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Control of minority carrier flow in visible light driven water splitting photocatalyst : characterization of defect properties

Research Project

Project/Area Number 19H02656
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 31020:Earth resource engineering, Energy sciences-related
Research InstitutionUniversity of Tsukuba

Principal Investigator

Sakurai Takeaki  筑波大学, 数理物質系, 教授 (00344870)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 小澤 健一  東京工業大学, 理学院, 助教 (00282822)
池田 茂  甲南大学, 理工学部, 教授 (40312417)
Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2021)
Budget Amount *help
¥17,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥13,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,080,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥480,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥3,770,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥870,000)
Fiscal Year 2019: ¥12,090,000 (Direct Cost: ¥9,300,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,790,000)
Keywords光触媒 / スパッタリング / 多元化合物 / 光電極 / スパッタ法 / 水分解光触媒 / 少数キャリア拡散 / バンド傾斜構造 / スパッタ / 少数キャリア / BiVO4薄膜 / 欠陥準位
Outline of Research at the Start

光触媒へのバンド傾斜の導入により少数キャリアフローを制御し、高効率な水分解薄膜デバイスの開発を目指す。酸素発生には正孔を供給する必要のあることから、本研究ではn型半導体の価電子帯バンド傾斜構造を作製し、正孔を効果的に試料表面に集めることを試みる。具体的に、現在Zスキーム型光触媒で可視光応答酸素発生電極として広く利用され、他材料より反応効率が極めて高いBiVO4薄膜(バンドギャップ2.4eV)を出発材料とし、元素置換によりエネルギー構造を制御する。この試料の光電極反応を評価・計測し、バンド傾斜のない試料と比較し少数キャリア拡散長、反応効率を劇的に増やすことを目標とする。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the Z-scheme photoelectrode system, we focused on the development of the oxygen-evolving electrode, which is the bottleneck of the overall reaction in the system, and attempted to introduce a band-graded structure. Specifically, our aim is to introduce an anion substitution structure into the electrode to control the valence band energy and promote the oxygen decomposition reaction. In this study, after establishing (1) a sputtering deposition method of bismuth vanadate (BiVO4) thin film, (2) anion substitution of BiVO4 by sulfur was attempted. The high quality crystal growth technique of BiVO4 thin film by self-flux was confirmed by sputtering method, and the improvement of photocurrent for sulfur substitution of BiVO4 was observed.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

光触媒を電極に利用した二段階光励起光電極系では、水素発生電極と酸素発生電極を分離して活用するため材料選択の幅が広がり、原理的には広い光吸収帯域をカバーすることも可能になる。このため、触媒反応の高効率化が期待でき注目を集めている。本研究にて提案したスパッタリング法を用いて光電極を安価に大面積で再現性良く成膜可能になれば、将来の高効率大面積水素製造が可能になるものと期待される。さらにアニオン置換によるバンドエンジニアリングは、エネルギー変換効率を高める一つの手段として、学術的にも応用面でも意義のある研究と言える。

Report

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

    (19 results)

All 2022 2021 2020 2019 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (2 results) Journal Article (7 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Peer Reviewed: 7 results,  Open Access: 1 results) Presentation (7 results) (of which Invited: 1 results) Remarks (3 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] 香港城市大学(その他の国・地域)

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Int'l Joint Research] Martin Luther University Halle(ドイツ)

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Self-flux method in sputtered BiVO4 films for enhanced photoelectrochemical performance2022

    • Author(s)
      J. Liu, N. Uezono, K. Tajima, S. Pawar, M. M. Islam, S. Ikeda, T. Sakurai
    • Journal Title

      ACS Appl. Energy Mater.

      Volume: 5 Issue: 4 Pages: 4191-4201

    • DOI

      10.1021/acsaem.1c03626

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of incorporation of Ag into a kesterite Cu2ZnSnS4 thin film on its photoelectrochemical properties for water reduction2022

    • Author(s)
      Ikeda Shigeru、Nguyen Thi Hiep、Okamoto Riku、Remeika Mikas、Abdellaoui Imane、Islam Muhammad M.、Harada Takashi、Abe Ryu、Sakurai Takeaki
    • Journal Title

      Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics

      Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Pages: 468-476

    • DOI

      10.1039/d1cp04075h

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Mechanism of Incorporation of Zirconium into BiVO4 Visible-Light Photocatalyst2021

    • Author(s)
      Abdellaoui Imane、Islam Muhammad M.、Remeika Mikas、Kanno Sorai、Okamoto Riku、Tajima Kazuya、Pawar Sachin A.、Ng Yun Hau、Budich Christian、Maeda Tsuyoshi、Wada Takahiro、Ikeda Shigeru、Sakurai Takeaki
    • Journal Title

