• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.431-431
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• 2016

Typical Cu(In,Ga)Se2 (CIGS)-based solar cells have a buffer layer between CIGS absorber layer and transparent ZnO front electrode, which plays an important role in improving the cell performance. Among various buffer materials, chemical bath deposition (CBD)-ZnS is being steadily studied to alternative to conventional CdS and the efficiency of CBD-ZnS/CIGS solar cell shows the comparable values with that of CdS/CIGS solar cell. The intriguing thing is that reversible changes occur after exposure to illumination due to the metastable defect states in completed ZnS/CIGS solar cell, which induces an improvement of solar cell performance. Thus, it implies that the understanding of metastable defects in CBD-ZnS/CIGS solar cell is important issue. In this study, we fabricate the ITO/i-ZnO/CBD-ZnS/CIGS/Mo/SLG solar cells by controlling the NH4OH mole concentration (from 2 M to 3.5 M) of CBD-ZnS buffer layer and observe their conversion efficiency with and without light soaking for 1 hr. From the results, NH4OH mole concentration and light exposure can significantly affect the CBD-ZnS/CIGS solar cell performance. In order to investigate that which layer can contain metastable defect states to influence on solar cell performance, impedance spectroscopy and capacitance profiling technique with exposure to illumination have been applied to CBD-ZnS/CIGS solar cell. These techniques give a very useful information on the density of states within the bandgap of CIGS, free carriers density, and light-induced metastable effects. Here, we present the rearranged charge distribution after exposure to illumination and suggest the origin of the metastable defect states in CBD-ZnS/CIGS solar cell.

• Restorative Dentistry and Endodontics
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.418-435
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• 2001

Root canal preparation process is of utmost importance in successful treatment of root canal. Also, one of the most important purpose of the root canal preparation is to enlarge the root canal three dimensionally without changing the curvature of the root canal However as the curvature of the root canal increases, there are many difficulties involved in formation of optimum root canal. Therefore in order to solve the above mentioned problems, new developments in methods of root canal preparation and equipments for such purposes were made. Recently, vigorous studies about newly introduced engine-driven nickel-ti-tanium rotary file are conducted. As shown in research results to dates, it is well established that the use of nickel-titanium file is better suited for curved root canal than stainless steel file in maintaining the curvature or root canal and reducing the deformation of root canal. However it is also acknowledged that there are a few discrepancies in research results according to protocol, due to failure to remove variables in experiments. In addition, although it is recommended by the manufacturer that the GT rotary file should maintain a low rotational speed of 150~350rpm and 'light pressure' as light as not to break the lead of a pencil, academic studies about the vertical force which is not yet standardized are not sufficiently explored. Therefore, this research devised and utilized a special research equipment to standardize the appropriate range of vertical force for GT rotary file through experiments by breaking of the lead of a pencil as expressed by the manufacturer and to accurately measure factors involved through repeating and recreating the environment of root canal preparation. Forming nine experimental groups by varying the vertical forces (150g. 220g, 300g) and rpm (150rpm, 250rpm, 350rpm), the effects of changing vertical forces and rpm on working efficiency were measured in terms of time expended in root canal preparation by crown-down method using a transparent resin block with 35 degree curvature and GT rotary file (z-test). The following research using this special research equipment that involved nine experimental groups and varying the vertical force for root canal preparation from 300g which is within the normal vertical force range to 700g and 1000g which fall outside the normal rpm range. The results were as follows : 1. Analysis of the experiment results revealed that the time spent in root canal preparation decreased as the vertical forces and rpm increased (p<0.05). Also, the effects of rpm were greater than those of the vertical forces within the normal vertical force range ($\beta$-weight test). 2. Observation of the deformation of GT rotary file revealed that deformation increases in a direct correlation with the vertical force increase and in a reverse correlation with the rpm decrease. In the case of the vertical forces close to the normal range, the probability of GT rotary file deformation were quite different depending on the rpm changes. In the case of greater vertical forces, the occurrences of deformation of the file were more frequent regardless of the rpm changes. 3. Deformation and breakage of file were also commonly observed in the expended time measurement experiments and GT rotary file deformation experiments in which low speed rpm (150rpm) was used and at the curved portion of the resin block.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2005년도 춘계학술대회
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• pp.113-116
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• 2005

