• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.27-27
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• 2011

For the design of real applicable molecular devices, current-voltage properties through molecular nanostructures such as metal-molecule-metal junctions (molecular junctions) have been studied extensively. In thiolate monolayers on the gold electrode, the chemical bonding of sulfur to gold and the van der Waals interactions between the alkyl chains of neighboring molecules are important factors in the formation of well-defined monolayers and in the control of the electron transport rate. Charge transport through the molecular junctions depends significantly on the energy levels of molecules relative to the Fermi levels of the contacts and the electronic structure of the molecule. It is important to understand the interfacial electron transport in accordance with the increased film thickness of alkyl chains that are known as an insulating layer, but are required for molecular device fabrication. Thiol-tethered RuII terpyridine complexes were synthesized for a voltage-driven molecular switch and used to understand the switch-on mechanism of the molecular switches of single metal complexes in the solid-state molecular junction in a vacuum. Electrochemical voltammetry and current-voltage (I-V) characteristics are measured to elucidate electron transport processes in the bistable conducting states of single molecular junctions of a molecular switch, Ru(II) terpyridine complexes. (1) On the basis of the Ru-centered electrochemical reaction data, the electron transport rate increases in the mixed self-assembled monolayer (SAM) of Ru(II) terpyridine complexes, indicating strong electronic coupling between the redox center and the substrate, along the molecules. (2) In a low-conducting state before switch-on, I-V characteristics are fitted to a direct tunneling model, and the estimated tunneling decay constant across the Ru(II) terpyridine complex is found to be smaller than that of alkanethiol. (3) The threshold voltages for the switch-on from low- to high-conducting states are identical, corresponding to the electron affinity of the molecules. (4) A high-conducting state after switch-on remains in the reverse voltage sweep, and a linear relationship of the current to the voltage is obtained. These results reveal electron transport paths via the redox centers of the Ru(II) terpyridine complexes, a molecular switch.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제41회 하계 정기 학술대회 초록집
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• pp.71-71
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• 2011

Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs) have drawn great academic attention due to their potential as low-cost renewable energy sources. DSCs contain a nanostructured TiO2 photoanode, which is a key-component for high conversion efficiency. Particularly, one-dimensional (1-D) nanostructured photoanodes can enhance the electron transport for the efficient collection to the conducting substrate in competition with the recombination processes. This is because photoelectron colletion is determined by trapping/detrapping events along the site of the electron traps (defects, surface states, grain boundaries, and self-trapping). Therefore, 1-D nanostructured photoanodes are advantageous for the fast electron transport due to their desirable features of greatly reduced intercrystalline contacts with specified directionality. In particular, anodic TiO2 nanotube (NT) electrodes recently have been intensively explored owing to their ideal structure for application in DSCs. Besides the enhanced electron transport properties resulted from the 1-D structure, highly ordered and vertically oriented nanostructure of anodic TiO2 NT can contribute additional merits, such as enhanced electrolyte diffusion, better interfacial contact with viscous electrolytes. First, to confirm the advantages of 1-D nanostructured material for the photoelectron collection, we compared the electron transport and charge recombination characteristics between nanoparticle (NP)- and nanorod (NR)-based photoanodes in DSCs by the stepped light-induced transient measurements of photocurrent and voltage (SLIM-PCV). We confirmed that the electron lifetime of the NR-based photoanode was much longer than that of the NP-based photoanode. In addition, highly ordered and vertically oriented TiO2 NT photoanodes were prepared by electrochemical anodization method. We compared the photovoltaic properties of DSCs utilizing TiO2 NT photoanodes prepared by one-step anodization and two-step anodization. And, to reduce the charge recombination rate, energy barrier layer (ZnO, Al2O3)-coated TiO2 NTs also applied in DSC. Furthermore, we applied the TiO2 NT photoanode in DSCs using a viscous electrolyte, i.e., cobalt bipyridyl redox electrolyte, and confirmed that the pore structure of NT array can enhance the performances of this viscous electrolyte.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제1권1호
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• pp.33-39
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• 1998

