• 전기화학회지
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• 제20권1호
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• pp.18-25
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• 2017

본 총설에서는 최근 전세계적으로 각광 받고 있는 유기 금속 할라이드 페로브스카이트 소재에 기반한 태양광 물분해 연구에 대해 정리하였다. 크게, 현재까지 연구보고들을 태양전지-전기분해기 구성 (photovoltaic-electrolyzer configuration) 및 통합 태양광 물분해 (integrated photoelectrolysis)로 분류하여 최근 연구결과들을 소개하였다. 해당 분야 연구는 아직 초기 단계에 있으며, 향후 효과적인 보호막 개발, 고전압 텐덤전지 제작 등이 필요함을 보였다.

• 한국물환경학회지
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• 제35권5호
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• pp.418-424
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• 2019

In this study, $TiO_2$ nanotubes with different morphologies were prepared in the electrolyte consisting of ethylene glycol, ammonium fluoride($NH_4F$), and deionized water($H_2O$) by controlling the voltage and time in the anodization method. Thicknesses and pore sizes of these $TiO_2$ nanotubes were measured to interpret the relationship between anodization conditions and $TiO_2$ nanotube morphologies. Element contents in the $TiO_2$ nanotubes were detected for further analysis of $TiO_2$ nanotube characteristics. Photoelectrolyticdecolorization efficiencies of the $TiO_2$ nanotube plates with various morphologies were tested to clarify the morphology that a highly active $TiO_2$ nanotube plate should have. Influences of applied voltage in photoelectrolysis processes and sodium sulfate($Na_2SO_4$) concentration in wastewater on the decolorization efficiency were also studied. To save the equipment investment cost in photoelectrolysis methods, a two-photoelectrode system that uses the $TiO_2$ nanotube plates as photoanode and photocathode instead of adding other counter electrodes was studied. Compared with single-photoelectrode system that uses the $TiO_2$ nanotube plate as photoanode and titanium plate as cathode on the view of the treatment of dye wastewater containing different amounts of salt. As a result, a considerably suitable voltage was strictly needed for enhancing the photoelectrolyticdecolorization effect of the two-photoelectrode system but if salts exist in wastewater, an excellent increase in the decolorization efficiency can be obtained.

• 대한전자공학회논문지
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• 제26권10호
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• pp.1528-1534
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• 1989

Photoeffects at the p-GaP semiconductor/CsNO3 electrolyte interface were investigated in terms of their current-voltage characteristics. The photoeffects at the semiconductor-electrolyte interfaces and their photocurrent variations are verified using Ar ion laser and continuous cyclic voltammetric methods. The mechanism of charge transfer at the photogeneration in the depletion layer rather than the photodecomposition of the p-GaP semiconductor electrode surface and/or the water photoelectrolysis. The adsorption of Cs+ ions at the interface is physical adsorption.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제48권2호
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• pp.200-204
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• 2011

Increase of surface area and decrease of band gap in $TiO_2$ semiconductors are significant to improve the efficiency of water splitting by photoelectrolysis. In this study $TiO_2$ nanotube arrays with ~7 um length and ~100 nm diameter were fabricated by an anodizing technique of titanium foils using DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide)-based electrolytes. Then to control the band gap of the $TiO_2$ arrays, they were annealed at $550^{\circ}C$ for up to 180 min in $NH_3$ gas ambient. The samples annealed in $NH_3$ gas for 30 min and 60 min showed superior photo-conversion efficiency for water splitting under white and visible light. A $TiO_2$ nanotube annealed in $NH_3$ gas ambient for a period longer than 120 min showed 1 order higher leakage current. It is believed that the decrease of band gap and increase of conductivity in $TiO_2$ nanotube arrays due to $NH_3$ gas treatments result in the superior water-splitting performance.

• Advances in Energy Research
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.45-57
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• 2015

This article is addressed to define a new composite electrode constituted by porous nickel and an array of highly ordered $TiO_2$ nanotubes obtained by a previous galvanostatic anodization treatment in an ethylene glycol solution. The electrochemical performances of the composite anode were evaluated in a photo-electrolyser, which showed good solar conversion efficiency with respect to the UV irradiance together with a reduction of energy consumption. Such a combination of materials makes our system simple and able to work both in dark and under solar light exposure, thus opening new perspectives for industrial-scale applications.

