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Growth and bandgap controll of Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 single crystal grown by traveling heater method

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26289378
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypePartial Multi-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field Energy engineering
Research InstitutionUniversity of Miyazaki

Principal Investigator

YOSHINO KENJI  宮崎大学, 工学部, 教授 (80284826)

Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥8,710,000 (Direct Cost: ¥6,700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥2,010,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥2,470,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥570,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥3,120,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥720,000)
Keywords太陽電池 / 化合物半導体 / レアメタルフリー / 電気特性 / 高効率太陽電池材料 / 半導体 / バルク結晶成長 / 基礎物性評価
Outline of Final Research Achievements

High-quality Cu2ZnSn(S, Se)4 (CZTSSe) single crystals were grown by the traveling heater method (THM), which is an example of a solution growth process. The CZTSSe solute-Sn solvent pseudobinary system was investigated and the ranges of growth temperature and quantity of solvent were determined for THM growth. The CZTSSe single crystals were obtained from a 70-80 mol% CZTSSe solution at growth temperature 900 °C and speed 4-5 mm/day. The grown crystals were kesterite and nearly stoichiometric with slightly Cu-poor and Zn-rich despite the excess Sn used as the solvent. As the sulfur content x increases, the carrier concentration increases slightly but systematically between 2×10^17 and 3×10^17 cm3 while the mobility decreases from 35.1 to 10.4 cm2/(VS).
These data provide references for the results of characterization on thin film samples as well as giving insight into the defect equilibrium and resulting quantities such as doping and mobility affecting device performance.

Report

(4 results)
  • 2016 Annual Research Report   Final Research Report ( PDF )
  • 2015 Annual Research Report
  • 2014 Annual Research Report
  • Research Products

    (15 results)

All 2016 2015 2014 Other

All Int'l Joint Research (1 results) Journal Article (9 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 3 results,  Peer Reviewed: 8 results) Presentation (4 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 1 results) Book (1 results)

  • [Int'l Joint Research] University of Utah(米国)

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Na-doped Cu2ZnSnS4 single crystal grown by traveling-heater method2016

    • Author(s)
      Akira Nagaoka, Michael A. Scarpulla, Kenji Yoshino
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Crystal Growth

      Volume: 453 Pages: 119-123

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2016.08.014

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Cation ratio fluctuations in Cu2ZnSnS4 at the 20nm length scale investigated by analytical electron microscopy2016

    • Author(s)
      Jeffery A. Aguiar, Mehmet E. Erkan, Dennis S. Pruzan, Akira Nagaoka, Kenji Yoshino, Helio Moutinho, Mowafak Al-Jassim and Michael A. Scarpulla
    • Journal Title

      Physica Status Solidi (a)

      Volume: 213 Issue: 9 Pages: 2392-2399

    • DOI

      10.1002/pssa.201600060

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Solution growth of chalcopyrite compounds single crystal2015

    • Author(s)
      Akira Nagaoka, Yoshitaro Nose, Hideto Miyake, Michael A. Scarpulla and Kenji Yoshino
    • Journal Title

      Renewable Energy

      Volume: 79 Pages: 127-130

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.renene.2014.10.015

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Photocarrier Dynamics in undoped and Na-doped Cu2ZnSnS4 Single Crystals Revealed by Ultrafast Time-resolved Terahertz Spectroscopy2015

    • Author(s)
      Le Quang Phuong, Makoto Okano, Genki Yamashita, Masaya Nagai, Masaaki Ashida, Akira Nagaoka, Kenji Yoshino, Yoshihiko Kanemitsu
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Express

      Volume: 8 Pages: 9-14

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2015.04.012

    • NAID

      210000137542

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Free-carrier dynamics and band tails in Cu2ZnSn(SxSe1−x)4: Evaluation of factors determining solar cell efficiency2015

    • Author(s)
      Le Quang Phuong, Makoto Okano, Genki Yamashita, Masaya Nagai, Masaaki Ashida, Akira Nagaoka, Kenji Yoshino, and Yoshihiko Kanemitsu
    • Journal Title

      Physical Review B

      Volume: 92 Issue: 11

    • DOI

      10.1103/physrevb.92.115204

    • NAID

      120005678156

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] 低コスト化合物太陽電池のための高品質バルク結晶の開発2015

    • Author(s)
      永岡章、吉野賢二
    • Journal Title

      ケミカルエンジニヤリング

      Volume: 60 Pages: 739-745

    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Journal Article] Temperature-dependent photocarrier recombination dynamics in Cu2ZnSnS4 single crystals2014

    • Author(s)
      L. Q. Phuong, M. Okano, Y. Yamada, A. Nagaoka, K. Yoshino, and Y. Kanemitsu
    • Journal Title

      Appl. Phys. Lett.

      Volume: 104 Issue: 8 Pages: 081907-081907

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4866666

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Thermo-physical properties of Cu2ZnSnS4 single crystal2014

    • Author(s)
      A. Nagaoka, K. Yoshino, K. Aoyagi, T. Minemoto, Y. Nose, T. Taniyama, K. Kakimoto, and H. Miyake
    • Journal Title

      J. Crystal Growth

      Volume: 393 Pages: 167-170

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.jcrysgro.2013.11.077

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Effects of sodium on electrical properties in Cu_2ZnSnS_4 single crystal2014

    • Author(s)
      Akira Nagaoka, Hideto Miyake, Tomoyasu Taniyama, Koichi Kakimoto, Yoshitaro Nose, Michael A. Scarpulla and Kenji Yoshino
    • Journal Title

      Applied Physics Letters

      Volume: 104 Issue: 15 Pages: 1521011-4

    • DOI

      10.1063/1.4871208

    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Growth and transport properties of CZTSSe single crystal2015

    • Author(s)
      A. Nagaoka, M. A. Scarpulla1, Y. Nose, K. Yoshino
    • Organizer
      PVSEC-25 conference
    • Place of Presentation
      Busan, Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-16
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Cu2ZnSn(Sx,Se1-x)4単結晶成長と電気伝導特性2015

    • Author(s)
      永岡 章, 吉野 賢二, 野瀬 嘉太郎, 柿本 浩一, Michael A. Scarpulla
    • Organizer
      第7回半導体材料・デバイスフォーラム
    • Place of Presentation
      ネストホテル(熊本市)
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-14
    • Related Report
      2015 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] ケステライト化合物Cu2ZnSn(Sx,Se1-x)4単結晶中の固有散乱メカニズム2015

    • Author(s)
      永岡章,Michael A. Scarpulla, 吉野賢二, 野瀬嘉太郎
    • Organizer
      応用物理学会
    • Place of Presentation
      東海大学
    • Year and Date
      2015-03-11 – 2015-03-14
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Presentation] 移動ヒーター法によるCZTSSe単結晶成長2014

    • Author(s)
      永岡章, 吉野賢二, 柿本浩一, 野瀬嘉太郎
    • Organizer
      応用物理学会
    • Place of Presentation
      北海道大学
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-17 – 2014-09-20
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Copper Zinc Tin Sulfide-Based Thin Film Solar Cells2014

    • Author(s)
      Akira Nagaoka and Kenji Yoshino (Kentaro Ito (Editor) )
    • Total Pages
      449
    • Publisher
      WILEY
    • Related Report
      2014 Annual Research Report

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Published: 2014-04-04   Modified: 2022-01-27  

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