• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제41권3호
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• pp.183-189
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• 2004

음극전착법을 이용하여 전도성유리(ITO-glass)위에 Cu$_2$O 막을 제조하였다. Cu$_2$O 막의 특성을 향상시키기 위하여 전착방법, 시간, 전압, 전착 후 열처리 조건을 변화시켰다. 전착 후 열처리를 통해 얻어진 전극에 100mW/$ extrm{cm}^2$의 백색광을 조사하여 광전류밀도를 측정하고 XRD, SEM, UV-visible spectrophotometer를 통해 제조 조건변화에 따른 특성변화를 관찰하였다. 그리고 100mW/$\textrm{cm}^2$의 백색광하에서 bias 전압이 0V인 조건에서 전극의 안정성을 측정하였다 인가전압 -0.7V, 인가시간 300초 전착 조건에서 얻어진 막을 30$0^{\circ}C$에서 1시간 열처리하여 순수한 Cu$_2$O 막을 제조하였으며, 이 전극을 이용 광전류밀도를 측정한 결과 1048 $\mu$A/$\textrm{cm}^2$가 측정되었다. 또한 chemical deposition을 이용 TiO$_2$ 박막을 Cu$_2$O 막 위에 코팅하여 전극의 안정성을 향상시켰다.

• 전기학회논문지
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• 제58권12호
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• pp.2425-2430
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• 2009

Dye-sensitized solar cell(DSC) is composed of a dye-adsorbed nanoporous $TiO_2$ layer on fluorine-doped tin oxide(FTO) glass substrate, electrolyte, and platinium doped counter electrode. Among these, a dye-absorbed nanoporous $TiO_2$ layer plays an important role in the performance of the DSC because the injected electrons from excited dye molecules move through this layer. And the condition of $TiO_2$ layer such as the morphology and thickness affects on the electron movement. Therefore, the performances and the efficiency of DSC change as the thickness of $TiO_2$ layer is different. Electrochemical Impedance Spectroscopy(EIS) is the powerful analysis method to study the kinetics of electrochemical and photoelectrochemical processes occurring in the DSC especially the injected electron movements. So we analyzed the DSCs with different $TiO_2$ thicknesses by using EIS to understand the influence of the $TiO_2$ thickness to the performance of the DSC clearly. Finally, we got the EIS analysis on the DSC with different $TiO_2$ thickness from the internal resistance of the DSC, the electron life time and the amount of dye molecules.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제17권3호
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• pp.216-222
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• 2010

Self-standing $TiO_2$ nanotube arrays were fabricated by potentiostatic anodic oxidation method using pure Ti foil as a working electrode and ethylene glycol solution as electrolytes with small addition of $NH_4F$ and $H_2O$. The influences of anodization temperature and time on the morphology and formation of $TiO_2$ nanotube arrays were investigated. The fabricated $TiO_2$ nanotube arrays were applied as a photoelectrode to dye-sensitized solar cells. Regardless of anodizing temperature and time, the average diameter and wall thickness of $TiO_2$ nanotube show a similar value, whereas the thickness show a different trend with reaction temperature. The thickness of $TiO_2$ nanotube arrays anodized at $20^{\circ}C$ and $30^{\circ}C$ was time-dependent, but on the other hand its at $10^{\circ}C$ are independent of anodization time. The conversion efficiency is low, which is due to a morphology breaking of the $TiO_2$ nanotube arrays in manufacturing process of photoelectrode.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제3권2호
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• pp.25-33
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• 1992

