• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제22권6호
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• pp.396-402
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• 2015

The organic binder-free paste for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) has been investigated using peroxo titanium complex. The crystal structure of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles, morphology of $TiO_2$ film and electrical properties are analyzed by X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Electrochemical Impedance Spectra (EIS), and solar simulator. The synthesized $TiO_2$ nanopowders by the peroxo titanium complex at 150, 300, $400^{\circ}C$, and $450^{\circ}C$ have anatase phase and average crystal sizes are calculated to be 4.2, 13.7, 16.9, and 20.9 nm, respectively. The DSSC prepared by the peroxo titanium complex binder have higher $V_{oc}$ and lower $J_{sc}$ values than that of the organic binder. It can be attributed to improvement of sintering properties of $TCO/TiO_2$ and $TiO_2/TiO_2$ interface and to formation of agglomerate by the nanoparticles. As a result, we have investigated the organic binder-free paste and 3.178% conversion efficiency of the DSSC at $450^{\circ}C$.

• 대한화학회지
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• 제18권5호
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• pp.373-380
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• 1974

저자들에 의해서 이미 보고되어 있는 요오드화염으로부터 요오드산염$(I^-{\to}{IO_3}^-)$ 및 요오드산염으로 부터 과요오드산염$({IO_3}^-{\to}{IO_4}^-)$까지의 전해결과를 참작하여 무격막 전해조와 이산화납양극을 사용하여 요오드화염으로부터 과요오드산염$(I^-{\to}{IO_4}^-)$을 직접 전해제조하기 위한 최적 전해조건에 관하여 검토하였다. 0.5g/l의 환원방지제인 중크롬산칼륨을 함유함 1몰의 요오드화칼륨 수용액을 15A/$dm^2$의 양극전류밀도와 $60^{\circ}C$의 전해온도에서 전해한 결과, 요오드화칼륨으로 부터 과요오드산칼륨까지의 변화율 98%에서 전류효율이 84%이었다. 또한 각종 전해액중에서 이산화납 양극에 의한 분극곡선으로 부터 전극반응의 내용도 설명하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제45회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.245.2-245.2
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• 2013

Solution processed organic photovoltaic devices have relatively less attention compared to polymer photovoltaic devices even though they have high possibility to be developed because they have both advantages of polymer and organic, such as solution processable, no synthetic batch dependence of photovoltaic performance, high purity and high charge carrier mobility as well as relatively high efficiency (~7%). In addition, solution processed organic photovoltaic devices have an advantage of easiness to study the relationship between the molecular structure and photovoltaic performance due to its simple structure. In this work, five isoindigo based low band gap donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) small molecules with different electron donating strength were synthesized for investigating the relationship between the molecular structure and photovoltaic performance, especially, investigating the effects of different electron donating effect of donor group in isoindigo backbone to photovoltaic device performance. The variation of electron donating strength of donor group strongly affected the optical, thermal, electrochemical and photovoltaic device performances of isoindigo organic materials. The highest power conversion efficiency of ~3.2% was realized in bulk heterojuction photovoltaic device consisted of the ID3T as donor and PC70BM as acceptor. This work demonstrates the great potential of isoindigo moieties as electron deficient units as well as guideline for synthesis of donor-acceptor-donor (D-A-D) small molecules for realizing highly efficient solution processed organic photovoltaic devices.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.127-133
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• 2021

One-dimensional (1D) piezoelectric nanostructures are attractive candidates for energy generation because of their excellent piezoelectric properties attributed to their high aspect ratios and large surface areas. Vertically grown BaTiO₃ nanotube (NT) arrays on conducting substrates are intensively studied because they can be easily synthesized with excellent uniformity and anisotropic orientation. In this study, we demonstrate the synthesis of 1D BaTiO₃ NT arrays on a conductive Ti substrate by electrochemical anodization and sequential hydrothermal reactions. Subsequently, we explore the effect of hydrothermal reaction conditions on the piezoelectric energy conversion efficiency of the BaTiO₃ NT arrays. Vertically aligned TiO₂ NT arrays, which act as the initial template, are converted into BaTiO₃ NT arrays using hydrothermal reaction with various concentrations of the Ba source and reaction times. To validate the electrical output performance of the BaTiO₃ NT arrays, we measure the electricity generated from each NT array packaged with a conductive metal foil and epoxy under mechanical pushings. The generated output voltage signals from the BaTiO₃ NT arrays increase with increasing concentration of the Ba source and reaction time. These results provide a new strategy for fabricating advanced 1D piezoelectric nanostructures by demonstrating the correlation between hydrothermal reaction conditions and piezoelectric output performance.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제32권5호
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• pp.243-248
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• 2022

