• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제45회 하계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.298-298
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• 2013

Finding renewable and clean energy resources is essential research to solve global warming and depletion of fossil fuels in modern society. Recently, complex harvesting of energy from multiple sources is available in our living environments using a single device has become highly desirable, representing a new trend in energy technologies. We report that when simultaneously driving the fusion and composite cells of two or more types, it is possible to make an affect the other cells to obtain a greater synergistic effect. To understand the coupling effect of photovoltaic and piezoelectric device, we fabricate the serially integrated hybrid cell (s-HC) based on organic solar cell (OSC) and piezoelectric nanogenerator (PNG). The size of increased voltage peaks when OSC and PNG are working on is larger than the case when only PNG is working. This voltage difference is the Voc change of OSC, not the voltage change of PNG and current density difference between these two cases is manifested more clearly. When the OSC and PNG are working in s-HC at the same time, piezoelectric potential (VPNG) is generated in ZnO and theoretical total voltage is sum of voltage of an OSC (VOSC) and VPNG. However, electrons from OSC are influenced by piezoelectric potential in ZnO and current loss of OSC in whole circuit decreases. As a result, VOSC increases temporarily. Current shows the similar behavior. PNG acts a resistance in the whole circuit and current loss occurs when the electrons from OSC pass through the PNG. But piezoelectric potential recover current loss and decrease the resistance of PNG. Our PNG can maintain piezoelectric potential when the strain is held owing to the LDH layer while general PNG cannot maintain piezoelectric potential. During the section that strain is held, voltage enhancement effect is maintained and same effect appeared even turn off the light. Actually at this time, electrons in ZnO nanosheets move to LDH and trapped by the positive charges in this layer. After this strain is held, piezoelectric potential of ZnO nanosheets is disappeared but potential difference which is developed by negative charge dominant LDH layer is remained. This potential acts similar role like piezoelectric potential in ZnO. Electrons from the OSC also are influenced by this potential and the more current flows.

• 공업화학
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• 제31권5호
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• pp.467-474
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• 2020

고분자태양전지는 용액공정에 의한 생산이 가능하여, 경량, 저비용, 기계적 유연성 및 고효율과 같은 많은 이점이 있다. 이들은 지난 수십 년 동안 많은 관심을 끌어왔다. 공액 고분자 전해질(conjugated polymer electrolyte, CPE) 및 비공액 고분자 전해질(non-conjugated polymer electrolyte, NPE) 재료는 기존의 금속 산화물 중간층과 관련된 일반적인 약점(전하 수집능력 저하 및 금속/고분자 계면에서의상용성 저하 등)을 극복하기 위해 사용되었다. 그러나 CPE의 합성은 매우 복잡한 합성과정이 필요하며, 대량합성이 어려운 단점이 있다. 따라서 상대적으로 합성이 용이한 NPE를 개발 혹은 기존에 개발되어 있는 NPE를 이용하면 보다 쉽게 단점을 극복할 수 있다. 이온 그룹이 포함되어 있는 경우 NPE는 특히 고분자 태양전지를 구현함에 있어 많은 이점을 제공할 수 있으며, 이에 본 총설에서는 그 동안 개발 혹은 응용되었던 NPE에 대한 내용을 다루었다.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제33권10호
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• pp.3383-3386
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• 2012

SnS thin films were deposited on glasses through metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) method at relatively mild conditions, using bis(3-mercapto-1-propanethiolato) tin(II) precursor without toxic $H_2S$ gas. The MOCVD process was carried out in the temperature range of $300-400^{\circ}C$ and the average grain size in fabricated SnS films was about 500 nm. The optical band gap of the SnS film was about 1.3 eV which is in optimal range for harvesting solar radiation energy. The precursor and SnS films were characterized through infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, DIP-EI mass spectroscopy, elemental analyses, thermal analysis, X-ray diffraction, and field emission scanning electron microscopic analyses.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2010년도 제39회 하계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.309-309
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• 2010

We have investigated the effect of $H_2$ plasma treatment on the BZO (ZnO:B, Boron doped ZnO) thin films. The BZO thin films are prepared by LP-MOCVD (Low Pressure Metal Organic Chemical Vapor Deposition) technique and the samples of BZO thin film are performed with $H_2$ plasma treatment by plasma treatment system with 13.56 MHz as RIE (Reactive Ion Etching) type. After exposing $H_2$ plasma treatment, measurement of transmittance, reflectance and haze spectra in 300~1100 nm, electrical properties as resistivity, mobility and carrier concentration and work function was analysed. Regarding the results of the $H_2$ plasma treatment on the BZO thin films are application to the TCO for solar cells, such as the a-Si thin films solar cell.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.396-396
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• 2009

