• 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.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제42권7호
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• pp.461-468
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• 2005

Transparent TiO$_{2}$ sols were prepared by hydrothermal synthesis to heat Ti precursor solutions, from Ti hydroxides obtained with neutralizing aqueous TiOCl$_{2}$ solutions having various concentrations of NaCI by aqueous NaOH solution, in the autoclave at 120$^{\circ}C$ The photocatalytic abilities of glass beads coated with the sol for gaseous benzene were evaluated. As a result, it was found that due to the increase of brookite phase in TiO$_{2}$ by controlling the concentration of Na ion the optical absorption of TiO$_{2}$ increases toward long wavelength but that in the area of short wavelength becomes relatively low and consequently the photocatalytic performance of TiO$_{2}$ thin film for benzene gas rather decreases, compared to that of composite film of anatase and brookite phases. These results suggest that in order for coated TiO$_{2}$ thin film to have high dissociation performance for benzene gas it is effective to form anatase and brookite phases compositely in TiO$_{2}$.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2007년도 하계학술대회 논문집 Vol.8
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• pp.553-554
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• 2007

By sol-gel method, we have fabricated silica-titania hybrid film using silane treated colloidal $TiO_2$ and characterized the film through FT-IR, TGA, UV-VIS and AFM. The silica-titania hybrid film showed Ti-O-Si chemical bond at FT-IR peak of $910{\sim}940cm^{-1}$. The fabricated hybrid film showed thermal stability of around $350^{\circ}C$(5wt% loss temperature) and transparency more than 90%. In addition, the good surface smoothness was confirmed by AFM. Therefore, the silica-titania hybrid film with outstanding properties can be potential for application in electronics and displays.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 추계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.60.2-60.2
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• 2010

A $TiO_2$ films in dye-sensitized solar cells was fabricated using $TiO_2$ colloidal sol prepared from titanium iso-propoxide used as a starting material by applying the sol-gel method. It was characterized by particle size analyzer, XRD, FE-SEM, and BET analysis. The adsorption isotherms of dye molecule on $TiO_2$ films were obtained at three different temperatures (30, 45, $60^{\circ}C$) and at three different pH (3, 5, 7). The adsorption kinetics of dye molecule on $TiO_2$ films were obtained at three different temperatures (30, 45, $60^{\circ}C$. The adsorption experimental data were correlated with Langmuir isotherm model and pseudo-second-order model. Also the isosteric enthalpies of dye adsorption were calculated by the Clausius-Clapeyron equation. In addition, the adsorption energy distribution functions which describe heterogeneous characteristics of nanocrystalline $TiO_2$ film surface were calculated by using the generalized nonlinear regularization method. We found that efficient adsorption of N719 dye from aqueous solution onto $TiO_2$ films can be successfully achieved by dye adsorption conditions and morphology of $TiO_2$ films.

• 한국재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국재료학회 2011년도 춘계학술발표대회
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• pp.8.1-8.1
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• 2011

Nanocrystalline titanium dioxide ($TiO_2$) materials have been widely used as an electron collector in DSSC. This is required to have an extremely high porosity and surface area such that the dye can be sufficiently adsorbed and be electronically interconnected, resulting in the generation of a high photocurrent within cells. In particular, their geometrical structures and crystalline phase have been extensively investigated as important issues in improving its photovoltaic efficiency. In this study, we present a new strategy to fabricate a photoelectrode having a periodic structured $TiO_2$ film templated from 1D or 3D polystyrene (PS) microspheres array. Monodisperse PS spheres of various radiuses were used for colloidal array on FTO glasses and two types of photoelectrode structures with different $TiO_2$ materials were investigated respectively. One is the igloo-shaped electrode prepared by $TiO_2$ deposition by RF-sputtering onto 2D microsphere-templated substrates. At the interface between the film and substrate, there are voids formed by the decomposition of PS microspheres during the calcination step. These holes might be expected to play the predominant roles as scattering spherical voids to promote a light harvesting effect, a spacious structure for electrolytes with higher viscosity and effective paths for electron transfer. Additionally the nanocrystalline $TiO_2$ phase prepared by the RF-sputtering method was previously reported to improve the electron drift mobility within $TiO_2$ electrodes. This yields solar cells with a cell efficiency of 2.45% or more at AM 1.5 illumination, which is a very remarkable result, considering its $TiO_2$ electrode thickness (<2 ${\mu}m$). This study can be expanded to obtain higher cell efficiency by higher dye loading through the increase of surface area or multi-layered stacking. The other is the inverse opal photonic crystal electrode prepared by titania particles infusion within 3D colloidal arrays. To obtain the enlargement of ordered area and high quality of crystallinity, the synthesis of titania particles coated with a organic thin layer were applied instead of sol-gel process using the $TiO_2$ precursors. They were dispersed so well in most solvents without aggregates and infused successfully within colloidal array structures. This ordered mesoporous structure provides the large surface area leading to the enough adsorption of dye molecules and have an light harvesting effect due to the photonic band gap properties (back-and-forth reflection effects within structures). A major advantage of this colloidal array template method is that the pore size and its distribution within $TiO_2$ photoelectrodes are determined by those of latex beads, which can be controlled easily. These materials may have promising potentials for future applications of membrane, sensor and so on as well as solar cells.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.381-381
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• 2011