In this paper, silicon thin-film solar cells(Si- TFSC) and a-Si/c-Si heterojunction solar cells(HJ-cell) are investigated. The Si-TFSC was prepared on glass substrate by depositing $1-3{\mu}m$ thin-film silicons by glow discharge method. The $a-Si:H/{\mu}c-Si:H$ tandem solar cells on textured ZnO:A1 TCO (transparent conducting oxide) showed improved Jsc in top and bottom cells than that on $SnO_2:F$ TCO. This enhancement of jsc resulted from improved light trapping effect by front textured ZnO:A1. The a-Si/c-Si HJ-cells with simple structure without high efficiency features are suffering from low Voc and Jsc. The improvement of front nip and back interface properties by adopting high quality silicon-films at low temperature should be done both for increasing device performances and production cost.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.113.1-113.1
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• 2011

PEMS (printed electro-mechanical system) is fabricated by means of various printing technologies. Passive and active compo-nents in 2D or 3D such as conducting lines, resistors, capacitors, inductors and TFT(Thin Film Transistor), which are printed withfunctional materials, can be classified in this category. And the issue of PEMS is applied to a R2R process in the manu-facturing process. In many electro-devices, the vacuum process is used as the manufacturing process. However, the vacuum process has a problem, it is difficult to apply to a continuous process such as a R2R(roll to roll) printing process. In this paper, we propose an ESD (electro static deposition) printing process has been used to apply an organic solar cell of thin film forming. ESD is a method of liquid atomization by electrical forces, an electrostatic atomizer sprays micro-drops from the solution injected into the capillary with electrostatic force generated by electric potential of about several tens kV. ESD method is usable in the thin film coating process of organic materials and continuous process as a R2R manufacturing process. Therefore, we experiment the thin films forming of PEDOT:PSS layer and active layer which consist of the P3HT:PCBM. The organic solar cell based on a P3HT/PCBM active layer and a PEDOT:PSS electron blocking layer prepared from ESD method shows solar-to-electrical conversion efficiency of 1.42% at AM 1.5G 1sun light illumination, while 1.86% efficiency is observed when the ESD deposition of P3HT/PCBM is performed on a spin-coated PEDOT:PSS layer.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.418-419
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• 2013

현재, 인듐 주석 산화물(indium tin oxide, ITO) 박막은 가시영역에서 전기적 특성 및 광학적 특성이 우수하기 때문에 평면 디스플레이(flat displays), 박막 트랜지스터(thin film transistors), 태양전지(solar cells) 등을 포함한 광소자에 투명전도성산화물(transparent conducting oxide, TCO) 전극으로 가장 일반적으로 사용되고 있다. 하지만, 이 물질은 밴드갭이 3.4 eV로 다소 작아 다양한 분야의 의료기기, 환경 보호에 응용 가능한 자외선 영역에서 상당히 많은 양의 광흡수가 발생하는 치명적인 문제점을 가지고 있다. 또한, 인듐(Indium)의 급속한 소비는 인듐의 매장량의 한계로 인해 가격을 상승시키는 주요한 원인으로 작용하고 있다. 한편, InGaN 기반의 자외선 발광다이오드 분야에서는 팔라듐(Pd) 기반의 반투명 전극과 은(Ag) 기반의 반사전극을 주로 사용하고 있지만, 낮은 투과도와 낮은 굴절률을 때문에 여전히 자외선 발광다이오드의 광추출 효율(extraction efficiency)에 문제점을 가지고 있다. 따라서 자외선 발광다이오드의 외부양자 효율(external quantum efficiency, EQE)을 높이기 위해 높은 투과도와 GaN와 유사한 굴절률을 가지는 p-형 오믹 전극을 개발해야 한다. 본 연구에서는 초박막의 ITO (16 nm)/Ag (7 nm)/ITO (16 nm) 다층 구조를 갖는 투명전도성 전극을 제작한 후, 열처리 온도에 따른 전기, 광학적 특성에 향상에 대해서 조사하였다. 사용된 산화물/금속/산화물 전극의 구조는 유기발광 다이오드(organic light emitting diode, OLED), 태양전지 등에 많이 사용되는 안정적인 투명 전극을 자외선 LED 소자에 처음 적용하여, ITO의 전체 사용량은 줄이고, ITO 사이에 금속을 삽임함으로써 금속에 의한 전기적 특성 향상과 플라즈몬 효과에 의한 투과도를 높일 수 있는 장점을 가지고 있다. 실험 결과로는, $400^{\circ}C$에서 열처리한 ITO/Ag/ITO 다층 구조는 365 nm에서 84%의 광학적 특성과 9.644 omh/sq의 전기적 특성을 확인하였다. 실험 결과로부터 좀 더 최적화를 수행하면, ITO/Ag/ITO 다층 구조는 자외선 발광다이오드의 투명전도성 전극으로 사용될 수 있을 것이라 기대된다.

