کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
1555953 999163 2016 7 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Low-Temperature and Surfactant-Free Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2 Sub-Micron Spheres for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی مواد شیمی مواد
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Low-Temperature and Surfactant-Free Synthesis of Mesoporous TiO2 Sub-Micron Spheres for Efficient Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
چکیده انگلیسی
Dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) are one of the most promising next-generation solar cells due to their advantages over other counterparts. The photoanode of DSSCs has a great effect on the photovoltaic performance. Traditional photoanode includes a bottom nanoparticle layer and an upper scattering layer for better light capture in longer wavelength. Mesoporous nanostructures with size comparable to the wavelength of visible light are considered to be excellent light scattering centers by providing extra places for dye loading. Developing a green synthetic method is of great importance. Herein we report a facile and surfactant-free synthesis of mesoporous rutile TiO2 submicrometer-sized spheres at temperature as low as 70 °C. DSSCs based on photoanodes with an upper scattering layer composed of as-obtained mesoporous spheres on nanoparticle dense layer demonstrate an 18.0% improvement of power conversion efficiency. This simple approach may offer an energy-efficient and environmentally friendly alternative for DSSCs fabrication.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Materials Science & Technology - Volume 32, Issue 1, January 2016, Pages 17-23
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