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$P^+N, P^+NN^+$ 접합형 실리콘 태양전지의 제작 및 특성 (Fabrication and Characteristics of $P^+N$ and $P^+NN^+$ Junction Silicon Solar Cell)

  • 이대우;이종덕;김기원
    • 대한전자공학회논문지
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    • 제20권1호
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    • pp.22-26
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    • 1983
  • 열확산(thermal diffusion)법을 이용하여 면적이 3.36㎠인 P+N 전지와 P+NN+ 전지를 제작하였다. 100mW/㎠의 인공 조명에서 측정한 결과 940℃에서 15분 보론확산(boron Predeposition)을 하고, 800℃에서 20분 열처리(annealing)하여 제작한 P+N전지는 전면적(수광면적) 변환 효율이 13.4%(14.7%)이었다. 뒷면을 1050℃에서 인(Phosphorus)을 확산한 후, 앞면을 940℃에서 15분 보론 확산하고, 800℃에서 50분 열처리하여 만든 P+NN+전지의 전면적(수광면적) 변환 효율은 14.3%(15.6%)이었다. 뒷면의 인 확산으로 게더링(gettering) 작용과 BSF 효과에 의해서 P+NN+ 전지가 P+N전지보다 캐리어 수명이 약 2∼3배 증가되었다. 그리고 효율 개선을 위해 AR로팅, Ag전기도금, 미세한 그리드 패턴, 앞면 불순물 주입량 조절 등을 행하였다.

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Electrically Driven Quantum Dot/wire/well Hybrid Light-emitting Diodes via GaN Nano-sized Pyramid Structure

  • 고영호;김제형;김려화;고석민;권봉준;김주성;김택;조용훈
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2011년도 제40회 동계학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.47-47
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    • 2011
  • There have been numerous efforts to enhance the efficiency of light-emitting diodes (LEDs) by using low dimensional structures such as quantum dots (QDs), wire (QWRs), and wells (QWs). We demonstrate QD/QWR/QW hybrid structured LEDs by using nano-scaled pyramid structures of GaN with ~260 nm height. Photoluminescence (PL) showed three multi-peak spectra centered at around 535 nm, 600 nm, 665 nm for QWs, QWRs, and QDs, respectively. The QD emission survived at room temperature due to carrier localization, whereas the QW emission diminished from 10 K to 300 K. We confirmed that hybrid LEDs had zero-, one-, and two-dimensional behavior from a temperature-dependent time-resolved PL study. The radiative lifetime of the QDs was nearly constant over the temperature, while that of the QWs increased with increasing temperature, due to low dimensional behavior. Cathodoluminescence revealed spatial distributions of InGaN QDs, QWRs, and QWs on the vertices, edges, and sidewalls, respectively. We investigated the blue-shifted electroluminescence with increasing current due to the band-filling effect. The hybrid LEDs provided broad-band spectra with high internal quantum efficiency, and color-tunability for visible light-emitting sources.

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다전극 DFB-LD의 광 쌍안정 특성에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Optical Bistable Characteristic of a Multi-Section DFB-LD)

  • 김근철;정영철
    • 대한전자공학회논문지SD
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    • 제39권8호
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2002
  • 다전극 DFB-LD는 외부에서 주입되는 광의 파워에 따라서 발진하는 광출력이 쌍안정성을 보임에 따라, 이를 파장 변환에 활용하거나, 광논리 소자로 활용할 수 있는 가능성이 있다. 본 논문에서는 연산자 분리 시영역 모델을 이용하여 다전극 DFB-LD에서의 광 쌍안정 특성에 대하여 연구하였다. 다전극 DFB-LD에 불균등하게 전류를 인가하여 쌍안정 현상이 발생함을 확인하고, 흡수 영역으로 입력광을 입사하였을 때 발생하는 출력광 파워의 쌍안정 현상도 확인하였다. 그리고 수 ns의 스위칭 시간과 수 pj의 스위칭 에너지를 가진 set 또는 reset 광 펄스의 인가에 의하여 flip-flop 특성을 보임에 따라 광 메모리 소자로서의 동작도 확인하였다. 또한 캐리어 생존시간과 이득 곡선 기울기 등의 조절로서 LD 광 출력의 반응 시간을 줄일 수 있는 가능성을 확인하였다.