• 융합정보논문지
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• 제7권5호
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• pp.53-58
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• 2017

석유 고갈의 시대에 저가이면서 반투명한 특징을 갖고 있는 염료감응형 태양전지(DSC)는 1991년 $Gr{\ddot{a}}tzel$의 연구결과 보고 이후 많은 주목을 받아왔다. 염료감응형 태양전지의 광전극의 빛 수확 성능을 증진시키고, 궁극적으로 광전변환효율을 향상시키기 위하여 다양한 구조를 갖는 산란층이 광전극 소재로 제안되었다. DSC 광전극의 산란층에서 산란의 중심으로는 지름이 250 - 300 nm 정도의 크기를 갖는 비교적 큰 이산화티탄 나노입자가 필요하다. 본 연구에서는 변형된 졸겔 공정을 이용하여 약 300 nm 크기의 이산화티탄 나노결정을 합성하였다. XRD와 TEM 분석결과에 의하면, 합성된 이산화티탄 나노입자는 아나타제 상의 단결정 특성을 나타내었다. 합성된 이산화티탄 나노입자를 이용하여 스핀 코팅 공정으로 제조된 이산화티탄 박막의 광학적 투과율은 550 nm 파장에서 약 50%로 측정되었다. 이처럼 적당한 투과율은 DSC 산란층의 산란 중심으로 사용하기에 적합하며, DSC의 광전변환효율 향상에 적절하게 기여할 것으로 기대된다.

• 생물환경조절학회지
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• 제31권3호
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• pp.212-220
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• 2022

장미의 단일 마디 삽목의 경우 온도, 상대 습도 및 광과 같은 환경 관리가 생산성에 영향을 미친다. 기온과 상대습도가 삽목 성공률과 묘 소질에 미치는 영향을 조사하기 위해 장미(Rosa hybrida) 'Maisie' 품종과 투명한 플라스틱 박스를 이용하였으며 인공조명(white LED, PPFD 104.0µmol·m^-2·s^-1)을 이용하여 전 기간 밀폐 조건에서 삽목 시 가장 효과적인 소엽수와 광주기 조건을 구명하고자 하였다. 첫 번째 실험은 밀폐 기간을 달리하여 총 6주 동안 진행되었다. 밀폐 기간이 길어질수록 뿌리수와 가장 긴뿌리의 길이가 감소하였다. 그러나 밀폐 기간에 따른 생존율, 신초발생률, 발근율에 유의한 차이가 없었다. 두 번째 실험에서는 삽수 생존율과 신초발생률이 광주기(0/24, 2/22, 4/20, 8/16, 16/8h)와 삽수 소엽의 개수(0, 2, 4)에 의해 영향을 받는 것으로 나타났다. 생존율은 명기 16시간, 소엽 4개 처리구에서 가장 높았다. 생존율과 신초발생률을 에너지 효율과 함께 고려한 결과, 소엽을 2개 또는 4개 붙인 삽수를 이용하여 하루 8시간 광을 조사하는 것이 가장 효과적인 것으로 판단되었다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2013년도 제44회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.345-346
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• 2013

