• 한국재료학회지
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• 제21권6호
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• pp.341-346
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• 2011

In this study, we inserted a Zn buffer layer into a AZO/p-type a-si:H layer interface in order to lower the contact resistance of the interface. For the Zn layer, the deposition was conducted at 5 nm, 7 nm and 10 nm using the rf-magnetron sputtering method. The results were compared to that of the AZO film to discuss the possibility of the Zn layer being used as a transparent conductive oxide thin film for application in the silicon heterojunction solar cell. We used the rf-magnetron sputtering method to fabricate Al 2 wt.% of Al-doped ZnO (AZO) film as a transparent conductive oxide (TCO). We analyzed the electro-optical properties of the ZnO as well as the interface properties of the AZO/p-type a-Si:H layer. After inserting a buffer layer into the AZO/p-type a-Si:H layers to enhance the interface properties, we measured the contact resistance of the layers using a CTLM (circular transmission line model) pattern, the depth profile of the layers using AES (auger electron spectroscopy), and the changes in the properties of the AZO thin film through heat treatment. We investigated the effects of the interface properties of the AZO/p-type a-Si:H layer on the characteristics of silicon heterojunction solar cells and the way to improve the interface properties. When depositing AZO thin film on a-Si layer, oxygen atoms are diffused from the AZO thin film towards the a-Si layer. Thus, the characteristics of the solar cells deteriorate due to the created oxide film. While a diffusion of Zn occurs toward the a-Si in the case of AZO used as TCO, the diffusion of In occurs toward a-Si in the case of ITO used as TCO.

• 한국정보통신학회논문지
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• 제15권6호
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• pp.1349-1354
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• 2011

본 연구에서는 CdZnS와 CdTe로 구성되는 이종접합 소자를 제작하고 커패시턴스-전압 특성을 조사하였다. CdS/CdTe 접합의 경우, 역방향 바이어스가 증가함에 따라 공핍층의 폭이 커져 커패시턴스 값이 약간 감소하였으나 CdZnS/CdTe 접합에서는 CdTe 박막 내에서의 공핍층 폭이 바이어스에 크게 영향을 받지 않아 커패시턴스 값이 역방향 바이어스에 따라 거의 변화가 없었다. 바이어스 전압을 인가하지 않은 상태에서의 공핍층 폭은 높은 CdZnS 박막의 비저항 및 낮은 캐리어 농도로 인해 CdS/CdTe 접합보다 CdZnS/CdTe 접합에서 보다 큰 값을 나타내었다. CdZnS/CdTe 태양전지의 개방전압은 Zn의 비율이 커짐에 따라 CdZnS 박막과 CdTe 박막의 전자 친화력 차이의 감소로 인하여 크게 증가하였으나, Zn 비율이 0.35 이상인 경우 오히려 감소함을 알 수 있었다. 또한 CdZnS 박막의 높은 비저항이 태양전지의 직렬저항을 상승시켜 전지의 변환 효율은 오히려 감소함을 알 수 있었다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.370-370
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• 2009

이종접합태양전지는 구조적 대칭성 때문에 웨이퍼 두께가 감소하여도 보우잉이 일어나지 않는 특징이 있으며, 산요에서 개발한 이종접합태양전지의 효율이 22% 이상을 보이고 있다. 이종접합태양전지에서 비정질 실리콘과 실리콘 웨이퍼의 계면에 따라 이종접합태양전지의 특성이 크게 변화한다. 본 연구에서는 패시베이션 층으로 사용되는 비정질 실리콘을 hot wire chemical vapor deposition(HWCVD)을 사용하여 이종접합태양전지에 적용하였으며 기존의 plasma-enhanced chemical vapor deposition을 이용한 비정질 실리콘을 적용한 이종접합태양전지와 비교하였다. 패시베이션 특성을 확인하기 위해 quasi-steady state photoconductance로 minority carrier lifetime을 측정하였고, 태양전지 특성평가로는 암전류특성 및 광전류특성을 사용하였다. HWCVD를 사용하여 패시베이션한 태양전지의 경우 16.1%의 효율을 보였다.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.99.2-99.2
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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 wafer and surface morphology. It is observed that passivation quality of a-Si:H thin-films on c-Si wafer highly depends on wafer surface conditions. The MCLT(Minority carrier life time) of wafer incorporating intrinsic (i) a-Si:H as a passivation layer shows sensitive variation with cleaning process and surface morpholgy. By applying improved cleaning processes and surface morphology we can obtain the MCLT of $200{\mu}sec$ after H-termination and above 1.5msec after i a-Si:H thin film deposition, which has implied open circuit voltage of 0.720V.

