Synthesis of TiO2 submicro-rings and their application in dye-sensitized solar cell
In this paper, novel TiO2 submicro-rings were synthesized via potentiostatic anodization of titanium powder coated on transparent conducting oxide glass. The TiO2 submicro-rings film was characterized by SEM, XPS and 3D optical profiling. Accordingly, a possible growth mechanism of submicro-rings was discussed. The TiO2 submicro-rings based dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) with the film thickness of ca. 3.1Â [mu]m was assembled and a conversion efficiency of 1.36% was achieved under AM 1.5 illumination. The photoelectron transport properties of TiO2 submicro-rings based DSSC were also discussed according to the electron impedance spectroscopy.
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2011
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Authors: | Li, Ming ; Liu, Yong ; Wang, Hai ; Shen, Hui |
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Applied Energy. - Elsevier, ISSN 0306-2619. - Vol. 88.2011, 3, p. 825-830
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Publisher: |
Elsevier |
Keywords: | TiO2 submicro-rings Potentiostatic anodization Dye-sensitized Solar cell |
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