Chalcopyrite semiconductor $CuInSe_2$ nanoparticles were prepared using a low temperature colloidal route by reacting the starting materials (CuI, $InI_3$ and $Na_2Se$) in solvents. After synthesised $CuInSe_2$ nanoparticles precursors were mixed with organic binder for the viscosity of the precursor slurry to be suitable for the doctor blade method. The mixture of $CuInSe_2$ and binder was deposited onto molybdenum-coated sodalime glass substrates to form thin film. The precursor thin films were preheated on the hot plate to remove remaining solvents and binder material. After subsequent thermal processing of the thin film under a selenium ambient, $CuInSe_2$ absorber layer with grain size significantly lager than that of the nanoparticles was formed.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.853-856
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• 2009

Highly polycrystalline copper indium diselenide (CuInSe2, CIS) thin films were deposited on glass or ITO glass substrates by two-stage metal organic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) at relatively mild conditions, using Cuand In/Se-containing precursors. First, pure Cu thin film was prepared on glass or ITO glass substrates by using a single-source precursor, bis(ethylbutyrylacetate)copper(II) or bis(ethylisobutyrylacetato)copper(II). Second, on the resulting Cu films, tris(N,N-ethylbutyldiselenocarbamato)indium(III) was treated to produce CuInSe2 films by MOCVD method at 400 ${^{\circ}C}$. These precursors are very stable in ambient conditions. In our process, it was quite easy to obtain high quality CIS thin films with less impurities and uniform thickness. Also, it was found that it is easy to control the stoichiometric ratio of relevant elements on demands, leading to Cu or In rich CIS thin films. These CIS films were analyzed by XRD, SEM, EDX, and Near-IR spectroscopy. The optical band gap of the stoichiometric CIS films was about 1.06 eV, which is within an optimal range for harvesting solar radiation energy.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2012년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.65-65
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• 2012

Copper zinc tin sulfide ($Cu_2ZnSnS_4$, CZTS) is a very promising material as a low cost absorber alternative to other chalcopyrite-type semiconductors based on Ga or In because of the abundant and economical elements. In addition, CZTS has a band-gap energy of 1.4~1.5eV and large absorption coefficient over ${\sim}10^4cm^{-1}$, which is similar to those of $Cu(In,Ga)Se_2$(CIGS) regarded as one of the most successful absorber materials for high efficient solar cell. Most previous works on the fabrication of CZTS thin films were based on the vacuum deposition such as thermal evaporation and RF magnetron sputtering. Although the vacuum deposition has been widely adopted, it is quite expensive and complicated. In this regard, the solution processes such as sol-gel method, nanocrystal dispersion and hybrid slurry method have been developed for easy and cost-effective fabrication of CZTS film. Among these methods, the hybrid slurry method is favorable to make high crystalline and dense absorber layer. However, this method has the demerit using the toxic and explosive hydrazine solvent, which has severe limitation for common use. With these considerations, it is highly desirable to develop a robust, easily scalable and relatively safe solution-based process for the fabrication of a high quality CZTS absorber layer. Here, we demonstrate the fabrication of a high quality CZTS absorber layer with a thickness of 1.5~2.0 ${\mu}m$ and micrometer-scaled grains using two different non-vacuum approaches. The first solution-processing approach includes air-stable non-toxic solvent-based inks in which the commercially available precursor nanoparticles are dispersed in ethanol. Our readily achievable air-stable precursor ink, without the involvement of complex particle synthesis, high toxic solvents, or organic additives, facilitates a convenient method to fabricate a high quality CZTS absorber layer with uniform surface composition and across the film depth when annealed at $530^{\circ}C$. The conversion efficiency and fill factor for the non-toxic ink based solar cells are 5.14% and 52.8%, respectively. The other method is based on the nanocrystal dispersions that are a key ingredient in the deposition of thermally annealed absorber layers. We report a facile synthetic method to produce phase-pure CZTS nanocrystals capped with less toxic and more easily removable ligands. The resulting CZTS nanoparticle dispersion enables us to fabricate uniform, crack-free absorber layer onto Mo-coated soda-lime glass at $500^{\circ}C$, which exhibits a robust and reproducible photovoltaic response. Our simple and less-toxic approach for the fabrication of CZTS layer, reported here, will be the first step in realizing the low-cost solution-processed CZTS solar cell with high efficiency.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제21권7호
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• pp.1285-1290
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• 2017

