Self-Assembled TiO2 with Increased Photoelectron Production, and Improved Conduction and Transfer: Enhancing Photovoltaic Performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
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Ahmed, Saquib
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Rutgers State Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USARutgers State Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
Ahmed, Saquib
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Du Pasquier, Aurelien
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Rutgers State Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USARutgers State Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
Du Pasquier, Aurelien
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Birnie, Dunbar P., III
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Rutgers State Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USARutgers State Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
Birnie, Dunbar P., III
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Asefa, Tewodros
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Rutgers State Univ, Dept Chem & Chem Biol, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
Rutgers State Univ, Dept Chem & Biochem Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USARutgers State Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
Asefa, Tewodros
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[1] Rutgers State Univ, Dept Mat Sci & Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
[2] Rutgers State Univ, Dept Chem & Chem Biol, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
[3] Rutgers State Univ, Dept Chem & Biochem Engn, Piscataway, NJ 08854 USA
dye-sensitized solar cells;
mesoporous titania;
P25;
titania;
solar cells;
self-assembly;
MESOPOROUS TITANIUM-DIOXIDE;
NANOCRYSTALLINE TIO2;
CETYLTRIMETHYLAMMONIUM BROMIDE;
GEL METHOD;
CONVERSION;
TEMPLATE;
ANATASE;
ELECTROLYTE;
NANOTUBES;
PARTICLES;
D O I:
10.1021/am2005042
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TB3 [工程材料学];
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0805 ;
080502 ;
摘要:
Highly crystalline mesoporous anatase TiO2 is prepared through supramolecular self-assembly and by utilizing cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) as templating material. Photoanodes of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) made from these TiO2 nanoparticles are found to have a high specific surface area of 153 m(2)/g and high surface roughness. Optical absorption spectroscopy studies reveal that the photoanode films adsorb four times more dye than films made of commercial P25 TiO2. Mercury porosimetry and field emission scanning electron microscope (FESEM) studies show hierarchical macro- and meso-porosity of the photoanode films leading to better dye and electrolyte percolation, combined with improved electron conduction pathways compared to P25 films. Electrochemical impedance studies confirm lower impedance and higher electron lifetime in the synthesized mesoporous TiO2 films compared to P25 films. Higher photovoltaic efficiency was recorded of cells made from the synthesized mesoporous TiO2 in comparison to the corresponding cells made from P25. Incident-photon-to-current efficiency data provided critical understanding of recombination kinetics, and provided proof of Mie scattering by the self-assembled submicrometer sized TiO2 aggregates and the macropores in their structure. The scattering phenomenon was further corroborated by diffused reflectance studies. An in-depth analysis of CTAB-templated mesoporous TiO2 has been conducted to show how it can be a good candidate photoanode material for enhancing the performance of DSSCs.