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Realization of a high-efficiency thin-film solar cell using ionic BaSi2 semiconductor

Research Project

Project/Area Number 15K18040
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Research Field Electronic materials/Electric materials
Research InstitutionUniversity of Yamanashi

Principal Investigator

HARA Kosuke  山梨大学, 総合研究部, 特任助教 (40714134)

Project Period (FY) 2015-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,030,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥930,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Keywordsシリサイド半導体 / 太陽電池 / 真空蒸着 / 硫化スズ / 電気的特性
Outline of Final Research Achievements

The heterojunction consisting of tin sulfide (SnS) and barium silicide (BaSi2) semiconductors was proposed as a new structure of high-efficiency thin-film solar cells consisting of earth-abundant elements. Although the photovoltaic power generation was not observed using the SnS/BaSi2 stacked structures within the research period, one of the reasons was revealed to be the surface oxidation of the BaSi2 layer. By optimizing the thermal treatment duration after BaSi2 deposition and by covering the BaSi2 surface with amorphous Si, the surface oxidation was found to be significantly suppressed, which suggests the possible improvement of the SnS/BaSi2 device.

Report

(3 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Research-status Report
  • Research Products

    (25 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 Other

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results,  Open Access: 3 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 2 results) Presentation (19 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 3 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Post-annealing effects on the surface structure and carrier lifetime of evaporated BaSi2 films2017

    • Author(s)
      Kosuke O. Hara, Cham Thi Trinh, Yasuyoshi Kurokawa, Keisuke Arimoto, Junji Yamanaka, Kiyokazu Nakagawa, and Noritaka Usami
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 56 Issue: 4S Pages: 04CS07-04CS07

    • DOI

      10.7567/jjap.56.04cs07

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Control of electrical properties of BaSi2 thin films by alkali-metal doping using alkali-metal fluorides2016

    • Author(s)
      Kosuke O. Hara, Weijie Du, Keisuke Arimoto, Junji Yamanaka, Kiyokazu Nakagawa, Kaoru Toko, Takashi Suemasu, Noritaka Usami
    • Journal Title

      Thin Solid Films

      Volume: 603 Pages: 218-223

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.tsf.2016.02.006

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Simple vacuum evaporation route to BaSi2 thin films for solar cell applications2016

    • Author(s)
      Kosuke O. Hara, Yoshihiko Nakagawa, Takashi Suemasu, and Noritaka Usami
    • Journal Title

      Procedia Engineering

      Volume: 141 Pages: 27-31

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.proeng.2015.08.1103

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] On the mechanism of BaSi2 thin film formation on Si substrate by vacuum evaporation2016

    • Author(s)
      Yoshihiko Nakagawa, Kosuke O. Hara, Takashi Suemasu, Noritaka Usami
    • Journal Title

      Procedia Engineering

      Volume: 141 Pages: 23-26

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.proeng.2015.09.219

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] BaSi2蒸着膜中の酸素不純物に関する調査2017

    • Author(s)
      原 康祐、山本 千綾、山中 淳二、有元 圭介、中川 清和、黒川 康良、宇佐美 徳隆
    • Organizer
      第64回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      パシフィコ横浜(神奈川県横浜市)
    • Year and Date
      2017-03-14
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Close relationship between electrical properties and microstructure of semiconducting BaSi2 films2016

    • Author(s)
      Kosuke O. Hara, Cham Thi Trinh, Junji Yamanaka, Keisuke Arimoto, Kiyokazu Nakagawa, Yasuyoshi Kurokawa, Noritaka Usami
    • Organizer
      2016 Global Research Efforts on Energy and Nanomaterials (GREEN 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Taipei, Taiwan
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-22
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Fabrication of BaSi2 thin films passivated by amorphous Si using a single evaporation source2016

    • Author(s)
      Kosuke O. Hara, Cham Thi Trinh, Yasuyoshi Kurokawa, Keisuke Arimoto, Junji Yamanaka, Kiyokazu Nakagawa, and Noritaka Usami
    • Organizer
      26th Photovoltaic Science and Engineering Conference (PVSEC-26)
    • Place of Presentation
      Singapore
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-24
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Surface Modification of Evaporated BaSi2 Films by In-situ Post-annealing and Amorphous Silicon Capping2016

    • Author(s)
      K.O. Hara, C.T. Trinh, Y. Kurokawa, K. Arimoto, J. Yamanaka, K. Nakagawa, N. Usami
    • Organizer
      2016 International Conference on Solid State Devices and Materials (SSDM2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Tsukuba, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-26
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 単一原料の蒸着によるa-Si/BaSi2積層構造の作製2016

    • Author(s)
      原 康祐、Trinh Cham Thi、黒川 康良、有元 圭介、山中 淳二、中川 清和、宇佐美 徳隆
    • 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
      2016-09-13
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Preferred Orientation of BaSi2 Thin Films Fabricated by Thermal Evaporation2016

    • Author(s)
      Kosuke O. Hara, Cham Thi Trinh, Yoshihiko Nakagawa, Yasuyoshi Kurokawa, Keisuke Arimoto, Junji Yamanaka, Kiyokazu Nakagawa, and Noritaka Usami
    • Organizer
      Asia-Pacific Conference on Green Technology with Silicides and Related Materials (APAC-SILICIDE 2016)
    • Place of Presentation
      Fukuoka, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-16
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Control of the Electrical Properties of BaSi2 Evaporated Films for Solar Cell Applications2016

