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Study on Thermal behavior of Flexible CIGS Thin Film Solar Cell on Fe-Ni Alloy Substrates using Finite Element Analysis (유한요소해석을 이용한 CIGS 박막 태양전지용 Fe-Ni 합금 기판재 열적 거동 연구)

  • Han, Yun-Ho;Lee, Min-Su;Kim, Dong-Hwan;Yim, Tai-Hong
    • Journal of the Korean institute of surface engineering
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    • v.48 no.1
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    • pp.23-26
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    • 2015
  • What causes the transformation of a solar cell is the behavior difference of thermal expansion occurred between the substrate and the layer of semiconductor used in the solar cell. Therefore, the substrate has to possess a behavior of thermal expansion that is similar with that of semiconductor layer. This study employed electroforming to manufacture Fe-Ni alloy materials of different compositions. To verify the result from a finite element analysis, a two-dimensional Mo substrate was calculated and its verification experiment was conducted. The absolute values from the finite element analysis of Mo/substrate structure and its verification experiment showed a difference. However, the size of residual stress of individual substrate compositions had a similar tendency. Two-dimensional CIGS/Mo/$SiO_2$/substrate was modeled. Looking into the residual stress of CIGS layer occurred while the temperature declined from $550^{\circ}C$ to room temperature, the smallest residual stress was found with the use of Fe-52 wt%Ni substrate material.

Fabrication of Flexible Solid-state Dye-sensitized $TiO_2$ Nanotube Solar Cell Using UV-curable NOA

  • Park, Ik-Jae;Park, Sang-Baek;Kim, Ju-Seong;Jin, Gyeong-Seok;Hong, Guk-Seon
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2012.08a
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    • pp.396-396
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    • 2012
  • $TiO_2$ anatase nanotube arrays (NTAs) were grown by electrochemical anodization and followed annealing of Ti foil. Ethylene glycol/$NH_4F$-based organic electrolyte was used for electrolyte solution and using second anodization process to obtain free-standing NTAs. After obtaining NTAs, ITO film was deposited by sputtering process on bottom of NTAs. UV-curable NOA was used for attach free-standing NTAs on flexible plastic substrate (PEN). Solid state electrolyte (spiro-OMeTAD) was coated via spin-coating method on top of attached NTAs. Ag was deposited as a counter electrode. Under AM 1.5 simulated sunlight, optical characteristics of devices were investigated. In order to use flexible polymer substrate, processes have to be conducted at low temperature. In case of $TiO_2$ nano particles (NPs), however, crystallization of NPs at high temperature above $450^{\circ}C$ is required. Because NTAs were conducted high temperature annealing process before NTAs transfer to PEN, it is favorable for using PEN as flexible substrate. Fabricated flexible solid-state DSSCs make possible the preventing of liquid electrolyte corrosion and leakage, various application.

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Highly Flexible and Transparent ISO/Ag/ISO Multilayer Grown by Roll-to-roll Sputtering System

  • Cho, Da-Young;Shin, Yong-Hee;Na, Seok-In;Kim, Han-Ki
    • Proceedings of the Korean Vacuum Society Conference
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    • 2014.02a
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    • pp.278.2-278.2
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    • 2014
  • We have investigated the highly flexible and transparent Si-doped $In_2O_3$(ISO)/Ag/ISO multilayer grown on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrates using a roll-to-roll sputtering system. The electrical and optical properties of ISO/Ag/ISO multilayer electrodes depended on the insertion of a nano-size Ag layer. Due to the high conductivity of a nano-size Ag layer, the optimized ISO/Ag/ISO multilayer electrodes showed the lowest resistivity of $3.679{\times}10^{-5}Ohm-cm$, even though the ISO/Ag/ISO multilayer electrodes was sputtered at room temperature. Furthermore, the ISO/Ag/ISO multilayer electrodes exhibited a high transmittance of 86.33%, because of the anti-reflection effect, comparable to Sn-doped $In_2O_3$ (ITO) electrodes. In addition, the ISO/Ag/ISO multilayer electrodes had a very smooth surface morphology without surface defects and showed good flexibility. The flexible OSCs fabricated on ISO(30nm)/Ag(8nm)/ISO(30nm) multilayer electrode showed a power conversion efficiency of 3.272%. This result indicates that the ISO/Ag/ISO multilayer is a promising transparent conducting electrode for flexible OSCs.

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A Study on Even Distribution of Workloads Using Simulated Annealing Method on Integrated Layout Design in Cellular flexible Assembly Systems (셀형 유연조립시스템에서 작업부하 균형을 고려한 통합 배치설계에 관한 연구)

  • 정지용;노인규
    • Journal of the Korean Operations Research and Management Science Society
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    • v.23 no.4
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    • pp.63-73
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    • 1998
  • With the success of flexible manufacturing systems(FMSs), flexible assembly systems(FASs) have been developed to automatic factories further. As in a cellular FMS, a celluar FAS is considered as the most flexible and feasible assembly systems configuration. This paper presents a method for the integrated layout design in cellular FASs. Unlike the traditional paper, this paper deals with the formation of cells and the layout of cells for jobs with operation times on different machines. The procedure in this paper consists of two distinct phases. The first phase presents machine arrangement in a double rows flowline. cell formation not to allow intercellular movements, and integrated layout design in cellular FASs considering the characteristics of FAS, layout, and production factors This phase uses older optimal algorithm. The second phase proposes to balance the system with an objective of reducing the degree of workload deviation in the cells. Simulated annealing method is used to balance the system. This phase also shows the integrated layout design in cellular FASs with the cost less than total cost of the first phase.

