Atomic position and the chemical state of an active Sn dopant for Sn-doped -GaO(001)

Tsai, Y. H.*; 小畠 雅明; 福田 竜生; 谷田 肇; 小林 徹; 山下 良之*

Applied Physics Letters, 124(11), p.112105_1 - 112105_5, 2024/03

https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0198160

Recently, gallium oxide (GaO) has attracted much attention as an ultra-wide bandgap semiconductor with a bandgap of about 5 eV. In order to control device properties, it is important to clarify the chemical state of dopants and doping sites. X-ray absorption near edge structure (XANES) and hard X-ray photoemission spectroscopy were used to investigate the dopant sites and chemical states of Sn in Sn-doped -GaO(001) samples. The results show that the chemical state of the Sn dopant is the Sn oxidation state and that the bond lengths around the Sn dopant atoms are longer due to the relaxation effect after Sn dopant insertion. Comparison of experimental and simulated XANES spectra indicates that the octahedral Ga substitution site in -GaO(001) is the active site of the Sn dopant.

The Damage analysis for irradiation tolerant spin-driven thermoelectric device based on single-crystalline YFeO/Pt heterostructures

家田 淳一; 岡安 悟; 針井 一哉*; 小畠 雅明; 吉井 賢資; 福田 竜生; 石田 真彦*; 齊藤 英治

IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 58(8), p.1301106_1 - 1301106_6, 2022/08

https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2022.3145888

スピンゼーベック効果(SSE)に基づくスピン駆動熱電(STE)デバイスと、熱源としての放射性同位元素の組み合わせは、宇宙探査機の電源などの応用における次世代の発電方法としての可能性を秘めている。しかし、スピン熱電デバイスの照射耐性を示す利用可能な知識は非常に限られている。重イオンビーム加速器と硬X線光電子分光法(HAXPES)測定を使用した分析を通じて、YFeO/Ptヘテロ構造に基づく典型的なSTEデバイスが高エネルギー重イオンビームの照射に対する耐性を持つことを検証する。使用済み核燃料の表面から放出される核分裂生成物による累積損傷をモデル化した320MeVの金イオンビームを使用し、線量レベルを変えることにより、SSE要素の熱電および磁気特性がイオン/cmフルエンスまでのイオン照射線量の影響を受けず、イオントラックがサンプル表面をほぼ完全に覆う約イオン/cmでSSE信号が消滅することを確認した。さらに、HAXPES測定は、YFeO/Pt界面への影響を理解するために実行した。HAXPES測定は、SSE信号を減少させる化学反応が照射線量の増加とともに強化されることを示唆している。過酷な環境使用に適用できるより優れたSTEデバイスを開発するために、YFeO/Ptで損傷分析の現在の理解を共有したい。

Spin excitations coupled with lattice and charge dynamics in LaSrCuO

池内 和彦*; 脇本 秀一; 藤田 全基*; 福田 竜生; 梶本 亮一; 新井 正敏*

Physical Review B, 105(1), p.014508_1 - 014508_7, 2022/01

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.105.014508

Spin excitations of layered copper oxide show various characteristic features, depending on the carrier concentration. In this paper, we conducted inelastic neutron-scattering measurements on LaSrCuO (LSCO) with = 0, 0.075, 0.18, and 0.30 and LaSrNiO (LSNO) with 1/3 to clarify the origin of the intensity enhancement in the excitation spectrum of LSCO at the energy () of 16-19 meV [Phys. Rev. B , 224404 (2015), , 094416 (2016)]. We confirmed the presence of a peak structure in the dependence of the local spin susceptibility of superconducting (SC) LSCO with a peak energy of 16-19 meV where the spin excitations intersect optical phonon branches. A comparable peak structure is not observed in the insulating LaCuO, LSNO, and heavily overdoped LSCO with = 0.30. A dome-shaped dependence of the integrated intensity around the peak energies is revealed for the SC phase by summarizing the present and previously reported results. Furthermore, our phonon calculation on LCO shows the existence of two optical branches at 19 meV that could stabilize stripe alignment of carriers due to out-of-plane vibrations of Cu or O of the CuO planes. These results indicate the interplay among spin, charge, and lattice dynamics and suggest that the intensity enhancement is associated with their composite excitations.

