• 한국재료학회지
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• 제12권12호
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• pp.918-923
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• 2002

In this work, CdTe films were deposited on CdS/ITO/glass substrate by a close spaced sublimation (CSS) method. A $Cu_2$Te layer was deposited on the CdTe film by evaporating $Cu_2$Te powder. Then the samples were annealed for p+ ohmic contact. TEM and XRD analysis showed that $CdTe/Cu_2$Te interface exhibited different forms with various annealing temperature. A good p+ ohmic contact was achieved when the annealing temperature was between $180^{\circ}C$ to $200^{\circ}C$. Best cell efficiency of 12.34% was obtained when post annealing temperature was $200^{\circ}C$ for 5 min. Thermal stress test of the CdS/CdTe cells with carbon back contact showed that the $Cu_2$Te contact was stable at $50^{\circ}C$ in $N_2$ and was slowly degraded at $100^{\circ}C$ in $N_2$. In comparison to the conventional carbon contact, the $Cu_2$Te contact showed a better thermal stability.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제49권1호
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• pp.40-45
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• 2016

Recently, $Bi_2Te_3$-based alloys are the best thermoelectric materials near to room temperature, so it has been researched to achieve increased figure of merit(ZT). Ternary compounds such as Bi-Te-Se and Bi-Sb-Te have higher thermoelectric property than binary compound Bi-Te and Sb-Te, respectively. Compared to DC plating method, pulsed electrodeposition is able to control parameters including average current density, and on/off pulse time etc. Thereby the morphology and properties of the films can be improved. In this study, we electrodeposited n-type ternary Cu-doped $Bi_2(Te-Se)_3$ thin film by modified pulse technique at room temperature. To further enhance thermoelectric properties of $Bi_2(Te-Se)_3$ thin film, we optimized Cu doping concentration in $Bi_2(Te-Se)_3$ thin film and correlated it to electrical and thermoelectric properties. Thus, the crystal, electrical, and thermoelectric properties of electrodeposited $Bi_2(Te-Se)_3$ thin film were characterized the XRD, SEM, EDS, Seebeck measurement, and Hall effect measurement, respectively. As a result, the thermoelectric properties of Cu-doped $Bi_2(Te-Se)_3$ thin films were observed that the Seebeck coefficient is $-101.2{\mu}V/K$ and the power factor is $1412.6{\mu}W/mK^2$ at 10 mg of Cu weight. The power factor of Cu-doped $Bi_2(Te-Se)_3$ thin film is 1.4 times higher than undoped $Bi_2(Te-Se)_3$ thin film.

• 센서학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.67-72
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• 1998

Plused ArF excimer laser ablation과 열증착법에 의해 p형 Si 기판위에 PbTe/CuPc 박막을 증착하였다. 성장된 박막의 구조적, 전기적 특성은 XRD, 전류-전압 곡선등의 분석으로 행하였다. XRD 분석으로부터 PbTe박막과 CuPc 박막은 a 축의 배향성을 지닌 박막으로 성장하였음을 알 수 있었다. PbTe/CuPc/Si 박막의 광전특공을 조사하기 위하여 빛을 조사했을 때와 빛을 조사하지 않았을 때의 수직방향의 전류-전압 (I-V) 특성을 CuPc/Si, PbTe/Si 단층막의 특성과 비교 관찰하였다. PbTe/CuPc/Si 박막에서 단축 광전류 ($J_{sc}$)가 $25.46\;mA/cm^{2}$, 개회로 광전압 ($V_{oc}$)이 170 mV인 커다란 광기전력 특성을 나타내었다. 또한 양자효율 (QE)은 15 %, 광전변환효율 (${\eta}$)은 $3.46{\times}10^{-2}$로 측정되었다. QE와 ${\eta}$를 기초로 한 PbTe/CuPc/Si 접합과 광전류 과정은 CuPc 층에서의 광캐리어 생성, PbTe/CuPc 계면에 의 광캐리어 분리 그리고 PbTe층에서의 광캐리어 운송 역할이 효율적으로 수행된 결과임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국결정학회지
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• 제7권1호
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• pp.44-56
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• 1996

