JP6259843B2 - 間接遷移半導体材料を用いた量子構造を有する光電変換素子 - Google Patents
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以下、図面を参照し、本発明の実施の形態を詳しく説明する。図中同一または相当部分には同一符号を付してその説明は繰り返さない。なお、説明を分かりやすくするために、以下で参照する図面においては、構成が簡略化または模式化して示されたり、一部の構成部材が省略されたりしている。また、各図に示された構成部材間の寸法比は、必ずしも実際の寸法比を示すものではない。
本実施形態における太陽電池100の製造方法の一例を以下で説明する。
本実施形態における太陽電池100について、以下のようなシミュレーション実験を行った。
実験例1の超格子半導体層5では、障壁層51を構成する母体半導体材料にアルミニウムガリウム砒素(Al0.8Ga0.2As)、量子ドット53の材料にインジウム砒素(InAs)を用いた。Al0.8Ga0.2Asは、室温におけるバンドギャップがГ点で2.54eVであり、X点で2.10eVであり、間接遷移半導体である。すなわち、室温におけるバンドギャップが1.42eVより大きい。InAsは、室温におけるバンドギャップがГ点で0.35eVであり、直接遷移半導体である。
比較実験例1における超格子半導体層は、上記実施形態の超格子半導体層5とは構成が異なる。このため、以下では、符号にaを付して説明する。
実験例2では、上記実験例1で用いた超格子半導体層5のうち、量子ドット53の積層方向のサイズ(高さ)を1.3nmとし、量子ドット53間の積層方向の距離を4nmとすることによって、実験例1と同様のシミュレーション実験を行った。
比較実験例2では、上記比較実験例1で用いた超格子半導体層5のうち、量子ドット53の積層方向のサイズ(高さ)を1.3nmとし、量子ドット53間の積層方向の距離を4nmとすることによって、比較実験例1と同様のシミュレーション実験を行った。量子ドット53の積層方向のサイズ及び量子ドット53間の積層方向の距離は、上記実験例2と同じである。比較実験例2では、実験例2と比べて、障壁層に用いる半導体材料が異なる。
実験例3では、上記実験例1で用いた超格子半導体層5のうち、量子ドット53の積層方向のサイズ(高さ)を4nmとし、障壁層51を構成する母体半導体材料を変更して、実験例1と同様のシミュレーション実験を行った。
実験例4では、上記実験例1で用いた超格子半導体層5のうち、量子ドット53の積層方向のサイズ(高さ)を4nmとし、障壁層51を構成する母体半導体材料を変更して、実験例1と同様のシミュレーション実験を行った。
光電変換素子は、別基板に転写された光電変換素子であってもよい。例えば、フレキシブル基板への転写により、柔軟性を有する光電変換素子を得ることができる。
光電変換素子としての太陽電池は、ルミネッセンスコンバータと組み合わせた構成であってもよい。ルミネッセンスコンバータとは、波長変換材料が含まれた構成のことであり、波長変換材料を固定させるために、ガラス、樹脂などを混ぜて成型体としたものである。例えば、1つもしくは複数の波長変換材料からなる波長変換層を含むルミネッセンスコンバータの側面に光電変換層を設けた構成とする。波長変換層に入射した太陽光は、集光及び波長変換された後、光電変換層に入射する。これにより、太陽電池の光電変換効率の向上が期待できる。
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- 量子構造を有する光電変換層を備え、伝導帯のサブバンド間遷移を利用する光電変換素子であって、
障壁層と量子層とが交互に繰り返し積層された超格子半導体層を備え、
前記障壁層は、間接遷移半導体材料により構成されており、
前記量子層は、直接遷移半導体材料により構成されるナノ構造を有し、
前記間接遷移半導体材料は、室温におけるバンドギャップが1.42eVより大きい、間接遷移半導体材料を用いた量子構造を有し、
前記量子層は、量子ドットを有する量子ドット層であり、
前記量子ドット層は、前記量子ドット及びキャップを含み、
前記キャップは、In x Ga 1−x As(0≦x≦1)を含む、光電変換素子。 - 前記超格子半導体層には、不純物がドーピングされている、請求項1に記載の間接遷移半導体材料を用いた量子構造を有する光電変換素子。
- 前記量子ドットは、Inを含む、請求項1に記載の間接遷移半導体材料を用いた量子構造を有する光電変換素子。
- 前記間接遷移半導体材料は、Al及びPのうちの少なくともいずれかを含む、請求項1から3のいずれか一項に記載の間接遷移半導体材料を用いた量子構造を有する光電変換素子。
- GaAsからなる基板をさらに備える、請求項1から4のいずれか一項に記載の間接遷移半導体材料を用いた量子構造を有する光電変換素子。
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