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Development of defect-induced photovoltaic functions

Research Project

Project/Area Number 20H02835
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 36020:Energy-related chemistry
Research InstitutionKumamoto University

Principal Investigator

NOGUCHI YUJI  熊本大学, 大学院先端科学研究部(工), 教授 (60293255)

Project Period (FY) 2020-04-01 – 2023-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2022)
Budget Amount *help
¥18,200,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,200,000)
Fiscal Year 2022: ¥2,210,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥510,000)
Fiscal Year 2021: ¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2020: ¥11,570,000 (Direct Cost: ¥8,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,670,000)
Keywords強誘電体 / 光電変換 / 分極 / 欠陥 / ドメイン / 単結晶 / 遷移金属 / 光起電力効果 / 電子 / ホール / 格子欠陥 / 電子材料
Outline of Research at the Start

「脱原発」と「再生可能エネルギーへの移行」が世界の潮流となっている.我が国においても,2018年度の概算要求が出そろい,環境省は最重要政策として「環境問題と社会経済課題の同時解決に向けた政策展開」を打ち出した.再生可能エネルギーは,先進国だけでなく世界のあらゆる国々のベンチャー企業が参入する激戦区となるからだ.加えて,地方に散らばる発電の現場では,地元の事業者や共同体組織が運営する気運が高まっている.本研究では,分極性結晶における「欠陥」の光学活性を利用した材料設計により,高電圧出力用太陽電池や次世代超高速光通信を可能とする革新的光電変換機能の開拓を目的とする.

Outline of Final Research Achievements

A barium titanate single crystal was grown and its physical properties were evaluated for the purpose of establishing defect-control guidelines for enhancing visible-light photovoltaic properties in ferroelectrics. By realizing a mixed valence state of Fe (where Fe2+ and Fe3+ exist in similar concentrations) in the single crystal, the visible light response is markedly enhanced with respect to those in the state with a single valence (Fe2+ or Fe3+). An introduction of mixed-valence transition metal defects followed by a control of oxidation/reduction conditions is demonstrated to be effective for strengthening photovoltaic properties. We have constructed novel materials design that enhances the photovoltaic effect by generating electron-hole pairs based on donor-acceptor levels derived from mixed valence states of transition metals.

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

遷移金属の混合原子価状態に由来するドナー・アクセプター準位を足場とした電子正孔対の生成により光起電力が増強されることを実証した本研究成果は,既存の半導体太陽電池にも有効な欠陥制御であると考えられる。
本研究で増強した可視光起電力効果は結晶のブロッホ波に由来することから、次世代超高速通信だけでなく光コンピューティングへの展開が拓かれる。また,自発分極を持つ分極性結晶であれば,光電変換機能の開拓は可能である.次世代の候補材料であるZnO、GaNやAlNを対象として光キャリア輸送の学理を追求し,エネルギー問題と地球環境問題を打破した持続可能な社会基盤の構築に貢献することが期待される.

Report

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

    (20 results)

All 2022 2021 Other

All Journal Article (12 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results,  Peer Reviewed: 12 results,  Open Access: 4 results) Presentation (6 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 5 results,  Invited: 6 results) Remarks (2 results)

  • [Journal Article] Order-disorder nature and elastic anomaly of successive phase transition of (K0.5Na0.5)NbO3 proved by broadband Brillouin scattering2022

    • Author(s)
      Kojima Seiji、Tsukada Shinya、Noguchi Yuji
    • Journal Title

      Ferroelectrics

      Volume: 586 Issue: 1 Pages: 2-9

    • DOI

      10.1080/00150193.2021.2014256

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Ferroelectric polarization of tetragonal BiFeO3; an approach from DFT calculations for BiFeO3-BaTiO3 superlattices2022

    • Author(s)
      Noguchi Yuji、Matsuo Hiroki
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 61 Issue: SN Pages: SN1002-SN1002

    • DOI

      10.35848/1347-4065/ac7bd2

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] High-quality ferroelectric Bi0.5K0.5TiO3-BiFeO3 solid-solution single crystals grown under high-pressure oxygen atmosphere2022

    • Author(s)
      Matsuo Hiroki、Noguchi Yuji
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express

      Volume: 15 Issue: 8 Pages: 081002-081002

    • DOI

      10.35848/1882-0786/ac7eab

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Utilizing ferrorestorable polarization in energy-storage ceramic capacitors2022

    • Author(s)
      Matsuo Hiroki、Utsunomiya Masashi、Noguchi Yuji
    • Journal Title

      NPG Asia Materials

      Volume: 14 Issue: 1

    • DOI

      10.1038/s41427-022-00426-z

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] High Photocurrent Anisotropy in Domain‐Engineered Ferroelectrics for Visible‐Light Polarization Detection2022