InGaN material is being studied increasingly as a prospective material for solar cells. One of the merits for solar cell applications is that the band gap energy can be engineered from 0.7 eV for InN to 3.4 eV for GaN by varying of indium composition, which covers almost of solar spectrum from UV to IR. It is essential for better cell efficiency to improve not only the crystalline quality of the epitaxial layers but also fabrication of the solar cells. Fabrication includes transparent top electrodes and surface texturing which will improve the carrier extraction. Surface texturing is one of the most employed methods to enhance the extraction efficiency in LED fabrication and can be formed on a p-GaN surface, on an N-face of GaN, and even on an indium tin oxide (ITO) layer. Surface texturing method has also been adopted in InGaN-based solar cells and proved to enhance the efficiency. Since the texturing by direct etching of p-GaN, however, was known to induce the damage and result in degraded electrical properties, texturing has been studied widely on ITO layers. However, it is important to optimize the ITO thickness in Solar Cells applications since the reflectance is fluctuated by ITO thickness variation resulting in reduced light extraction at target wavelength. ITO texturing made by wet etching or dry etching was also revealed to increased series resistance in ITO film. In this work, we report a new way of texturing by deposition of thickness-optimized ITO films on ITO nano dots, which can further reduce the reflectance as well as electrical degradation originated from the ITO etching process.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제26권6호
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• pp.30-37
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• 1989

Silane($SiH_4$), methane($CH_4$), diborane(B_2H_6)그리고 phosphine($PH_3$)을 이용하여 rf글로방전분해법으로 PIN형 a-SiC:H/a-Si:H 이종접합 태양전지를 제작하였다. $SnO_2/ITO$층 형성치 태양전지의 효율은 ITO 투명전극만의 경우보다 1.5% 향상되었다. 제작조건은 P층의 경우 $CH_4/SiH_4$의 비를 5로 하고 두께는 $100{\AA}$이었다. I층은 P층위에 증착하였으나 진성이 아니고 N형에 가깝다. 이 I층을 진성으로 바꾸기 위해서 0.3ppm의 $B_2H_6$를 $SiH_4$에 혼합하여 5000${\AA}$증착했다. 또한 N층은 $PH_4/SiH_4$의 비를 $10^{-2}$로 하여 $400{\AA}$ 증착시켰다. 그 결과 입사강도가 15mW/$cm^2$일 때 개방전압 $V_{oc}=O'$단락전류밀도 $J_{sc=14.6mA/cm^2}$, 충진율 FF=58.2%, 그리고 효율 ${eta}=8.0%$를 나타내었다. 빛의 반사에 의한 손실을 감소시키기 위하여 $MgF_2$를 유리기판위에 도포하였다. 이에 의한 효율은 0.5% 향상되어 전체적인 효율은 8.5%였다.

• 한국표면공학회지
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• 제39권3호
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• pp.93-97
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• 2006

Polymer light emitting diodes (PLEDs) are expected to be commercialized as next generation displays by advantages of the fast response time, low driving voltage and easy manufacturing process for large sized flexible display. Generally, the electrical and optical properties of PLEDs are affected by the surface conditions of transparent electrode. The PLED devices with ITO/PEDOT:PSS/PVK/PFO-poss/LiF/Al structures were prepared by using the spin coating method. For this, PEDOT:PSS(poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(styrene sulfolnate)) Al 4083 and PVK(N-vinylcabozole) were used as hole injection and transport layers. The PFO-poss(poly(9,9-dioctylfluorene)) was used as the emitting layer. The dependence of $O_2$ plasma treatment of ITO electrode on the electrical and optical properties of PLEDs were investigated. The sheet resistances increased slightly with an improved surface roughness of ITO electrode as the RF power increased during $O_2$ plasma treatment. The PLED devices prepared on the ITO/Glass substrates, which were plasma-treated at 40 watt in RF power for 30 seconds under 40 mtorr $O_2$ pressure, showed the maximum external emission efficiency of 0.86 lm/W and the maximum luminance of $250\;cd/m^2$, respectively. The CIE color coordinates are ranged $X\;=\;0.13{\sim}0.18$ and $Y\;=\;0.10{\sim}0.16$, showing blue color. emission.