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Nano-heterointerface engineering for high efficiecny infrared photovoltaics

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H02534
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 28010:Nanometer-scale chemistry-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

Kubo Takaya  東京大学, 先端科学技術研究センター, 特任教授 (10447328)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,070,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,170,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥1,950,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥450,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥14,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥11,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,300,000)
Keywords太陽電池 / 赤外光電変換 / 量子ドット / ワイドギャップ半導体 / ナノ構造材料 / 低次元材料 / コロイド量子ドット / ZnOナノワイヤ / バルクヘテロ構造 / ナノ構造 / 光電変換
Outline of Research at the Start

低コスト多接合太陽電池の実現に不可欠な赤外領域で発電できるセル(ボトムセル)の研究開発は、世界的にも殆ど進展していない。そこで、われわれは、PbSコロイド量子ドットとZnOナノワイヤの混合層を特徴とするヘテロ接合太陽電池を研究し、ヘテロ接合界面のバンド構造制御が、赤外光電変換の高効率化の根幹的課題であることを明らかにした。
本研究では、この課題を解決するために、キャリア輸送に強く影響するコロイド量子ドッ
ト表面の配位子やZnO表面構造、量子ドットとZnOナノワイヤの形状・サイズ、混合状態に着目し、ヘテロ接合領域や量子ドット層のバンド構造とキャリア輸送特性を明らかにする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

To improve the infrared spectral sensitivity of a solar cell in which a mixture active layer is prepared by filling PbS colloidal quantum dots to completely encapsulate ZnO nanowires (NWs) on a transparent conductive substrate and an Au electrode is deposited on top of it. The electronic structure of the mixed active layer was clarified and its quality was improved. As a factor for the high infrared spectral sensitivity and high durability of this solar cell, we elucidated that the electronic structure of the mixture active layer has an energy barrier that prevents electrons in the ZnO NWs from diffusing to the Au electrode. Defects of ZnO NWs and electron-lattice interactions that affect carrier transport were investigated by emission spectroscopy, and it was found that annealing at 500°C under oxygen is effective in reducing defects. By utilizing mixed active layers, we succeeded in achieving high efficiency in solar cells using infrared absorbing nanocrystals.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

地球温暖化対策の一つとして、太陽光発電の大規模導入が急務であり、既存の設置環境に加え、車輛など設置面積の制約が強い用途にも、普及させなければならない。これを実現するためには、単接合セルの理論限界(約30%)を凌駕する超効率太陽電池を安価に作製することが不可欠である。コロイド量子ドットは、合成条件を整えると、太陽光スペクトルのほぼ全領域を吸収できるようになる。また、低コストの低温溶液プロセスでのセル作製が可能であり、超高効率と低コストの両立を目指した次世代太陽電池の有望な材料である。本研究成果は、これらの有望な材料で超効率太陽電池を構築するための、基礎科学を提供すること。

Report

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

    (33 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019

All Journal Article (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 5 results) Presentation (27 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 13 results,  Invited: 4 results)

  • [Journal Article] Emission Spectroscopy Investigation of the Enhancement of Carrier Collection Efficiency in AgBiS<sub>2</sub>-Nanocrystal/ZnO-Nanowire Heterojunction Solar Cells2022

    • Author(s)
      Xiao Yun、Wang Haibin、Awai Fumiyasu、Shibayama Naoyuki、Kubo Takaya、Segawa Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces

      Volume: 14 Issue: 5 Pages: 6994-7003

    • DOI

      10.1021/acsami.1c21762

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Eco-Friendly AgBiS2 Nanocrystal/ZnO Nanowire Heterojunction Solar Cells with Enhanced Carrier Collection Efficiency2021

    • Author(s)
      Xiao Yun、Wang Haibin、Awai Fumiyasu、Shibayama Naoyuki、Kubo Takaya、Segawa Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      ACS Applied Materials &amp; Interfaces

      Volume: 13 Issue: 3 Pages: 3969-3978

    • DOI

      10.1021/acsami.0c19435

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] High-Performance Electron-Transport-Layer-Free Quantum Junction Solar Cells with Improved Efficiency Exceeding 10%2021

    • Author(s)
      Jia Yuwen、Wang Haibin、Wang Yinglin、Shibayama Naoyuki、Kubo Takaya、Liu Yichun、Zhang Xintong、Segawa Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      ACS Energy Letters

