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Creation of early transition metal-based semiconductors for high efficiency LED utilizing non-bonding crystal orbital

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H02434
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 26020:Inorganic materials and properties-related
Research InstitutionNational Institute for Materials Science (2021-2022)
Tokyo Institute of Technology (2020)

Principal Investigator

Iimura Soshi  国立研究開発法人物質・材料研究機構, 機能性材料研究拠点, 主任研究員 (80717934)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,330,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,230,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥2,340,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥540,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥13,650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥10,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥3,150,000)
Keywords半導体 / 電子構造 / 発光 / 結晶軌道 / 固体化学 / 前周期遷移金属 / 発光ダイオード / 材料探索 / 第一原理計算 / 光機能性半導体 / 非結合性結晶軌道 / 光物性
Outline of Research at the Start

ダイヤモンド型構造を有する半導体を用いた発光ダイオード(LED)は、緑色波長域において発光量子効率が低下する“グリーンギャップ問題”を抱えている。本研究では、前周期遷移金属、非結合軌道、バンド折り畳みに着目した全く新しい材料設計指針に基づき、新規緑色LED材料の設計、創製に挑戦する。

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Semiconductors for LED need to possess appropriate band-edge energy that can stabilize n- and p-type carriers and strong band-edge optical absorption coefficient. The purpose of this research is to design such semiconductors by forcusing on the chemical bonding states of the crystal orbitals and clarify the physical properties. In this research, it is found that 1) early transition metal hydride, LaH3, have a very shallow valence band composed by hydrogen 1s2 orbital appropriate for p-type doping and 2) Indium halide with a shallow s-orbital valence band similar to that of LaH3 shows strong optical absorption coefficient at band edge and orrange-colored band edge emission.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

前周期遷移金属化合物はポスト遷移金属とは異なり、価電子帯に寄与する充填d軌道やs軌道を持たないため、p型化が難しい。しかし本研究を通して、水素の陰イオンが持つ充填s軌道はp型キャリアを安定化できるほどに浅い価電子帯(真空準位基準で-4eVほど)を作ることが明らかになった。また、s軌道同士の大きな重なりのためにH-1s2から成る価電子帯はバンド幅も広く、有効質量もポスト遷移金属化合物と同等に軽かった(m*~1)。本成果はこれまで銅や錫、鉛などの化合物に限られてきたp型半導体材料の幅を大きく拡張し、無毒で環境調和性の高い半導体発光デバイス創製に向けた新たなアプローチを提供するものである。

Report

(4 results)
  • 2022 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2021 Annual Research Report
  • 2020 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (6 results)

All 2023 2022

All Journal Article (4 results) (of which Peer Reviewed: 4 results) Presentation (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Extremely Shallow Valence Band in Lanthanum Trihydride2023

    • Author(s)
      Tomoyuki Yamasaki, Soshi Iimura, Junghwan Kim, Hideo Hosono
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the American Chemical Society

      Volume: 145 Issue: 1 Pages: 560-566

    • DOI

      10.1021/jacs.2c10927

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] High pressure synthesis, physical properties and electronic structure of monovalent iron compound LaFePH2022

    • Author(s)
      Soshi Iimura, Takashi Sasaki, Kota Hanzawa, Satoru Matsuishi, Hideo Hosono
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Solid State Chemistry

      Volume: 315 Pages: 123546-123546

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jssc.2022.123546

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Hole Concentration Reduction in CuI by Zn Substitution and its Mechanism: Toward Device Applications2022

    • Author(s)
      Masatake Tsuji, Soshi Iimura, Junghwan Kim, Hideo Hosono
    • Journal Title

      ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

      Volume: 14 Issue: 29 Pages: 33463-33471

    • DOI

      10.1021/acsami.2c03673

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Characteristic Resistive Switching of Rare-Earth Oxyhydrides by Hydride Ion Insertion and Extraction2022

    • Author(s)
      Tomoyuki Yamasaki, Ryosei Takaoka, Soshi Iimura, Junghwan Kim, Hidenori Hiramatsu, and Hideo Hosono
    • Journal Title

      ACS Appl. Mater. Interfaces

      Volume: 14 Issue: 17 Pages: 19766-19773

    • DOI

      10.1021/acsami.2c03483

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] ヒドリドイオンの電気的脱挿入を用いた酸水素化物の抵抗変化と抵抗変化メモリへの応用2022

    • Author(s)
      山崎 智之、 高岡 遼生、 飯村 壮史、 金 正煥、 平松 秀典、 細野 秀雄
    • Organizer
      第83回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] Zn置換によるCuIのホール濃度低下とそのメカニズム2022

    • Author(s)
      辻 昌武、飯村 壮史、金 正煥、細野 秀雄
    • Organizer
      第83回応用物理学会秋季学術講演会
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2020-04-28   Modified: 2024-01-30  

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