Prof. Choi and his Ph.D. student Kun Joong Kim have developed a miniaturized solid
oxide fuel cell (SOFC) to
replace lithium - ion batteries in smartphones, laptops, drones, and other small electronic devices.
With the discovery, the material that the researchers call «metal
oxide - laser induced graphene» (MO - LIG) becomes a new candidate to
replace expensive metals like platinum in catalytic
fuel -
cell applications in which oxygen and hydrogen are converted to water and electricity.