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Electrical and structural properties of back reflecting layer with AZO-Ag bilayer structure on a stainless steel substrate for thin film Si based solar cell applications (Flexible 박막 Si태양전지 응용을 위한 SUS기판 위의 AZO-Ag 이중구조 배면전극의 전기/구조적 특성)

  • Hong, ChangWoo;Choi, YoungSung;Park, Jaecheol;Lee, JongHo;Kim, TaeWon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.125.1-125.1
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    • 2011
  • 빛 에너지를 전기에너지로 변환하는 발전소자인 태양전지는 청정 재생 에너지원으로 최근 Si 박막 태양전지의 고 효율화를 위해 여러 기술적인 면에서 개발되어지고 있다. 현재 박막형 태양전지는 실리콘계가 주류를 이루고 있으며, 유리 혹은 유연성기판(금속 or 고분자)에 비정질 실리콘 박막을 형성시킨 태양전지와 실리콘웨이퍼의 양면에 태양전지를 형성함으로써 효율을 극대화시킨 이종접합태양전지 등이 연구되고 있다. 특히 flexible 태양전지는 hard 기판에 비해 비교적 저가인 플라스틱 필름과 금속 foil을 기판으로 이용함으로서 저가화가 용이하며, 가볍고 유연성을 갖추고 있어 휴대와 시공에 있어 매우 우수한 장점을 가지고 있다. 본 연구에서는 flexible 기판(stainless steel)을 이용하여 태양전지 내 반사막 층이 미치는 영향을 알아보기 위하여 AZO/Ag 이중구조 박막의 특성을 연구하였다. RF magnetron sputtering system을 이용하였으며, 상온에서 Ag/AZO 이중구조 박막을 제조하였다. stainless steel 기판 위에 Ag층을 25nm 두께로 증착하였으며 연속공정으로 AZO 박막을 100~500nm의 두께경사를 가지도록 성장시켰다. 이 때의 AZO/Ag 이중구조 박막의 표면 morphology는 AFM 분석결과 7nm~3nm의 값을 나타내었으며, AZO 박막의 두께가 증가할수록 rms 값이 감소하는 경향을 보여주었다. 본 발표에서는 flexible 기판 상에 성장된 AZO/Ag 이중구조 박막의 전기적, 광학적 특성 등에 관하여 추가적으로 토론한 후 태양전지 효율 중 흡수층 내 반사막 층이 미치는 역할을 알아보겠다.

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Modular simulation model of interconnected robot cells (상호 연결된 로보트 셀(robot cell)의 모듈형 시뮬레이션 모델)

  • 구금환
    • 제어로봇시스템학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 1988.10a
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    • pp.364-369
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    • 1988
  • In this study, a model for the simulation of the material flow not only inside a robot cell with flexible handling sequence but also between robot cells is presented. A method for the connection of special simulation programs has been developed and a logic model between a real system and a simulation system is employed.

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Fabrication of a Transparent Electrode for a Flexible Organic Solar Cell in Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD 공정을 이용한 플렉시블 유기태양전지용 투명전극 형성)

  • Song, Gen-Soo;Kim, Hyoung-Tae;Yoo, Kyung-Hoon
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2011.05a
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    • pp.121.2-121.2
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    • 2011
  • Aluminum-doped Zinc Oxide (AZO) is considered as an excellent candidate to replace Indium Tin Oxide (ITO), which is widely used as transparent conductive oxide (TCO) for electronic devices such as liquid crystal displays (LCDs), organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) and organic solar cells (OSCs). In the present study, AZO thin film was applied to the transparent electrode of a channel-shaped flexible organic solar cell using a low-temperature selective-area atomic layer deposition (ALD) process. AZO thin films were deposited on Poly-Ethylene-Naphthalate (PEN) substrates with Di-Ethyl-Zinc (DEZ) and Tri-Methyl-Aluminum (TMA) as precursors and $H_2O$ as an oxidant for the atomic layer deposition at the deposition temperature of $130^{\circ}C$. The pulse time of TMA, DEZ and $H_2O$, and purge time were 0.1 second and 20 second, respectively. The electrical and optical properties of the AZO films were characterized as a function of film thickness. The 300 nm-thick AZO film grown on a PEN substrate exhibited sheet resistance of $87{\Omega}$/square and optical transmittance of 84.3% at a wavelength between 400 and 800 nm.

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Study on thermal expansion property of binary alloy foil for flexible solar cell (플렉서블 태양전지 적용을 위한 2원합금 포일의 열팽창 특성 연구)

  • Yim, Tai-Hong;Lee, Heung-Yeol;Koo, Seung-Hyun;Heo, Young-Du
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2006.11a
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    • pp.556-559
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    • 2006
  • 벌크형태의 태양전지 기판을 대체할 목적으로 연성기판을 적응한 태양전지 개발이 활발하게 진행되고 있으며, 주재료는 플라스틱 기판, 금속기판 등이 있다 그러나 기존의 연성기판인 플라스틱의 경우 열과, 내구성, 화학약품에 약하다는 단점이 있으며, 금속기판은 높은 생산원가, 박막화의 어려움 등의 문제를 안고 있다 이러한 문제를 극복하기 위해 전주성형법으로 제조된 철-니켈계 연성기판을 개발하였다. 이 연성기판의 경우 고온의 공정조건에서도 열팽창율이 플라스틱 기판보다 낮으며, 기존의 금속기판 보다 저렴한 생산단가로 쉽게 극박화 할 수 있다는 것이다. 전주성형법을 적용하여 40Ni, 45Ni, 52Ni 연성기관을 제조하였으며, TMA 장비를 사용하여 각 연성기판의 열팽창 계수를 측정한 결과 6.36, 6.78, $10.93{\mu}m/m^{\circ}C$로 기존의 연성기판인 플라스틱, 금속에 비해 낮은 열팽창 계수를 가짐으로서 고온 공정 중에 안정성 요구를 충분히 충족시킬 수 있다.

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