CuInTe2 다결정은 수평전기로에서 합성하고, CuInTe2 단결정은 수직 Bridgman 방법으로 성장하여 결정구조를 조사하고, Hall 효과를 30K에서 293K의 온도영역에서 측정하였다. CuInTe2 다결정 및 단결정은 정방정계였다. 다결정의 격자상수는 a=6.168Å, c=12.499Å 그리고 c/a=2.026이었고, 단결정의 격자상수는 a=6.186Å, c=12.453Å, 그리고 c/a=2.013이었다. CuInTe2 단결정의 성장면은 Laue 배면반사 사진으로부터 구하였으며 (112)면이었다. CuInTe2 단결정의 Hall 효과는 van der Pauw 방법으로 측정하였다. 상온에서 측정된 c축에 수직한 시료의 운반자농도 p는 2.14×1023holes/m3, 전기전도도 δ는 739.58Ω-1m-1 그리고 이동도 μ는 2.16×10 m2/V·s 이었다. c축에 평행한 시료의 운반자농도 p는 1.51×1023holes/m3, 전기전도도 σ는 717.55Ω-1m-1 그리고 이동도 μ는 2.97×10-2 m2/V·s이었다. c축에 수직 및 평행한 시료의 Hall계수가 양의 값이어서 CuInTe2 단결정은 p형 반도체임을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국전기화학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기화학회 2004년도 춘계총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.36-36
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• 2004

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제22권4호
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• pp.254-259
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• 2015

$Bi_2Te_3$ related compounds show the best thermoelectric properties at room temperature. However, n-type $Bi_2Te_{2.7}Se_{0.3}$ showed no improvement on ZT values. To improve the thermolectric propterties of n-type $Bi_2Te_{2.7}Se_{0.3}$, this research has Cu-doped n-type powder. This study focused on effects of Cu-doping method on the thermoelectric properties of n-type materials, and evaluated the comparison between the Cu chemical and mechanical doping. The synthesized powder was manufactured by the spark plasma sintering(SPS). The thermoelectric properties of the sintered body were evaluated by measuring their Seebeck coefficient, electrical resistivity, thermal conductivity, and hall coefficient. An introduction of a small amount of Cu reduced the thermal conductivity and improved the electrical properties with Seebeck coefficient. The authors provided the optimal concentration of $Cu_{0.1}Bi_{1.99}Se_{0.3}Te_{2.7}$. A figure of merit (ZT) value of 1.22 was obtained for $Cu_{0.1}Bi_{1.9}Se_{0.3}Te_{2.7}$ at 373K by Cu chemical doping, which was obviously higher than those of $Cu_{0.1}Bi_{1.9}Se_{0.3}Te_{2.7}$ at 373K by Cu mechanical doping (ZT=0.56) and Cu-free $Bi_2Se_{0.3}Te_{2.7}$ (ZT=0.51).

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.173-180
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• 1999

Thermally evaporated ZnTe films were investigated as a back contact material for CdS/CdTe solar cells. Two deposition methods, coevaporation and double-layer methods, were used for Cu doping in ZnTe films. ZnTe layers (0.2$\mu\textrm{m}$ thick) were deposited either on glass or on CdS/CdTe substrates without intentional heating of the substrates. Post-deposition annealing was performed at 200,300 and $400^{\circ}C$ for 3,6 and 9 minutes, respectively. Band gap of 2.2eV was measured for both undoped and doped films and a slight change in the shape of absorption spectra was observed in Cu-doped samples after annealing at $400^{\circ}C$. The resistivity of as-deposited ZnTe decreased from 10\ulcorner~10\ulcornerΩcm down to 10\ulcornerΩcm as Cu concentration increased from 0 to 14 at.%. There was not a noticeable change in less of annealing temperature up to $300^{\circ}C$ whereas films annealed at $400^{\circ}C$ revealed hexagonal (101) orientations as well. Some of Cu-doped ZnTe revealed x-ray diffraction (XRD) peaks related with Cu\ulcornerTe(x=1.75~2). Grain growth was observed from about 20nm in as-deposited films to 50nm after annealing at $400^{\circ}C$ by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Cu distribution in ZnTe films was not uniform according to Auger electron spectroscopy (AES) measurements.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 1999년도 춘계학술발표강연 및 눈문개요집
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• pp.32-32
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• 1999

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.10-15
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• 2015

Cu doping by copper or $Cu_2Te$ materials enhances p+ formation in CdTe near the back contact interface, allowing better formation of ohmic contact. However, the Cu in CdTe junction is also considered as a principal component of CdTe cell degradation. In this paper, Na-doped ZnTe layer was employed as a back contact material to improve the stability of CdTe solar cells. As a process variable, post $CdCl_2$ treatment of CdS/CdTe film was conducted before or after depositing ZnTe:Na on CdTe. The change of the photovoltaic properties of CdTe cells were investigated with aging time. Low-temperature photoluminescence analysis was conducted to describe the degradation mechanism. The result showed that the CdTe solar cells with better stability compare to Cu contact were achieved using an optimized ZnTe:Na back contact.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2001년도 추계 학술발표강연 및 논문개요집
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• pp.73-73
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• 2001