• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.111-122
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• 2021

Silicon heterojunction technology (HJT) solar cells have received considerable attention due to advantages that include high efficiency over 26%, good performance in the real world environment, and easy application to bifacial power generation using symmetric device structure. Furthermore, ultra-highly efficient perovskite/c-Si tandem devices using the HJT bottom cells have been reported. In this paper, we discuss the unique feature of the HJT solar cells, the fabrication processes and the current status of technology development. We also investigate practical challenges and key technologies of the HJT solar cell manufacturers for reducing fabrication cost and increasing productivity.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권8호
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• pp.344-351
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• 2023

Cesium lead iodide (CsPbI₃) with a bandgap of ~1.7 eV is an attractive material for use as a wide-gap perovskite in tandem perovskite solar cells due to its single halide component, which is capable of inhibiting halide segregation. However, phase transition into a photo inactive δ-CsPbI₃ at room temperature significantly hinders performance and stability. Thus, maintaining the photo-active phase is a key challenge because it determines the reliability of the tandem device. The dimethylammonium (DMA)-facilitated CsPbI₃, widely used to fabricate CsPbI₃, exhibits different phase transition behaviors than pure CsPbI₃. Here, we experimentally investigated the phase behavior of DMA-facilitated CsPbI₃ when exposed to external factors, such as heat and moisture. In DMA-facilitated CsPbI₃ films, the phase transition involving degradation was observed to begin at a temperature of 150 ℃ and a relative humidity of 65 %, which is presumed to be related to the sublimation of DMA. Forming a closed system to inhibit the sublimation of DMA significantly improved the phase transition under the same conditions. These results indicate that management of DMA is a crucial factor in maintaining the photo-active phase and implies that when employing DMA designs are necessary to ensure phase stability in DMA-facilitated CsPbI₃ devices.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제33권11호
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• pp.475-481
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• 2023

Recently, the electron transport layer (ETL) has become one of the key components for high-performance perovskite solar cell (PSC). This study is motivated by the nonreproducible performance of ETL made of spin coated SnO₂ applied to a PSC. We made a comparative study between tin oxide deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) or spin coating to be used as an ETL in N-I-P PSC. 15 nm-thick Tin oxide thin films were deposited by ALD using tetrakisdimethylanmiotin (TDMASn) and using reactant ozone at 120 ℃. PSC using ALD SnO₂ as ETL showed a maximum efficiency of 18.97 %, and PSC using spin coated SnO₂ showed a maximum efficiency of 18.46 %. This is because the short circuit current (Jsc) of PSC using the ALD SnO₂ layer was 0.75 mA/cm² higher than that of the spin coated SnO₂. This result can be attributed to the fact that the electron transfer distance from the perovskite is constant due to the thickness uniformity of ALD SnO₂. Therefore ALD SnO₂ is a candidate as a ETL for use in PSC vacuum deposition.

• 한국결정성장학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.6-11
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• 2019

본 연구에서는 페로브스카이트 태양전지의 광흡수체로 사용되는 메틸암모늄 할로젠화 납(methylammonium lead halide, $MAPbX_3$, X = I, Br) 페로브스카이트(perovskite) 박막을 이중주입 초음파분무법을 이용하여 제조하였다. 이중주입 초음파 분무법을 통해 $60^{\circ}C$ 이하의 기판온도에서 분무한 후, $75^{\circ}C$에서 5분간 최종열처리 후 $MAPbI_3$ 단일상을 제조할 수 있었다. $80^{\circ}C$ 이상의 온도에서 분무 증착 시에는 페로브스카이트 상의 분해로 인해 구형의 결정립이 막대형태의 프렉탈(fractal) 구조로 변화되었다. $MAPbI_3$ 용액과 $MAPbIBr_2$ 용액의 이중주입을 통해, $MAPbI_3$ 박막에 비해 높은 $100^{\circ}C$의 열처리로 $MAPbI_{3-x}Br_x$ 박막을 제조할 수 있었다.

• Rapid Communication in Photoscience
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.79-81
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• 2015

The influence of the grain size of the $CH_3NH_3PbI_3$ on the solar cell performance is investigated by controlling the ratio between $CH_3NH_3I$ and $PbI_2$ precursors. As the concentration of the precursors increased from 1.0M to 2.0M, the $CH_3NH_3PbI_3$ grain size increased from ~100nm to ~400nm. The solar cell utilizing the $CH_3NH_3PbI_3$ with large grain size shows improved photocurrent compared to the solar cell utilizing $CH_3NH_3PbI_3$ with small grain size, which is ascribed to the reduced recombination at the boundaries of grains.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제24권4호
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• pp.85-90
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• 2017

