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Nanostructured thermoelectric oxide thin films for highly efficient energy conversion

Research Project

Project/Area Number 26390103
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)

Allocation TypeMulti-year Fund
Section一般
Research Field General applied physics
Research InstitutionMuroran Institute of Technology (2015-2016)
Hiroshima University (2014)

Principal Investigator

Mele Paolo  室蘭工業大学, 工学研究科, 准教授 (70608504)

Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) 宮崎 康次  九州工業大学, 大学院工学研究院, 教授 (70315159)
Project Period (FY) 2014-04-01 – 2017-03-31
Project Status Completed (Fiscal Year 2016)
Budget Amount *help
¥4,940,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,800,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,140,000)
Fiscal Year 2016: ¥910,000 (Direct Cost: ¥700,000、Indirect Cost: ¥210,000)
Fiscal Year 2015: ¥1,170,000 (Direct Cost: ¥900,000、Indirect Cost: ¥270,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥2,860,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,200,000、Indirect Cost: ¥660,000)
Keywords熱電材料 / 酸化物 / 薄膜 / ナノ粒子 / 熱伝導率 / 熱電薄膜モジュール
Outline of Final Research Achievements

Efficiency of thermoelectric conversion in oxide thin film was investigated and very promising results were obtained. For example, n-type Al-doped ZnO (AZO) thin film processed by PLD (Pulsed Laser Deposition)method has shown the following characteristics: k = 4.89 W / m × K (1/7 of the bulk AZO) at 300 K, ZT = 0.045 (3 times larger than bulk AZO) [S. Saini, P. Mele et al. Japan. J. Appl. Phys. 53 (2014) 060306]. Then, a thermoelectric thin film module was fabricated on Al2O3, SrTiO3 crystal substrates and silica glass by PLD. The thermoelectric thin film module was composed by 5 legs of n type (Al 0.02 Zn 0.98 O) and 5 legs of p type (Ca3Co4O9) thin films. Maximum output power (Pmax) = 29.9 pW was obtained on Al2O3 single crystal substrate applying a temperature difference of 230 degrees (with high temperature of 300 degrees) [S. Saini, P. Mele, A. Tiwari et al, Energy Conv . And Manag. 114 (2016) 251].

Report

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

    (38 results)

All 2017 2016 2015 2014 Other

All Journal Article (11 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 7 results,  Peer Reviewed: 11 results,  Acknowledgement Compliant: 7 results) Presentation (19 results) (of which Int'l Joint Research: 6 results,  Invited: 13 results) Book (2 results) Remarks (5 results) Patent(Industrial Property Rights) (1 results) (of which Overseas: 1 results)

  • [Journal Article] Polymer nano-composite films with inorganic upconversion phosphor and electro-optic additives made by concurrent triple-beam matrix assisted and direct pulsed laser deposition2017

    • Author(s)
      Abdalla M. Darwish, Shaelynn Moore, Aziz Mohammad, Deonte’ Alexander Tyler Bastian, Wydglif Dorlus’ Sergey S. Sarkisov, Darayas N. Patel, Paolo Mele, Brent Koplitz、David Hui
    • Journal Title

      Composites B

      Volume: 109 Pages: 82-88

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.compositesb.2016.10.053

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric and Structural Characterization of Al-Doped ZnO/Y2O3 Multilayers2017

    • Author(s)
      P. Mele, S. Saini, A. Tiwari, P. E. Hopkins, K. Miyazaki, A. Ichinose, J. Niemela, and M. Karppinen
    • Journal Title

      J. Nanosci. Nanotech

      Volume: 17 Pages: 1616-1620

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Nanostructured Oxide Thin Films for Sustainable Development2017

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele, Shiv J Singh, Shrikant Saini, Alok K Jha, Malik I Adam
    • Journal Title

      Procedia Engineering

      Volume: 171 Pages: 201-206

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.proeng.2017.01.327

    • NAID

      120006705771

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Organic-inorganic nano-composite films for photonic applications made by multi-beam multi-target pulsed laser deposition with remote control of the plume directions2016

