• Search Research Projects
  • Search Researchers
  • How to Use
  1. Back to project page

2021 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

Development of high-performance thermoelectric material, high-critical-temperature superconductor and new topological insulator using semiconducting quasicrystal

Research Project

  • PDF
Project/Area Number 19H02414
Research Category

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)

Allocation TypeSingle-year Grants
Section一般
Review Section Basic Section 26010:Metallic material properties-related
Research InstitutionThe University of Tokyo

Principal Investigator

KIMURA KAORU  東京大学, 大学院新領域創成科学研究科, 教授 (30169924)

Project Period (FY) 2019-04-01 – 2022-03-31
Keywords準結晶 / 近似結晶 / キャリア密度制御 / 熱電変換材料 / 第一原理計算 / バンドエンジニアリング / 静電浮遊法 / 過冷却液体急冷
Outline of Final Research Achievements

In the Al-transition metal system, we succeeded in controlling the carrier density by substituting other elements for 1/0 semiconducting approximant, and achieved dimensionless figure of merit of 0.16 and 0.25 for p-type and n-type, respectively. This is the result of proceeding to the first trial of a thermoelectric module in a quasicrystal/approximant system. Next, we selected candidate systems for semiconductors from the first-principles calculations of 1/1 and 2/1 approximant, and discovered degenerate semiconductor-like thermoelectric properties in 2/1 approximant and quasicrystal. It means the realization of a semiconductor with 2 to 3 hole dopings per unit cell of 2/1 approximant. In the B system, we showed the realization of a metastable phase of pure boron β-rhombohedral type 1/1 approximant and quasicrystal from the first-principles calculation, and succeeded in producing an unknown phase together with a known metastable phase by supercooled liquid quenching.

Free Research Field

材料物性学

Academic Significance and Societal Importance of the Research Achievements

固体物理学の教科書では、結晶構造の分類の次に、金属、半導体、絶縁体の分類が説明される。準結晶は100種類以上で見つかり、結晶、アモルファスと並ぶ固体構造の概念として確立したが、金属しか存在しない。「半導体準結晶」が存在するかどうかは、固体物理学の基本的な問題の一つとなっている。本研究の成果は、アルミ-遷移金属系とボロン系の両者において、「半導体準結晶」実現の一歩手前に迫っている。さらに、アルミ-遷移金属系ですでに実現した「半導体近似結晶」におけるキャリア密度制御に成功し、これを用いた準結晶・近似結晶系で初めての熱電モジュール実現にも迫る成果を上げた。

URL: 

Published: 2023-01-30  

Information User Guide FAQ News Terms of Use Attribution of KAKENHI

Powered by NII kakenhi