• 공업화학
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.88-99
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• 1992

광 전기분해시 양극으로 사용되는 산화티타늄 반도체 전극의 안정성을 증대시키고 효율향상을 위해서 순수한 티타늄 전극을 양극 산화법, 전기로 산화법, 불꽃 산화법으로 산화 피막을 제조하였으며 In을 Ti와 $TiO_2$소지에 전기도금을 한 후 전기로 산화법으로 혼합 산화물을 제조하였다. 또한 $Al_2O_3$ 와 NiO는 진공증착 방법을 이용하여 Ti 소지위에 증착시킨 후 전기로 산화법을 이용하여 혼합 산화물을 제조하였다. 에너지변환 효율(${\eta}$)은 인가전위에 따라서 다른 값을 갖는데 0.6V로 계산하여 보면 $1200^{\circ}C$의 불꽃으로 2분간 산화시킨 전극이 0.98%로 가장 큰 값을 가졌으며 양극 산화법으로 제조한 전극의 ${\eta}$는 0.14%로 작은 값을 보여 주었다. 한편 $800^{\circ}C$ 전기로에서 10분간 산화시킨 전극의 ${\eta}$는 0.57%로 띠간 에너지는 2.9eV로 나타났다. 한편 In을 Ti 및 $TiO_2$ 소지위에 전기도금시킨 전극의 ${\eta}$는 0.8%였으며 인가전위가 증가함에 따라서 ${\eta}$는 증가하였다. 그러나 $Al_2O_3$와 NiO를 Ti소지위에 진공증착시킨 전극의 ${\eta}$는 다른 전극들에 비해서 가장 낮은 값을 나타내었다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.47-56
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• 1990

Pure titanium rods were oxidized by anodic oxidation, furnace oxidation and flame oxidation and used as a electrode in the photodecomposition of water. The maximum photoelectrochemical conversion efficiency(${\eta}$) was found for flame oxidized electrode ($1200^{\circ}C$ for 2 min in air), 0.8 %. Anodically oxidized electrodes have minimum photoelectrochemical conversion efficiencies, 0.3 %. Furnace oxidized electrode ($800^{\circ}C$ for 10min in air) has 0.5% phtoelectrochemical efficiency and shows a band-gap energy of about 2.9eV. The efficiency shows a parallelism with the presence of the metallic interstitial compound $TiO_{O+X}$(X < 0.33) at the metal-semiconductor interface, the thickness of the sub oxide layer and that of the external rutile scale.

• 태양에너지
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.70-76
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• 1991

본 실험에서는 태양광의 photon energy를 활용한 물분해 수소제조 연구를 위하여 일차적으로 $TiO_2$ 광전극의 제조와 함께 전기화학적 특성관찰의 기초실험을 수행하였다. $TiO_2$ anatase 분말을 원형으로 molding 한 후 $1250^{\circ}C$에서 sintering하여 n형 반도체 전극을 제조하였으며, titanium plate를 직접 funace내에서 $800^{\circ}C$의 공기 및 산소 분위기 속에서 각각 산화막을 생성시켰다. 각 전극들의 XRD pattern을 관찰한 결과 rutile $TiO_2$ 성질의 표면구조를 지니고 있었으며, 표면상태를 광학 현미경으로 관찰하였다. 선택된 $TiO_2$ 전극의 전기적 특성을 조사하기 위하여 두가지 농도의 NaOH electrolyser내에서, dark상태 그리고 Xenon lamp를 활용한 illuminated상태에 대하여 각각의 I-E 특성을 Potentiostat을 이동하여 관찰분석하였다.

• 한국진공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국진공학회 2016년도 제50회 동계 정기학술대회 초록집
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• pp.417-417
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• 2016

Global environmental deterioration has become more serious year by year and thus scientific interests in the renewable energy as environmental technology and replacement of fossil fuels have grown exponentially. Photoelectrochemical (PEC) cell consisting of semiconductor photoelectrodes that can harvest light and use this energy directly to split water, also known as photoelectrolysis or solar water splitting, is a promising renewable energy technology to produce hydrogen for uses in the future hydrogen economy. A major advantage of PEC systems is that they involve relatively simple processes steps as compared to many other H2 production systems. Until now, a number of materials including TiO2, WO3, Fe2O3, and BiVO4 were exploited as the photoelectrode. However, the PEC performance of these single absorber materials is limited due to their large charge recombinations in bulk, interface and surface, leading low charge separation/transport efficiencies. Recently, coupling of two materials, e.g., BiVO4/WO3, Fe2O3/WO3 and CuWO4/WO3, to form a type II heterojunction has been demonstrated to be a viable means to improve the PEC performance by enhancing the charge separation and transport efficiencies. In this study, we have prepared a triple-layer heterojunction BiVO4/WO3/SnO2 photoelectrode that shows a comparable PEC performance with previously reported best-performing nanostructured BiVO4/WO3 heterojunction photoelectrode via a facile solution method. Interestingly, we found that the incorporation of SnO2 nanoparticles layer in between WO3 and FTO largely promotes electron transport and thus minimizes interfacial recombination. The impact of the SnO2 interfacial layer was investigated in detail by TEM, hall measurement and electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) techniques. In addition, our planar-structured triple-layer photoelectrode shows a relatively high transmittance due to its low thickness (~300 nm), which benefits to couple with a solar cell to form a tandem PEC device. The overall PEC performance, especially the photocurrent onset potential (Vonset), were further improved by a reactive-ion etching (RIE) surface etching and electrocatalyst (CoOx) deposition.