Development of Transition Metal Complex Dye and Radioactive Isotope Carbon-based Betavoltaic Battery
- Title
- Development of Transition Metal Complex Dye and Radioactive Isotope Carbon-based Betavoltaic Battery
- Alternative Title
- 전이금속 복합 염료 및 방사 성 동위원소 탄소 기반 베타전지 개발
- Author(s)
- Hong Soo Kim
- DGIST Authors
- Hong Soo Kim ; Su-Il In ; Jiwoong Yang
- Advisor
- 인수일
- Co-Advisor(s)
- Jiwoong Yang
- Issued Date
- 2024
- Awarded Date
- 2024-02-01
- Type
- Thesis
- Description
- Nuclear energy;Nuclear battery;Betavoltaic Cell;Radioactive isotope
- Table Of Contents
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Ⅰ. Introduction 1
1.1. Energy and environmental issues 1
1.1.1. Relationship between greenhouse gas and electricity demand 2
1.1.2. Renewable energy 3
1.1.3. Energy storage/generation system 4
1.2. Nuclear energy 5
1.3. Nuclear battery 7
1.3.1. Radioactive isotopes for a nuclear battery 8
1.3.2. Classification of a nuclear battery 9
1.4. Betavoltaic battery 10
1.4.1. Principle and Equation of a betavoltaic battery 11
1.4.2. Selection of β-radiation sources 13
1.4.3. β-radiation absorbing materials 15
1.4.4. Interaction/distribution of β-radiation within absorbing material 16
1.5. Research approaches and organization of Thesis 18
1.6. References 21
ⅠI. Characterization and analysis tools 29
2.1. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) · 29
2.1.1. Theoretical background · 29
2.1.2. Instrumentation 30
2.2. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) 31
2.2.1. Theoretical background · 31
2.2.2. Instrumentation 32
2.3. Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) · 33
2.3.1. Theoretical background · 34
2.3.2. Instrumentation 34
2.4. X-ray diffraction (XRD) · 35
2.4.1. Theoretical background · 35
2.4.2. Instrumentation 36
2.5. Ultraviolet-Visible (UV-vis) spectroscopy · 37
2.5.1. Theoretical background · 38
2.5.2. Instrumentation 38
2.6. Raman spectroscopy 39
2.6.1. Theoretical background · 39
2.6.2. Instrumentation 40
2.7. Fourier Transform Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy · 41
2.7.1. Theoretical background · 41
2.7.2. Instrumentation 42
2.8. X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) 43
2.8.1. Theoretical background · 43
2.8.2. Instrumentation 44
2.9. Characterization of betavoltaic cell performance 45
2.9.1. Theoretical background · 45
2.9.2. Instrumentation 46
2.10. Monte Carlo simulation (GEANT4) · 47
2.11. References · 49
ⅠII. Design and fabrication of the metal complex molecules based dye-sensitized betavoltaic cell using radioactive isotope carbon nanoparticles/quantum dots 52
3.1. Introduction 52
3.2. Experimental section 54
3.2.1. Materials 54
3.2.2. Fabrication of the dye-sensitized TiO2-based working electrode 55
3.2.3. Fabrication of radioactive isotope carbon nanoparticles/quantum dots counter electrode 56
3.2.4. Assembly of the dye-sensitized betavoltaic cell 56
3.2.5. Material and device characterization 57
3.3. Results and Discussion 58
3.3.1. Characterization of working and counter electrodes 58
3.3.2. Electrochemical characterization and performance analysis 61
3.3.3. Speculated charge transfer mechanism for DSBC 66
3.4. Conclusion 68
3.5. References 73
ⅠV. Multiple-year battery based on highly efficient and stable dual-site radioactive isotope dye-sensitized betavoltaic cell 81
4.1. Introduction 81
4.2. Experimental section 84
4.2.1. Materials 84
4.2.2. Fabrication of β-radiated absorbing anode (TiCl4 treated TiO2-14CA/N719) 85
4.2.3. Fabrication of radioactive isotope carbon nanoparticles/quantum dots cathode (14CNP/CQD) 87
4.2.4. Assembly of a dual-site radioactive isotope dye-sensitized betavoltaic cell (d-DSBC) 87
4.2.5. Energy deposition simulation design 88
4.2.6. Material and device characterization 90
4.3. Results and Discussion 91
4.3.1. Characterization of working and counter electrodes 91
4.3.2. Electrochemical characterization and performance analysis 97
4.3.3. Monte-Carlo simulation of d-DSBC 107
4.3.4. Speculated mechanism of d-DSBC 108
4.4. Conclusion 109
4.5. References 113
V. Conclusion 122
요약문 124
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http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11750/48020
http://dgist.dcollection.net/common/orgView/200000724036
- Degree
- Doctor
- Department
- Department of Energy Science and Engineering
- Publisher
- DGIST
- Related Researcher
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In, Su-Il
- Research Interests CO2 conversion to hydrocarbon fuels; Water splitting for hydrogen generation; Quantum dot devices; Dye sensitized solar cells; Environmental remediation; Synthesis of functional nanomaterials; CO2 연료전환; 수소생산을 위한 광전기화학적 물분해; 양자점 태양전지; 염료감응 태양전지; 공해물질 저감연구; 기능성 나노소재 개발
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