• 한국재료학회지
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• 제27권2호
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• pp.107-112
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• 2017

The BCBJ (Back Contact and Back Junction) or back-lit solar cell design eliminates shading loss by placing the pn junction and metal electrode contacts all on one side that faces away from the sun. However, as the electron-hole generation sites now are located very far from the pn junction, loss by minority-carrier recombination can be a significant issue. Utilizing Medici, a 2-dimensional semiconductor device simulation tool, the interdependency between the substrate thickness and the minority-carrier recombination lifetime was studied in terms of how these factors affect the solar cell power output. Qualitatively speaking, the results indicate that a very high quality substrate with a long recombination lifetime is needed to maintain the maximum power generation. The quantitative value of the recombination lifetime of minority-carriers, i.e., electrons in p-type substrates, required in the BCBJ cell is about one order of magnitude longer than that in the front-lit cell, i.e., $5{\times}10^{-4}sec$ vs. $5{\times}10^{-5}sec$. Regardless of substrate thickness up to $150{\mu}m$, the power output in the BCBJ cell stays at nearly the maximum value of about $1.8{\times}10^{-2}W{\cdot}cm^{-2}$, or $18mW{\cdot}cm^{-2}$, as long as the recombination lifetime is $5{\times}10^{-4}s$ or longer. The output power, however, declines steeply to as low as $10mW{\cdot}cm^{-2}$ when the recombination lifetime becomes significantly shorter than $5{\times}10^{-4}sec$. Substrate thinning is found to be not as effective as in the front-lit case in stemming the decline in the output power. In view of these results, for BCBJ applications, the substrate needs to be only mono-crystalline Si of very high quality. This bars the use of poly-crystalline Si, which is gaining wider acceptance in standard front-lit solar cells.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.509-514
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• 2020

The two key variables of an Si solar cell, i.e., emitter (n-type window layer) and base (p-type substrate) doping levels or concentrations, are studied using Medici, a 2-dimensional semiconductor device simulation tool. The substrate is p-type and 150 ㎛ thick, the pn junction is 2 ㎛ from the front surface, and the cell is lit on the front surface. The doping concentration ranges from 1 × 10¹⁰ cm^-3 to 1 × 10²⁰ cm^-3 for both emitter and base, resulting in a matrix of 11 by 11 or a total of 121 data points. With respect to increasing donor concentration (Nd) in the emitter, the open-circuit voltage (Voc) is little affected throughout, and the short-circuit current (Isc) is affected only at a very high levels of Nd, exceeding 1 × 10¹⁹ cm^-3, dropping abruptly by about 12%, i.e., from Isc = 6.05 × 10^-9 A·㎛^-1, at Nd = 1 × 10¹⁹ cm^-3 to Isc = 5.35 × 10^-9 A·㎛^-1 at Nd = 1 × 10²⁰ cm^-3, likely due to minority-carrier, or hole, recombination at the very high doping level. With respect to increasing acceptor concentration (Na) in the base, Isc is little affected throughout, but Voc increases steadily, i.e, from Voc = 0.29 V at Na = 1 × 10¹² cm^-3 to 0.69 V at Na = 1 × 10¹⁸ cm^-3. On average, with an order increase in Na, Voc increases by about 0.07 V, likely due to narrowing of the depletion layer and lowering of the carrier recombination at the pn junction. At the maximum output power (Pmax), a peak value of 3.25 × 10^-2 W·cm^-2 or 32.5 mW·cm^-2 is observed at the doping combination of Nd = 1 × 10¹⁹ cm^-3, a level at which Si is degenerate (being metal-like), and Na = 1 × 10¹⁷ cm^-3, and minimum values of near zero are observed at very low levels of Nd ≤ 1 × 10¹³ cm^-3. This wide variation in Pmax, even within a given kind of solar cell, indicates that selecting an optimal combination of donor and acceptor doping concentrations is likely most important in solar cell engineering.

• Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society
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• 제65권6호
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• pp.779-789
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• 2022

Objective : To analyze the effects of the number and shape of fenestrations on the mechanical strength of pedicle screws and the effects of bone cement augmentation (BCA) on the pull-out strength (POS) of screws used in conventional BCA. Methods : For the control group, a conventional screw was defined as C1, a screw with cannulated end-holes was defined as C2, a C2 screw with six pinholes was defined as C3, and the control group type was set. Among the experimental screws, T1 was designed using symmetrically placed thru-hole type fenestrations with an elliptical shape, while T2 was designed with half-moon (HM)-shaped asymmetrical fenestrations. T3 and T4 were designed with single HM-shaped fenestrations covering three pitches and five pitches, respectively. T5 and T6 were designed with 0.6-mm and 1-mm wider fenestrations than T3. BCA was performed by injecting 3 mL of commercial bone cement in the screw, and mechanical strength and POS tests were performed according to ASTM F1717 and ASTM F543 standards. Synthetic bone (model #1522-505) made of polyurethane foam was used as a model of osteoporotic bone, and radiographic examinations were performed using computed tomography and fluoroscopy. Results : In the fatigue test, at 75% ultimate load, fractures occurred 7781 and 9189 times; at 50%, they occurred 36122 and 82067 times; and at 25%, no fractures occurred. The mean ultimate load for each screw type was 219.1±52.39 N for T1, 234.74±15.9 N for T2, 220.70±59.23 N for T3, 216.45±32.4 N for T4, 181.55±54.78 N for T5, and 216.47±29.25 N for T6. In comparison with C1, T1, T2, T3, T4, and T6 showed significantly different ultimate load values (p<0.05). However, when the values for C2 and the fenestrated screws were evaluated with an unpaired t test, the ultimate load value of C2 significantly differed only from that of T2 (p=0.025). The ultimate load value of C3 differed significantly from those of T1 and T2 (C3 vs. T1 : p=0.048; C3 vs. T2 : p<0.001). Linear correlation analysis revealed a significant correlation between the fenestration area and the volume of bone cement (Pearson's correlation coefficient r=0.288, p=0.036). The bone cement volume and ultimate load significantly correlated with each other in linear correlation analysis (r=0.403, p=0.003). Conclusion : Fenestration yielded a superior ultimate load in comparison with standard BCA using a conventional screw. In T2 screws with asymmetrical two-way fenestrations showed the maximal increase in ultimate load. The fenestrated screws can be expected to show a stable position for the formation of the cement mass.

• 박물관보존과학
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• 제26권
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• pp.161-182
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• 2021

완구(碗口)란 유통식 화기로 발사체 장전 부분이 사발(碗) 형태인 화포이다. 발사체로는 비격진천뢰(飛擊震天雷)나 단석(團石) 등을 사용하였다. 『화포식언해(火砲式諺解)』(이서(李曙), 1635)에 의하면, 대·중·소·소소완구 등 총 4종으로 구분되며, 실물은 대완구 1점(보물 제857호), 중완구 2점(보물 제858호, 제859호) 등 총 3점이 전한다. 본 연구에서는 임진왜란기에 제작된 국립진주박물관 소장 중완구(보물 제858호)와 해군사관학교 박물관 소장 중완구(보물 제859호)의 과학적 조사를 토대로 제작 기술을 확인하였다. 첫 번째로 국내 현전하는 중완구가 단 두점인 만큼 정밀 3D 스캐닝 정보를 바탕으로 세부 제원을 서로 비교하고, 동 시기의 문헌 기록 수치와 함께 검토하였다. 전체 크기차는 근소하나 중량에서 5,507g의 차이를 보이고, 세부적으로 심지구멍 위치와 손잡이 길이가 상이하다. 한편 현전 중완구는 『화포식언해』의 중완구 제원과 가장 유사하다. 두 번째로는 중완구의 성분을 분석하고 기존 청동제 화약 무기와 함께 검토하였다. 표면 성분 분석결과, 중완구는 Cu-Sn-Pb의 삼원계 합금이며, 평균 함량(wt%)은 Cu 85.24 : Sn 10.16 : Pb 2.98이다. 중완구의 재료 성분은 기존에 조사된 조선 청동 화약 무기의 평균 성분과 매우 유사하며, 중세 유럽의 청동제 화포 재료(Gun-metal)와도 유사한 경향임을 확인하였다. 마지막으로 중완구 표면의 주조 결함(casting defect)과 CT 상을 토대로 주조 기법을 추정하였다. 측면의 주조분할선으로 보아 주형을 반으로 나눈 분할 제작(piece mold)이며, 용탕의 주입은 약실끝 부분으로 포구가 바닥에 오는 수직 주형 설계로 추정한다. 특히 포신 기벽에서 주형과 코어를 고정하는 보조 장치인 채플릿(chaplets)이 확인되므로 이는 기벽을 일정하게 형성하는 역할을 했을 것이다. 한편 보물 제858호와 제859호 중완구 두 점은 외형이 매우 유사하지만, 채플릿의 수량과 배치가 상이하여 주형 설계 일부가 달랐을 것으로 예상한다.