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• 제34권7호
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• pp.2148-2154
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• 2013

Three push-pull organic semiconductors, TPA-$Th_3$-MMN (1), TPA-ThTT-MMN (2), and TPA-ThDTT-MMN (3), comprising a triphenylamine donor and a methylene malononitrile acceptor linked by various ${\pi}$-conjugated thiophene units were synthesized, and the effects of the ${\pi}$-conjugated bridging unit on the photovoltaic characteristics of solution-processed small-molecule organic solar cells based on these semiconductors were investigated. Planar bridging units with extended ${\pi}$-conjugation effectively facilitated intermolecular ${\pi}-{\pi}$ packing interactions in the solid state, resulting in enhanced $J_{sc}$ values of the SMOSCs fabricated with bulk heterojunction films.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2011년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.128.1-128.1
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• 2011

In amorphous silicon and crystalline silicon(a-Si:H/c-Si) heterojuction solar cells, intrinsic hydrogenated amorphous silicon(a-Si:H) films play an important role to passivate the crystalline silicon wafer surfaces. We have studied the correlation between the surface passivation quality and nature of the Si-H bonding at the a-Si:H/c-Si interface. The samples were obtained by VHF-CVD under different deposition conditions. The passivation quality and analysis of all structures studied was performed by means of quasi steady state photoconductance(QSSPC) methods and fourier transform infrared spectrometer(FTIR) measurements respectively.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.332.2-332.2
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• 2016

Two dimensional transition-metal dichalcogenides (TMDs) semiconductors are attractive materials for optoelectric devices because of their direct energy bandgap and transparency. To investigate the feasibility of transparent p-n junctions, we have fabricated a p-n heterojunction consisting of p-type WSe2 and n-type MoS2 flakes since WSe2 and MoS2 with proper electrode metals exhibit p-type and n-type behaviors, respectively. These heterojunctions exhibits gate-tunable rectifying behaviors and photovoltaic effects (ECE ~ 0.2%) indicating that p-n junctions were formed. In addition, photocurrent and photovoltaic effects were observed under light illumination, which were dependent on the gate voltage. In addition, the photocurrent mapping images indicate that the photovoltaic effects comes from the junction area. Possible origins of gate-tunability are discussed.

• 한국재료학회지
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• 제21권2호
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• pp.120-124
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• 2011

Silicon heterojunction solar cells have been studied by many research groups. In this work, silicon heterojunction solar cells having a simple structure of Ag/ZnO:Al/n type a-Si:H/p type c-Si/Al were fabricated. Samples were fabricated to investigate the effect of transparent conductive oxide growth conditions on the interface between ZnO:Al layer and a-Si:H layer. One sample was deposited by ZnO:Al at low working pressure. The other sample was deposited by ZnO:Al at alternating high working pressure and low working pressure. Electrical properties and chemical properties were investigated by light I-V characteristics and AES method, respectively. The light I-V characteristics showed better efficiency on sample deposited by ZnO:Al by alternating high working pressure and low working pressure. Atomic concentrations and relative oxidation states of Si, O, and Zn were analyzed by AES method. For poor efficiency samples, Si was diffused into ZnO:Al layer and O was diffused at the interface of ZnO:Al and Si. Differentiated O KLL spectra, Zn LMM spectra, and Si KLL spectra were used for interface reaction and oxidation state. According to AES spectra, sample deposited by high working pressure was effective at reducing the interface reaction and the Si diffusion. Consequently, the efficiency was improved by suppressing the SiOx formation at the interface.

• Rapid Communication in Photoscience
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• 제3권3호
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• pp.59-60
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• 2014

The trans-$A_2B_2$ porphyrin and Ni-porphyrin derivatives were synthesized by Suzuki coupling of bromoporphyrin with arylborate as a key step. The band gaps of those complexes were measured from their absorption, emission and cyclic voltammetric data. All the LUMO energy level of porphyrin derivatives is lower than that of P3HT, and the HOMO energy level is evaluated higher than the HOMO of PCBM.

• 공업화학
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• 제30권4호
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• pp.499-503
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• 2019

GaInP/GaAs 양자우물(quantum well)구조를 N-AlGaInP/p-GaInP 이종 접합구조 태양전지에 도입하여 그 특성을 조사하고 양자우물구조가 없는 태양전지와 비교하였다. 에피층은 (100)평면이 (111)A 방향으로 $6^{\circ}$ 기울어진 p-GaAs 기판 위에 성장하였다. 태양전지 박막구조는 두께 400 nm의 N-AlGaInP 층에 590 nm의 p-GaInP와 210 nm의 GaInP/GaAs 양자 우물 구조(10 nm GaInP/5 nm GaAs의 14겹 구조)가 도입된 양자우물 태양전지 구조와 800 nm의 p-GaInP의 단일이종접합 구조로 이루어진다. 측정결과 $1{\times}1mm^2$의 태양전지에서 단락전류밀도($J_{sc}$)는 양자우물구조가 도입된 태양전지에서는 $9.61mA/cm^2$, 양자우물 구조가 없는 태양전지에서는 $7.06mA/cm^2$가 각각 측정되었다. 이차이온질량 분석법(SIMS)과 외부양자효율(external quantum efficiency) 측정을 통하여 단락전류 증가에 의한 효율증가가 흡수 스펙트럼의 확대가 아닌 양자우물에 의한 carrier 재결합의 억제에 의한 효과임을 확인하였다.