• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제29권4호
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• pp.297-302
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• 2022

This study compares the characteristics of a compact TiO₂ (c-TiO₂) powdery film, which is used as the electron transport layer (ETL) of perovskite solar cells, based on the manufacturing method. Additionally, its efficiency is measured by applying it to a carbon electrode solar cell. Spin-coating and spray methods are compared, and spray-based c-TiO₂ exhibits superior optical properties. Furthermore, surface analysis by scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and atomic force microscopy (AFM) exhibits the excellent surface properties of spray-based TiO₂. The photoelectric conversion efficiency (PCE) is 14.31% when applied to planar perovskite solar cells based on metal electrodes. Finally, carbon nanotube (CNT) film electrode-based solar cells exhibits a 76% PCE compared with that of metal electrode-based solar cells, providing the possibility of commercialization.

• Current Photovoltaic Research
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.87-95
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• 2023

As the demand for the Internet of Things grows, research into indoor photovoltaics for wireless power is becoming important. In particular, perovskite has attracted considerable attention due to its superior performance compared to other candidates. However, various surface defects present in perovskite are a limiting factor for high performance. In particular, deep-level surface defects caused by uncoordinated Pb²⁺ ions directly limit charge transport. In low light environments, this appears to be a more significant hurdle. In this study, ethylenediamine, which can provide covalent bonding to uncoordinated Pb²⁺ ions through nitrogen, was used as a surface treatment material for indoor photovoltaics. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy confirmed that the uncoordinated Pb²⁺ ions were effectively passivated by the terminal nitrogen of ethylenediamine. As a consequence, a V_OC of 0.998 V, a JSC of 0.139 mA cm^-2 and a fill factor of 83.03% were achieved, resulting in an indoor photoelectric conversion efficiency of 38.02%.

• 전기전자학회논문지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.267-272
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• 2021

최근 화석에너지 고갈 및 환경 문제 해결을 위하여 신재생에너지와 탄소중립에 관한 관심이 집중되고 있다. 또한, 도시 건물의 고층화와 건물의 증가에 따른 건물에너지의 증가가 급속하게 되고 있다. 도시의 중심에 신재셍에너지원인 태양광 발전을 설치하는데 있어서 많은 제약사항이 있으며, 건물의 고층화가 됨에 따라 그늘이 형성되는 저조도 환경이 많이 발생하게 된다. 따라서 본 연구에서는 실외의 저조도 환경 및 실내의 조명 환경에서 전력발생이 가능한 발전소자를 개발하고자 한다. 저조도 환경에서의 발전소자는 태양전지의 종류중에 하나인 염료감응형 태양전지를 활용하고자 한다. 염료감응형 태양전지의 단위셀과 20cm×20cm 모듈을 제작하였고, LED, 할로겐램프, 3파장 램프의 광원을 활용하여 발전소자의 전기적 특성을 측정하였다. 단위셀의 광전변환효율은 LED, 할로겐 램프, 3파장 램프별로 17.2%, 1.28%, 19,2%로의 결과를 나타냈으며 20cm×20cm 모듈의 광전변환효율은 각각 10.9%, 8.7%, 11.8%의 결과를 나타내었다. 또한 모듈의 최대전력값은 광원별로 각각 13.1mW, 15.7 mW, 14.2 mW로서 저조도 환경에서 발전 가능성을 확인하였다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2009년도 하계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.441-441
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• 2009

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have been widely investigated as a next-generation solar cell because of their simple fabrication process and low coats. The cells use a porous nanocrystalline TiO2 matrix coated with a sensitizer dye that acts as the light-harvesting element. The photo-exited dye injects electrons into the $TiO_2$ particles, and the oxide dye reacts with I- in the electrolyte in regenerative cycle that is completed by the reduction of $I_3^-$ at a platinum-coated counter electrode. Since $TiO_2$ porous film plays a key role in the enhancement of photoelectric conversion efficiency of DSSC, many scientists focus their researches on it. Especially, a high light-to-electricity conversion efficiency results from particle size and crystallographic phase, film porosity, surface structure, charge and surface area to volume ratio of porous $TiO_2$ electrodes, on which the dye can be sufficiently adsorbed. Effective treatment of the photoanode is important to improve DSSC performance. In this paper, to obtain properties of surface and dispersion as nitric acid treated $TiO_2$ photoelectrode was investigate. The photovoltaic characteristics of DSSCs based the electrode fabricated by nitric acid pre-treatment $TiO_2$ materials gave better performances on both of short circuit current density and open circuit voltage. We compare dispersion of $TiO_2$ nanoparticles before and after nitric acid treatment and measured Ti oxidized state from XPS. Low charge transfer resistance was obtained in nitric acid treated sample than that of untreated sample. The dye-sensitized solar cell based on the nitric acid treatment had open-circuit voltage of 0.71 V, a short-circuit current of 15.2 mAcm-2 and an energy conversion efficiency of 6.6 % under light intensity of $100\;mWcm^{-2}$. About 14 % increases in efficiency obtained when the $TiO_2$ electrode was treated by nitric acid.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제56권1호
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• pp.123-127
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• 2007

Up sizing of dye-sensitized solar cell(DSC) is the important technology to bring about commercialization of DSC. Several studies to obtain a stable large area DSC have been investigated in overseas laboratories, but have been hardly done in our country. In this study, up sizing technology of dye sensitized solar cells(DSCs) was investigated. We investigated low dark current materials for the current collecting grid. From the result, a new DSC module with metal grid was designed, and fabricated. For a new interconnection, both working and counter electrodes are alternately coupled on 10[cm]$\times$7[cm] substrate. We have achieved 68% of fill factor and photoelectric conversion efficiency of around 2.6% as the best results of new designed DSC structure.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제30권10호
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• pp.2365-2370
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• 2009

