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Micro/Nano fabrication & Advanced Manufacturing

Achieving next-generation photonic, energy, and wearable devices increasingly depends on precise control over nanoscale structure and its scalable fabrication. Our group addresses this challenge from three complementary directions: a versatile nanotransfer printing platform that transfers functional nanostructures onto rigid, flexible, and three-dimensional substrates without toxic chemicals or high-temperature processing; programmable metasurfaces and functional surface systems that control optical, acoustic, and mechanical responses through rational structural design; and hierarchical micro/nanoarchitectures that enhance energy harvesting, energy storage, and wearable electronic performance through advanced structural engineering. Together, these directions bridge scalable nanomanufacturing with intelligent structural design, establishing a versatile platform for next-generation photonic, sensing, energy, and wearable technologies.

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1-1. Advanced Nanostructure Fabrication via Nanotransfer Printing

We present a versatile nanotransfer printing platform for integrating functional nanostructures onto rigid, flexible, and three-dimensional substrates [1,2]. By leveraging engineered interfacial adhesion, water-bridge formation, and water-floating mechanisms, this approach achieves high-fidelity pattern transfer without toxic chemicals, adhesives, sacrificial layers, or high-temperature processing. It accommodates diverse materials and complex substrate geometries while preserving nanoscale resolution. We demonstrate its utility across smart contact lenses, patterned carbon nanotubes, SERS substrates, and wearable gas sensors [3]. Collectively, these results position the technique as a scalable manufacturing route for next-generation nanophotonic, sensing, and wearable devices.

  • [1] Byung-Ho Kang, Ji-Hwan Ha, Yeongjae Kwon, Sohee Jeon, Donho Lee, Byeongmin Kang, Soon Hyoung Hwang, Junseong Ahn, Jun-Ho Jeong, Inkyu Park (2026). Versatile water-floated nanostructures for three-dimensional nanotransfer printing. Nature Communications, 17:4588.
  • [2] Jiwoo Ko, Hyeok Joong Kang, Junseong Ahn, Zhi-Jun Zhao, Yongrok Jeong, Soon Hyoung Hwang, Moonjeong Bok, Sohee Jeon, Jimin Gu, Ji-Hwan Ha, Junsuk Rho, Jun-Ho Jeong, and Inkyu Park (2021). Biocompatible Nanotransfer Printing Based on Water Bridge Formation in Hyaluronic Acid and Its Application to Smart Contact Lenses. ACS Applied Materials, 13, 35069−35078.
  • [3] Ji-Hwan Ha, Inyeong Yang, Junseong Ahn, Sukkyung Kang, Zhi-Jun Zhao, Yongrok Jeong, Hyeongmin Je, Joono Cheong, Soon Hyoung Hwang, Sohee Jeon, Jun-Ho Jeong,* Sanha Kim, and Inkyu Park (2024). Nanotransfer Printing for Synthesis of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes with Enhanced Atomic Penetration. Advanced Functional Materials, 2315028


  • Figure 1. Nanostructure Fabrication via Nanotransfer Printing : (a) schematic of water-floated nanostructure fabrications and its applications (I. Park et al., Nature Communications, 2026), (b) schematic of contact lens nanotransfer printed nano patterns and its performance (I. Park et al., ACS Applied Materials, 2021), (c) fabrication of vertically aligned carbon nanotubes and principle of enhanced atomic penetration by nanostructure (I. Park et al., Advanced Functional Materials, 2024).

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1-2. Metasurfaces and Functional Surface Systems

We present programmable functional surfaces that precisely control optical, acoustic, and mechanical responses through rational structural design [4, 5, 6, 7]. By engineering metasurfaces, quasicrystal planar lenses, auxetic kirigami, and field-programmable architectures, these systems achieve multifunctionality without added complexity. This enables holographic light projection, two-dimensional ultrasound focusing, self-powered sensing, and reconfigurable shape morphing across diverse applications. Computational optimization further allows these responses to be tailored to user-specific requirements. Together, these approaches bridge structural engineering with intelligent functional design, establishing a versatile route toward next-generation photonic, acoustic, and soft robotic devices for wearables, robotics, and personalized healthcare.

