Updated on 2026/06/21

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Alem Araya MERESA
 
Organization
Institutes of Innovation for Future Society Institute of Materials Innovation Designated Assistant Professor
Title
Designated Assistant Professor
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Degree 2

  1. Ph.D. in Chemical Engineering and Materials Science （ 2023.8   Chung-Ang University ） 

  2. Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering （ 2017.7   Addis Ababa Institute of Technology (AAiT), Addis Ababa University ） 

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Research Interests 1

  1. Organic solar cells, Organic Thin Film Transistors, Bioderived Materials for Electronics

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Current Research Project and SDGs 1

  1. Carbon Nanotubes for Solar Cell Applications

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Research History 2

  1. Nagoya University   Institutes of Innovation for Future Society   Designated Assistant Professor

    2026.4

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    Country：Japan

  2. Chung-Ang University   Chemical Engineering   Full-time Postdoctoral Researcher

    2023.9 - 2026.3

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    Country：Korea, Republic of

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Papers 6

  1. Favorable electron extraction from non-fullerene photoactive layers enabled by tetrakisarylamine-functionalized ethylenediamines in polymer solar cells Reviewed International coauthorship

    Alem Araya Meresa, Tae-won Lee, Youngseok Kim, Hye Ok Choi, Felix Sunjoo Kim*, Kwangyong Park*

    Polymer Journal     2026.5

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-026-01186-1

    DOI： https://doi.org/10.1038/s41428-026-01186-1

    Other Link： https://rdcu.be/foRAR

  2. Compatibility of cellulose–PEDOT:PSS composites and anions in solid-state organic electrochemical transistors Reviewed

    Solin Lee, Donguk Kim, Alem Araya Meresa, Suk Tai Chang, Felix Sunjoo Kim*

    Carbohydrate Polymers   Vol. 352   page： 123146   2025.3

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    Authorship：Last author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.123146

    DOI： 10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.123146

    Other Link： https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0144861724013729?via%3Dihub

  3. Tetraaryldiamine-based electron-transporting interlayers for performance and stability enhancement of organic solar cells Reviewed

    Alem Araya Meresa, Tae-won Lee, Solin Lee, Felix Sunjoo Kim*, Kwangyong Park*

    Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry   Vol. 113   page： 461-467   2022.9

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    DOI： 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.06.021

    DOI： 10.1016/j.jiec.2022.06.021

    Other Link： https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1226086X22003458?via%3Dihub

  4. Enhanced dissociation of excitons and charge transfer in organic solar cells of polymer:fullerene blends with molecular BPFZn doping Reviewed

    Alem Araya Meresa, Bhaskar Parida, Dang Xuan Long, Donguk Kim, Taemin Kim, Taeshik Earmme, Jongin Hong, Dong-Won Kang*, Felix Sunjoo Kim*

    International Journal of Energy Research   Vol. 46   page： 8716-8725   2022.2

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    DOI： 10.1002/er.7751

    DOI： 10.1002/er.7751

    Other Link： https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/er.7751

  5. Selective Ammonia-Sensing Platforms Based on a Solution-Processed Film of Poly (3-Hexylthiophene) and p-Doping Tris (Pentafluorophenyl) Borane Reviewed Open Access

    Alem Araya Meresa and Felix Sunjoo Kim*

    Polymers   Vol. 12   page： 128   2020.1

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    Authorship：Lead author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： 10.3390/polym12010128

    DOI： 10.3390/polym12010128

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    Other Link： https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/12/1/128

  6. Selective Wet-Etching of Polymer/Fullerene Blend Films for Surface- and Nanoscale Morphology-Controlled Organic Transistors and Sensitivity-Enhanced Gas Sensors Reviewed Open Access

    Min Soo Park, MERESA Alem Araya, Chan-Min Kwon and Felix Sunjoo Kim*

    Polymers   Vol. 11   page： 1682   2019.10

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    Authorship：Last author   Language：English   Publishing type：Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI： 10.3390/polym11101682

    DOI： 10.3390/polym11101682

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    Other Link： https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/11/10/1682

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Presentations 11

  1. Exploring Conducting Polymer Composites Made from PEDOT and Nature-Derived Anions International conference

    Alem Araya Meresa, Songhee Oh and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    Australian Community for Advanced Organic Semiconductors (AUCAOS) Symposium  2025.11.26 

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    Event date： 2025.11

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：2 Wharf St, Tweed Heads, NSW, 2485 (Gold Coast, Australia)   Country：Australia  

    Other Link： https://aucaos.org.au/2025/04/11/aucaos-2025/

  2. Investigation of Albumin-Based Biogels for Solid-State Electrolyte in Organic Transistors International conference

    Alem Araya Meresa, Donguk Kim, Youngseok Kim and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    KJF-International Conference on Organic Materials for Electronics and Photonics (KJF-ICOMEP)  2025.8.27 

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    Event date： 2025.8

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Osaka International Convention Center (Grand Cube Osaka)   Country：Japan  