    • Author(s)
      Kosuke O. Hara, Cham T. Trinh, Keisuke Arimoto, Junji Yamanaka, Kiyokazu Nakagawa, Yasuyoshi Kurokawa, Takashi Suemasu, Noritaka Usami
    • Organizer
      43rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC43)
    • Place of Presentation
      Portland, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-06-05
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] A Simple Approach to Grow BaSi2 Thin Film on Foreign Substrates as an Absorber for High-Performance Thin Film Solar Cell2016

    • Author(s)
      Noritaka Usami, Kosuke Hara, Yoshihiko Nakagawa, Cham Thi Trinh, Takamichi Suhara, Jefferson Adrian Wibowo, Isao Takahashi, Takashi Suemasu
    • Organizer
      2016 MRS Spring Meetings & Exhibit
    • Place of Presentation
      Phoenix, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-28
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] 高速成膜によるBaSi2蒸着膜の構造・特性変化2016

    • Author(s)
      原 康祐、Trinh Thi Cham、黒川 康良、有元 圭介、山中 淳二、中川 清和、末益 崇、宇佐美 徳隆
    • Organizer
      第63回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京工業大学(東京都目黒区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-19
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] BaSi2薄膜太陽電池におけるp型エミッタ層材料の探索2016

    • Author(s)
      高橋 一真、中川 慶彦、原 康祐、黒川 康良、宇佐美 徳隆
    • Organizer
      第63回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京工業大学(東京都目黒区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-19
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] アンドープBaSi2蒸着膜へのポストアニール効果2016

    • Author(s)
      須原 貴道、村田 晃一、Navabi Aryan、Che Xiaoyu、中川 慶彦、原 康祐、黒川 康良、末益 崇、Wang Kang L.、宇佐美 徳隆
    • Organizer
      第63回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京工業大学(東京都目黒区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-19
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Photoresponse property of BaSi2 film grown on Si substrate by vacuum evaporation2016

    • Author(s)
      Trinh Cham Thi、Nakagawa Yoshihiko、Hara Kosuke O.、Takabe Ryota、Suemasu Takashi、Usami Noritaka
    • Organizer
      第63回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      東京工業大学(東京都目黒区)
    • Year and Date
      2016-03-19
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Thin film growth of BaSi2 photovoltaic material by rapid thermal evaporation2015

    • Author(s)
      K. O. Hara, Y. Nakagawa, T. C. Thi, J. Yamanaka, K. Arimoto, K. Nakagawa, T. Suemasu, and N. Usami
    • Organizer
      Collaborative Conference on Crystal Growth (3CG 2015)
    • Place of Presentation
      Hong Kong, China
    • Year and Date
      2015-12-14
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 太陽電池応用を目指したBaSi2半導体の薄膜成長2015

    • Author(s)
      原 康祐
    • Organizer
      日本学術振興会第161委員会第93回研究会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋国際会議場(愛知県名古屋市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-27
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Modification of the electrical properties of BaSi2 films by alkali-metal-fluoride treatment2015

    • Author(s)
      K. O. Hara, W. Du, K. Arimoto, J. Yamanaka, K. Nakagawa, K. Toko, T. Suemasu, and N. Usami
    • Organizer
      25th International Photovoltaic Science & Engineering Conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Busan, Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-15
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] アルカリ金属フッ化物処理によるBaSi2薄膜の電気特性制御2015

    • Author(s)
      原 康祐、Du Weijie、有元 圭介、山中 淳二、中川 清和、都甲 薫、末益 崇、宇佐美 徳隆
    • Organizer
      第76回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋国際会議場(愛知県名古屋市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-13
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] 真空蒸着法で作製したBaSi2膜の面方位の形成メカニズムの検討2015

    • Author(s)
      中川 慶彦、原 康祐、黒川 康良、末益 崇、宇佐美 徳隆
    • Organizer
      第76回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Place of Presentation
      名古屋国際会議場(愛知県名古屋市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-13
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Simple Vacuum Evaporation Route to BaSi2 Thin Films for Solar Cell Applications2015

    • Author(s)
      K. O. Hara, Y. Nakagawa, T. Suemasu, and N. Usami
    • Organizer
      8th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies of the Materials Research Society of Singapore
    • Place of Presentation
      Singapore
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-28
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] On the Mechanism of BaSi2 Thin Film Formation on Si Substrate by Vacuum Evaporation2015

    • Author(s)
      Y. Nakagawa, K. O. Hara, T. Suemasu, and N. Usami
    • Organizer
      8th International Conference on Materials for Advanced Technologies of the Materials Research Society of Singapore
    • Place of Presentation
      Singapore
    • Year and Date
      2015-06-28
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Remarks] クリスタル科学研究センター原研究室ホームページ

    • URL

      http://www.inorg.yamanashi.ac.jp/hara-lab/

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 山梨大学研究者総覧

    • URL

      http://erdb.yamanashi.ac.jp/rdb/A_DispDetail.Scholar

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report

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Published: 2015-04-16   Modified: 2018-03-22  

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