CN112489848A - Semiconductor radiation battery - Google Patents

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CN112489848A
CN112489848A CN202011416015.8A CN202011416015A CN112489848A CN 112489848 A CN112489848 A CN 112489848A CN 202011416015 A CN202011416015 A CN 202011416015A CN 112489848 A CN112489848 A CN 112489848A
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黎大兵
贾玉萍
孙晓娟
蒋科
陈洋
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The invention provides a semiconductor radiation battery, mainly comprising: the graphene-based photovoltaic module comprises a semiconductor conversion layer, a graphene upper electrode and a metal lower electrode, wherein the semiconductor conversion layer, the graphene upper electrode and the metal lower electrode are sequentially formed on a substrate. The characteristic of small atomic number of graphene is utilized to break through the defect that the cell conversion efficiency is reduced due to the deposition effect of a metal upper electrode on Beta particles in the traditional Beta radiation cell. The Beta electron high-transmittance electrode is realized, and meanwhile, the high carrier mobility of graphene is combined, so that the separation of electron-hole pairs generated by radiation is enhanced, the conversion efficiency of the battery is further improved, and the high-efficiency semiconductor radiation battery is realized.

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Semiconductor radiation battery
Technical Field
The invention relates to the technical field of photoelectric detection, in particular to a semiconductor radiation battery.
Background
The nuclear battery has the characteristics of high energy density, long service life, no influence of external environment and the like, and has wide application prospects in the fields of aerospace, deep sea exploration and micro motors. In particular, the semiconductor radiation battery using the radiation volt effect has the characteristics of small volume, light weight and easy integration. With the maturity of semiconductor material preparation technology, the material becomes the most potential energy conversion material of radiation battery. In the traditional nuclear battery preparation process, the common electrode material is metal or alloy such as Al, Cu, Au, Ni, Ag, Pt and the like. However, the deposition of the emission source in the metal electrode layer is substantially converted into heat energy, and the higher the atomic number, the greater the deposition probability. Therefore, the electrode is generally a thin metal electrode with a small atomic number. However, the metal electrodes commonly used at present have large atomic numbers.
Disclosure of Invention
In order to overcome the existing technical problems, the invention provides a graphene electrode semiconductor Beta radiation battery. The graphene is composed of carbon elements, has a low atomic number, and can reduce the deposition of an emission source; meanwhile, the organic electroluminescent device has high carrier mobility, and can realize rapid separation of electron-hole pairs. Therefore, the effective absorption efficiency and the energy conversion efficiency of the radiation battery can be improved.
In order to achieve the purpose, the invention adopts the following specific technical scheme: the semiconductor radiation battery is characterized by comprising a semiconductor conversion layer, a graphene upper electrode and a metal lower electrode, wherein the semiconductor conversion layer and the graphene upper electrode are sequentially formed above a substrate, and the metal lower electrode is formed below the substrate.
Preferably, the thickness of the graphene upper electrode layer is 1-100 nm.
Preferably, the material of the semiconductor conversion layer is selected from any one of SiC, GaN, ZnO, and diamond.
Preferably, the structure of the semiconductor conversion layer is any one of a PN junction structure, a PIN junction structure, or a schottky structure.
Preferably, the lower metal electrode material is any one of Ti, Al, and Au.
Preferably, the contact type of the metal electrode is an ohmic contact.
Preferably, the preparation method of the graphene upper electrode of the semiconductor Beta radiation battery comprises the following steps:
s1: the thermal decomposition method of silicon carbide is mainly used in silicon carbide radiation battery.
S2: the wet transfer CVD graphene method can be applied to radiation batteries made of any materials, such as SiC, GaN, ZnO and diamond radiation detectors.
S3: the method for spin coating, drip coating and spray coating the graphene solution can be applied to radiation batteries made of any materials, such as SiC, GaN, ZnO and diamond radiation detectors.
Preferably, a metal wiring point is prepared on the graphene upper electrode by using a mask method, so that the preparation of the graphene electrode Beta radiation battery is completed.
The invention can obtain the following technical effects:
1. the graphene atomic number is small, the defect that the cell conversion efficiency is reduced due to the deposition effect of metal electrodes on Beta particles in the traditional Beta radiation cell is overcome, and the cell conversion efficiency is improved.
2. The graphene has high carrier mobility, promotes the separation of electrons and holes, and improves the conversion efficiency of the battery.
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Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a PN-type semiconductor radiation battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a PIN-type semiconductor radiation battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a schottky-type semiconductor radiation cell according to an embodiment of the present invention.
Wherein the reference numerals include:
the structure comprises a substrate 1, a semiconductor conversion layer 2, a graphene upper electrode 3 and a metal lower electrode 4.
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In order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present invention more apparent, the present invention is further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not to be construed as limiting the invention.
A semiconductor radiation cell provided by the present invention will be described in detail below.
The invention provides a semiconductor radiation battery, which mainly comprises: a semiconductor conversion layer 2, an upper electrode and a metal lower electrode 4 formed below the substrate 1 in sequence on the substrate 1; wherein the upper electrode is a graphene upper electrode 3 with Beta electron high transmittance. The characteristic of small atomic number of graphene is utilized to break through the defect that the cell conversion efficiency is reduced due to the deposition effect of a metal upper electrode on Beta particles in the traditional Beta radiation cell. The Beta electron high-transmittance electrode is realized, and meanwhile, the high carrier mobility of graphene is combined, so that the separation of electron-hole pairs generated by radiation is enhanced, and the conversion efficiency of the battery is further improved. A high-efficiency semiconductor radiation battery is realized.
The substrate 1 may be any base material that is sufficient for the growth of a radiation absorbing layer.
The framework of the semiconductor conversion layer 2 can be a PN junction structure, a PIN junction structure or a Schottky structure;
the material choice for the metal lower electrode 4 may be Ti/Al/Au;
the contact type of the metal lower electrode 4 is ohmic contact;
for the material selection of the semiconductor conversion layer 2, different materials can be selected according to different preparation methods;
the preparation method of the graphene electrode can be selected according to different requirements, and comprises the following steps:
s1: the thermal decomposition method of silicon carbide is mainly used in silicon carbide radiation battery.
S2: the wet transfer CVD graphene method can be applied to radiation batteries made of any materials, such as SiC, GaN, ZnO and diamond radiation detectors.
S3: the method for spin coating, drip coating and spray coating the graphene solution can be applied to radiation batteries made of any materials, such as SiC, GaN, ZnO and diamond radiation detectors.
Fig. 1 is a schematic structural diagram of a PN-type semiconductor radiation battery according to an embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 1, in embodiment 1 of the present invention, a substrate 1 is a conductive silicon carbide substrate, and a semiconductor conversion layer 2 of a PN junction type SiC epitaxial structure is prepared on the conductive silicon carbide substrate 1; the metal lower electrode 4 is a Ti/Au ohmic electrode and is formed on the lower surface of the conductive silicon carbide substrate 1 by using electron beam evaporation and thermal evaporation processes, and annealing operation is carried out to ensure that the metal lower electrode 4 is stably formed; then, transferring CVD graphene on a P-type silicon carbide layer, namely a P-type layer by using a wet method to form a graphene upper electrode 3; and finally, preparing a metal wiring point on the graphene upper electrode 3 by using a mask method, and completing the preparation of the graphene electrode SiC Beta radiation battery.
Fig. 2 is a schematic structural diagram of a PIN-type semiconductor radiation battery according to another embodiment of the present invention.
As shown in fig. 2, in embodiment 2 of the present invention, a substrate 1 is a sapphire substrate, and a PIN-type GaN epitaxial structure, i.e., a semiconductor conversion layer 2, is prepared on the sapphire substrate by using an MOCVD method; the metal lower electrode 4 is a Ti/Au ohmic electrode, is formed on the lower surface of the conductive silicon carbide substrate 1 by using electron beam evaporation and thermal evaporation processes, and is annealed to form the metal lower electrode 4 stably; then transferring the CVD graphene onto the P-type layer by using a wet transfer process to form a graphene upper electrode 3; etching the p layer and the i layer by using a semiconductor etching process to expose the connection part of the n-type layer electrode; preparing a mask pattern of an electrode area exposed out of the n-type layer by using an alignment process in ultraviolet lithography, and realizing an n-type layer electrode by using an electron beam evaporation process; and (3) realizing a mask pattern of a metal wiring area of the graphene upper electrode 3 by utilizing an alignment process in ultraviolet lithography, preparing a graphene metal wiring point, and finishing the preparation of the graphene electrode GaN Beta radiation battery.
The graphene semiconductor Beta radiation battery of the invention can also have various changes and modifications, and is not limited to the specific structure of the above embodiment. For example, fig. 3 is a schematic structural diagram of a schottky-type semiconductor radiation cell according to a third embodiment of the present invention. Wherein, the semiconductor conversion layer 2 is of a Schottky structure.
In the description herein, references to the description of the term "one embodiment," "some embodiments," "an example," "a specific example," or "some examples," etc., mean that a particular feature, structure, material, or characteristic described in connection with the embodiment or example is included in at least one embodiment or example of the invention. In this specification, the schematic representations of the terms used above are not necessarily intended to refer to the same embodiment or example. Furthermore, the particular features, structures, materials, or characteristics described may be combined in any suitable manner in any one or more embodiments or examples. Furthermore, various embodiments or examples and features of different embodiments or examples described in this specification can be combined and combined by one skilled in the art without contradiction.
Although embodiments of the present invention have been shown and described above, it is understood that the above embodiments are exemplary and should not be construed as limiting the present invention, and that variations, modifications, substitutions and alterations can be made to the above embodiments by those of ordinary skill in the art within the scope of the present invention.
The above embodiments of the present invention should not be construed as limiting the scope of the present invention. Any other corresponding changes and modifications made according to the technical idea of the present invention should be included in the protection scope of the claims of the present invention.

