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TiO2 SUB-MICROSPHERES AS A BI-FUNCTIONAL SCATTERING LAYER FOR HIGH-PERFORMANCE DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS

Friday, July 4, 2014 6:43
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Nano, Volume 09, Issue 05, July 2014.

The sub-microspheres play multiple roles in enhancing dye adsorption and light-scattering to improve the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). In this work, the well-defined TiO2 sub-microspheres with anatase granular-like nanocrystals are prepared in high yield by combining hydrolytic process with solvothermal treatment. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) results indicated that plenty of rhombic nanoparticles with ~ 18 nm diameter having mutual contacts to neighboring nanoparticles were densely self-assembled into sub-microspheres, and abundant mesopores existed in the whole sub-microspheres with superior light scattering ability. The appropriate pore diameter and relatively high specific surface area of the as-obtained sub-microsphere result in a higher dye adsorption. As expected, by using the sub-microspheres as a scattering layer, a higher photovoltaic conversion efficiency of 10.15% is obtained for DSSCs. The sub-microspheres play multiple roles in enhancing dye adsorption and light-scattering to enhance the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells. In this work, the well-defined TiO2 sub-microspheres with anatase granular-like nanocrystals are facilely and reproducibly prepared in high yield by combining hydrolytic process with solvothermal treatment. The obtained sub-microspheres with appropriate pore diameter and relatively high specific surface area result in a larger amount of dye adsorption.

YONG DING et al

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