• International Journal of Precision Engineering and Manufacturing-Green Technology
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• 제5권5호
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• pp.643-650
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• 2018

A self-powered electrochromic device was fabricated on an indium tin oxide-polyethylene naphthalate flexible substrate using a dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) as a self-harvesting source; the electrochromic device was naturally bleached and operated under outdoor light conditions. The color of the organic electrochromic polymer, poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate, was shifted from pale blue to deep blue with an antimony tin oxide film as a charge-balanced material. Electrochromic performance was enhanced by secondary doping using dimethyl sulfoxide. As a result, the device showed stable switching behavior with a high transmittance change difference of 40% at its specific wavelength of 630 nm for 6 hrs. To improve the efficiency of the solar cell, 1.0 wt.% of Ag NWs in the photoanode was applied to the $TiO_2$ photoanode. It resulted in an efficiency of 3.3%, leading to an operating voltage of 0.7 V under xenon lamp conditions. As a result, we built a standalone self-harvesting electrochromic system with the performance of transmittance switching of 29% at 630 nm, by connecting with two solar cells in a device. Thus, a self-harvesting and flexible device was fabricated to operate automatically under the irradiated/dark conditions.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제23권2호
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• pp.65-71
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• 2016

본 연구에서는 나노 입자 적층 시스템(Nano Particle Deposition System, NPDS)을 이용하여 전기변색소자의 작동 전극을 적층하고 또한 염료 감응 태양전지의 반도체 층으로 사용되는 $TiO_2$층 및 전기변색소자의 이온 저장 층으로 사용되는 Antimony Tin Oxide(ATO) 층을 제작하였다. NPDS는 상온 건식 분말 적층법으로 노즐을 통하여 초음속으로 가속된 분말의 높은 에너지를 이용하여 기판에 적층하는 새로운 개념의 건식 적층 방법이다. 본 연구에서 코팅된 물질의 두께는 전기변색소자의 투과율에 영향을 끼치는데, 이는 표면 프로파일 측정법(surface profiling method)으로 측정하였으며, 적층된 $TiO_2$와 ATO 및 복합 층의 미세 구조를 확인하기 위해 SEM을 이용한 분석을 진행하였다. 한편 염료 감응 태양전지의 광 변환 효율은 솔라 시뮬레이터로 분석하였다. 또한 UV-visible spectrometer와 power source를 이용하여 630 nm 대역에서 전기 변색 소자가 갖는 투과도 변화와 낮은 전압에서의 작동 및 변색 횟수를 측정하였으며, 결과적으로 상기 과정을 거쳐 제작되고, 측정된 염료 감응 태양전지 - 전기 변색 통합 구조 소자를 자체 제작한 에너지 하베스팅 시스템과 연결하여 통합 구조 소자 내 태양전지의 전압 발생을 통해 자체 구동이 가능한 전기 변색 소자 시스템 제작에 성공하였다. NPDS를 통해 제작된 변색 소자의 경우, 최대 49%의 투과도 변화와 500회 작동에서 C-V curve를 유지함을 측정하여 성능과 내구성을 입증하였고, 통합 소자 내 태양 전지의 광 변환 효율은 최대 2.55%로 측정되었으며, 통합 소자 내 변색 소자의 경우 최대 26%의 투과도 변화를 보였다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2008년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.891-894
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• 2008

Here we describe the new structured electrochromic(EC) materials to improve the three primary colors (RGB). We also report the simply isolated electrochromic unit cell using gel type electrolyte and show cross-talk' free driving of EC display device.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제28권1호
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• pp.46-54
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• 1995