Tolerance of spin-Seebeck thermoelectricity against irradiation by swift heavy ions

岡安 悟; 針井 一哉*; 小畠 雅明; 吉井 賢資; 福田 竜生; 石田 真彦*; 家田 淳一; 齊藤 英治

Journal of Applied Physics, 128(8), p.083902_1 - 083902_7, 2020/08

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https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0014229

The ion-irradiation tolerance of thermoelectric devices based on the spin Seebeck effect (SSE) was investigated by using 320 MeV gold ion (Au) beams modeling cumulative damages due to fission products emitted from the surface of spent nuclear fuels. For this purpose, prototypical Pt/YFeO/GdGaO SSE elements were irradiated with varying the dose level at room temperature and measured the SSE voltage of them. We confirmed that the thermoelectric and magnetic properties of the SSE elements are not affected by the ion-irradiation up to ions/cm fluence and that the SSE signal is extinguished around ions/cm, in which the ion tracks almost fully cover the sample surface. We also performed the hard X-ray photoemission spectroscopy (HAXPES) measurements to understand the effects at the interface of Pt/YFeO. The HAXPES measurements suggest that the chemical reaction that diminishes the SSE signals is enhanced with the increase of the irradiation dose. The present study demonstrates that SSE-based devices are applicable to thermoelectric generation even in harsh environments for a long time period.

Pyroelectric power generation from the waste heat of automotive exhaust gas

Kim, J.*; 山中 暁*; 村山 一郎*; 加藤 孝典*; 坂本 友和*; 川崎 卓郎; 福田 竜生; 関野 徹*; 中山 忠親*; 武田 雅敏*; et al.

Sustainable Energy & Fuels (Internet), 4(3), p.1143 - 1149, 2020/03

https://doi.org/10.1039/C9SE00283A

Waste heat is a potentially exploitable energy source but remains a problem awaiting a solution. To explore solutions for automobile applications, we investigate pyroelectric power generation from the temperature variation of exhaust gas using a novel electro-thermodynamic cycle. Niobium-doped lead zirconate titanate stannate (PNZST) ceramics were applied as pyroelectric materials, and their structural characteristics were investigated. In the driving cycle assessments (JC-08) using real exhaust gas, the maximum power generated was identified as 143.9 mW cm (777.3 J L per 1 cycle) over a temperature range of 150-220 C and an electric field of 13 kV cm-1. The net mean generating power of the total driving cycle was 40.8 mW cm, which is the most enhanced result in our power generating systems to date and 314 times greater than our first report. Materials with sharp transition behaviors with the temperature and electric field are worthy of study with regard to pyroelectric energy harvesting materials, and their corresponding crystal and domain structures were investigated to optimize performance.

First determination of Pu isotopes (Pu, Pu and Pu) in radioactive particles derived from Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident

五十嵐 淳哉*; Zheng, J.*; Zhang, Z.*; 二宮 和彦*; 佐藤 志彦; 福田 美保*; Ni, Y.*; 青野 辰雄*; 篠原 厚*

Scientific Reports (Internet), 9(1), p.11807_1 - 11807_10, 2019/08

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-48210-4

TEPCO福島第一原子力発電所(福島原発)事故によって放射性微粒子が放出された。この粒子の生成過程を解明するために、この粒子中の化学組成に関してこれまで多くの研究が行われてきた。しかし、この粒子中に核燃料由来の放射性物質が含まれているかまで、明らかにされていなかった。そこで、放射化学法とICP-MSを用いて、粒子中のプルトニウム(Pu)の測定を行った。結果、放射性粒子中のPuとPu濃度範囲は、それぞれ(1.70-7.06)10Bqと(4.10-8.10)10Bqであった。Pu/PuとPu/Puの同位体原子比は、ORIGENコードを用いたシミュレーションの結果やこれまでに福島原発事故後に様々な環境試料の測定結果の範囲にあった。また土壌中の放射性微粒子(SP)は、Cs/Cs放射能比等から2と3号機由来の粒子と特定できたが、Puは検出されなかった。ダスト中の放射性微粒子(DP)は、Cs/Cs放射能比から福島原発1号機由来と特定でき、さらにDP3粒子中2粒子からPuが検出され、これは福島原発事故由来のPuであった。

Electrical and crystallographic study of an electrothermodynamic cycle for a waste heat recovery

Kim, J.*; 山中 暁*; 中島 啓*; 加藤 孝典*; Kim, Y.*; 福田 竜生; 吉井 賢資; 西畑 保雄; 馬場 将亮*; 武田 雅敏*; et al.