A Novel Atomic Layer Deposited Al2O3 Film with Diluted NH4OH for High-Efficient c-Si Solar Cell

  • Oh, Sung-Kwen;Shin, Hong-Sik;Jeong, Kwang-Seok;Li, Meng;Lee, Horyeong;Han, Kyumin;Lee, Yongwoo;Lee, Ga-Won;Lee, Hi-Deok
    • JSTS:Journal of Semiconductor Technology and Science
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    • 제14권1호
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    • pp.40-47
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    • 2014
  • In this paper, $Al_2O_3$ film deposited by thermal atomic layer deposition (ALD) with diluted $NH_4OH$ instead of $H_2O$ was suggested for passivation layer and anti-reflection (AR) coating of the p-type crystalline Si (c-Si) solar cell application. It was confirmed that the deposition rate and refractive index of $Al_2O_3$ film was proportional to the $NH_4OH$ concentration. $Al_2O_3$ film deposited with 5 % $NH_4OH$ has the greatest negative fixed oxide charge density ($Q_f$), which can be explained by aluminum vacancies ($V_{Al}$) or oxygen interstitials ($O_i$) under O-rich condition. $Al_2O_3$ film deposited with $NH_4OH$ 5 % condition also shows lower interface trap density ($D_{it}$) distribution than those of other conditions. At $NH_4OH$ 5 % condition, moreover, $Al_2O_3$ film shows the highest excess carrier lifetime (${\tau}_{PCD}$) and the lowest surface recombination velocity ($S_{eff}$), which are linked with its passivation properties. The proposed $Al_2O_3$ film deposited with diluted $NH_4OH$ is very promising for passivation layer and AR coating of the p-type c-Si solar cell.

Sol-Gel 방법을 이용한 FET형 전해질 센서의 제작 및 특성 (The Fabrication and Characteristics of FET-Type Electrolyte Sensors by Using Sol-Gel Technique.)

  • 문수영;조병욱;김창수;고광락;손병기
    • 센서학회지
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    • 제7권4호
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    • pp.243-253
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    • 1998
  • 전해질 센서 감지막으로 사용되어 온 PVC 감지막은 센서 표면과의 낮은 부착력으로 인하여 센서 수명을 단축시켰고, 감지막의 규격화와 양산화가 어려웠다. 이러한 문제를 해결하고자 감지막 용액은 중성 캐리어(ionophore), 고분자 지지체(TEOS:DEDMS=1:3), 용매(에탄올) 그리고 촉매(염산)들을 혼합하여 sol-gel 방법으로 제조하였다. 그리고 감광성 고분자물질(THB30)로 만들어진 마이크로풀(micropool)내에 리프트-오프(lift-off) 기법으로 감지막을 형성하였다. 제작된 전해질 센서는 MISFET(metal-insulator-semiconductor field-effect transistor)의 전형적인 전기적 특성을 보였다. K-, Ca-, Na-ISFET은 넓은 농도범위에서 각각 53, 25, 50 mV/decade의 감도를 보였다. 감응시간은 약 90초이며 드리프트는 약 0.05 mV/hour였다. Sol-gel 법과 리프트-오프 기법은 감지감 형성에 적용될 수 있었으며, 센서의 규격화와 양산화를 개선시킬 수 있을 것으로 기대된다.

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Optical Properties Analysis of SiNx Double Layer Anti Reflection Coating by PECVD

