Wurtzite CuGaO: A New Direct and Narrow Band Gap Oxide Semiconductor Applicable as a Solar Cell Absorber.

An oxide semiconductor β-CuGaO with a wurtzite-derived β-NaFeO structure has been synthesized. Structural characterization has been carried out by Rietveld analysis using XRD and SAED, and it was shown that the lattice size is very close to that of zinc oxide. The optical absorption spectrum indicat...

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Publicado en:Journal of the American Chemical Society Vol. 136; no. 9; pp. 3378 - 3382
Autores principales: Takahisa Omata, Hiraku Nagatani, Issei Suzuki, Masao Kita, Hiroshi Yanagi, Naoki Ohashi
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Publicado: American Chemical Society 3/5/2014
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          Takahisa Omata
          Hiraku Nagatani
          Issei Suzuki
          Masao Kita
          Hiroshi Yanagi
          Naoki Ohashi
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          Division of Materials and Manufacturing Science, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
          Department of Mechanical Engineering, Toyama National College of Technology, Toyama 939-8630, Japan
          Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medical & Engineering Material Science & Technology,University of Yamanashi, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8510, Japan
          National Institute for Materials Science, 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan
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        Semiconductor synthesis
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        Structural analysis (Science)
        Rietveld refinement
        Thermal electromotive force
        Density functional theory
        Electronic structure
        Optical properties of semiconductors
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          Structural analysis (Science)
          Rietveld refinement
          Thermal electromotive force
          Density functional theory
          Electronic structure
          Optical properties of semiconductors
      ab: An oxide semiconductor β-CuGaO with a wurtzite-derived β-NaFeO structure has been synthesized. Structural characterization has been carried out by Rietveld analysis using XRD and SAED, and it was shown that the lattice size is very close to that of zinc oxide. The optical absorption spectrum indicated that the band gap is 1.47 eV, which matches the band gap required to achieve the theoretical maximum conversion efficiency for a single-junction solar cell. The thermoelectromotive force indicated p-type conduction in its intrinsic state. Density functional theory calculations were performed to understand the electronic structure and optical properties of the semiconductor. These calculations indicated that β-CuGaO is a direct semiconductor and intense absorption of light occurs near the band edge. These properties render this new material promising as an absorber in solar cells.
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