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Development of high-performance thermoelectric material, high-critical-temperature superconductor and new topological insulator using semiconducting quasicrystal

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H02414
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 26010:Metallic material properties-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

KIMURA KAORU  東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 教授 (30169924)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥5,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥10,270,000 (Direct Cost: ¥7,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,370,000)
Keywords準結晶 / 近似結晶 / キャリア密度制御 / 熱電変換材料 / 第一原理計算 / バンドエンジニアリング / 静電浮遊法 / 過冷却液体急冷 / 半導体 / バンドギャップ / 熱電特性 / 透過型電子顕微鏡 / 高対称性 / 熱電材料 / 超伝導材料 / 生成エネルギー / 電気伝導率 / ゼーベック係数 / エネルギーギャップ制御
Outline of Research at the Start

「準結晶」は、固体構造の概念として確立したが、原子スケールの準周期を持つ半導体や絶縁体は見つかっておらず、これらの存在の有無は固体物理学の基本的問題の一つである。アルミ系「準結晶」は熱電性能が高いが、「半導体」にして性能を向上する。ボロン系「半導体結晶」はドープにより比較的高い転移温度の超伝導を示すが、「準結晶」にして転移温度をより高くする。「半導体準結晶」で、結晶とは異なる新しいトポロジカル絶縁体を創製する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the Al-transition metal system, we succeeded in controlling the carrier density by substituting other elements for 1/0 semiconducting approximant, and achieved dimensionless figure of merit of 0.16 and 0.25 for p-type and n-type, respectively. This is the result of proceeding to the first trial of a thermoelectric module in a quasicrystal/approximant system. Next, we selected candidate systems for semiconductors from the first-principles calculations of 1/1 and 2/1 approximant, and discovered degenerate semiconductor-like thermoelectric properties in 2/1 approximant and quasicrystal. It means the realization of a semiconductor with 2 to 3 hole dopings per unit cell of 2/1 approximant. In the B system, we showed the realization of a metastable phase of pure boron β-rhombohedral type 1/1 approximant and quasicrystal from the first-principles calculation, and succeeded in producing an unknown phase together with a known metastable phase by supercooled liquid quenching.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

固体物理学の教科書では、結晶構造の分類の次に、金属、半導体、絶縁体の分類が説明される。準結晶は100種類以上で見つかり、結晶、アモルファスと並ぶ固体構造の概念として確立したが、金属しか存在しない。「半導体準結晶」が存在するかどうかは、固体物理学の基本的な問題の一つとなっている。本研究の成果は、アルミ-遷移金属系とボロン系の両者において、「半導体準結晶」実現の一歩手前に迫っている。さらに、アルミ-遷移金属系ですでに実現した「半導体近似結晶」におけるキャリア密度制御に成功し、これを用いた準結晶・近似結晶系で初めての熱電モジュール実現にも迫る成果を上げた。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2021 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • 2019 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (37 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Journal Article (8 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 8 results,  Open Access: 5 results) Presentation (26 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 10 results,  Invited: 4 results) Book (1 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Possibility of Semiconducting Electronic Structure on Al–Pd–Co 1/1 Cubic Quasicrystalline Approximant2021

    • Author(s)
      Iwasaki Yutaka、Kashimura Tomoyuki、Kitahara Koichi、Kimura Kaoru
    • Journal Title

      MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS

      Volume: 62 Issue: 3 Pages: 317-320

    • DOI

      10.2320/matertrans.MT-MB2020016

    • NAID

      130007990788

    • ISSN
      1345-9678, 1347-5320
    • Year and Date
      2021-03-01
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Interband Contribution to Thermoelectric Properties of Al–Cu–Ir Quasicrystalline Approximant2021

    • Author(s)
      Koichi Kitahara and Kaoru Kimura
    • Journal Title

      MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS

      Volume: 62 Issue: 2 Pages: 149-154

    • DOI

      10.2320/matertrans.E-M2020864

    • NAID

      130007974664

    • ISSN
      1345-9678, 1347-5320
    • Year and Date
      2021-02-01
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] 半導体ハイパーマテリアルの探索2021

    • Author(s)
      岩﨑祐昂、北原功一、木村 薫
    • Journal Title

      固体物理

      Volume: 56 Pages: 653-662

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of Cu doping on thermoelectric properties of Al-Si-Ru semiconducting quasicrystalline approximant2021