An electrochromic(EC) cell was constructed using $WO_3$ as a electrochromic material and NiO as a counter electrode, deposited onto ITO-coated glass by the implementation of electron beam evaporation. The electrolytic media were both lithium and proton conducting polymers such as poly-acrylonitrile(PAN)-$LiClO_4$, poly-ethylene oxide(PEO)-$LiClO_4$, poly-vinyl butyral(PVB)-LiCl and PVB-H$_3$$PO_4$. Potentiodynamic cycling of the cells using PAN-$LiClO_4$, or PVB-$H_3$$PO_4$ electrolyte yielded a transmission variation of more than 40% at the wavelength of 632.8 nm within less than 10 sec response time at room temperature. These results indicate that these electrolytes, transparent in gel type, are premising for the application in large area electrochromic windows.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2014년도 제46회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.232.1-232.1
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• 2014

The green displays are the human friendly displays, the nature friendly displays, and the economical displays. Electrochromic displays are low cost and environmental devices because they do have more choice of colours and use much less power. The elements of the electrochromic devices consist of at least two conductors, an electrochromic material and an electrolyte. The optical properties were obtained using the optical contrast between the transparency of the substrate and the coloured state of the electrochromic materials. These devices can be fully flexible and printable. Due to the characteristics of the high coloration efficiency and memory effects, the electrochromic devices have been used in various applications such as information displays, smart windows, light shutters and electronic papers. Among these technical fields switchable mirrors have been received much attention in the applicative point of view of various electronic devices production. We have developed a novel silver (Ag) deposition-based electrochromic device for the reversible electrodeposition (RED) system. The electrochromic device can switch between transparent states and mirror states in response to a change in the applied voltage. The dynamic range of transmittance percent (%) for the fabricated device is about 90% at 550 nm wavelength. Also, we successfully fabricated the large area RED display system using the parted electrochromic cells of the honey comb structure.

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제17권10호
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• pp.791-796
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• 2009

An electrochemically and photochemically polymerizable monomer, 2-((2,3-dihydrothieno[3,4-b] [1,4]dioxin-2-yl)methoxy)ethyl methacrylate (EDOT-EMA), was explored for patterning of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) (PEDOT) via side chain cross-linking. The polymer from EDOT-EMA was deposited electrochemically to produce polymeric EDOT (PEDOT-EMA), which was directly photo-patterned by UV light as the side EMA groups of PEDOT-EMA were polymerized to give cross-linked EMA (PEDOT-PEMA). Absorption and FTIR studies of the UV-exposed film (PEDOT-PEMA) indicated that the photo-patterning mainly originated from the photo cross-linking of the methacrylates in the side-chain. After irradiation of the film, the conductivity of the irradiated area decreased from $5.6{\times}10^{-3}$ S/cm to $7.2{\times}10^{-4}$ S/cm, possibly due to bending of the conductive PEDOT channel as a result of the side chain cross-linking. The patterned film was applied to a solid state electrochromic (EC) cell to obtain micro-patterned EC cells with lines up to 5 ${\mu}m$ wide.

• 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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• 제28권12호
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• pp.753-764
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• 2015

Among several types of energy saving smart window technologies, the leader, the dynamic EC (electrochromic) window one needs integrated PV (photovoltaics), to minimize expensive electrical wiring as well as to obviate the need for external energy. Self-powered smart windows were reviewed according to PV types used. DSSCs (dye sensitized solar cells) were found to be compatible with EC cells, to have several categories of next generation smart windows such as PECCs (photoelectrochromic cells), PVCCs (photovoltachromic cells), EC polymer PECCs. In addition silicon solar cells and third generation solar cells were investigated. They are summarized in a table showing their advantages and disadvantages respectively for a fast comparison. The strategy to expedite the commercialization of these next generation smart windows includes developing retrofit smart window coverings for use on flexible polymer substrates adhered to the inside surface of a window and easily replaced after use for upto 10 years.