      Volume: 6 Issue: 2 Pages: 493-500

    • DOI

      10.1021/acsenergylett.0c02497

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Highly Stable Interdigitated PbS Quantum Dot and ZnO Nanowire Solar Cells with an Automatically Embedded Electron-Blocking Layer2021

    • Author(s)
      Wang Haibin、Desbordes Moana、Xiao Yun、Kubo Takaya、Tada Keishi、Bessho Takeru、Nakazaki Jotaro、Segawa Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      ACS Applied Energy Materials

      Volume: 4 Issue: 6 Pages: 5918-5926

    • DOI

      10.1021/acsaem.1c00723

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] The effect of water on colloidal quantum dot solar cells2021

    • Author(s)
      Shi Guozheng、Wang Haibin、 et al.
    • Journal Title

      Nature Communications

      Volume: 12 Issue: 1 Pages: 4381-4384

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41467-021-24614-7

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Annealing-Temperature Dependent Carrier-Transportation in ZnO/PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells Fabricated Using Liquid-Phase Ligand Exchange Methods2020

    • Author(s)
      Takahashi Akihiro、Wang Haibin、Fukuda Takeshi、Kamata Norihiko、Kubo Takaya、Segawa Hiroshi
    • Journal Title

      Energies

      Volume: 13 Issue: 19 Pages: 5037-5037

    • DOI

      10.3390/en13195037

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 近赤外吸収AgBiS2ナノ結晶・ZnOナノワイヤ太陽電池の高効率化2022

    • Author(s)
      王海濱,肖云,粟井文康,柴山直之,久保貴哉,瀬川浩司
    • Organizer
      第69回応用物理学春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Solvent Engineering of Liquid-phase Ligand Exchanged PbS Quantum Dot Inks for Infrared Photovoltaics2022

    • Author(s)
      Haibin Wang, Yun Xiao, Jotaro Nakazaki, Takaya Kubo, Hiroshi Segawa
    • Organizer
      第102回日本化学春年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Effect of ZnO Annealing Condition on the Performance of PbS Quantum Dot/ZnO Nanowires Solar Cells2021

    • Author(s)
      Haibin Wang, Yun Xiao, Jotaro Nakazaki, Takaya Kubo, Hiroshi Segawa
    • Organizer
      第101回日本化学春年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Control of ZnO Nanowire Quality by Annealing Atmosphere and its Influence on AgBiS2 Nanocrystal-Based Solar Cells2021

    • Author(s)
      Yun Xiao, Haibin Wang, Takaya Kubo, Hiroshi Segawa
    • Organizer
      第101回日本化学春年会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Infrared PbS Quantum dot / ZnO Nanowire Bottom Subcells for Tandem Solar Cells2021

    • Author(s)
      Haibin Wang, Naoya Miyashita, Shoichiro Nakao, Tetsuya Hasegawa, Yoshitaka Okada, Takaya Kubo, Hiroshi Segawa
    • Organizer
      Materials Research Meeting 2021(Yokohama, Japan)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Eco-friendly AgBiS2 Nanocrystal / ZnO Nanowire Heterojunction Solar Cells with Enhanced Carrier Collection Efficiency2021

    • Author(s)
      Yun Xiao, Haibin Wang, Fumiyasu Awai, Takaya Kubo, Hiroshi Segawa
    • Organizer
      Materials Research Meeting 2021(Yokohama, Japan)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] ZnO nanowires and AgBiS2 Nanocrystals Interdigitated Architecture for Solution-processed Solar Cells2021

    • Author(s)
      Yun Xiao, Haibin Wang, Takaya Kubo, Jotaro Nakazaki, Hiroshi Segawa
    • Organizer
      Materials Research Meeting 2021(Yokohama, Japan)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Effect of ZnO Annealing Condition on the Performance of PbS Quantum Dot/ZnO Nanowires Solar Cells2021

    • Author(s)
      Haibin Wang,1 Yun Xiao,1 Jotaro Nakazaki,1 Takaya Kubo,1 Hiroshi Segawa1,2
    • Organizer
      日本化学会第101回春季年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Control of ZnO nanowire quality by annealing atmosphere and its influence on AgBiS2 nanocrystal-based solar cells2021

    • Author(s)
      Yun Xiao,1 Haibin Wang,1 Naoyuki Shibayama,1 Takaya Kubo,1 Hiroshi Segawa
    • Organizer
      日本化学会第101回春季年会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Colloidal Quantum Dots and Next Generation Photovoltaics2020

