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二酸化炭素還元へ向けた分極制御窒化物半導体による可視光応答型新規光電極の開発

Research Project

Project/Area Number 14J08965
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Fellows

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section国内
Research Field Electron device/Electronic equipment
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

中村 亮裕  東京大学, 工学(系)研究科(研究院), 特別研究員(DC1)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-25 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥2,900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥900,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,100,000)
Keywords水分解光電極 / 窒化物半導体 / 分極 / 光電極 / 水分解 / 水素 / トンネル接合
Outline of Annual Research Achievements

本研究は, 極薄AlN層を内部に導入した独自の分極制御構造を持った窒化物半導体光電極により, 可視光を利用した燃料生成実現を目指すものである. 本年度はこれまでの知見を基に, より高いIn組成を持つInGaNを光吸収層として用いることで吸収端の長波化を狙った. また, 太陽電池特性のシミュレーション結果を基にして, 光電極としてのポテンシャルについても検討を進めた.

昨年度までの取り組みの中でInGaN層を用いた光電極動作の実証に成功した. 本年度ではIn組成を変化させ, より系統的に特性を検討した. 使用する自立GaN基板の変更や, 結晶成長条件の改善を行なった結果, 波長440 nm程度までの光による応答を得ることに成功した. また, InGaN光吸収層を持つサンプルについても4時間の連続的な光電極動作の試験を実施したが, 明確な特性の劣化が見られないことを確認した. これは当初のコンセプトである, 還元側の電極の実現による安定動作を支持しており, InGaNを用いた場合にも長寿命の光電極が実現可能であることを示す結果である.
また, 提案構造の太陽電池特性のシミュレーション結果と, 簡単な実験結果を利用することで, 光電極特性の数値的な予測を行ない, 達成しうる特性をより明確な形で表すことができた. また, こうした検討を進める中で, 底部のn-GaN層中で生成した光キャリアが光電流として寄与することが, 提案構造の光電極特性を低下させる一因であることが新たに判明した. 下地のGaNによる光吸収の影響をなくすため, 紫外光を除いた光の照射下で特性を測定したところ, 酸素発生の酸化還元準位を超える立ち上がり電圧をIn組成12%程度まで得ることができた. サンプルのより本質的な特性を反映した結果であると考えられ, 外部電圧無しでの水分解実現に向けて非常に有望な結果といえる.

Research Progress Status

28年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Strategy for Future Research Activity

28年度が最終年度であるため、記入しない。

Report

(3 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report
  • 2015 Annual Research Report
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (27 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2014

All Journal Article (3 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 1 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (24 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 8 results)

  • [Journal Article] Low-temperature growth of AlN and GaN by metal organic vapor phase epitaxy for polarization engineered water splitting photocathode2017

    • Author(s)
      Akihiro Nakamura, Michihiro Suzuki, Katsushi Fujii, Yoshiaki Nakano, Masakazu Sugiyama
    • Journal Title

      J. Crystal Growth

      Volume: 464 Pages: 180-184

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.12.005

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] A 24.4% solar to hydrogen energy conversion efficiency by combining concentrator photovoltaic modules and electrochemical cells2015

    • Author(s)
      Akihiro Nakamura, Yasuyuki Ota, Kayo Koike, Yoshihide Hidaka, Kensuke Nishioka, Masakazu Sugiyama, Katsushi Fujii
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express

      Volume: 8 Issue: 10 Pages: 107101-107101

    • DOI

      10.7567/apex.8.107101

    • NAID

      210000137684

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] A Nitride Based Polarization-Engineered Photocathode for Water Splitting without a p-type Semiconductor2014

    • Author(s)
      Akihiro Nakamura, Katsushi Fujii, Masakazu Sugiyama, and Yoshiaki Nakano
    • Journal Title

      Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

      Volume: 16 Issue: 29 Pages: 15326-15330

    • DOI

      10.1039/c4cp01599a

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Visible Light Responding InGaN/AlN/GaN Polarization Engineered Water Splitting Photocathode2016

