• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제32권1호
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• pp.64-69
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• 2019

Methylammonium lead triiodide ($MAPbI_3$)-based perovskite solar cells potentially have potential advantages such as high efficiency and low-cost manufacturing procedures. However, $MAPbI_3$ is structurally unstable and has low phase-change temperatures ($30^{\circ}C$ and $130^{\circ}C$); it is necessary to solve these problems. We investigated the crystal structure and phase separation using real-time temperature-change X-ray diffraction, transmission electron microscopy, and electron energy loss spectroscopy. $MAPbI_3$ has a tetragonal structure, and at about $35^{\circ}C$ the c-axis contracts, transforming $MAPbI_3$ into the related cubic crystal structure. In addition, at $130^{\circ}C$, phase separation occurs in which $CH_3NH_2$ and HI at the center of the unit cell of the perovskite structure are extracted by gas, leavingand only $PbI_2$ of the three-component structure, is produced as the final solid product.

• KEPCO Journal on Electric Power and Energy
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• 제6권2호
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• pp.157-161
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• 2020

온실 가스 감축과 관련하여 BIPV (Building Integrated Photovoltaics)는 청정 에너지 자원을 바탕으로 도심의 빌딩에서 자체적으로 전력을 생산할 수 있는 중요한 기술이다. 특히, 페로브스카이트 물질은 투명성을 지니고 있으며, 다양한 색상 구현이 가능하여 BIPV용 태양전지로 주목받고 있다. 그러나 태양전지의 투과도와 효율은 서로 반비례 관계에 있어 두 인자를 모두 높이는 것은 쉽지 않은 과제이다. 따라서 본 논문에서는 투과도와 효율을 모두 높일 수 있는 반투명 페로브스카이트 태양전지 구조를 제안하고, 이를 평가하였으며, 안정성 평가를 위해 국제표준에 따른 내구성 평가를 수행하였다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.18-25
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• 2017

본 총설에서는 최근 전세계적으로 각광 받고 있는 유기 금속 할라이드 페로브스카이트 소재에 기반한 태양광 물분해 연구에 대해 정리하였다. 크게, 현재까지 연구보고들을 태양전지-전기분해기 구성 (photovoltaic-electrolyzer configuration) 및 통합 태양광 물분해 (integrated photoelectrolysis)로 분류하여 최근 연구결과들을 소개하였다. 해당 분야 연구는 아직 초기 단계에 있으며, 향후 효과적인 보호막 개발, 고전압 텐덤전지 제작 등이 필요함을 보였다.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.282-287
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• 2019

The photovoltaic properties of $TiO_2$ used for the electron transport layer in perovskite solar cells(PSCs) are compared according to the particle size. The PSCs are fabricated and prepared by employing 20 nm and 30 nm $TiO_2$ as well as a 1:1 mixture of these particles. To analyze the microstructure and pores of each $TiO_2$ layer, a field emission scanning electron microscope and the Brunauer-Emmett-Teller(BET) method are used. The absorbance and photovoltaic characteristic of the PSC device are examined over time using ultraviolet-visible-near-infrared spectroscopy and a solar simulator. The microstructural analysis shows that the $TiO_2$ shape and layer thicknesses are all similar, and the BET analysis results demonstrate that the size of $TiO_2$ and in surface pore size is very small. The results of the photovoltaic characterization show that the mean absorbance is similar, in a range of about 400-800 nm. However, the device employing 30 nm $TiO_2$ demonstrates the highest energy conversion efficiency(ECE) of 15.07 %. Furthermore, it is determined that all the ECEs decrease over time for the devices employing the respective types of $TiO_2$. Such differences in ECE based on particle size are due to differences in fill factor, which changes because of changes in interfacial resistance during electron movement owing to differences in the $TiO_2$ particle size, which is explained by a one-dimensional model of the electron path through various $TiO_2$ particles.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.1-5
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• 2021

The properties of the electron transport layer (ETL) have a great effect on perovskite solar cell performance. Depositing conformal SnO2 ETL on bottom textured silicon cells is essential to increase current density in terms of the silicon-perovskite tandem solar cells. In the recent study, the SnO2 electron transport layer deposited by the sputtering method showed an efficiency of 19.8%. Also, an electron transport layer with a sputtered TiO2 electron transport layer in a 4-terminal tandem solar cell has been reported. In this study, we synthesized SnOx ETL with a various sputtering power range of 30-60W by Radio-frequency (RF)-magnetron sputtering. The properties of SnOx thin film were characterized using ellipsometer, UV-vis spectrometer, and IV measurement. With a sputtering power of 50W, the solar cell showed the highest efficiency of 13.3%, because of the highest fill factor by the conductivity of SnOx film.

