Hierarchical or one-dimensional architectures are among the most exciting developments in material science these recent years. We present a nanostructured TiO2 assembly combining these two concepts and resembling a forest composed of individual, high aspect-ratio, treelike nanostructures. We propose to use these structures for the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells, and we achieved 4.9% conversion efficiency in combination with C101 dye. We demonstrate this morphology beneficial to hamper the electron recombination and also mass transport control in the mesopores when solvent-free ionic liquid electrolyte is used.
Hierarchical TiO2 Photoanode for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells
DI FONZO, FABIO;LI BASSI, ANDREA;CASARI, CARLO SPARTACO;RUSSO, VALERIA;BOTTANI, CARLO ENRICO;
2010-01-01
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Hierarchical or one-dimensional architectures are among the most exciting developments in material science these recent years. We present a nanostructured TiO2 assembly combining these two concepts and resembling a forest composed of individual, high aspect-ratio, treelike nanostructures. We propose to use these structures for the photoanode in dye-sensitized solar cells, and we achieved 4.9% conversion efficiency in combination with C101 dye. We demonstrate this morphology beneficial to hamper the electron recombination and also mass transport control in the mesopores when solvent-free ionic liquid electrolyte is used.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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