    • Author(s)
      Yutaka Iwasaki, Koichi Kitahara, Kaoru Kimura
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review Materials

      Volume: 5 Issue: 12 Pages: 125401-125401

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevmaterials.5.125401

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Band engineering in Al-TM (TM=Rh, Ir) quasicrystalline approximants via alloying and enhancement of thermoelectric properties2021

    • Author(s)
      Iwasaki Yutaka、Kitahara Koichi、Kimura Kaoru
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Alloys and Compounds

      Volume: 851 Pages: 156904-156904

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.156904

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Vacancy Control and Enhancement of Thermoelectric Properties of Al–Ir Cubic Quasicrystalline Approximant via High-Pressure Synthesis2020

    • Author(s)
      Iwasaki Yutaka、Kitahara Koichi、Kimura Kaoru
    • Journal Title

      MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS

      Volume: 61 Issue: 11 Pages: 2079-2082

    • DOI

      10.2320/matertrans.E-M2020845

    • NAID

      130007930222

    • ISSN
      1345-9678, 1347-5320
    • Year and Date
      2020-11-01
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Search for the boron quasicrystal by first-principle-calculation2020

    • Author(s)
      Takahiro Takahashi, Koichi Kitahara, Yukari Katsura, Junpei Okada, Yu-ichiro Matsushita and Kaoru Kimura
    • Journal Title

      Solid State Sciences

      Volume: 108 Pages: 106377-106377

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2020.106377

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric Properties of Quasicrystalline Approximant in Al–Cu–Ir System2019

    • Author(s)
      K. Kitahara, Y. Takagiwa, and K. Kimura
    • Journal Title

      MATERIALS TRANSACTIONS

      Volume: 60 Issue: 12 Pages: 2490-2498

    • DOI

      10.2320/matertrans.M2019073

    • NAID

      130007751041

    • ISSN
      1345-9678, 1347-5320
    • Year and Date
      2019-12-01
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Presentation] Al-Pd-Ru準結晶と2/1近似結晶の熱電物性2022

    • Author(s)
      岩﨑祐昂,金原悠人,五十嵐滉介,辻悠基,北原功一,木村薫
    • Organizer
      第26回準結晶研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Al-Pd-Ru系近似結晶と・準結晶の熱電物性における Cuドープ効果2022

    • Author(s)
      辻悠基, 金原悠人, 岩崎祐昂, 五十嵐滉介, 北原功一, 木村薫
    • Organizer
      第26回準結晶研究会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Al-Pd-Ru系2/1近似結晶・準結晶における熱電特性2022

    • Author(s)
      岩﨑祐昂,金原悠人,五十嵐滉介,辻悠基,北原功一,木村薫
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 第77回年次大会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Al-Si-Ru半導体近似結晶の 熱電特性におけるキャリア・ドーピング効果2022

    • Author(s)
      五十嵐滉介,岩﨑祐昂,北原功一,木村薫
    • Organizer
      第26回準結晶研究会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Thermoelectric properties of Al-Pd-Ru quasicrystal and its 2/1 approximant2021

    • Author(s)
      Y. Iwasaki, Y. Kanehara, K. Kitahara, K. Kimura
    • Organizer
      MATERIALS RESEARCH MEETING 2021
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Al-Si-Ru 系近似結晶半導体の 熱電特性におけるキャリアドー プ効果2021

    • Author(s)
      五十嵐 滉介, 岩崎 祐昂, 北原 功一, 木村 薫
    • Organizer
      第 18 回日本熱電学会学術講演会(TSJ2021)
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Interband Contribution to Thermoelectric Properties of Al-Cu-Ir Quasicrystalline Approximant2021

    • Author(s)
      K. Kitahara, K. Kimura
    • Organizer
      MATERIALS RESEARCH MEETING 2021
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Thermoelectric Properties of an Al-Pd-Re-Fe Quasicrystal and its Approximant Synthesized by Spark Plasma Sintering2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoshiki Takagiwa, Kaoru Kimura
    • Organizer
      MATERIALS RESEARCH MEETING 2021
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effect of carrier doping on thermoelectric properties of Al-Si-Ru semiconducting quasicrystalline approximant2021

    • Author(s)
      K. Igarashi, Y. Iwasaki, K. Kitahara, K. Kimura
    • Organizer
      MATERIALS RESEARCH MEETING 2021
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Al-Pd-Co系1/1近似結晶(半導体候補物質)の熱電特性解明2020