• 세라미스트
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.24-43
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• 2018

Organic-inorganic halide perovskite materials have attracted significant attention during the last few years because of their superior properties for electronic and optoelectronic devices, such as their long charge carrier diffusion lengths and high photoluminescence quantum yields of up to 100% with tunable bandgaps over the entire visible spectral range. In addition to solar cells, light emitting diodes (LEDs) represent a fascinating application for halide perovskite materials. In this study, we review the recent progress in halide perovskite LEDs. The current strategies for improving the performance of halide LEDs, focusing on morphological engineering, dimensional engineering, compositional engineering, surface passivation, interfacial engineering, and the plasmonic effect are discussed. The challenges and perspectives for the future development of halide perovskite LEDs are also considered.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제32권10호
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• pp.419-424
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• 2022

Halide perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have improved rapidly over the past few years, and research on the optoelectrical properties of halide perovskite thin films has grown as well. Among the characterization techniques, photoluminescence (PL), a method of collecting emitted photons to evaluate the properties of materials, is widely applied to evaluate improvements in the performance of PSCs. However, since only photons emitted from the film in the escape cone are included, the photons collected in PL are a small fraction of the total photons emitted from the film. Unlike PSCs power conversion efficiency, PL measuring methods have not been standardized, and have been evaluated in a variety of ways. Thus, an in-depth study is needed of the methods used to evaluate materials using PL spectra. In this study, we examined the PL spectra of the perovskite light harvesting layer with different measurement protocols and analyzed the features. As the incident angle changed, different spectra were observed, indicating that the PL emission spectrum can depend on the measuring method, not the material. We found the intensity and energy of the PL spectra changes were due to the path of the emitted photons. Also, we found that the PL of halide perovskite thin films generally contains limited information. To solve this problem, the emitted photons should be collected using an integrating sphere. The results of this study suggest that the emission spectrum of halide perovskite films should be carefully interpreted in accordance with PL measuring method, since PL data is mostly affected by the method.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.23-30
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• 2021

Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) are currently attracting attention as a promising source of photovoltaic power generation for their rapid increase in efficiency within a short research period. However, the 2-step deposition method, which has been considered as a proper film fabrication route in commercialization point of view of PSC, requires a complicated control of environment to achieve high efficiency because each step of the process are affected by humidity in different manner. It is clearly a large hurdle for this technic to be transferred to industrialization. In this study, we developed a simple surface treatment by which high quality perovskite films can be fabricated through 2-step deposition method in a relatively wide humidity range without complicated humidity control at each step.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제10권1호
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• pp.16-22
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• 2022

The long-term stability of PSCs against visual and UV light, moisture, electrical bias and high temperature is an important issue for commercialization. In particular, since the operation temperature of solar cell can rise above 85℃, a study on thermal stability is required. In this study, the cause of thermal-induced degradation of PSCs was investigated using the SCAPS-1D simulation tool. First, PSCs of TiO₂/CH₃NH₃PbI₃/Spiro-OMeTAD/Au structure were exposed to a constant temperature of 85℃ to observe changes in conversion efficiency and quantum efficiency. Because the EQE reduction above 500 nm was remarkable, we simulated PSCs performance as a function of lifetime, doping density of perovskite and spiro-OMeTAD. Consequently, the main cause of thermal-induced degradation is considered to be the change in the perovskite doping concentration and lifetime due to ion migration of perovskite.

• 접착 및 계면
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.41-50
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• 2020

유무기 할로겐화 납 페로브스카이트 태양전지는 25%을 넘는 높은 효율에도 불구하고 낮은 구동 안정성으로 인해 상용화에 불리하며, 이에 페로브스카이트 재료 내구성 향상을 위한 전략이 필요하다. 페로브스카이트 내구성을 높이기 위해서는 페로브스카이트 재료의 결함 특성과 열화 메커니즘 원리에 대해 이해해야 하며, 결함 제어를 통한 소자 안정화 전략을 취해야 한다. 이 총설에서는 페로브스카이트 내 결함 형성 및 소자 구동에 연관된 광물리 특징과 물질 열화 현상을 소개하고, 이를 해결하기 위한 다양한 결함 제어 기술 동향을 정리하였다.