With the aim to obtain $TiO_2$ films with an increased photorespones and absorbance in the visible region of the solar spectrum, the direct oxidation of titanium alloys were performed. In this study, $Ti-Ga_2O_3$ alloy was prepared by mixing, pressing and arc melting of appropriate amounts of titanium and $Ga_2O_3$ powder. Electrochemical measurements were performed in three electrode cell using electrolyte of 1M NaOH solution. The oxide films on $Ti-Ga_2O_3$ alloy was composed of $Ti_2O$, TiO, $TiO_2$, $Ga_2TiO_5$. The free energy efficiency (${\eta}e$) of $Ti-Ga_2O_3$ oxide films had 0.8~1.3 % and were increased with the increase of $Ga_2O_3$ content up to 10wt %. The onset potential ($V_{on}$) had -0.8V~0.9V ranges and were shifted to anodic direction with the increase of $Ga_2O_3$ content. The spectral response of Ti-$Ga_2O_3$ oxides were similar to the response of the $TiO_2$ and their $E_g$ were observed to 2.90~3.0eV. Variations of onset potential($V_{on}$) associated with electrolyte pH were -59mV/pH. This probably reflects the nature of the bonding of $OH^-$ ion to the $TiO_2$ surface, a common phenomena in the transition-metal oxides.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제11권3호
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• pp.119-125
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• 2000

가시광선을 이용하여 수용액 상태의 황화수소부터 수소를 제조하기 위해 사용되는 CdS 입자막전극의 광효율 개선과 광안정성 향상을 위해 막전극을 표면처리하였다. CdS 입자막 전극에 사용되는 CdS 입자는 $Cd{NO_3}{\cdot}9H_2O$와 $Na_2S{\cdot}4H_2O$의 혼합 침전법에 의해 제조하였다. 입자 결정상을 제어하기 위해 고압반응기에서 온도를 바꿔가며 12시간 동안 수열처리하였다. 이렇게 제조된 CdS 졸을 이용하여 캐스팅법으로 막전극을 제조하였으며, $TiCl_4$ 수용액을 사용하여 후처리 하였다. CdS 입자의 결정상은 XRD pattern으로 확인하였고, 평균 일차입자크기는 XRD pattern과 Scherrer 식에 의해 계산하였다. 입자 형상과 막 표면 형태는 SEM으로 관찰하였다. 수소 발생은 Xe램프가 장착된 연속흐름 광반응 장치를 이용하여 광전기화학적 방법과 광화학적 방법으로 각각 측정하였다. $TiCl_4$로 표면처리한 막전극의 광전류는 처리하지 않았을 때 보다 평균 2배가량 증가한 $4.0mA/cm^2$ 정도를 나타내었다. 수소발생량도 $2.4{\times}10^4mol/hr$ 정도로서 처리하지 않았을 때 보다 크게 증가하였다.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2010년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.3.1-3.1
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• 2010

Water splitting reaction using photocatalysts is of great interest in the utilization of solar energy [1]. In the present work, visible light-responsive $TiO_2$ thin films (Vis-$TiO_2$) were prepared by a radio frequency magnetron sputtering (RF-MS) deposition method and applied for the separate evolution of $H_2$ and $O_2$ from water as well as the photofuel cell. Special attentions will be focused on the effect of HF treatment of Vis-$TiO_2$ thin films on their photocatalytic activities. Vis-$TiO_2$ thin films were prepared by an RF-MS method using a calcined $TiO_2$ plate and Ar as the sputtering gas. The Vis-$TiO_2$ thin films were then deposited on the Ti foil substrate with the substrate temperature at 873 K (Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti). Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films were immersed in a 0.045 vol% HF solution at room temperature. The effect of HF treatments on the activity of Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films for the photocatalytic water splitting reaction have been investigated. Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films treated with HF solution (HF-Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti) exhibited remarkable enhancement in the photocatalytic activity for $H_2$ evolution from a methanol aqueous solution as well as in the photoelectrochemical performance under visible light irradiation as compared with the untreated Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films. Moreover, Pt-loaded HF-Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films act as efficient and stable photocatalysts for the separate evolution of $H_2$ and $O_2$ from water under visible light irradiation in the presence of chemical bias. Thus, HF treatment was found to be an effective way to improve the photocatalytic activity of Vis-$TiO_2$/Ti thin films. Furthermore, unique separate type photofuel cell was fabricated using a Vis-$TiO_2$ thin film as an electrode, which can generate electrical power under solar light irradiation by using various kinds of biomass derivatives as fuel. It was found that the introduction of an iodine ($I^-/{I_3}^-$) redox solution at the cathode side enables the development of a highly efficient photofuel cell which can utilize a cost-efficient carbon electrode as an alternative to the Pt cathode.