In this study, a TiO2 colloidal sol was synthesized by sol-gel process, which was used as a "glue" agent to enhance interconnection of TiO2 particles in low temperature process for plastic dye sensitized solar cell. The crystalline phase of this TiO2 glue is pure anatase with average particles size of 5 nm, which was characterized by powder X-ray diffraction and high revolution-TEM. The viscous alcoholic paste without any organic binder was prepared from the mixture of commercial P25 powder and glue. Paste composition and sintering process parameters were optimized for high photovoltaic performance based on low temperature process. The electrochemical impedance spectroscopy and photocurrent-photovoltage transient spectroscopy were also employed to investigate the mechanism of electron transport in this binder free TiO2 film system.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제26권5호
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• pp.682-690
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• 1989

Fine mullite powder was prepared by colloidal sol-gel route. Boehmite as a starting material of Al2O3 and silica sol or fumed silica as a starting material of SiO2 were used. $\alpha$-Al2O3, TiO2 and ZrO2 were used as seeding materials. The combination of boehmite and silica was found to be the stoichiometric mullite powder. Techniques for drying used were spray drying, freeze drying, reduced pressure evaporation and drying in a oven. The gelled powder was heated at 130$0^{\circ}C$ for 100min and was attrition-milled for 1~3hrs. The mullite powder obtained was composed of submicrometer, uniform and spherical particles with a narrow size distribution. The mullite powder was characterized by BET, SEM, XRD and IR spectroscopy.

• 공업화학
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• 제23권3호
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• pp.293-296
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• 2012

항균 활성도를 조사하기 위해 이산화티탄미립자 표면에 나노메탈(Au, Ag)을 균일하게 도핑한 나노복합체($Ag-TiO_2,\;Au-TiO_2,\;Ag-TiO_2$@$TiO_x$)를 초음파환원법과 졸-겔 법으로 제조하였다. 이렇게 제조된 나노메탈-이산화티탄 복합체의 항균 활성도는 고체배지 표면에 나노복합체와 함께 E. coli를 도말하여 $37^{\circ}C$에서 배양한 후 생존된 콜로니 개수의 측정을 통해서 이루어졌다. 나노복합체의 초기 항균 효율은 나노메탈이 도핑된 이산화티탄미립자($Ag-TiO_2,\;Au-TiO_2,\;Ag-TiO_2$@$TiO_x$)) 복합체가 도핑하지 않은 이산화티탄미립자($TiO_2$)에 비해 높은 항균 효율을 나타내주었다. 이후, 나노복합체를 $4^{\circ}C$에서 보관 후 장기보관에 따른 항균특성을 비교해본 결과, 나노메탈만 도핑된 복합체($Ag-TiO_2,\;Au-TiO_2$)보다는 $Ag-TiO_2,$의 표면을 다시 산화티탄막으로 코팅한 복합체($Ag-TiO_2$@$TiO_x$)의 항균특성이 오랫동안 유지되는 것을 알수 있었다. 이는 산화티탄막으로 다시 코팅한 $Ag-TiO_2$@$TiO_x$의 경우에 Ag 나노메탈의 산화방지 및 나노복합체의 콜로이드 안정성 향상이 이루어졌기 때문으로 사료된다.

• 한국전기전자재료학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국전기전자재료학회 2006년도 영호남 합동 학술대회 및 춘계학술대회 논문집 센서 박막 기술교육
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• pp.117-120
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• 2006

$TiOCl_2$를 중화시키고 과산화수소와 반응시켜 Ti peroxo 전구체를 수열합성법을 이용하여 autoclave 반응기 내에서 가열하여 $TiO_2$ 졸을 제조하였다. Autoclave 반응기 내에 압력을 가하면 브룩카이트상 $TiO_2$졸이 형성됨을 확인하였고, 중화과정에서 NaCl을 첨가하여 Ti 수산화물 격자 내에 Na 이온을 포획되어 브룩카이트상이 나타남을 알 수 있었다. Na 이온의 첨가량에 따라 브룩카이트 결정상 함량이 달라져 광촉매 활성도 달라짐을 브룩카이트상 $TiO_2$가 코팅된 박막의 기상벤젠 광분해 실험을 통해 확인하였고 미세구조, 결정성, 광흡수도률 측정하여 특성평가를 실시하였다.

• 공업화학
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• 제16권3호
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• pp.385-390
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• 2005

본 연구에서는 seed sol 부가법을 통해 나노 사이즈의 콜로이달 Ag를 제조하였다. 제조된 콜로이달 Ag 용액은 hybridizer system과 spray nozzle을 통하여 제지용 무기안료 표면에 분사한 후 이산화티탄으로 표면개질하여 기능성 항균 복합 분체를 제조하였다. 나노 사이즈의 콜로이달 Ag 제조에 있어 $AgNO_3$의 첨가와 시간의 경과에 따라 흡수도가 커지는 것으로 단위 중량당 입자의 크기가 커짐을 확인할 수 있었다. 제조된 기능성 무기안료의 항균성 측정은 균들의 해당 균주에서 시간이 증가함에 따라 균의 성장이 억제되는 결과를 나타내었고 항균접종 실험 실시 후 5~7 h 안에 항균성이 발현되면서 일정한 시간 범위 내에서의 항균력이 우수한 것으로 측정되었다. 또한 $TiO_2$의 광촉매 효과 측정 결과 benzene의 광분해 효율실험에서 반응시간 80 min 동안 60~70% 정도의 효율을 보였고, 반응시간 30 min 정도에서 이미 달성한 분해효율이 90% 이상에 도달해 있음을 알 수 있었다.