    • Author(s)
      Takaya Kubo
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Condensed Matter Photo-Physics Summer
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Eco-Friendly AgBiS 2 Nanocrystal / ZnO Nanowire Heterojunction Solar Cells with Enhanced Carrier Collection Recording available2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Xiao, H. Wang, N. Shibayama, T. Kubo, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      Prime2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Short-wave Infrared PbS Colloidal Quantum Dot ZnO Nanowire Solar Cells for tandem solar cells2020

    • Author(s)
      H. Wang, T. Kubo, J. Nakazaki, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      Prime2020
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Eco-friendly AgBiS2 Nanocrystal / ZnO Nanowire Heterojunction Solar Cells with Enhanced Carrier Collection2020

    • Author(s)
      H. Wang, T. Kubo, J. Nakazaki, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      第81回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] PbS量子ドット/ZnOナノワイヤ太陽電池:オーバーコート層の効果2020

    • Author(s)
      王海濱、久保貴哉、瀬川浩司
    • Organizer
      第81回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Colloidal Quantum Dots and Next Generation Photovoltaics2020

    • Author(s)
      H. Wang, T. Kubo, J. Nakazaki, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      International Conference on Condensed Matter Photo-Physics Summer
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Enhanced Infrared Photocurrent of PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells toward the Bottom Subcell of Multi-junction Solar Cells2020

    • Author(s)
      H. Wang, T. Kubo, J. Nakazaki, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      Perovskite and Organic Photovoltaics and Optoelectronics (IPEROP20, Tsukuba, Japan)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Enhancement of PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cell Performance with Surface Passivated ZnO Nanowires2020

    • Author(s)
      H. Wang, C. Gagliard, J. Nakazaki, T. Kubo, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      日本化学会第100春季年会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Solution-processed AgBiS2 Nanocrystal/ZnO Nanowire Heterjunction Solar Cells,2020

    • Author(s)
      Y. Xiao, H. Wang, N. Shibayama, T. Kubo, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      日本化学会第100春季年会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] PbS量子ドット/ZnO太陽電池特性に対する量子ドット層熱処理の影響2020

    • Author(s)
      高橋晃宏、王海濱、福田武司、鎌田憲彦、久保貴哉、瀬川浩司
    • Organizer
      第67回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] PbS QD/ZnO nanowire solar cells for series-connected triple-junction solar cells with a power conversion efficiency of approximately 30%2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Kubo, H. Wang, S. Nakao, H. Saito, N. Miyashita, Y. Okada, T. Hasegawa, J. Nakazaki, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      2019MRS Spring Meeting & Exhibit (Phoenix, USA)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] High efficiency infrared PbS QD solar cells toward the bottom subcell of tandem solar cells2019

    • Author(s)
      H. Wang, T. Kubo, J. Nakazaki, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      The 6th Conference on Science and Technology of Emerging Solar Energy Materials ( Beijing, China)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] PbS量子ドット/ZnOヘテロ接合太陽電池:平坦型とナノワイヤ型の比較2019

    • Author(s)
      王海濱、久保貴哉、瀬川浩司
    • Organizer
      第80回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会(北海道大学、日本)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Enhanced Short-circuit Current in PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells with Highly Infrared Transparent Window Layers2019

    • Author(s)
      H. Wang, S. Nakao, T. Hasegawa, T. Kubo, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      The 11th International Symposium on Transparent Oxide and Related Materials for Electronics and Optics (TOEO-11, Nara, Japan)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Solution-processed AgBiS2 Nanocrystal/ZnO Heterjunction Solar Cells2019

    • Author(s)
      Y. Xiao, H. Wang, T. Kubo, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      The 9th CSJ Chemistry Festa
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] PbS quantum dot / ZnO nanowire solar cells with high infrared spectral sensitivity2019

    • Author(s)
      H. Wang, T. Kubo, J. Nakazaki, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      The 29th International conference on Photovoltaic Science & Engineering (PVSEC-29, Xi'an China)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Enhanced Open-circuit Voltage of PbS Quantum Dot Solar Cells with Organic Surface Passivated ZnO Nanowires2019

    • Author(s)
      H. Wang, T. Kubo, C. Gagliard, Y. Okada, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      MRM ( Yokohama, Japan)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Solution-processed Colloidal Quantum Dot-based Infrared Photovoltaics toward Ultra-high Efficiency2019

    • Author(s)
      T. Kubo, H. Wang, and H. Segawa
    • Organizer
      MRM ( Yokohama, Japan)
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research

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