2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Development of photovoltaic materials based on ferroelectric liquid crystals
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15H03797
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Functional solid state chemistry
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| Research Institution | Kagawa University |
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Principal Investigator |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
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| Keywords | 液晶性半導体 / 強誘電性液晶 / キャリア輸送 / 光起電力効果 / オリゴチオフェン / 自発分極 / 強誘電性 |
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
Bulk photovoltaic effect in the ferroelectric liquid crystals was studied. The photovoltaic effect was proportional to the spontaneous polarization and carrier mobilities of the ferroelectric liquid crystals. The photovoltaic effect was generated by the internal electric field based on spontaneous of the bulk of the ferroelectric liquid crystal phase, unlike conventional photovoltaic effect produced at the interfacial junction. The fact that this photovoltaic effect was observed only in enatiomeric but not in racemic samples indicates that this effect is originated from molecular chirality.
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| Free Research Field |
有機機能化学
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