      The Journal of Physical Chemistry C

      Volume: 125 Issue: 6 Pages: 3320-3326

    • DOI

      10.1021/acs.jpcc.1c00339

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Study of open circuit voltage loss mechanism in perovskite solar cells2021

    • Author(s)
      He Yulu、Abdellaoui Imane、Abdel-Shakour M.、Chowdhury Towhid Hossain、Kamarudin Muhammad Akmal、Nogueira Ana Fl?via、Shen Qing、Hayase Shuzi、Islam Ashraful、Sakurai Takeaki
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 60 Issue: SB Pages: SBBF13-SBBF13

    • DOI

      10.35848/1347-4065/abe5c1

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Photocarrier Recombination Dynamics in BiVO4 for Visible-Light Driven Water Oxidation2020

    • Author(s)
      I. Abdellaoui, M.M. Islam, M. Remeika, Y. Higuchi, T. Kawaguchi, T. Harada, C. Budich, T. Maeda, T. Wada, S. Ikeda, and T. Sakurai
    • Journal Title

      J. Phys. Chem. C

      Volume: 124 Issue: 7 Pages: 3962-3972

    • DOI

      10.1021/acs.jpcc.9b10621

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Study of local structure at crystalline rubrene grain boundaries via scanning transmission X-ray microscopy2019

    • Author(s)
      Foggiatto Alexandre L.、Takeichi Yasuo、Ono Kanta、Suga Hiroki、Takahashi Yoshio、Fusella Michael A.、Dull Jordan T.、Rand Barry P.、Kutsukake Kentaro、Sakurai Takeaki
    • Journal Title

      Organic Electronics

      Volume: 74 Pages: 315-320

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.orgel.2019.07.021

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Wavelength-dependent I-V characteristics of CuIn1-x Ga x (S,Se)2 solar cells and carrier recombination2019

    • Author(s)
      Alban Lafuente-Sampietro, Jingdong Chen, Shenghao Wang, Xia Hao, Muhammad Monirul Islam, Takuya Kato, Hiroki Sugimoto, Katsuhiro Akimoto, and Takeaki Sakurai
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express

      Volume: 12 Issue: 6 Pages: 061001-061001

    • DOI

      10.7567/1882-0786/ab1ad8

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] スパッタリング法による正方晶ジルコン型BiVO4光電極の作製2022

    • Author(s)
      上園 波輝、カキ リュウ、シュクル ゴフロブ、イスラム ムハマド モニルル、池田 茂、櫻井 岳暁
    • Organizer
      第69回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Electronic structure of the Bi4V2O11 (001) surface by ARPES2022

    • Author(s)
      Liu Jiaqi、Kenichi Ozawa、Kazuya Tajima、Namiki Uezono、Muhammad Monirul Islam、Kazuhiko Mase、Takeaki Sakurai
    • Organizer
      第69回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 物理からみた光触媒材料と動向2022

    • Author(s)
      櫻井 岳暁、Islam Muhammad M.、池田 茂
    • Organizer
      第69回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Facile control of V/Bi ratio in bismuth vanadate films by oxygen pressure in sputtering for enhanced photoelectrochemical performance2021

    • Author(s)
      Liu Jiaqi、Namiki Uezono、Sachin A. Pawar、Muhammad Monirul Islam、Shigeru Ikeda、Takeaki Sakurai
    • Organizer
      第82回 応用物理学会 秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Fabrication of Bismuth Vanadate photocatalyst films from single target by RF-sputtering method2020

    • Author(s)
      Liu Jiaqi、Kazuya Tajima、Muhammed Monirul Islam、Shigeru Ikeda、Takeaki Sakurai
    • Organizer
      第81回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] RF スパッタリング法による BiVO4薄膜成長法の検討2020

    • Author(s)
      田島 和哉、IslamMuhammad Monirul、Jiaqi Liu、Imane Abdellaoui、池田 茂、櫻井 岳暁
    • Organizer
      2020年第67回応用物理学会春季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Recombination Mechanism in BiVO4 Photocatalyst Studied by Photoluminescence2019

    • Author(s)
      ABDELLAOUI imane IMANE、Kazuya Tajima、Takato kawagushi、Shigeru Ikeda、Mohamed Monirul Islam、Takeaki Sakurai
    • Organizer
      2019年第80回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 研究室webページ

    • URL

      http://www.bk.tsukuba.ac.jp/~semicon/

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks]

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 研究室webページ

    • Related Report
      2019 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2019-04-18   Modified: 2023-01-30  

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