  • Gong, Dae-Yeong;Park, Seung-Man;Yi, Jun-Sin
    • 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 한국진공학회 2009년도 제38회 동계학술대회 초록집
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    • pp.149-149
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    • 2010
  • The double-layer antireflection (DLAR) coatings have significant advantages over single-layer antireflection (SLAR) coatings. This is because they will be able to cover a broad range of the solar spectrum which would enhance the overall performance of solar cells. Moreover films deposited at high frequency are expected to show excellent and UV-stable passivation in the refractive index that we adopted. In this work, we present a novel DLAR coating using SiNx:H thin films with refractive indices 1.9 and 2.3 as the top and bottom layers. This approach is cost effective when compared to earlier DLAR coatings with two different materials. SiNx:H films were deposited by Plasma enhanced chemical vapor deposition (PECVD) technique using $SiH_4$, $NH_3$ and $N_2$ gases with flow rates 20~80sccm, 200sccm and 85 sccm respectively. The RF power, plasma frequency and substrate temperature for the deposition were 300W, 13.56 MHz and $450^{\circ}C$, respectively. The optimum thickness and refractive indices values for DLAR coatings were estimated theoretically using Macleod simulation software as 82.24 nm for 1.9 and 68.58 nm for 2.3 respectively. Solar cells were fabricated with SLAR and DLAR coatings of SiNx:H films and compared the cell efficacy. SiNx:H> films deposited at a substrate temperature of $450^{\circ}C$ and that at 300 W power showed best effective minority carrier lifetime around $50.8\;{\mu}s$. Average reflectance values of SLAR coatings with refractive indices 1.9, 2.05 and 2.3 were 10.1%, 9.66% and 9.33% respectively. In contrast, optimized DLAR coating showed a reflectance value as low as 8.98% in the wavelength range 300nm - 1100nm.

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Recent Development of P-Tunnel Oxide Passivated Contact Solar Cells

  • Yang Zhao;Muhammad Quddamah Khokhar;Hasnain Yousuf;Xinyi Fan;Seungyong Han;Youngkuk Kim;Suresh Kumar Dhungel;Junsin Yi
    • 한국전기전자재료학회논문지
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    • 제36권4호
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    • pp.332-340
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    • 2023
  • Crystalline silicon solar cells have attracted great attention for their various advantages, such as the availability of raw materials, high-efficiency potential, and well-established processing sequence. Tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) solar cells are widely regarded as one of the most prospective candidates for the next generation of high-performance solar cells because an efficiency of 26% has been achieved in small-area solar cells. Compared to n-type TOPCon solar cells, the photo conversion efficiency (PCE) of p-type TOPCon is slightly higher. The highest PCEs of p-type TOPCon and n-type TOPCon solar cells are 26.0% and 25.8%, respectively. Despite the highest efficiency in small-area cells, limited progress has been achieved in p-type TOPCon solar cells for large are due to their lower carrier lifetime and inferior surface passivation with the boron-doped c-Si wafer. Nevertheless, it is of great importance to promoting the p-type TOPCon technology due to its lower price and well-established manufacturing procedures with slight modifications in the PERC solar cells production lines. The progress in different approaches to increase the efficiencies of p-type TOPCon solar cells has been reported in this review article and is expected to set valuable strategies to promote the passivation technology of p-type TOPCon, which could further increase the efficiency of TOPCon solar cells.

기판 세정특성에 따른 표면 패시배이션 및 a-Si:H/c-Si 이종접합 태양전지 특성변화 분석 (Effect of Cleaning Processes of Silicon Wafer on Surface Passivation and a-Si:H/c-Si Hetero-Junction Solar Cell Performances)

  • 송준용;정대영;김찬석;박상현;조준식;송진수;왕진석;이정철
    • 한국재료학회지
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    • 제20권4호
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    • pp.210-216
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    • 2010
  • This paper investigates the dependence of a-Si:H/c-Si passivation and heterojunction solar cell performances on various cleaning processes of silicon wafers. It is observed that the passivation quality of a-Si:H thin-films on c-Si wafers depends highly on the initial H-termination properties of the wafer surface. The effective minority carrier lifetime (MCLT) of highly H-terminated wafer is beneficial for obtaining high quality passivation of a-Si:H/c-Si. The wafers passivated by p(n)-doped a-Si:H layers have low MCLT regardless of the initial H-termination quality. On the other hand, the MCLT of wafers incorporating intrinsic (i) a-Si:H as a passivation layer shows sensitive variation with initial cleaning and H-termination schemes. By applying the improved cleaning processes, we can obtain an MCLT of $100{\mu}sec$ after H-termination and above $600{\mu}sec$ after i a-Si:H thin film deposition. By adapting improved cleaning processes and by improving passivation and doped layers, we can fabricate a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction solar cells with an active area conversion efficiency of 18.42%, which cells have an open circuit voltage of 0.670V, short circuit current of $37.31\;mA/cm^2$ and fill factor of 0.7374. These cells show more than 20% pseudo efficiency measured by Suns-$V_{oc}$ with an elimination of series resistance.

