• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.6-10
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• 2021

The mesh mask screen, which is generally used for screen printing metallization of silicon solar cell, requires high squeegee pressure and low printing speed. These requirements are acting as a limiting factor in production yield in photovoltaic industries. In order to improve the productivity, a metal mask, which has high durability and high printing speed, has been researched. In this paper, the characteristics of each solar cell, in which electrodes were formed by using a metal mask and a mesh mask, were analyzed through recombination current density. In particular, the metal-induced recombination current density (Jom) representing the recombination of the emitter-metal interface was calculated using the shading method, and the resulting efficiency and open-circuit voltage were analyzed through the diode equation. As a result of analyzing the proportion of the metal-induced recombination current density to the total emitter recombination current density, it was analyzed that the reduction of the metal-induced recombination current density through the metal mask is an important factor in reducing the total recombination current density of the solar cell.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.128-132
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• 2021

Advances in screen printing technology have been led to development of high efficiency silicon solar cells. As a post PERx structure, an n-type wafer-based rear side TOPCon structure has been actively researched for further open-circuit voltage (Voc) improvement. In the case of the metal contact of the TOPCon structure, the poly-Si thickness is very important because the passivation of the substrate will be degraded when the metal paste penetrates until substrate. However, the thin poly-Si layer has advantages in terms of current density due to reduction of parasitic absorption. Therefore, poly-Si thickness and firing temperature must be considered to optimize the metal contact of the TOPCon structure. In this paper, we varied poly-Si thickness and firing peak temperature to evaluate metal induced recombination (Jom) and contact resistivity. Jom was evaluated by using PL imaging technique which does not require both side metal contact. As a results, we realized that the SiN_x deposition conditions can affect the metal contact of the TOPCon structure.

• Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
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• 제68권
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• pp.311-324
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• 2018

Herein,the Neodymium ion ($Nd^{3+}$) doped CoAl-LDH have been successfully prepared via co-precipitation method and was used as a precursor of Nd-doped CoAl-mixed metal oxides (MMO). The photocatalytic activity of doped LDH and MMO was investigated in the degradation of an azo dye, C.I. Acid Red 14, under visible light irradiation. DRS and PL analysis demonstrated decreasing in the band gap energy and recombination of photo-induced charge carriers of Nd-doped LDH and MMO compared with the pristine CoAL-LDH. Due to significant difference in photocatalytic performance. A power law empirical kinetic model was obtained for predicting the photocatalytic degradation efficiency.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제41회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.68-69
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• 2011

The process of charge transfer at the interface between two semiconductors or between a metal and a semiconductor plays an important role in many areas of technology. The optimization of such devices requires a good theoretical description of the interfaces involved. This, in turn, has motivated detailed mechanistic studies of interfacial charge-transfer reactions at metal/organic, organic/organic, and organic/inorganic semiconductor heterojunctions. Charge recombination of photo-induced electron with redox species such as oxidized dyes or triiodide or cationic HTM (hole transporting materials) at the heterogeneous interface of $TiO_2$ is one of main loss factors in liquid junction DSSCs or solid-state DSSCs, respectively. Among the attempts to prevent recombination reactions such as insulating thin layer and lithium ions-doped hole transport materials and introduction of co-adsorbents, although co-adsorbents retard the recombination reactions as hydrophobic energy barriers, little attention has been focused on the anchoring processes. Molecular engineering of heterogeneous interfaces by employing several co-adsorbents with different properties altered the surface properties of $TiO_2$ electrodes, resulting to the improved power conversion efficiency and long-term stability of the DSSCs. In this talk, advantages of the coadsorbent-assisted sensitization of N719 in preparation of DSSCs will be discussed.

• 한국의학물리학회지:의학물리
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.11-21
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• 1998

일렉트릿 (electret) 의 특성을 갖고 있는 Teflon-FEP 와 PET 필름의 유전체 양변에 크롬을 증착시켜 전극을 만들고 코발트-60 감마선을 찍어 이 두 유전체의 물리적 특성변화를 조사하였다. 선량률 25.0 cGy/min에서 방사선 조사하기 시작하여 2초이내에서 전류가 급격히 증가해 최대값에 이른후, 60초 이후에선 거의 안정값에 이르는 특성을 보였다. 방사선 조사동안 Teflon의 경우 유전 상수는 2.15에서 18.0으로, 전기전도도는 1$\times$$10^{-17}$ 에서 1.57$\times$$10^{-13}$ $\Omega$$^{-l}$ $cm^{-1}$ /으로 증가했고, PET는 유전상수는 3에서 18.3으로, 전기전도도는 $10^{-17}$ 에서 1.65$\times$$10^{-13}$ $\Omega$$^{-1}$$cm^{-1}$ /값으로 변하였다. 분당선량률을 변화시켰을때 (4.0 cGy/min, 8.5 cGy/min, 15.6 cGy/min, 19.3 cGy/min) 정상상태 방사선 유도전류(Ic), 유전율($\varepsilon$), 전기전도도 ($\sigma$) 가 선량률에 따라 증가함을 보였다. 정상상태방사선유도전류(Ic)값은 12시간내에선 1%내의 재현성을 보였고, 1주일간에선 3%내에서 일치하였다. 전하 및 전류값이 측정간격 (방사선 조사후 다음 조사때까지의 시간)에 의존성을 보였으며, 측정간격이 작을수록 초기측정값과 후측정값의 차가 크며, 최소 20분이상 간격을 둘 때 후측정값이 초기측정값과 같아졌다. 25.0 cGy/min. 선량률에서 유전체가 20분동안 전하를 유지하는 일펙트릿 성질을 갖고 있음을 보였다. 위 실험결과들은 2차전자에 의한 자유전자와 정공의 발생 및 이로 인한 내부편극과 전도도의 변화, 재결합등으로 인한 전자평형상태에 의한 것으로 볼 수 있다. 방사선조사직후 시료에 열을 가한 후 다시 조사하면 측정값이 상승하는 현상을 보였다. 이는 열을 가함으로 내부편극이 감소되었고 이로인해 다음 방사선 조사시 전하운반자(charge carriers)의 숫자를 높이는데 기여했음을 알 수 있다. 인가전압 및 흡수선량에 따른 선형성 및 재현성과 다른 전리함에 비해 적은 부피로 큰 전하량을 측정하는 것은 미세전류검출기로서의 사용가능성과 검출기의 부피를 크게 줄일수 있는 가능성을 보여준다.