Synthesis and electrophoretic deposition of hollow-TiO2 nanoparticles for dye sensitized solar cell applications

被引:20
作者
Chava, Rama Krishna
Raj, Sudarsan
Yu, Yeon-Tae [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Chonbuk Natl Univ, Div Adv Mat Engn, 567 Baekje Daero, Jeonju 561756, South Korea
[2] Chonbuk Natl Univ, Coll Engn, Res Ctr Adv Mat Dev, 567 Baekje Daero, Jeonju 561756, South Korea
基金
新加坡国家研究基金会;
关键词
Hollow TiO2 nanoparticles; Electrophoretic deposition; Light scattering layer; Dyesensitized solar cells; Energy conversion efficiency; MESOPOROUS TIO2 NANOPARTICLES; LIGHT-SCATTERING; EFFICIENCY; FILMS; PERFORMANCE; MICROSPHERES; TEMPERATURE; FABRICATION; SPHERES; MORPHOLOGY;
D O I
10.1016/j.jallcom.2016.02.164
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Hollow TiO2 nanoparticles having similar to 200 nm size are successfully prepared via selective etching of Au@TiO2 core shell nanoparticles which were synthesized by microwave hydrothermal growth. Electrophoretic deposition was successfully applied to make hollow TiO2 nanoparticles scattering layer for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) applications. The surface morphology and roughness features of deposited hollow TiO2 nanoparticles films are studied by field emission scanning electron microscope and atomic force microscope techniques respectively. The light scattering property of H-TiO2 makes it a promising candidate for use as the scattering layer in dye sensitized solar cells. Enhanced J(SC) values for the H-TiO2 based DSSCs were attributed to larger dye adsorption and stronger light scattering compared to the commercial TiO2 nanoparticle with a crystalline size of 20 nm. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:212 / 222
页数:11
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