    • Author(s)
      樫村 知之、岩﨑 祐昂、北原 功一、木村 薫
    • Organizer
      日本金属学会 2020年春期(第166回)講演大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Al-Pd-Co系1/1近似結晶の電子状態解析2020

    • Author(s)
      岩﨑祐昂, 樫村知之, 北原功一, 木村薫
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 第75回年次大会(2020年)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Al-Cu-Ir系近似結晶の熱電特性に対するバンド間効果2020

    • Author(s)
      北原功一, 木村薫
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2020年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Al-Pd-Co系1/1近似結晶の電子状態解析Ⅱ2020

    • Author(s)
      岩崎祐昂, 樫村知之, 北原功一, 木村薫
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2020年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Al-Cu-Ir系近似結晶の熱電特性に対するバンド間効果2020

    • Author(s)
      北原 功一,木村 薫
    • Organizer
      日本熱電学会 第17回学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Al-Si-Ru系近似結晶半導体におけるCuドープ効果2020

    • Author(s)
      岩﨑祐昂,北原功一,木村薫
    • Organizer
      日本熱電学会 第17回学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Mechanisms of High-Performance Thermoelectric Materials and Advantages of Semiconducting Quasicrystal2020

    • Author(s)
      Kaoru KIMURA
    • Organizer
      The 5th Asian Conference on Thermoelectrics (ACT5)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Interband Contribution to Thermoelectric Properties of Al-Cu-Ir Quasicrystalline Approximant2020

    • Author(s)
      Koichi KITAHARA and Kaoru KIMURA
    • Organizer
      The 5th Asian Conference on Thermoelectrics (ACT5)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Effect of Cu doping on Thermoelectric properties of Al-Si-Ru semiconducting quasicrystalline approximant2020

    • Author(s)
      Yutaka IWASAKI, Koichi KITAHARA, Kaoru KIMURA
    • Organizer
      The 5th Asian Conference on Thermoelectrics (ACT5)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Al-Si-Ru系近似結晶半導体の熱電特性におけるMnドープ効果2020

    • Author(s)
      五十嵐滉介, 岩崎祐昂, 北原功一, 木村薫
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 第76回年次大会(2021年)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 半導体ハイパーマテリアルの探索2020

    • Author(s)
      岩崎祐昂
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 第76回年次大会(2021年)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Search for semiconducting quasicrystal and high-performance thermoelectric material2019

    • Author(s)
      K. Kimura, Y. Iwasaki, T. Takahashi, K. Kitahara, Y. Katsura, Y. Takagiwa, J.T. Okada
    • Organizer
      The 38th International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Experimental Realization of Semiconducting Quasicrystalline Approximant in Al-Si-Ru System by Band Engineering2019

    • Author(s)
      Yutaka Iwasaki, Koichi Kitahara, Kaoru Kimura
    • Organizer
      The 38th International Conference on Thermoelectrics (ICT2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] F型正二十面体準結晶に対するKatz-Gratias-Yamamotoモデルの変種とその局所構造2019

    • Author(s)
      北原功一, 木村薫
    • Organizer
      日本物理学会 2019年秋季大会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] バンドエンジニアリングによる Al-Si-Ru 系近似結晶半導体の 創製2019

    • Author(s)
      岩崎祐昂, 北原功一, 木村 薫
    • Organizer
      日本熱電学会 第16回学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Al-Cu-Ir 系近似結晶の熱電特性2019

    • Author(s)
      北原功一, 高際良樹, 木村薫
    • Organizer
      日本熱電学会 第16回学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Search for the boron-rich quasicrystals by First-principle-calculation and Electrostatic levitation supercooled-liquid quenching method2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Takahashi, K. Takizawa, K. Kitahara, Y. Katsura, J. T. Okada, D. N. Hamane, K. Kimura
    • Organizer
      20th International Symposium on Boron, Borides and Related Materials (ISBB 2019)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Book] 次世代熱電変換材料・モジュールの開発2020

    • Author(s)
      木村薫、桂ゆかり
    • Total Pages
      341
    • Publisher
      シーエムシー出版
    • ISBN
      9784781314921
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 東京大学大学院新領域創成科学研究科 物質系専攻 旧木村薫研究室

    • URL

      http://www.phys.mm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 東京大学大学院新領域創成科学研究科 物質系専攻 木村研究室

    • URL

      http://www.phys.mm.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/index.html

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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