The Kim"s group is studying the fundamental light-molecule interactions that occur in nanometer scale. Broadly, our research interests include spectroscopy of individual nanostructures and single molecules, and development of noble "chemical" nanoscopy techniques. To investigate the phenomena that are occurring in nano-scale world, we extensively use the state-of-art microscopy and sensitive spectroscopy techniques such as apertureless near-field scanning microscopy and surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS). Currently, we are mainly, but not exclusively, interested in understanding how the localized plasmons of noble metal nanoparticles interact with another plasmon and with nearby molecules.

• Ph.D. Chemistry, Stanford University, California, USA, 2002
• B.S. Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 1995

• Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea, 2013-Present
• Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, Korea 2009-2013
• Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, Korea University, Seoul, Korea 2005-2009
• Research Fellow, U. C. Berkeley, California, USA, 2002-2005

1. "Direct Visualization of Gap-Plasmon Propagation on a Near-Touching Nanowire Dimer." S.- M. Park, K. S. Lee, J-. H. Kim, G. J. Yeon, H-. H Shin, S. Park, and Z. H. Kim, J. Phys. Chem. Lett., 2020, 11, 9313-9320.
2. "Single-Molecule SERS as a Probe of SIngle-Molecule Surface Reactions: Promises and Current Challenges", H-. K. Choi, K. S. Lee, H-. H Shin, J-. J. Koo, G. J. Yeon, Z. H. Kim, Acc. Chem. Res., 2019, 52, 3008-3017.
3. "Frequency-Domain Proof of the Existence of Atomic-Scale SERS Hot-Spots" H. -H. Shin, G. J. Yeon, H-. K. Choi, S-. M. Park, K. S. Lee, and Z. H. Kim, Nano Lett. 2018, 18, 262-271.
4. "Metal-Catalyzed Chemical Reaction of Single Molecules Directly Probed by Vibrational Spectroscopy" H-. K. Choi, W-. H. Park, C-. G. Park, H-. H. Shin, K. S. Lee, and Z. H. Kim, J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2016, 138, 4673-4684.
5. "Stacking Structures of Few-Layer Graphene Revealed by Phase-Sensitive Infrared Nanoscopy" D-. S. Kim, H. Kwon, A. Yu. Nikitin, S. Ahn, L. M-. Moreno, F. J. Garcia-Vidal, S. Ryu, H. Min, and Z. H. Kim, ACS Nano, 2015, 9, 6765-6773.
6. “Real-Space Mapping of the Strongly Coupled Plasmons of Nanoparticle Dimers” D-. S. Kim, J. Heo, S-. H. Ahn, S. W. Han, W. S. Yun, and Z. H. Kim, Nano Letters 2009, 9, 3619-3625.