    • Author(s)
      Matsuo Hiroki、Noguchi Yuji
    • Journal Title

      Advanced Optical Materials

      Volume: 10 Issue: 21 Pages: 2201280-2201280

    • DOI

      10.1002/adom.202201280

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Origin of Ferroelectricity in BiFeO3-Based Solid Solutions2022

    • Author(s)
      Noguchi Yuji、Matsuo Hiroki
    • Journal Title

      Nanomaterials

      Volume: 12 Issue: 23 Pages: 4163-4163

    • DOI

      10.3390/nano12234163

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Defect chemistry in perovskite ferroelectrics—History, present status, and future prospects—2021

    • Author(s)
      NOGUCHI Yuji
    • Journal Title

      Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan

      Volume: 129 Issue: 6 Pages: 271-285

    • DOI

      10.2109/jcersj2.21039

    • NAID

      130008046939

    • ISSN
      1348-6535, 1882-0743
    • Year and Date
      2021-06-01
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Lattice engineering by Sr-substitution leads to high piezoelectric performance of (SrxCa1-x)3TaAl3Si2O14 single crystals2021

    • Author(s)
      Fu Xiuwei、Villora Encarnacion G.、Matsushita Yoshitaka、Kitanaka Yuuki、Noguchi Yuji、Miyayama Masaru、Shimamura Kiyoshi、Ohashi Naoki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Alloys and Compounds

      Volume: 851 Pages: 156860-156860

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jallcom.2020.156860

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Domain-wall photovoltaic effect in Fe-doped BaTiO3 single crystals2021

    • Author(s)
      Noguchi Yuji、Inoue Ryotaro、Matsuo Hiroki
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 129 Issue: 8 Pages: 084101-084101

    • DOI

      10.1063/5.0035597

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Ferroelectric photovoltaic tensor in visible-light-active Fe-doped BaTiO3 single crystals2021

    • Author(s)
      Noguchi Yuji、Matsuo Hiroki
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 60 Issue: SF Pages: SFFA01-SFFA01

    • DOI

      10.35848/1347-4065/ac0c6c

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Polarization and Dielectric Properties of BiFeO3-BaTiO3 Superlattice-Structured Ferroelectric Films2021

    • Author(s)
      Noguchi Yuji、Matsuo Hiroki
    • Journal Title

      Nanomaterials

      Volume: 11 Issue: 7 Pages: 1857-1857

    • DOI

      10.3390/nano11071857

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Open Access
  • [Journal Article] Nanoscale structural analysis of Bi0.5Na0.5TiO3 in high-temperature phases2021

    • Author(s)
      Yoneda Yasuhiro、Noguchi Yuji
    • Journal Title

      Japanese Journal of Applied Physics

      Volume: 60 Issue: SF Pages: SFFA08-SFFA08

    • DOI

      10.35848/1347-4065/ac19fd

    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Energy storage ceramic capacitors utilizing ferrorestorable polarization2022

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Noguchi and Hiroki Matsuo
    • Organizer
      15th International Symposium on Ferroic Domains & Micro- to Nano-scopic Structures (ISFD-15),
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Progress and future prospects of bismuth titanate-based polar materials2022

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Noguchi
    • Organizer
      International Session at the Ceramic Society of Japan Annual Meeting (International Session)
    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Visible-Light Active Ferrophotovoltaics2021

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Noguchi
    • Organizer
      IEEE International Symposium on Applications of Ferroelectrics (ISAF2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] VISIBLE-LIGHT ACTIVATION OF FERROELECTRIC PHOTOVOLTAICS2021

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Noguchi
    • Organizer
      The 22nd American Conference on Crystal Growth and Epitaxy (ACCGE-22)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] 強誘電体のintrinsic 圧電歪2021

    • Author(s)
      野口 祐二
    • Organizer
      第50回EMシンポジウム
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] VISIBLE-LIGHT ACTIVATION OF FERROELECTRIC PHOTOVOLTAICS2021

    • Author(s)
      Yuji Noguchi
    • Organizer
      14th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PACRIM 14) including Glass & Optical Materials Division 2021 Annual Meeting (GOMD 2021)
    • Related Report
      2021 Annual Research Report 2020 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Remarks] 熊本大学 大学院先端科学研究部 情報・エネルギー部門 野口・松尾研究室

    • URL

      https://kumamoto-u-energyconvmater.jp/

    • Related Report
      2022 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] 熊本大学野口松尾研究室HP

    • URL

      https://kumamoto-u-energyconvmater.jp/member/

    • Related Report
      2020 Annual Research Report

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

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