A working electrode in dye-sensitized solar cells was fabricated using $TiO_2$ colloidal sol prepared from titanium isopropoxide used as a starting material by applying the sol-gel method. The effect of aging times and temperatures on physical and chemical properties of $TiO_2$ sol particles was systematically investigated. Results showed that the crystallinity and average particle size of $TiO_2$ colloidal sol can be successfully controlled by the adjustment of aging time and temperature. The conversion efficiency of the repetitive dry coating films fabricated using the dried $TiO_2$ colloidal sol particles and hydroxypropyl cellulose binder (15%) was 10.31% with a high transparency.

• 한국입자에어로졸학회지
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.51-57
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• 2013

A graphene(GR)-$TiO_2$ composite was synthesized from colloidal mixture of graphene oxide(GO) nanosheets and $TiO_2$ nanoparticles by an aerosol assisted self-assembly. The morphology, specific surface area and pore size of asprepared GR-$TiO_2$ composite were characterized by FE-SEM, BET, and BJH respectively. The shape of GR-$TiO_2$ composite was spherical. The average particle size was 0.5-1 ${\mu}m$ in diameter and the pore diameter ranged 20-50 nm. Photovoltaic characteristics of a mixture of the GR-$TiO_2$ and $TiO_2$ nanoparticles were measured by a solar simulator under simulated solar light. The highest photoelectric conversion efficiency of the mixture photoanode was 5.1%, which was higher than that of $TiO_2$ photoanode.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2006년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.154-157
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• 2006

The counter electrode widely used in DSCs (Dye-sensitized Solar Cells) is constructed of conducting glass substrates coated with Pt films, where the platium acts as a catalyst. Pt counter electrodes in DSCs are one important component. It is expected that characteristics of Pt electrodes strongly depend on fabrication process and its surface condition. In this study, Pt counter electrode surface of DSC is deposited by reactive RF magnetron sputtering under the conditions of Ar 5mtorr, RF power of 120w and substrate temperature of $100^{\circ}C$. Surface morphology of Pt electrodes was investigated by FE-SEM and AFM. And this paper shows our recent results and technology to fabricate the new designed cell with Pt electrodes deposited by sputtering method. We have achieved fill factor 65% and photoelectric conversion efficiency around 2.6% as the best results of new designed DSCs structure.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.247.1-247.1
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• 2016

Low-cost, high efficiency solar cells are tremendous interests for the realization of a renewable and clean energy source. ZnTe based solar cells have a possibility of high efficiency with formation of an intermediated energy band structure by impurity doping. In this work, ZnO/ZnTe:Cr and ZnO/i-ZnTe structures were fabricated by pulsed laser deposition (PLD) technique. A pulsed (10 Hz) Nd:YAG laser operating at a wavelength of 266 nm was used to produce a plasma plume from an ablated a ZnTe target, whose density of laser energy was 10 J/cm2. The base pressure of the chamber was kept at approximately $4{\times}10-7Torr$. ZnTe:Cr and i-ZnTe thin films with thickness of 210 nm were grown on p-Si substrate, respectively, and then ZnO thin films with thickness of 150 nm were grown on ZnTe:Cr layer under oxygen partial pressure of 3 mTorr. Growth temperature of all the films was set to $250^{\circ}C$. For fabricating ZnO/i-ZnTe and ZnO/ZnTe:Cr solar cells, indium metal and Ti/Au grid patterns were deposited on back and front side of the solar cells by using thermal evaporator, respectively. From the fabricated ZnO/ZnTe:Cr and ZnO/i-ZnTe solar cell, dark currents were measured by using Keithley 2600. Solar cell parameters were obtained under Air Mass 1.5 Global solar simulator with an irradiation intensity of 100 mW/cm2, and then the photoelectric conversion efficiency values of ZnO/ZnTe:Cr and ZnO/i-ZnTe solar cells were measured at 1.5 % and 0.3 %, respectively.

• 공업화학
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.694-697
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• 2019

최근에 이산화티탄 분말을 나노입자로 제조하거나 결정성을 향상하기 위해 1차원 구조인 nanowire, nanotube, 3차원 구조인 mesoporous 구형으로 생산하여 차단율과 반사율을 통한 광 전극 소재로의 활용과 피부 광 노화 방지에 더욱 효율적으로 적용할 수 있는 연구가 진행되고 있다. 본 연구에서는 n-alcohol을 용매로 사용하여 높은 결정성을 갖는 이산화티탄 나노 졸을 합성하였다. 합성된 이산화티탄 나노 졸은 FE-SEM과 XRD을 통해 결정성을 확인하였고, 자외선 차단율을 확인하기 위해서 UV-Vis로 투과율을 확인했다. 또한. 용매에 따른 결정성을 확인하기 위하여 부탄올, 프로판올, 에탄올을 이용하여 각각을 제조하였고, 용매에 따른 차이를 비교하였다. 입자크기는 200~250 nm로 합성되었으며 광학적 투과율은 UVB, UVA 범위에서 높은 차단율을 보이고, 550 nm 파장에서 높은 투과율을 보여 태양전지의 광전 변환 효율 향상과 소량 사용으로도 제품의 자외선 차단 효율을 높일 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.