphene-Info.

[12]        J.R. Widawsky, W. Chen, H. Vazquez, Taekyeong Kim, R. Breslow, M.S. Hybertsen, L. Venkataraman,  “Length Dependent Thermopower of Highly Conducting Au-­C Bonded Single Molecule Junctions”, Nano  Lett. 13, 2889 (2013).

[11]        Taekyeong Kim, Ki-Seok Jeonb, Kwang Heo, Hyung Min Kim, Juhun Park, Yung Doug Suh and Seunghun  Hong, “Multilayered nano-prism vertex tip for tip-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and high-resolution  imaging”, Analyst, 138, 5588, (2013). Selected as Front Cover picture article.

[10]        Byung Yang Lee, Kwang Heo, Abrin L. Schmucker, Hye Jun Jin, Jong Kuk Lim, Taekyeong Kim, Haemi

              Lee, Ki-Seok Jeon, Yung Doug Suh, Chad A. Mirkin, and Seunghun Hong, “Nanotube-Bridged Wires with  Sub-10 nm Gaps”, Nano Lett., 12, 1879 (2012).

[9]          Joohyung Lee, Hyungwoo Lee, Taekyeong Kim, Hye Jun Jin, Juyeon Shin, Sangho Park, Yoonho Khang,  and Seunghun Hong “Floating electrode transistor based on purified semiconducting carbon nanotubes for  high source drain voltage operation”, Nanotechnology. 22, 085204 (2012).

[8]          Moon Gyu Sung, Hyungwoo Lee, Kwang Heo. Kyung-Eun Byun, Taekyeong Kim, and Seunghun  Hong,“Scanning Noise Microscopy on Graphene Devices”, ACS Nano 5, 8620 (2011).

[7]          Taekyeong Kim, Kwang Heo, Ki-Seok Jeon, Kyung-Eun Byun, Yung Doug Suh, Seunghun Hong, and  Nam-Jung Kim, “A facile, one-pot synthesis of ultra-long nanoparticle-chained polyaniline wires”,  J.  Mat. Chem. 21, 17304 (2011).

[6]          Seon Namgung, Taekyeong Kim, Ku Youn Baik, Minbaek Lee, Jwa-Min Nam, and Seunghun Hong,  “Fibronectin?Carbon-Nanotube Hybrid Nanostructures for Controlled Cell Growth”, Small 7, 56 (2011).  Selected as Frontispiece article.

[5]          Taekyeong Kim, Deok-Soo Kim, Byung Yang Lee, Zee Hwan Kim, and Seunghun Hong, “A Nanoprism    Probe for Nano-optical Applications”, Adv. Mat. 21, 1238  (2009), Selected in NPG Asia  Materials research highlight.

[4]          Taekyeong Kim, Sung Myung, Tae Hyun Kim, Seunghun Hong, “Robust Single-Nanoparticle Probe for      Contact-Mode Analysis and Dip-Pen Nanolithography”, Small 4, 1072 (2008).

[3]          Kwang Geol Lee, Kwang Jun Ahn, Hyun Woo Kihm, Jae Sung Ahn, Taekyeong Kim, Seunghun Hong,  Zee Hwan Kim, and Dai-Sik Kim, “Surface plasmon polariton detection discriminating the polarization  reversal image dipole effects”, Opt. Express 16, 10641 (2008).

[2]          Seunghun Hong, Tae Hyun Kim, Joohyung Lee, Kyung-Eun Byun, Juntae Koh, Taekyeong Kim, Sung  Myung, "Surface-programmed assembly" of nanotube/nanowire-based integrated devices”, Nano, 2, 333  (2007).

[1]          Sung Myung, Jiwoon Im, Ling Huang, Saleem G. Rao, Taekyeong Kim, Dong Joon Lee, and Seunghun  Hong, “Lens effect in directed assembly of nanowires on gradient molecular patterns”, J. Phys. Chem. B 110, 10217 (2006).