  • [3] Ahn, J., Jeong, Y., Kang, M., Ahn, J., Padmajab Sasikala, S., Yang, I Jeong, J.* and Park, I.* (2024). Nanoribbon Yarn with Versatile Inorganic Materials. Small, 2311736.
  • [4] Ahn, J., Ha, J. H., Jeong, Y., Jung, Y., Choi, J., Gu, J., Jeong, J* and Park, I.* (2023). Nanoscale three-dimensional fabrication based on mechanically guided assembly. Nature Communications, 14(1), 833.
  • [5] Zhao, Z. J., Ahn, J., Lee, D., Jeong, C. B., Kang, M., Choi, J., Park, I* and Jeong, J. H.* (2022). Wafer-scale, highly uniform, and well-arrayed suspended nanostructures for enhancing the performance of electronic devices. Nanoscale, 14(4), 1136-1143.
  • [6] Ha, J. H., Yang, I., Ahn, J., Kang, S., Zhao, Z. J., Jeong, Y., Jeong, J* and Park, I.* (2024). Nanotransfer Printing for Synthesis of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotubes with Enhanced Atomic Penetration. Advanced Functional Materials, 2315028.


  • Figure 2. Metasurfaces and Functional Surface Systems : (a) schematic of holographic metasurface planted contact lens (I. Park et al., Advanced Science, 2024), (b) ultrasound focusing planar patterned lens (I. Park et al., Advanced Materials Technologies, 2023), (c) application of field-programmable robotic folding sheet (I. Park et al., Nature Communications, 2025), (d) schematic of auxetic kirigami structured piezo-transmittance strain sensor (I. Park et al., Nano Energy, 2024).

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1-3. Hierarchical Structures for Multifunctional Energy Harvesting and Storage

We have developed hierarchical micro/nanostructures, including nanoribbon yarns and flexible inorganic frameworks that enhance energy harvesting, energy storage, and wearable electronic systems through rational structural engineering [8, 9, 10, 11].These complex architectures overcome conventional limitations in surface functionality, mechanical deformability, and electrochemical performance, enabling superhydrophobic triboelectric nanogenerators, water harvesting devices, high-energy-density fiber supercapacitors, and flexible thermoelectric yarns with scalable, robust fabrication. Precise control over hierarchical complexity maximizes surface area, charge transport, and functional integration across these platforms, bridging advanced manufacturing with next-generation wearable and sustainable energy technologies.

  • [8] Junseong Ahn, Suchithra Padmajan Sasikala, Yongrok Jeong, Jin Goo Kim, Ji-Hwan Ha, Soon Hyoung Hwang, Sohee Jeon, Junhyuk Choi, Byung-Ho Kang, Jihyeon Ahn, Jun-Ho Jeong, Sang Ouk Kim, and Inkyu Park. (2024). High-Energy–Density Fiber Supercapacitors Based on Transition Metal Oxide Nanoribbon Yarns for Comprehensive Wearable Electronics. Advanced Fiber Materials, 6:1927-1941.
  • [9] Hanhwi Jang, Junseong Ahn, Yongrok Jeong, Ji-Hwan Ha, Jun-Ho Jeong, Min-Wook Oh, Inkyu Park, and Yeon Sik Jung. (2024). Flexible All-Inorganic Thermoelectric Yarns, Advanced Materials, 36, 2408320.
  • [10] Young Jung, Junseong Ahn, Ji-Seok Kim, Ji-Hwan Ha, Jaehwan Shim, Hanchul Cho, Yong Suk Oh, Yong-Jin Yoon, Youngsuk Nam, Il-Kwon Oh, Jun-Ho Jeong, and Inkyu Park. (2022). Spherical Micro/Nano Hierarchical Structures for Energy and Water Harvesting Devices, Small Methods, 6, 2200248
  • [11] Junseong Ahn, Zhi-Jun Zhao, Jungrak Choi, Yongrok Jeong, Soonhyoung Hwang, Jiwoo Ko, Jimin Gu , Sohee Jeon, Jaeho Park , Mingu Kang , Dionisio V. Del Orbe , Incheol Cho , Hyeokjung Kang , Moonjeong Bok , Jun-Ho Jeong , and Inkyu Park. (2021). Morphology-controllable wrinkled hierarchical structure and its application to superhydrophobic triboelectric nanogenerator, Nano Energy, 85, 105978

  • Figure 3. Hierarchical Structures for Multifunctional Energy Harvesting and Storage : (a) schematic of fiber supercapacitors based on transition metal oxide nanoribbon yarns (I. Park et al., Advanced Fiber Materials, 2024), (b) applications of flexible inorganic thermoelectric yarns (I. Park et al., Advanced Materials, 2024), (c) schematic of hierarchical spherical structure for energy and water harvesting (I. Park et al., Small Methods, 2022), (d) application of wrinkled hierarchical structure as a superhydrophobic triboelectric nanogenerator (I. Park et al., Nano Energy, 2021).