페로브스카이트 태양전지의 전자수송층(ETL)인 다공성 $TiO_2$에 $TiCl_4$를 흡착시켜 FTO 전극과 광활성층의 직접 접촉을 방지하고, 페로브스카이트 광활성층과 $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ 전자수송층 간의 전자 이동을 쉽게 함으로써 소자의 광전변환 효율을 높이고자 했다. 제작한 페로브스카이트 태양전지의 구조는 FTO/$TiO_2:TiCl_4$/Perovskite($CH_3NH_3PbI_3$)/spiro-OMeTAD/Ag이다. $TiCl_4$ 수용액에 다공성 $TiO_2$를 침지하는 시간을 변화시켜 제작한 소자의 광전기적 특성에 미치는 영향을 비교 평가하였다. $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ 전자수송층을 갖는 페로브스카이트 태양전지의 광전변환효율은 $TiCl_4$ 수용액에 $TiO_2$ 전자수송층을 30분 동안 침지하여 제작한 소자에서 가장 높은 10.46%를 얻었으며, 이는 $TiO_2$만의 전자수송층을 갖는 소자에 비해 27% 향상되었다. SEM, EDS, XPS 측정으로 $TiCl_4$ 흡착으로 인한 $TiO_2$ 층의 다공성 감소와 Cl 성분의 검출, 페로브스카이트 광활성층의 큐브형 모폴로지와 $PbI_2$ 피크의 이동을 관찰하였으며, $TiO_2:TiCl_4$ 층과 페로브스카이트 광활성층이 형성되었음을 확인하였다.

• EDISON SW 활용 경진대회 논문집
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• 제4회(2015년)
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• pp.378-381
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• 2015

To produce low cost and efficient photovoltaic cells, inorganic-organic lead halide perovskite materials appear promising for most suitable solar cells owing to their high power conversion efficiency. Most recent research showes that formamidinium lead iodide ($FAPbI_3$) with methylammonium lead bromide ($MAPbBr_3$) improves the power conversion efficiency of the solar cell to more than 18 per cent under a standard illumination because incorporated $MAPbBr_3$ makes $FAPbI_3$-relatively unstable but comparatively narrow band gap-more stable composition. In respect to first principle study, we investigated band gap of $MAPbI_3$, $FAPbI_3$, $MAPbBr_3$, $(FAPbI_3)_{0.89}-(MAPbBr_3)_{0.11}$ and 0.615(eV), 0.466, 1.197, 0.518 respectively through EDISON DFT software. These results emphasize enhancing structure stability is important factor as well as finding narrow band gap.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.170-177
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• 2018

Colloidally synthesized luminescent nanocrystals (NCs) have attracted tremendous attention due to their unique nanoscale optical and electronic properties. The emission properties of these NCs can be precisely tuned by controlling their size, shape, and composition as well as by introducing appropriate dopant impurities. Nowadays, these NCs are actively utilized for various applications such as optoelectronic devices including light emitting diodes (LEDs), lasers, and solar cells, and bio-medical applications such as imaging agents and bio-sensors. In this review, we classify luminescent nanomaterials into quantum dots (QDs), upconversion nanoparticles (UCNPs), and perovskite NCs and present their intrinsic emission mechanism. Furthermore, the recently emerging issues of efficiency, toxicity, and durability in these materials are discussed for better understanding of industry demands. As well, the future outlook will be offered for researchers to guide the direction of future research.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제27권5호
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• pp.540-546
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• 2016

Besides high-efficient photovoltaics based on silicon, polymers, dye-sensitization and hybrid perovskite materials, biomimetic solar cells inspired by a leaf in nature has also been actively studied. As one example, a hydrogel based photovoltaics (HGPV) is a low-cost, environmentally friendly device and requires easy fabrication process. In this paper, the effect of hydroquinone additive on the performance of the HGPV is discussed. The photocurrent increases ~14 times upon the addition of hydroquinone into the agarose hydrogel medium. The photocurrent increase is maximum at the optimum dye concentration, while the photovoltage is barely affected by the dye concentration. The effect of the agarose content in the hydrogel and the types of dyes on the photocurrent is also investigated. Finally, it is shown that the photovoltaic performance of HGPV with hydroquinone can be drastically improved when $TiO_2$ film is deposited on the anode electrode.

• 한국융합학회논문지
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• 제13권3호
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• pp.197-202
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• 2022

CZTS 태양전지는 Cu, Zn, Sn, Se, S으로 구성된 흡수층을 사용하는 박막 태양전지로, In, Ga이 사용되는 CIGS 태양전지보다 저렴하며 Pb, Cd이 사용된 페로브스카이트, CdTe 태양전지보다 친환경적이다. 본 연구에서 우리는 유연기판인 Mo foil 위에 제작된 유연 CZTS 태양전지를 지정된 곡률만큼 휘게 하는 bending test를 진행하였다. 태양전지에 압축응력이 가해지는 inner benidng과 인장응력이 가해지는 outer bending의 방향에서 실험은 진행되었으며, 50 mmR의 곡률 반경으로 진행된 1,000 회의 굽힘 횟수 동안 태양전지의 효율은 최고 12.7%까지 감소하였으며, 두 방향 모두에서 효율 감소의 가장 큰 원인은 병렬저항의 큰 감소로 나타났다.