This study demonstrates a different approach method to fabricate antimony selenide (Sb₂Se₃) thin-films for the solar cell applications. As-deposited Sb₂Se₃ thin-films are fabricated via electrodeposition route and, subsequently, annealed in the temperature range of 230 ~ 310℃. Cyclic voltammetry is performed to investigate the electrochemical behavior of the Sb and Se ions. The deposition potential of the Sb₂Se₃ thin films is determined to be -0.6 V vs. Ag/AgCl (in 1 M KCl), where the stoichiometric composition of Sb₂Se₃ appeared. It is found that the crystal orientations of Sb₂Se₃ thin-films are largely dependent on the annealing temperature. At an annealing temperature of 250 ℃, the Sb₂Se₃ thin-film grew most along the c-axis [(211) and/or (221)] direction, which resulted in the smooth movement of carriers, thereby increasing the carrier collection probability. Therefore, the solar cell using Sb₂Se₃ thin-film annealed at 250 ℃ exhibited significant enhancement in J_SC of 10.03 mA/cm² and a highest conversion efficiency of 0.821 % because of the preferred orientation of the Sb₂Se₃ thin film.

• 멤브레인
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• 제33권5호
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• pp.257-268
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• 2023

막 축전식 탈염 공정(membrane capacitive deionization, MCDI)은 이온교환막을 다공성 전극과 함께 사용하여 탈염 효율을 향상시킬 수 있는 CDI 공정의 변형이다. 이온교환막은 MCDI의 성능에 큰 영향을 미치는 핵심 구성요소이다. 본 연구에서는 MCDI의 탈염 효율을 크게 향상시킬 수 있는 이온교환막의 최적 제조 인자를 도출하고자 하였다. 이를 위해 PE 다공성 필름의 세공에 단량체를 충진하고 in-situ 광중합을 진행하여 세공충진 이온교환막(pore-filled ion-exchange membranes, PFIEMs)을 제조하였다. 실험 결과, 제조된 PFIEMs은 다양한 탈염 및 에너지 변환 공정에 적용할 수 있는 수준의 우수한 전기화학적 특성을 나타내었다. 또한, MCDI 성능과 막 특성 인자와의 상관성 분석을 통해 막의 가교도를 제어하여 막의 전기적 저항이 충분히 낮은 범위에서 이온 선택 투과성을 최대화하는 것이 MCDI의 성능 향상을 위해 가장 바람직한 막제조 조건이라는 결론을 얻었다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제23권4호
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• pp.105-112
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• 2020

리튬이온 이차전지용 음극 활물질 중 전환반응을 거치는 전이금속 산화물은 높은 용량을 지니고 있으나, 아직 해결되어야 하는 여러 문제점을 지니고 있다. 본 연구에서는 새로운 음극 활물질로써 망간 피로인산화물(Mn₂P₂O₇) 및 니켈 피로인산화물(Ni₂P₂O₇)과 이를 포함하는 탄소 복합물질을 고상법으로 간단하게 합성하였다. 망간 피로인산화물 및 니켈 피로인산화물의 초기 가역용량은 각각 333 및 340 mAh g^-1의 용량을 나타내었으며, 탄소와 복합재료를 구성하면 각각 433 및 387 mAh g^-1로 가역용량이 증가하였을 뿐만 아니라 초기효율도 약 10% 정도 향상되었다. 망간 피로인산화물과 탄소와의 복합재료로 구성된 활물질이 가장 높은 초기용량과 효율을 지니며, 사이클 성능도 가장 우수하였다. 다중 음이온을 포함하는 망간 피로인산화물은 망간 산화물인 MnO와 비교하였을 때, 음이온의 질량이 크기 때문에 무게당 용량은 낮았지만, 전압곡선이 기울기를 지니는 형태를 나타내면서 충전(lithiation)전압은 0.51에서 0.57 V (vs. Li/Li⁺)로 높아지고, 방전(delithiation)전압은 1.15에서 1.01 V (vs. Li/Li⁺)로 낮아졌다. 따라서, 충전과 방전에서의 전압차이가 0.64 에서 0.44 V로 크게 감소하므로 전지의 전압효율이 개선되며, 방전과정에서 음극전위가 낮아지게 되어 완전지의 작동전압을 높일 수 있다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제32권2호
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• pp.417-423
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• 2011

