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Zinc oxide with acicular structure, process for its production, and photoelectric conversion device

a technology of acicular structure and zinc oxide, which is applied in the direction of sustainable manufacturing/processing, final product manufacturing, and treatment with only plural parallel stages

Inactive Publication Date: 2005-04-21
CANON KK
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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a process for forming a zinc oxide acicular structure on a substrate, which can be used in photoelectric conversion devices. The process involves electro-depositing zinc oxide onto a substrate using an electrolytic solution containing zinc ions and a cosolute, such as an alcohol or a salt of a halide. The resulting zinc oxide acicular structure has improved properties, such as increased surface area and better charge transport, which can enhance the performance of photoelectric conversion devices.

Problems solved by technology

However, with regard to the process of forming zinc oxide by electrodeposition as disclosed in the above Japanese Patent Applications Laid-Open No. 8-217443 and No. 8-260175, the zinc oxide can only be formed in the filmy form, and not in an acicular form.

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[0115] In this Example, an instance in which zinc oxide acicular crystals are produced on a conductive substrate by electrodeposition is described with reference to FIG. 4B.

[0116] A conductive-glass substrate (coated with F-doped SnO2, 10 Ω / square) as the working electrode was prepared for use. As the electrolytic conditions of the prepared samples, an electrolytic solution containing 0.01 mol / L (mole per liter) of zinc nitrate in a water:ethanol 9:1 mixed solvent was electrodeposited by −1.2V for 5,000 seconds at 85° C. After the electrodeposition, zinc oxide acicular crystals (zinc oxide acicular structure 17) had grown on the electrode 15 surface as shown in FIG. 4B. These zinc oxide acicular crystals were about 200 nm in diameter and about 3 μm in length.

[0117] As a comparative example, the same electrolytic solution as the above except that the ethanol was removed was also prepared, and zinc oxide crystals were grown in the same way.

[0118] As a result of measurement, the zin...

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[0120] In this Example, an instance in which zinc oxide acicular crystals are produced on a conductive substrate by electrodeposition is described with reference to FIG. 4A.

[0121] A platinum substrate was prepared for use. This substrate was set as the working electrode and was immersed in an electrolytic solution prepared by dissolving 0.01 mol / L of zinc nitrate in a water:acetonitrile 9:1 mixed solvent, and this electrolytic solution was heated to 85° C. Then, a potential of −1.0 V was applied for 5,000 seconds to effect electrodeposition. After the electrodeposition, the substrate was observed to find that zinc oxide acicular crystals (zinc oxide acicular structure 17) had grown on the substrate 41 surface as shown in FIG. 4A. These zinc oxide acicular crystals were about 300 nm in diameter and about 4 μm in length.

[0122] As a comparative example, the same electrolytic solution as the above except that the acetonitrile was removed was also prepared, and zinc oxide crystals were...

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[0124] In this Example, an instance in which zinc oxide acicular crystals are produced on a conductive substrate by electrodeposition is described with reference to FIG. 4B.

[0125] A conductive-glass substrate (coated with F-doped SnO2, 10 Ω / square) was prepared for use. This substrate was set as the working electrode and was immersed in an electrolytic solution prepared by dissolving 0.01 mol / L of zinc nitrate in a water:n-hexanol 99:1 mixed solvent, and this electrolytic solution was heated to 85° C. Then, a potential of −1.3 V was applied for 5,000 seconds to effect electrodeposition. After the electrodeposition, the substrate was observed to find that zinc oxide acicular crystals (zinc oxide acicular structure 17) had grown on the electrode 15 surface as shown in FIG. 4B. These zinc oxide acicular crystals were about 500 nm in diameter and about 5 μm in length.

[0126] As a comparative example, the same electrolytic solution as the above except that the n-hexanol was removed was ...

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Abstract

A process for producing a zinc oxide acicular structure by growing an acicular zinc oxide on a substrate, the process comprising the steps of holding the substrate in an electrolytic solution in which at least zinc ions are present, and forming zinc oxide on the substrate by electrodeposition. The electrolytic solution contains at least one cosolute. Also, disclosed is a photoelectric conversion device comprising a charge transport layer having the zinc oxide acicular structure.

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[0001] This application is a division of application Ser. No. 10 / 101,462, filed Mar. 20, 2002, which is incorporated herein by reference.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] 1. Field of the Invention [0003] This invention relates to a zinc oxide with an acicular structure (zinc oxide acicular structure), a process for its production and a photoelectric conversion device. [0004] 2. Related Background Art [0005] ZnO having attracted notice as a substance having various uses has been used in pigments, coating materials, printing inks, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals, dental materials and so forth from old times. In recent years, it is used in a wide field including electrophotographic photosensitive agents, semiconductor lasers, UV-screening agents, photocatalysts, sensors, surface elastic-wave filters, camera exposure meters, photoelectric conversion devices and so forth, utilizing semiconductivity, photo-semiconductivity, piezoelectric properties, light-emitting properties and interfacial p...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): C30B29/62C01G9/02C25B1/00C25D9/04C30B7/12H01G9/20H01L31/04H01M14/00H10K99/00
CPCC01G9/02C25B1/00C25D9/04H01G9/2027Y02E10/549H01L51/0086H01L51/4233Y02E10/542H01G9/2054Y02P70/50H10K85/344H01G9/204H10K30/152
Inventor OKURA, HIROSHIDEN, TOHRUKONAKAHARA, KAORU
Owner CANON KK