• 한국안광학회지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.155-161
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• 2002

전도성 혹은 비전도성 지지체에서 전기변색이 가능한 수 nm에서 수액 nm 두께의 금속 니켈 박막 형성에 대한 연구를 수행하였다. 광학렌즈나 혹은 LCD에 사용되는 ITO, 실리콘 웨이퍼에 박막 형성에 대한 연구는 다양한 두께의 니켈 박막은 자체로서의 응용 가능성 뿐 아니라, 광전기화학 소자, 특히 선글라스로 대변되는 변색 소자에의 응용 가능성이 아주 크다. 이러한 소자들은 나노 기술 응용과 양자점의 응용 등으로 경박단소형의 렌즈나 전지, 유리 그리고 태양 선지 등에 응용이 가능하다. 전기화학적으로 니켈 금속을 ITO 유리위에 코팅한 후, AFM, XRD을 이용하여 미세구조를 확인하고, 순환전압전류법, 시간대전류법, 임피던스를 이용하여 이들의 전기화학적 박막 특성을 조사하였다.

• 한국정보디스플레이학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국정보디스플레이학회 2008년도 International Meeting on Information Display
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• pp.993-994
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• 2008

Electrochromic (EC) devices are capable of reversibly changing their optical properties upon charge injection and extraction induced by the external voltage. The characteristics of the EC device, such as low power consumption, high coloration efficiency, and memory effects under open circuit status, make them suitable for use in a variety of applications including smart windows and electronic papers. Coloration due to reduction or oxidation of redox chromophores can be used for EC devices (e-paper), but the switching time is slow (second level). Recently, with increasing demand for the low cost, lightweight flat panel display with paper-like readability (electronic paper), an EC display technology based on dye-modified $TiO_2$ nanoparticle electrode was developed. A well known organic dye molecule, viologen, was adsorbed on the surface of a mesoporous $TiO_2$ nanoparticle film to form the EC electrode. On the other hand, ZnO is a wide bandgap II-VI semiconductor which has been applied in many fields such as UV lasers, field effect transistors and transparent conductors. The bandgap of the bulk ZnO is about 3.37 eV, which is close to that of the $TiO_2$ (3.4 eV). As a traditional transparent conductor, ZnO has excellent electron transport properties, even in ZnO nanoparticle films. In the past few years, one-dimension (1D) nanostructures of ZnO have attracted extensive research interest. In particular, 1D ZnO nanowires renders much better electron transportation capability by providing a direct conduction path for electron transport and greatly reducing the number of grain boundaries. These unique advantages make ZnO nanowires a promising matrix electrode for EC dye molecule loading. ZnO nanowires grow vertically from the substrate and form a dense array (Fig. 1). The ZnO nanowires show regular hexagonal cross section and the average diameter of the ZnO nanowires is about 100 nm. The cross-section image of the ZnO nanowires array (Fig. 1) indicates that the length of the ZnO nanowires is about $6\;{\mu}m$. From one on/off cycle of the ZnO EC cell (Fig. 2). We can see that, the switching time of a ZnO nanowire electrode EC cell with an active area of $1\;{\times}\;1\;cm^2$ is 170 ms and 142 ms for coloration and bleaching, respectively. The coloration and bleaching time is faster compared to the $TiO_2$ mesoporous EC devices with both coloration and bleaching time of about 250 ms for a device with an active area of $2.5\;cm^2$. With further optimization, it is possible that the response time can reach ten(s) of millisecond, i.e. capable of displaying video. Fig. 3 shows a prototype with two different transmittance states. It can be seen that good contrast was obtained. The retention was at least a few hours for these prototypes. Being an oxide, ZnO is oxidation resistant, i.e. it is more durable for field emission cathode. ZnO nanotetropods were also applied to realize the first prototype triode field emission device, making use of scattered surface-conduction electrons for field emission (Fig. 4). The device has a high efficiency (field emitted electron to total electron ratio) of about 60%. With this high efficiency, we were able to fabricate some prototype displays (Fig. 5 showing some alphanumerical symbols). ZnO tetrapods have four legs, which guarantees that there is one leg always pointing upward, even using screen printing method to fabricate the cathode.