A series of new quinoxaline-based thiophene copolymers (PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T) was synthesized via Yamamoto and Stille coupling reactions. The $M_ws$ of PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T were found to be 20,000, 12,000, and 29,000, with polydispersity indices of 2.0, 1.2, and 1.1, respectively. The UV-visible absorption spectra of the polymers showed two distinct absorption peaks in the ranges 350 - 460 nm and 560 - 600 nm, which arose from the ${\pi}-{\pi}^*$ transition of oligothiophene units and intramolecular charge transfer (ICT) between a quinoxaline acceptor and thiophene donor. The HOMO levels of the polymer ranged from -5.37 to -5.17 eV and the LUMO levels ranged from -3.67 to -3.45 eV. The electrochemical bandgaps of PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T were 1.70, 1.71, and 1.72 eV, respectively, thus yielding low bandgap behavior. PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T had open circuit voltages of 0.58, 0.42, and 0.47 V, and short circuit current densities of 2.9, 5.29 and 9.05 mA/$cm^2$, respectively, when $PC_{71}BM$ was used as an acceptor. For the solar cells with PQx2T-PQx6T:$PC_{71}BM$ (1:3) blends, an increase in performance was observed in going from PQx2T to PQx6T. The power conversion efficiencies of PQx2T, PQx4T, and PQx6T devices were found to be 0.69%, 0.73%, and 1.80% under AM 1.5 G (100 mW/$cm^2$) illumination.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제41회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.71-71
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• 2011

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have drawn great academic attention due to their potential as low-cost renewable energy sources. DSCs contain a nanostructured TiO2 photoanode, which is a key-component for high conversion efficiency. Particularly, one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructured photoanodes can enhance the electron transport for the efficient collection to the conducting substrate in competition with the recombination processes. This is because photoelectron colletion is determined by trapping/detrapping events along the site of the electron traps (defects, surface states, grain boundaries, and self-trapping). Therefore, 1-D nanostructured photoanodes are advantageous for the fast electron transport due to their desirable features of greatly reduced intercrystalline contacts with specified directionality. In particular, anodic TiO2 nanotube (NT) electrodes recently have been intensively explored owing to their ideal structure for application in DSCs. Besides the enhanced electron transport properties resulted from the 1-D structure, highly ordered and vertically oriented nanostructure of anodic TiO2 NT can contribute additional merits, such as enhanced electrolyte diffusion, better interfacial contact with viscous electrolytes. First, to confirm the advantages of 1-D nanostructured material for the photoelectron collection, we compared the electron transport and charge recombination characteristics between nanoparticle (NP)- and nanorod (NR)-based photoanodes in DSCs by the stepped light-induced transient measurements of photocurrent and voltage (SLIM-PCV). We confirmed that the electron lifetime of the NR-based photoanode was much longer than that of the NP-based photoanode. In addition, highly ordered and vertically oriented TiO2 NT photoanodes were prepared by electrochemical anodization method. We compared the photovoltaic properties of DSCs utilizing TiO2 NT photoanodes prepared by one-step anodization and two-step anodization. And, to reduce the charge recombination rate, energy barrier layer (ZnO, Al2O3)-coated TiO2 NTs also applied in DSC. Furthermore, we applied the TiO2 NT photoanode in DSCs using a viscous electrolyte, i.e., cobalt bipyridyl redox electrolyte, and confirmed that the pore structure of NT array can enhance the performances of this viscous electrolyte.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제14권1호
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• pp.49-53
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• 2007

직접 메탄올 연료전지는 간단한 구조와 디자인 그리고 높은 에너지 밀도와 에너지 변환 효율등의 장점으로 인하여 휴대용 장치들의 전력원으로 사용된다. 본 논문에서는 직접 메탄올 연료전지의 연료 농도를 감지하기 위한 얇은 나피온 막과 Pt 촉매전극의 합성으로 만들어진 메탄을 센서를 제작하였다. 제작된 메탄을 센서를 사용하여 메탄올 농도와 촉매전극(Pt)의 두께 변화에 따른 전류-전압 특성을 분석하였다. Pt 촉매전극 10nm, 전압이 1V 이고 메탄올 농도 1, 2, 3M일 때 전류 값이 각각 $1.30{\times}10^{-6}A,\;1.96{\times}10^{-6}A,\;2.80{\times}10^{-6} A$ 이었다. 메탄올 농도를 2M로 고정하고 촉매전극의 두께를 5, 10, 15nm로 변화시켰을 때 전류 값은 각각 $3.06{\times}10^{-6}A,\;1.96{\times}10^{-6}A,\;1.00{\times}10^{-6}A$ 이었다. 촉매전극이 얇을수록 전류가 증가하고 전기화학반응이 더 활발히 일어나는 것으로 사료된다.