본 연구에서는 고주파 마그네트론 스퍼터링 법으로 두께를 변화시켜가며 유리기판 위에 ITZO 박막을 제작하여 전기적, 광학적, 구조적 특성을 조사하였다. ITZO 박막의 두께가 증가함에 따라 면저항은 현저하게 감소하는 추세를 보였으나, 비저항은 ITZO 박막의 두께와 무관하게 $5.06{\pm}1.23{\times}10^{-4}{\Omega}{\cdot}cm$의 거의 일정한 값을 나타내었다. ITZO 박막의 두께가 증가할수록 투과도 곡선이 장파장 쪽으로 이동하였다. 두께 360 nm 인 ITZO 박막의 가시광 영역에서와 P3HT : PCBM 유기물 활성층의 흡수 영역에서의 재료평가지수는 각각 $8.21{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}^{-1}$과 $9.29{\times}10^{-3}{\Omega}^{-1}$로 가장 우수한 값을 나타내었다. XRD와 AFM 측정을 통해, 두께에 상관없이 모든 ITZO 박막이 비정질 구조이며 표면 거칠기는 0.309에서 0.540 nm 범위로 매우 부드러운 표면을 가지고 있음을 확인할 수 있었다. 본 연구를 통해 비정질 ITZO 박막이 유기박막 태양전지에 매우 유망한 재료라는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.478.1-478.1
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• 2014

We investigated $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrodes for organic solar cells (OSCs) without PEDOT:PSS buffer layer. The effect of $MoO_3$ thickness on the electrical, optical, and structural properties of $MoO_3$ graded ITO anodes prepared by RF/DC magnetron co-sputtering system using $MoO_3$ and ITO targets was investigated. At optimized conditions, we obtained $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrodes with a low sheet resistance of 13 Ohm/square, a high optical transmittance of 83% and a work function of 4.92 eV, comparable to conventional ITO films. Due to the existence of $MoO_3$ on the ITO electrodes, OSCs fabricated on $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrode without buffer layer successfully operated. Although OSCs fabricated on ITO anode without buffer layer showed a low power conversion efficiency of 1.249%, OSCs fabricated on $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrode without buffer layer showed a outstanding cell performance of 2.545%. OSCs fabricated on the $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrodes exhibited a fill factor of 61.275%, a short circuit current of 7.439 mA/cm2, an open circuit voltage of 0.554 V, and a power conversion efficiency of 2.545%. Therefore, $MoO_3$ graded ITO electrodes can be considered a promising transparent electrode for cost efficient and reliable OSCs because it could eliminate the use of acidic PEDOT:PSS buffer layer.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제20권2호
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• pp.39-46
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• 2013

본 논문은 캐리어의 이동도 및 전도도를 개선하고, 흡수된 빛의 이동 경로를 증가시켜 광흡수도를 높이기 위하여 정공 수송층 재료에 금 나노입자를 첨가하여 유기태양전지를 제작하였다. 광활성층으로는 P3HT와 PCBM의 bulk-heterojunction 구조를 사용하였다. 유기태양전지에서 금 나노입자를 첨가한 정공 수송층의 효과를 관찰하기 위하여 금 나노입자의 첨가량(0, 0.5, 1.0 wt% Au)과 열처리온도(상온, $110^{\circ}C$, $130^{\circ}C$, $150^{\circ}C$)에 따른 광학적 전기적 특성을 조사하였다. 최대전력변환효율을 갖는 유기태양전지는 0.5 wt% 금 나노입자 첨가한 소자와 $130^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 소자에서 관찰되었다. 이때 유기태양전지의 전기적 특성은 금 나노입자를 0.5 wt% 첨가한 경우, 단락전류밀도, 곡선인자 및 전력변환효율은 각각 10.2 $mA/cm^2$, 55.8% 및 3.1%로 나타났으며, $130^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 경우, 12.0 $mA/cm^2$의 단락전류밀도와 64.2%의 곡선인자를 가지며, 4.0%의 전력변환효율이 관찰되었다.