    • Author(s)
      Abdalla M. Darwish, Shaelynn Moore, Aziz Mohammad, Deonte’ Alexander Tyler Bastian, Wydglif Dorlus’ Sergey S. Sarkisov, Darayas N. Patel, Paolo Mele, Brent Koplitz
    • Journal Title

      Proc. SPIE 9958

      Volume: 9958 Pages: 995802-995802

    • DOI

      10.1117/12.2237538

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Effect of self-grown seed layer on thermoelectric properties of ZnO thin films2016

    • Author(s)
      S. Saini, P. Mele, H. Honda, T. Suzuki, K. Matsumoto, K. Miyazaki, A. Ichinose, L. Molina Luna, R. Carlini, A. Tiwari
    • Journal Title

      Thin Solid Films

      Volume: 605 Pages: 289-294

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.tsf.2015.09.060

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] On-chip thermoelectric module comprised of oxide thin film legs2016

    • Author(s)
      S. Saini, P. Mele, K. Miyazaki, A. Tiwari
    • Journal Title

      Energy Conversion and Management

      Volume: 114 Pages: 251-257

    • DOI

      10.1016/j.enconman.2016.02.001

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Polymer-inorganic nanocomposite thin film emitters, optoelectronic chemical sensors, and energy harvesters produced by multiple-beam pulsed laser deposition2015

    • Author(s)
      Abdalla M Darwish, Simeon Wilson, Ashley Blackwell, Keylantra Taylor, Sergey Sarkisov, Darayas Patel, Paolo Mele, Michael W Johnson, Xiaodong Zhang, Brent Koplitz
    • Journal Title

      Proc. SPIE 9586, Photonic Fiber and Crystal Devices: Advances in Materials and Innovations in Device Applications IX

      Volume: 9586 Pages: 1-5

    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Int'l Joint Research
  • [Journal Article] Nanostructured Thin Films of Thermoelectric Oxides2015

    • Author(s)
      P. Mele
    • Journal Title

      Chapter 8 in "Oxide Thin Films, Multilayers and Nanocomposite", Springer

      Volume: chapter 8 Pages: 123-155

    • DOI

      10.1007/978-3-319-14478-8_8

    • ISBN
      9783319144771, 9783319144788
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed / Acknowledgement Compliant
  • [Journal Article] Thermoelectric properties of Al-doped ZnO thin films2014

    • Author(s)
      S.Saini, P. Mele, H. Honda, K.Matsumoto, K. Miyazaki, A. Ichinose
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Electronic Materials

      Volume: 43 Issue: 6 Pages: 2145-2150

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11664-014-2992-x

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Enhanced thermoelectric performance of Al-doped ZnO thin films on amorphous substrate2014

    • Author(s)
      Saini, S., Mele, P., Honda, H., Henry, D. J., Hopkins, P. E., Molina-Luna, L., Matsumoto, K., Miyazaki, K., & Ichinose
    • Journal Title

      Japan. J. Appl. Phys.

      Volume: 53 Issue: 6 Pages: 0603061-4

    • DOI

      10.7567/jjap.53.060306

    • NAID

      210000144001

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Journal Article] Influence of post-deposition cooling atmosphere on thermoelectric properties of 2% Al doped ZnO thin films grown by pulsed laser deposition2014

    • Author(s)
      Saini S., Mele P., Honda H., Matsumoto K., Miyazaki K., Molina-Luna L., & Hopkins P.
    • Journal Title

      Journal of Electronic Materials

      Volume: 44 Issue: 6 Pages: 6-6

    • DOI

      10.1007/s11664-014-3471-0

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Peer Reviewed
  • [Presentation] Nanostructured thin films of superconducting and thermoelectric oxides for sustainable development2016

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele
    • Organizer
      Symposium on Materials for Energy and Environment Sustainability
    • Place of Presentation
      Shibaura IT, Tokyo, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-12-16
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Superconducting and thermoelectric oxide thin films for sustainable development2016

