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Study on high efficiency of ultra low cost Cu2O heterojunction solar cells

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K04723
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field General applied physics
Research InstitutionKanazawa Institute of Technology

Principal Investigator

Miyata Toshihiro  金沢工業大学, 工学部, 教授 (30257448)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2019-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2018)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2017: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,690,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥390,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
KeywordsCu2O / ヘテロ接合 / 太陽電池 / パルスレーザー蒸着 / マグネトロンスパッタ / 亜酸化銅 / 大面積化 / 低コスト / ZnO / Zn-Ge-O / PLD / ECD / n-Cu2O / ホモ接合 / ZnGeO / 高変換効率
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In this research, we have realized the material development of new n-type and i-type semiconductor thin films and the advancement of the damage-free film formation technology to the Cu2O surface. Specifically, (1) In the search for a novel i-type or n-type semiconductor material, a material capable of realizing excellent characteristics by making full use of a pulse laser deposition (PLD) apparatus capable of forming a thin film with excellent crystallinity. Succeeded in developing. In particular, in a solar cell using a ZnGeO multicomponent semiconductor thin film as the n-type layer, the world's highest conversion efficiency of 8.23% in the Cu2O solar cell was realized. (2) We have established a damage-free large-area n-type semiconductor thin film deposition technology on the Cu2O surface using magnetron sputtering, which is the deposition technology most suitable for large-area high-speed deposition.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

現在、各国の太陽電池パネルメーカーの相次ぐ市場参入により、太陽電池パネルの国際的な価格競争は熾烈を極めている中で、現在のSi系太陽電池と比較して極めて低コストなCu2O系太陽電池を開発し、実用化のめどとなる変換効率10%に迫る8.23%を実現できたことは、我が国の太陽電池産業に対して極めて大きな貢献をできたものと考えられる。また、大面積かつ量産が可能なマグネトロンスパッタ成膜技術を採用するCu2O系へテロ接合太陽電池作成法の基礎的技術を確立できたことは、今後の実用化に向けた研究のスタートとなりうる成果である。

Report

(5 results)
  • 2018 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2017 Research-status Report
  • 2016 Research-status Report
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (8 results)

All 2019 2018 2016 2015

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 3 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 4 results,  Invited: 3 results)

  • [Journal Article] Efficiency enhanced solar cells with a Cu2O homojunction grown epitaxially on p-Cu2O:Na sheets by electrochemical deposition2016

    • Author(s)
      Tadatsugu Minami, Jouji Yamazaki, and Toshihiro Miyata
    • Journal Title

      MRS Communications

      Volume: 6 Pages: 416420-416420

    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Relationship between the electrical properties of the n-oxide and p-Cu2O layers and the photovoltaic properties of Cu2O-based heterojunction solar cells2016

    • Author(s)
      Tadatsugu Minami, Toshihiro Miyata, Yuki Nishi
    • Journal Title

      Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

      Volume: 147 Pages: 8593-8593

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Efficiency enhancement using a Zn1− x Ge x -O thin film as an n-type window layer in Cu2O-based heterojunction solar cells2016

    • Author(s)
      Tadatsugu Minami, Yuki Nishi and Toshihiro Miyata
    • Journal Title

      Appl. Phys. Express

      Volume: 9 Issue: 5 Pages: 052301-052301

    • DOI

      10.7567/apex.9.052301

    • NAID

      210000137887

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Cu2O-based solar cells using oxide semiconductors2016

    • Author(s)
      Tadatsugu Minami, Yuki Nishi and Toshihiro Miyata
    • Journal Title

      J. Semicond.

      Volume: 37 Issue: 1 Pages: 014002014002-014002014002

    • DOI

      10.1088/1674-4926/37/1/014002

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Presentation] Present status and future prospects for super low-cost Cu2O-based solar cells.2019

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Miyata, Tadatsugu Minami
    • Organizer
      15th Annual Congress on Materials Research and Technology 2018
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Present status and future prospects for Cu2O-based hetero- and/or homo-junction solar cells.2018

    • Author(s)
      Toshihiro Miyata, Tadatsugu Minami
    • Organizer
      2nd GLOBAL CONGRESS & EXPO ON MATERIALS SCIENCE AND NANOSCIENCE 2018
    • Related Report
      2017 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Heterojunction Solar Cells Fabricated with a Cu2O:Mn Thin Film Grown Epitaxially on p-Type Cu2O:Na Sheets By Electrochemical Deposition2016

    • Author(s)
      Kyosuke Watanabe, Ryousuke Uozaki, Jouji Yamazaki, Toshihiro Miyata, and Tadatsugu Minami
    • Organizer
      2016 PRiME meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      米国、ホノルル
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Cu2O-based solar cells using oxide semiconductors2015

    • Author(s)
      Tadatsugu Minami, Yuki Nishi and Toshihiro Miyata
    • Organizer
      EMN Cancun Meeting
    • Place of Presentation
      Cancun Mexico
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-08
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2020-03-30  

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