본 연구에서는 전자-선 증발법으로 제조된 비정질의 텅스텐 산화물 박막과 전해질 계면에서 진행되는 전기화학반응을 1 M $LiCLO_4/PC$유기 전해질 계면에서 비정질의 텅스텐 산화물 박막 내부로 삽입된 리튬의 양론 값과 박막 전위의 변화에 대하여 연구하였다. 특히 복소수 임피던스 스펙트럼으로부터 제안된 박막과 전해질 계면의 등가 회로는 리튬의 층간 반응 기구가 텅스텐 산화물 박막/유기 전해질 계면에서 리튬 이온의 전하 전달 현상, 텅스텐 산화물 박막에 리튬의 흡착현상 및 박막 내부로의 리튬의 흡수 및 확산 현상으로 구성되어 있다는 것을 알 수 있었다. 또한 CNLS fitting법에 의하여 시뮬레이션된 $R_{ct},\;C_{dl},\;D$, 및 $\sigma_{Li}$ 등의 열역학 및 속도론적 변수 값 등의 상관 관계로부터,비정질의 텅스텐 산화물 박막의 소. 발색 특성은 이들 변수값과 관련이 있었으며, 특히 $Li_y,WO_3$, 박막 내의 리튬의 몰비 y=0.167및 전극 전위 E=2.25 V(vs. Li)에서 전기 발색의 한계값을 갖는 것으로 조사되었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제32권6호
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• pp.442-454
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• 2021

The porous transport layer (PTL) is essential to effectively remove oxygen and hydrogen gas from the electrode surface at high current density operation conditions. In this study, the effect of PTL with different characteristics such as pore size, pore gradient, interfacial coating was investigated by multi-layered sintered mesh. A water electrolysis single cell of active area of the 34.56 cm² was constructed, and IV performance and impedance analysis were conducted in the range of 0 to 2.0 A/cm². It was confirmed that the multi-layered sintered mesh PTL, which have an average pore size of 25 to 57 ㎛ and a larger pore gradient, removed bubbles effectively and thus seemed to improve IV performance. Also, it was confirmed that the catalytic metals such as Ni, NiMo coating on the PTL reduced activation overpotential, but increased mass transport overpotential.

• 마이크로전자및패키징학회지
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.19-27
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• 2003

플립칩 전자패키지에서 칩과 기판(PCB)를 연결할 때, 통상적으로 칩쪽은 금속패드/UBM 처리를 기판 쪽은 표면처리를 한 후 솔더로 연결하는데, 이 때 사용되는 UBM이나 표면처리에 따라, 칩/솔더, PCB/솔더에 생성되는 금속간 화합물의 종류와 두께 및 솔더의 조성이 변하게 되어 궁극적으로 솔더 접합부의 기계적 신뢰성에 영향을 주게 된다. 본 연구에서는 Cu와 Au/Ni의 두가지 금속 패드가 무연솔더의 저주기 피로특성에 어떠한 영향을 미치는 지에 대해 고찰해 보았다. 저주기 피로 실험은 Cu나 Au/Ni이 표면처리 된 기판에 무연솔더 (Sn-3.5Ag, Sn-3.5Ag-1.5Cu, Sn-3.5Ag-XBi(X=2.5, 7.5), Sn-0.7Cu)를 리플로하여 총변위를 변화시키면서 상온에서 시행하였다. 기판의 표면처리에 관계없이 Sn-3.5Ag, Sn-3.5Ag-XCu(X-0.75, 1.5), Sn-0.7Cu 합금이 Sn-3.5Ag-7.5Bi 합금보다 피로저항성이 현격히 좋았으며, Au/Ni 표면처리한 솔더 접합부가 Cu 처리한 경우보다 피로저항성이 뛰어난 것으로 나타났다. 파괴 후 단면을 조사한 결과 계면에 형성된 금속간 화합물 내에 미세균열이 발견되었는데, Cu 표면처리를 사용한 경우 더 많은 미세균열이 생성된 것을 볼 수 있었다. Sn-3.5Ag, Sn-3.5Ag-Cu(X=0.75, 1.5), Sn-0.7Cu 합금의 경우 금속간 화합물 내에 생기는 미세 균열이 거시 균열로 성장하지 않고 파단은 항상 솔더 내부로 일어난 반면. Bi를 함유한 솔더의 경우, 기판의 표면처리에 상관없이 금속간 화합물/솔더 계면으로 균열이 생성 진전되어 다른 솔더합금에 비해 열악한 피로저항성을 나타내는 것으로 보인다. 이것은 Bi의 금속간화 합물/솔더 입계 편석이나 Bi 합금이 다른 합금에 비해 높은 경도값을 가지는 것에 인한 것으로 보여 진다.