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele
    • Organizer
      Invited talk at LANL, USA
    • Place of Presentation
      LANL, Los Alamos, NM, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-20
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Nanostructured oxide thin films for sustainable development2016

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele
    • Organizer
      Invited talk at University of Utah, USA
    • Place of Presentation
      University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA
    • Year and Date
      2016-10-11
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Nanostructured zinc oxide thin films for thermoelectric applications2016

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele, Shiv J. Singh, Shrikant Saini, Ashutosh Tiwari, Abdalla Darwish, Malik I. Adam
    • Organizer
      JSAP fall 2016
    • Place of Presentation
      International conference center, Niigata, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2016-09-13
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Nanostructured oxide thin films for sustainable development2016

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele
    • Organizer
      keynote, ICCE-24
    • Place of Presentation
      New Yantai Hotel, Haikou, Hainan, China
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-17
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Nanostructured oxide thin films for sustainable development2016

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele
    • Organizer
      invited talk at Javaharhal Nehru University, New Delhi,India
    • Place of Presentation
      Javaharhal Nehru University,New Delhi,India
    • Year and Date
      2016-07-12
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Nanoengineered thin films of zinc oxide for thermoelectric energy harvesting2016

    • Author(s)
      P. Mele, S. Saini, K. Miyazaki, A. Ichinose, P. E. Hopkins, L. Molina-Luna, J. Shiomi, C. Li, T. Kawaharamura, M. Karppinen, J-P. Niemelä
    • Organizer
      GiTe2016 “Giornate sulla termoelettricita`” (annual meeting of AIT- Italian Thermoelectric Association)
    • Place of Presentation
      Pisa University, Pisa, Italy
    • Year and Date
      2016-02-24
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Nanostructured oxide thin films for sustainable development2016

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele
    • Organizer
      Invited lecture at Politecnico of Torino
    • Place of Presentation
      Polytechnic University of Torino, Torino, Italy
    • Year and Date
      2016-02-22
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Superconducting and thermoelectric oxide thin films for sustainable development2015

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele
    • Organizer
      Invited lecture at Dongguk University
    • Place of Presentation
      Dongguk University, Seul, Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-11-20
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Nanostructured oxide thin films for sustainable development: superconductors and thermoelectrics2015

    • Author(s)
      P. Mele, S. Saini, X. Obradors, H. Honda, K. Matsumoto, K. Miyazaki, A. Ichinose, L. Molina-Luna, P.E. Hopkins, M. I. Adam, J. Shiomi, C. Li, T. Kawaharamura
    • Organizer
      IUMRS-ICAM 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Jeju International Convention Center, Jeju island, Korea
    • Year and Date
      2015-10-26
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Fabrication and testing of compact thermoelectric module based on ZnO and Ca3Co4O9 thin films2015

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele, Shrikant Saini, Hiroaki Honda, Takashi Suzuki, Kaname Matsumoto, Koji Miyazaki
    • Organizer
      JSAP Fall 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Nagoya Congress Center, Nagoya, Japan
    • Year and Date
      2015-09-14
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Superconducting And Thermoelectric Oxide Thin Films For Sustainable Development2015

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele, S. Saini, A. Kamegawa, Y. Mawatari, X. Obradors, H. Honda, T. Suzuki, K.Matsumoto, K. Miyazaki, A. Ichinose, L. Molina Luna, P.E. Hopkins, M. I. Adam
    • Organizer
      ICCE-24
    • Place of Presentation
      California Garden Hotel, Chengdu, China
    • Year and Date
      2015-07-12
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research / Invited
  • [Presentation] Correlation between strain energy and thermoelectric performance of Al-doped ZnO thin films deposited on different substrates2015

    • Author(s)
      Paolo Mele, Shrikant Saini, Hiroaki Honda, Takashi Suzuki, Koji Miyazaki, Kaname Matsumoto, Ataru Ichinose, Leopoldo Molina-Luna, Patrick E. Hopkins
    • Organizer
      MRS Spring Meeting 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Moscone Congress Center, San Francisco, USA
    • Year and Date
      2015-04-06
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Int'l Joint Research
  • [Presentation] Epitaxial thin films of ZnAlO for thermoelectric applications2015