    • Author(s)
      A. Nakamura, K. Fujii, Y. Nakano and M. Sugiyama
    • Organizer
      International Workshop on Nitride Semiconductors (IWN 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Orlando, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-06
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] InGaN/GaN/AlN/GaN可視光応答型水分解光電極2016

    • Author(s)
      中村亮裕, 杉山正和, 藤井克司, 中野義昭
    • Organizer
      第77回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      朱鷺メッセ(新潟県新潟市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-16
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Low-Temperature Growth of Al(Ga)N/GaN Tunnel Junction with Abrupt Interfaces and Low Dislocation Density for Polarization Engineered Water Splitting Photocathode2016

    • Author(s)
      A. Nakamura, M. Suzuki, K. Fujii, Y. Nakano, and M. Sugiyama
    • Organizer
      18th International Conference on Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy
    • Place of Presentation
      San Diego, USA.
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-16
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] InGaN/AlGaN/GaN Polarization Engineered Water Splitting Photocathode under Visible Light Irradiation2016

    • Author(s)
      中村亮裕, 藤井克司, 中野義昭, 杉山正和
    • Organizer
      第36回電子材料シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      ラフォーレ琵琶湖(滋賀県守山市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-06
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] GaNキャップ層導入による低温成長AlN層の高品質化および水分解光電極の特性向上2016

    • Author(s)
      中村亮裕, 藤井克司, 中野義昭, 杉山正和,
    • Organizer
      第8回窒化物半導体結晶成長講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      京都大学(京都府京都市)
    • Year and Date
      2016-05-10
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Enhanced Photoelectrochemical Properties of u-GaN/AlN/n-GaN Photocathode with Improved GaN/AlN Interface Abruptness2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Nakamura, M. Suzuki, K. Fujii, M. Sugiyama, and Y. Nakano
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Symposium on Growth of III-Nitrides
    • Place of Presentation
      Hamamatsu, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-11
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Mechanism of Stress Control for GaN Growth on Si Using AlN Interlayers2015

    • Author(s)
      M. Suzuki, A. Nakamura, M. Sugiyama, and Y. Nakano
    • Organizer
      The 6th International Symposium on Growth of III-Nitrides
    • Place of Presentation
      Hamamatsu, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-10
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Si基板上GaN結晶成長におけるAlN中間層を用いた応力制御のメカニズム2015

    • Author(s)
      鈴木道洋,中村亮裕,杉山正和,中野義昭
    • Organizer
      第76回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      愛知県名古屋市名古屋国際会議場
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-13
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 成長条件遷移過程の最適化によるGaN/AlN界面急峻性及び光電極特性の向上2015

    • Author(s)
      中村亮裕, 鈴木道洋,杉山正和, 藤井克司, 中野義昭
    • Organizer
      第76回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      愛知県名古屋市名古屋国際会議場
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-13
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Numerical Investigation on a Novel +c-plane InGaN Based Solar Cell with a Polarization Induced Tunnel Junction2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Nakamura, K. Fujii, M. Sugiyama, and Y. Nakano
    • Organizer
      11th International Conference on Nitride Semiconductors
    • Place of Presentation
      Beijing, China
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-02
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Simulation Study on a Novel Structure of +c plane InGaN Solar Cell2015

    • Author(s)
      中村亮裕, 杉山正和, 藤井克司, 中野義昭
    • Organizer
      第35回電子材料シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      滋賀県守山市ラフォーレ琵琶湖
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-17
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Concentrated Photovoltaic Electrochemical Cell (CPEC): A Route to-ward High-Efficiency, Cost-Effective Solar Hydrogen Production2015

    • Author(s)
      M. Sugiyama, A. Nakamura, K. Watanabe, Y. Ota, K. Nishioka, Y. Nakano and K. Fujii
    • Organizer
      42th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      New Orleans, USA
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-18
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 全In組成域で動作可能な+c面上InGaN太陽電池構造の提案2015