Advanced Sustainable Systems (Internet), 2(11), p.1800067_1 - 1800067_8, 2018/11

https://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.201800067

An innovative electrothermodynamic cycle (pyroelectric effect with an external electric field) was recently presented, which is based on temporal temperature variations in wasted heat from engine exhaust gas. In this paper, for further improvement, a generating mechanism of the cycle is investigated using in-operando time-resolved synchrotron X-ray diffraction with generating assessment. The polarizations of the sample are gained from both crystal/domain changes and simultaneous electrical measurements. Three types of materials are prepared: soft and hard types of lead zirconate titanate (PZT) and lead magnesium niobate-lead titanate (PMN-PT). Among them, PMN-PT has the highest generating power. When an external electric field is applied, the PMN-PT exhibits only 180 domain rotations, whereas PZTs exhibit both 90 and 180 rotations. A strong driving force for 180 rotation depresses rotations in other angles and increases polarization changes. The results show that the material development, which has only 180 switching domains, has potential for use in the establishment of a high-efficiency waste heat recovery system.

Effect of -site randomness on the antiferroelectric/relaxor nature of the ground state; Diffuse and inelastic X-ray scattering study of Pb(InNb)O

大和田 謙二*; 塚田 慎也*; 福田 竜生; 筒井 智嗣*; Baron, A. Q. R.*; 水木 純一郎*; 大和 英弘*; 安田 直彦*; 寺内 暉*

Physical Review B, 98(5), p.054106_1 - 054106_10, 2018/08

https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevB.98.054106

The effect of -site randomness on the antiferroelectric/relaxor nature of the ground state was investigated by studying diffuse and inelastic X-ray scattering from ordered and disordered Pb(InNb)O (O- and D-PIN) single crystals. The diffuse scattering measurement of O-PIN (antiferroelectric at ) shows the existence of ferroelectrically interactive local polarization above . Inelastic X-ray scattering shows that the transverse-acoustic (TA) and transverse-optic (TO) modes are dominant at 800 K, while the central peak (CP) and TA modes are coupled and majorly contribute to the critical behavior of the diffuse scattering at . Upon these results, the -site randomness is discussed in terms of suppressing the antiferroelectric instability and enhancing the polarization fluctuation.

Maximizing by tuning nematicity and magnetism in FeSeS superconductors

松浦 康平*; 水上 雄太*; 新井 佑基*; 杉村 優一*; 前島 尚行*; 町田 晃彦*; 綿貫 徹*; 福田 竜生; 矢島 健*; 廣井 善二*; et al.

Nature Communications (Internet), 8, p.1143_1 - 1143_6, 2017/10

https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01277-x

A fundamental issue concerning iron-based superconductivity is the roles of electronic nematicity and magnetism in realising high transition temperature (). To address this issue, FeSe is a key material, as it exhibits a unique pressure phase diagram involving nonmagnetic nematic and pressure-induced antiferromagnetic ordered phases. However, as these two phases in FeSe have considerable overlap, how each order affects superconductivity remains perplexing. Here we construct the three-dimensional electronic phase diagram, temperature () against pressure () and iso-valent S-substitution (), for FeSeS. By simultaneously tuning chemical and physical pressures, against which the chalcogen height shows a contrasting variation, we achieve a complete separation of nematic and antiferromagnetic phases. In between, an extended nonmagnetic tetragonal phase emerges, where shows a striking enhancement. The completed phase diagram uncovers that high- superconductivity lies near both ends of the dome-shaped antiferromagnetic phase, whereas remainslow near the nematic critical point.

Relationship between the material properties and pyroelectric-generating performance of PZTs

山中 暁*; Kim, J.*; 中島 啓*; 加藤 孝典*; Kim, Y.*; 福田 竜生; 吉井 賢資; 西畑 保雄; 馬場 将亮*; 山田 昇*; et al.

Advanced Sustainable Systems (Internet), 1(3-4), p.1600020_1 - 1600020_6, 2017/04

http://doi.org/10.1002/adsu.201600020

プロジェクトとして取り組んできている自動車排ガスを用いた温度変化発電に関し、変換素子の材料選定等に重要となる性能指数について、素子の物理量の温度変化の測定を行うことで調べた。測定結果を用い、これまで提案されていたいくつかの性能指数の温度変化を詳しく調べて比較することで、と呼ばれる指数が最も発電量との相関が高いことを示した。この指数には唯一誘電正接()が含まれており、誘電体内での電気エネルギー損失が重要であることを示唆する結果となっている。