    • Author(s)
      P. Mele
    • Organizer
      SPARCA 2015
    • Place of Presentation
      Taipei, Taiwan
    • Year and Date
      2015-02-08 – 2015-02-11
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] AlドープZnO薄膜の熱電特性に及ぼす基板の影響2014

    • Author(s)
      本田裕明,S.Saini,P. Mele
    • Organizer
      TSJ 2014
    • Place of Presentation
      Tsukuba
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-29 – 2014-09-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Presentation] Inorganic-organic Composite for a Flexible Thermoelectric Device2014

    • Author(s)
      K. Miyazaki
    • Organizer
      7th Taiwan-Japan Workshop on Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
    • Place of Presentation
      Taiwan National University, Taipei, Taiwan
    • Year and Date
      2014-09-12 – 2014-09-15
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Thin films and multilayers of zinc oxide for thermoelectric applications2014

    • Author(s)
      . Mele, S.Saini, H. Honda, K. Matsumoto, K. Miyazaki, H. Hagino, A. Ichinose, L. Molina, P. E. Hopkins, J. E. Ihlefeld
    • Organizer
      IUMRS-ICA 2014
    • Place of Presentation
      Fukuoka
    • Year and Date
      2014-08-24 – 2014-08-30
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Thermoelectric properties of ZnO thin films deposited on amorphous substrates2014

    • Author(s)
      P. Mele, S. Saini, H. Honda, K. Matsumoto, K. Miyazaki, H. Hagino, A. Ichinose
    • Organizer
      IUMRS-ICEM 2014
    • Place of Presentation
      Taipei, Taiwan
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-10 – 2014-06-14
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
    • Invited
  • [Presentation] Effect of deposition temperature on thermoelectric performance of Al-doped ZnO thin films2014

    • Author(s)
      S.Saini, P. Mele, H. Honda, K. Matsumoto, K. Miyazaki, H. Hagino, A. Ichinose, L. Molina, P. E. Hopkins, J. E. Ihlefeld
    • Organizer
      IUMRS-ICEM 2014
    • Place of Presentation
      Taipei, Taiwan
    • Year and Date
      2014-06-10 – 2014-06-14
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Book] Correlated Functional Oxides - Nanocomposites and Heterostructures2017

    • Author(s)
      H. Nishikawa, N. Iwata, T. Endo, Y. Takamura, G. H. Lee, P. Mele (editors)
    • Total Pages
      232
    • Publisher
      Springer Nature
    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Book] Oxide Thin Films, Multilayers and Nanocomposites2015

    • Author(s)
      P. Mele, C. Li, S. Arisawa, T. Tsuchiya, T. Endo (Editors)
    • Total Pages
      316
    • Publisher
      Springer
    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Paolo Mele research web site

    • URL

      http://www3.muroran-it.ac.jp/oxides/

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Paolo Mele istitutional web site

    • URL

      http://rdsoran.muroran-it.ac.jp/html/100000038_en.html?k=Mele

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Paolo Mele google scholar profile

    • URL

      http://scholar.google.it/citations?user=qWiNmvMAAAAJ

    • Related Report
      2016 Annual Research Report
  • [Remarks] Paolo Mele Laboratory

    • URL

      http://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/pmele/index.html

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Remarks] Institute for Sustainable Research and Development

    • URL

      http://www.hiroshima-u.ac.jp/rcsd/

    • Related Report
      2014 Research-status Report
  • [Patent(Industrial Property Rights)] Nano-composite thermo-electric energy converter and fabrication method thereof2014

    • Inventor(s)
      A. Darwish, P. Mele, S. Sarkisov
    • Industrial Property Rights Holder
      A. Darwish, P. Mele, S. Sarkisov
    • Industrial Property Rights Type
      特許
    • Filing Date
      2014-09-14
    • Acquisition Date
      2016-02-25
    • Related Report
      2015 Research-status Report
    • Overseas

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