전자소자에서의 $\frac {1}{f}$잡음에 관한 연구 (A Study on the Theory of $\frac {1}{f}$ Noise in Electronic Devies)

  • 송명호
    • 한국통신학회논문지
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    • 제3권1호
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    • pp.18-25
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    • 1978
  • 반도체 소자에서 생기는 1/f 형의 잡음의 근원이 무엇인가에 대해 지금까지 여러 이론이 나왔다. 그중에도 Mcwhorter's Surface model이 대표적인 이론이었다. 그러나 Hooge는 이론에 반기를 들고 나왔다. Hooge의 이론에 의하면 thermo cell이나 Concentration cell에서의 1/f-형의 잡음이 표면효과(surface effect)가 아니라는 것이다. 본 논문에서는 이 두 대표적인 이론을 종합검토할 수 있는 Langenvin type의 Boltzmann transport equation에 입각하여 새로운 일반이론을 세웠다. 본 논문에서는 N형 채널을 갖고 있는 금속산화물반도체 전계효과 트랜지스터에서 단일준의 Shockley-Read-Hall recombination center에 의한 단락회로에서 드레인의 1/f-형 잡음스펙트럼을 계산하기 위해 시간에 따라 변화하는 양을 포함시키므로써 각 에너지대의 케리어에 대해 준-페르미준위를 정의할 수 없다고 가정했으므로, 1/f-형의 잡음은 다수케리어 효과에 기인한다고 가정했다. 이러한 가정하에서 유도된 1/f-형의 잡음은 금속산화물반도체 전계효과 트랜지스터에서 1/f-형의 잡음에 중요한 요인들을 모두 보여주었다. : 적주파에서 플렛티유를 나타내지 않았고 채널의 면적 A와 드레인 바이어스 전압 V에 비례하고 체널의 길이 L에 반비례한다. 본 논문의 모델에서는 1/f-응답에서 1/f2에 대한 잡음스트럼의 전이주파수와 P-n 합다이오우드의 surfact center에 관계되는 완화시간(relaxation time)에 대응하는 주파수 사이를 구별하여 설명할 수 있었다. 본 논문의 결과에서 1/f-형 잡음스펙트럼은 격자산란이 주원인이 된다. 금속산화물반도체 전계효과 트랜지스터를 살펴보면 격자산란이 주로 표면에서 일어나기 때문에 1/f-형 잡음이 표면효과라고 말할 수 있다.

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50 ㎛ 기판을 이용한 a-Si:H/c-Si 이종접합 태양전지 제조 및 특성 분석 (a-Si:H/c-Si Heterojunction Solar Cell Performances Using 50 ㎛ Thin Wafer Substrate)

  • 송준용;최장훈;정대영;송희은;김동환;이정철
    • 한국재료학회지
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    • 제23권1호
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    • pp.35-40
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    • 2013
  • In this study, the influence on the surface passivation properties of crystalline silicon according to silicon wafer thickness, and the correlation with a-Si:H/c-Si heterojunction solar cell performances were investigated. The wafers passivated by p(n)-doped a-Si:H layers show poor passivation properties because of the doping elements, such as boron(B) and phosphorous(P), which result in a low minority carrier lifetime (MCLT). A decrease in open circuit voltage ($V_{oc}$) was observed when the wafer thickness was thinned from $170{\mu}m$ to $50{\mu}m$. On the other hand, wafers incorporating intrinsic (i) a-Si:H as a passivation layer showed high quality passivation of a-Si:H/c-Si. The implied $V_{oc}$ of the ITO/p a-Si:H/i a-Si:H/n c-Si wafer/i a-Si:H/n a-Si:H/ITO stacked layers was 0.715 V for $50{\mu}m$ c-Si substrate, and 0.704 V for $170{\mu}m$ c-Si. The $V_{oc}$ in the heterojunction solar cells increased with decreases in the substrate thickness. The high quality passivation property on the c-Si led to an increasing of $V_{oc}$ in the thinner wafer. Short circuit current decreased as the substrate became thinner because of the low optical absorption for long wavelength light. In this paper, we show that high quality passivation of c-Si plays a role in heterojunction solar cells and is important in the development of thinner wafer technology.