Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell
Titanium dioxide (TiO2) paste was prepared by sol-gel and hydrothermal method with various precursors. Nanostructured mesoporous TiO2 thin-film back electrode was fabricated from the nanoparticle colloidal paste, and its performance was compared with that made of commercial P25 TiO2. The best perfor...
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| author | Yu-Chang Liu Yun-Fang Lu Yz-Zhen Zeng Chi-Hung Liao Jen-Chieh Chung Tsong-Yang Wei |
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| description | Titanium dioxide (TiO2) paste was prepared by sol-gel and hydrothermal method with various precursors. Nanostructured mesoporous TiO2 thin-film back electrode was fabricated from the nanoparticle colloidal paste, and its performance was compared with that made of commercial P25 TiO2. The best performance was demonstrated by the DSSC having a 16 μm-thick TTIP-TiO2 back electrode, which gave a solar energy conversion efficiency of 6.03%. The ability of stong adhesion on ITO conducting glass substrate and the high surface area are considered important characteristics of TiO2 thin film. The results show that a thin film with good adhesion can be made from the prepared colloidal paste as a result of alleviating the possibility of electron transfer loss. One can control the colloidal particle size from sol-gel method. Therefore, by optimizing the preparation conditions, TiO2 paste with nanoparticle and narrow diameter distribution was obtained. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-14b06cef67ab4a769caf692777d0e8862025-02-03T06:44:28ZengWileyInternational Journal of Photoenergy1110-662X1687-529X2011-01-01201110.1155/2011/619069619069Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar CellYu-Chang Liu0Yun-Fang Lu1Yz-Zhen Zeng2Chi-Hung Liao3Jen-Chieh Chung4Tsong-Yang Wei5Institute of Nuclear Energy Research, AEC, Taoyuan County 32546, TaiwanInstitute of Nuclear Energy Research, AEC, Taoyuan County 32546, TaiwanInstitute of Nuclear Energy Research, AEC, Taoyuan County 32546, TaiwanInstitute of Nuclear Energy Research, AEC, Taoyuan County 32546, TaiwanInstitute of Nuclear Energy Research, AEC, Taoyuan County 32546, TaiwanInstitute of Nuclear Energy Research, AEC, Taoyuan County 32546, TaiwanTitanium dioxide (TiO2) paste was prepared by sol-gel and hydrothermal method with various precursors. Nanostructured mesoporous TiO2 thin-film back electrode was fabricated from the nanoparticle colloidal paste, and its performance was compared with that made of commercial P25 TiO2. The best performance was demonstrated by the DSSC having a 16 μm-thick TTIP-TiO2 back electrode, which gave a solar energy conversion efficiency of 6.03%. The ability of stong adhesion on ITO conducting glass substrate and the high surface area are considered important characteristics of TiO2 thin film. The results show that a thin film with good adhesion can be made from the prepared colloidal paste as a result of alleviating the possibility of electron transfer loss. One can control the colloidal particle size from sol-gel method. Therefore, by optimizing the preparation conditions, TiO2 paste with nanoparticle and narrow diameter distribution was obtained.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/619069 |
| spellingShingle | Yu-Chang Liu Yun-Fang Lu Yz-Zhen Zeng Chi-Hung Liao Jen-Chieh Chung Tsong-Yang Wei Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell International Journal of Photoenergy |
| title | Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_full | Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_fullStr | Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_short | Nanostructured Mesoporous Titanium Dioxide Thin Film Prepared by Sol-Gel Method for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell |
| title_sort | nanostructured mesoporous titanium dioxide thin film prepared by sol gel method for dye sensitized solar cell |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/619069 |
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