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1. The semiconductor radiation battery is characterized by comprising a semiconductor conversion layer (2) and a graphene upper electrode (3) which are sequentially formed above a substrate (1), and a metal lower electrode (4) formed below the substrate (1).
2. The semiconductor radiation cell according to claim 1, characterized in that the graphene upper electrode (3) has a thickness of 1-100 nm.
3. The semiconductor radiation cell according to claim 1, characterized in that the material of the semiconductor conversion layer (2) is selected from any one of SiC, GaN, ZnO, diamond.
4. The semiconductor radiation cell as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the structure of the semiconductor conversion layer (2) is any one of a PN junction structure, a PIN junction structure or a schottky structure.
5. The semiconductor radiation cell according to claim 1, characterized in that the material of the metal bottom electrode (4) is selected from any one of Ti, Al, Au.
6. A semiconductor radiation cell according to claim 1, characterized in that the contact type of the metal bottom electrode (4) is an ohmic contact.
7. The semiconductor radiation battery as claimed in claim 1, characterized in that the method for preparing the graphene upper electrode (3) of the semiconductor radiation battery comprises the following steps:
s1: thermal decomposition of silicon carbide.
S2: and (3) a wet transfer CVD graphene method.
S3: and a method for spin coating, drip coating and spray coating of graphene solution.
8. The semiconductor radiation battery according to claim 1, characterized in that the preparation of the graphene electrode radiation battery is completed by preparing metal wiring points on the graphene upper electrode (3) by using a mask method.
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