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Industry Applicable Future Texturing Process for Diamond wire sawed Multi-crystalline Silicon Solar Cells: A review

  • Ju, Minkyu;Lee, Youn-Jung;Balaji, Nagarajan;Cho, Young Hyun;Yi, Junsin
    • Current Photovoltaic Research
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    • v.6 no.1
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    • pp.1-11
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    • 2018
  • Current major photovoltaic (PV) market share (> 60%) is being occupied by the multicrystalline (mc)-silicon solar cells despite of low efficiency compared to single crystalline silicon solar cells. The diamond wire sawing technology reduces the production cost of crystalline silicon solar cells, it increases the optical loss for the existing mc-silicon solar cells and hence its efficiency is low in the current mass production line. To overcome the optical loss in the mc-crystalline silicon, caused by the diamond wire sawing, next generation texturing process is being investigated by various research groups for the PV industry. In this review, the limitation of surface structure and optical loss due to the reflectivity of conventional mc-silicon solar cells are explained by the typical texturing mechanism. Various texturing technologies that could minimize the optical loss of mc-silicon solar cells are explained. Finally, next generation texturing technology to survive in the fierce cost competition of photovoltaic market is discussed.

Preparation of Anatase Particles through Electro-Dialysis of TiCl4 Aqueous Solution

  • Chang, Myung Chul
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.53 no.3
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    • pp.325-331
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    • 2016
  • Anatase particles of titanium dioxide were prepared from $TiCl_4$ aqueous solution by using an electro-dialysis [ED] process. For the preparation of an aqueous solution of $TiCl_4$ precipitates, $TiCl_4$ liquid frozen in ice was transferred to a neck flask and then hydrolyzed using deionized [DI] $H_2O$. During the hydrolysis of the $TiCl_4$ solution at $0^{\circ}C$, a slurry solution of $TiOCl_2$ was obtained and the color changed from red to orange. The ED process was applied for the removal of chlorine content in the slurry solution. Two kinds of hydrolyzed slurry solution with lower [$Ti^{4+}$] and higher [$Ti^{4+}$] were sampled and the ED process was applied for the samples according to the removal time of [$Cl^-$]. With de-chlorination, the solution status changed from sol to gel and the color quickly changed to blue. Finally, white crystalline powders were formed and the phase was confirmed by XRD to be anatase crystallites. The morphology of the hydrous titania particles in the solution was observed by FE-SEM. The hydrous titania particles were nano-crystalline, and easily coagulated with drying.

Phase Change Characteristics of Ge-Se-Te Thin Film for PRAM (PRAM을 위한 Ge-Se-Te 박막의 상변환 특성)

  • Shin, Jae-Ho;Kim, Byung-Cheul;Yeo, Jong-Bin;Lee, Hyun-Yong
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.24 no.12
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    • pp.982-987
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    • 2011
  • In this study, $Ge_8Se_{(2+x)}Te_{(6-x)}$ thin film amorphous-to-crystalline phase-change rate was evaluated in using a nano-pulse scanner. The focused laser beam with a diameter <10 ${\mu}m$ was illuminated in the power (P) and pulse duration (t) ranges of 1-31 mW and 10-460 ns, respectively, with subsequent detection of the responsive signals reflected from the film surface. We also evaluated the material characteristics, such as optical absorption and energy gap, crystalline phases, and sheet resistance of as-deposited and annealed films. The result of experiments showed that the thermal stability of the Ge-Se-Te film is largely improved by adding Se.

A study of DSC using Ultrasonic and Thermal treatment on nano-crystalline $TiO_{2}$ surface (염료감응형 태양전지 $TiO_{2}$ 광전극 표면의 초음파 열처리에 관한 연구)

  • Hong, Ji-Tae;Choi, Jin-Young;Seo, Hyun-Woong;Kim, Jong-Lak;Kim, Hee-Je
    • 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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    • 2007.06a
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    • pp.317-319
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    • 2007
  • Recently, there were many researches for efficiency improvement of DSC. Among of these works, research of surface treatment is still a prerequisite for electron diffusion, light-harvesting and surface state of $DSC^{4)}$. Using of the surface treatment, it can be raise up porosity of $TiO_{2}$ nano-crystalline structure on $photo-electrode^{5)}$. There are chemical, physical, electrical and optical methods which raise up its porosity. In this paper, we have designed and manufactured MOPA-type ultrasonic circuit (100W, frequency and duty variable). Manufactured ultrasonic circuit to use to force cavity density and power into $TiO_{2}$ paste. Then, we have optimized forcing time, frequency and duty of ultrasonic irradiation for surface treatment of photo-electrode of DSC. In I-V characteristic test of DSC, ultrasonic and thermal treated DSC shows 19% improved its efficiency against established DSC.

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Signal Transmission Properties of the Inductive Coupler using the High Permeability Magnetic Materials

  • Kim, Hyun-Sik;Kim, Jong-Ryung;Lee, Hae-Yeon;Kim, Ki-Uk;Huh, Jeong-Seob;Lee, Jun-Hui;Oh, Young-Woo;Byon, Woo-Bong;Gwak, Kwi-Yil;Ju, Seong-Ho
    • Journal of the Korean Institute of Electrical and Electronic Material Engineers
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    • v.19 no.4
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    • pp.339-343
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    • 2006
  • We observed the application possibility of inductive coupler for the underground high-voltage power line communication by means of analysis of signal transmission characteristics and magnetic properties on annealing temperatures for high-permeability Fe-base amorphous alloys. The best electromagnetic and transmission characteristics were shown in nano-crystalline precipitated alloy annealed at temperature $510^{\circ}C$. The transmission characteristics in the low-frequency band depend on permeability of magnetic core materials and its properties of high-frequency band can be improved by impedance matching. Using the high pass filter embedded in the coupler, other noise signal band except for communication signals could be cut off.