    Other Link： https://www.sanken.osaka-u.ac.jp/labs/omm/KJF-ICOMEP2025/

  3. Work Function Reduction and Hole Blocking Properties of Tetraaryldiamines as a Cathode Interlayer in Polymer Solar Cells International conference

    Alem Araya Meresa, Tae-won Lee, Kwangyong Park and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    Canadian Chemical Engineering Conference (CSChE)  2024.10.8 

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    Event date： 2024.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Oral presentation (general)  

    Venue：Toronto, Canada   Country：Canada  

    Other Link： https://www.xcdsystem.com/cic/program/guRM5nD/index.cfm?pgid=3018&RunRemoveSessionFilter=1

  4. Survey of Natural Polymer Composites as a Component of Organic Transistor International conference

    Alem Araya Meresa, Donguk Kim, Joohyun Lee, Dongyoel Seo, Solin Lee, Songhee Oh, Sourav Maiti, Gargi Konwar, Shree Prakash Tiwari, and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    KJF-International Conference on Organic Materials for Electronics and Photonics (KJF-ICOMEP)  2024.8.30 

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    Event date： 2024.8

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：Busan, Korea   Country：Korea, Republic of  

  5. Enhanced Organic Solar Cell Performances via Combined Photoactive Layer Doping and Interfacial Engineering International conference

    Alem Araya Meresa, Tae-won Lee, Kwangyong Park and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    Global Photovoltaic Conference (GPVC)  2024.8.13 

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    Event date： 2024.8

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：Daejeon Convention Center (DCC), Daejeon, Korea   Country：Korea, Republic of  

  6. Comparative Study of Fullerene- and Non-fullerene-based Polymer Solar Cells Doped with Lewis Acid International conference

    Alem Araya Meresa and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    Korean Institute of Chemical Engineers (KIChE)  2022.4.21 

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    Event date： 2022.4

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：Jeju, Korea   Country：Korea, Republic of  

    Other Link： https://www.kiche.or.kr/en/conference

  7. Device Characteristics of Bis(pentafluorophenyl)zinc-Doped Organic Solar Cells Based on PTB7-Th:PC70BM International conference

    Alem Araya Meresa and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    Korean Society of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry (KSIEC)  2021.5 

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    Event date： 2021.5

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：Busan BEXCO, Korea   Country：Korea, Republic of  

    Other Link： https://www.ksiec.or.kr/html/sub/activity/activity501

  8. Charge Carrier Recombination Analysis of Organic Solar Cells Based on Lewis Acid Doped PTB7-Th:PCBM International conference

    Alem Araya Meresa and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    Polymer Society of Korea (PSK)  2020.10 

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    Event date： 2020.10

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：Busan BEXCO, Korea   Country：Korea, Republic of  

    Other Link： https://www.kpolymer.org/conference/20201005/index.php

  9. Analyte Selectivity and Environment Effects of Transistor-Based Chemical Sensors Made of Poly(3-hexylthiophene) and tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane

    Alem Araya Meresa and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    KJF International Conference on Organic Materials for Electronics and Photonics (KJF-ICOMEP)  2019.8 

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    Event date： 2019.8

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：Jeju island, Korea   Country：Korea, Republic of  

    Other Link： https://blogs.rsc.org/nr/2019/07/17/2019-kjf-international-conference-on-organic-materials-for-electronics-and-photonics-kjf-icomep-2019/

  10. Poly(3 hexylthiophene)/tris(pentafluorophenyl)borane (P3HT/TPFB) blends based organic field-effect transistor ammonia gas sensor

    Alem Araya Meresa and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    Polymer Society of Korea (PSK)  2019.4 

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    Event date： 2019.4

    Language：English   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：Busan BEXCO, Korea   Country：Korea, Republic of  

    Other Link： https://www.polymer.or.kr/

  11. Molecular Doping of a Photoactive Layer in Organic Solar Cells for Production of Green Hydrogen

    Dongyoel Seo, Alem Araya Meresa and Felix Sunjoo Kim

    Hydrogen fuel cell manpower training project symposium 

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    Language：Korean   Presentation type：Poster presentation  

    Venue：Ajou University, Korea   Country：Korea, Republic of  

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Industrial property rights 1

  1. Polymer thin film of porous structure with selective etching and method therof, chemical sensor using the same (선택적 식각을 통한 다공성 구조의 고분자 박막 및 이의 제조방법, 이를 이용한 화학 센서)

    Min Soo Park, Alem Araya Meresa, Felix Sunjoo Kim

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    Applicant：Chung-Ang University Industry-Academic Cooperation Foundation (중앙대학교 산학협력단)

    Application no：1020190085630  Date applied：2019.7

    Date published：2021.4

    Patent/Registration no：10-2021-0009078  Date registered：2021.4 

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Teaching Experience (Off-campus) 1

  1. Advanced Thin-Film Engineering

    2024.9 - 2025.2 （Chung-Ang University）

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    Level：Postgraduate  Country：Korea, Republic of

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