    • Author(s)
      中村亮裕, 杉山正和, 藤井克司, 中野義昭
    • Organizer
      第7回窒化物半導体結晶成長講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      宮城県仙台市東北大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-05-08
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Dependence of AlN Growth Temperature on u-GaN/AlN/n-GaN Polarization Engineered Photocathode for Water Splitting2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Nakamura, K. Fujii, M. Sugiyama, and Y. Nakano
    • Organizer
      Materials Research Symposium 2015 Spring Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco, USA
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-08
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Field Demonstration and Loss Analysis of Concentrated Photovoltaic Electrochemical Cell (CPEC) toward 20% STH Efficiency2015

    • Author(s)
      M. Sugiyama, A. Nakamura, K. Watanabe, Y. Ota, K. Nishioka, and K. Fujii
    • Organizer
      Materials Research Symposium 2015 Spring Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      San Francisco, USA
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-06
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Nature Energy Origin Micro Grid System and Solar to Chemical Energy Storage by Solar Cell and Electrochemical Cell2015

    • Author(s)
      Katsushi Fujii, Akihiro Nakamura, Kentaroh Watanabe, Masakazu Sugiyama, Kensuke Nishioka, Yasuyuki Ota, Yoshiaki Nakano
    • Organizer
      BIT’s 1st Annual World Congress of Smart Materials 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Busan, Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-24
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 分極を制御したGa極性面上III族窒化物太陽電池の新規構造2015

    • Author(s)
      中村亮裕, 杉山正和, 藤井克司, 中野義昭
    • Organizer
      第62回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東海大学, 神奈川県
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-14
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Suitable Properties of Solar Cells for Electrochemical Water Splitting to Store Hydrogen (Concentrated Photovoltaic Solar Cell as an Example)2015

    • Author(s)
      Katsushi Fujii, Akihiro Nakamura, Kentaroh Watanabe, Masakazu Sugiyama, Kensuke Nishioka, Yasuyuki Ota, Yoshiaki Nakano
    • Organizer
      Energy, Materials, and Nanotechnology Photovoltaics Meeting 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Orlando, USA
    • Year and Date
      2015-01-13
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 集光型太陽光発電と水電解による高効率水素エネルギー貯蔵:変換効率20%への展望2014

    • Author(s)
      杉山正和,中村亮裕,渡辺健太郎,太田靖之,西岡賢祐, 藤井克司
    • Organizer
      光機能材料研究会第21回シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学, 東京都
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-12
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 窒化物半導体光電極におけるNiO助触媒の担持効果2014

    • Author(s)
      小畑圭亮, 熊諳珂, 脇一太郎, 中村亮裕,小池佳代, 藤井克司, 杉山正和
    • Organizer
      光機能材料研究会第21回シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      東京大学, 東京都
    • Year and Date
      2014-12-12
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] GaN/AlN/GaNフォトカソードにおけるAlN成長温度依存2014

    • Author(s)
      中村亮裕, 杉山正和, 藤井克司, 中野義昭
    • Organizer
      第75回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道大学, 北海道
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-18
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] GaN/AlN/GaN光電極におけるAlN成長温度の影響2014

    • Author(s)
      中村亮裕, 杉山正和, 藤井克司, 中野義昭
    • Organizer
      第6回窒化物半導体結晶成長講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      名城大学, 愛知県
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-26
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effect of AlN Growth Temperature on the u-GaN/AlN/n-GaN Water Splitting Photocathode2014

    • Author(s)
      中村亮裕, 杉山正和, 藤井克司, 中野義昭
    • Organizer
      第34回電子材料シンポジウム
    • Place of Presentation
      ラフォーレ修善寺, 静岡県
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-09
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effects of NiO Co-catalyst for Photocurrent and Surface Stability Improvement of n-type GaN Photoelectrode2014

    • Author(s)
      Kayo Koike, Akihiro Nakamura, Kazuhiro Yamamoto, Satoshi Ohara, Masakazu Sugiyama, Yoshiaki Nakano, Katsushi Fujii
    • Organizer
      The 20th International Conference on Photochemical Conversion and Storage of Solar Energy
    • Place of Presentation
      Berlin, Germany
    • Year and Date
      2014-07-08
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report

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