Development of high efficiency solar cells with low-loss CNT-metal junctions and vertically aligned CNTs
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25871026
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Power engineering/Power conversion/Electric machinery
Energy engineering
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| Research Institution | Asahikawa National College of Technology |
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Principal Investigator |
Nakamura Motonori 旭川工業高等専門学校, システム制御情報工学科, 准教授 (50435963)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2015)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,550,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,050,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥650,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥150,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥1,300,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥300,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
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| Keywords | カーボンナノチューブ / インクジェット印刷 / 垂直配向 / 太陽電池 / インクジェット塗布法 / ナノ粒子 / 垂直配向CNT / 炭素熱還元法 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In this study, I proposed the method that can control the diameter distribution of vertically aligned CNTs by using Ink-jet printing of metal nanoparticle catalyst. In addition, the end-contacted structure, which can form CNTs and metal electrodes with good electrical connections, has been developed. The CNT-Si heterojunction solar cells have been fabricated with this end-contacted structure. The electrical measurements were performed for the characterization of this devices. These results show the photovoltaic behaviors of the new solar cell with the end-contacted structures and the possibility of making CNT-Si solar cells with better power conversion efficiency.
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Research Products
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