Hierarchical anatase TiO2 porous nanopillars with high crystallinity and controlled length: an effective candidate for dye-sensitized solar-cells

Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics : PCCP
Yang QuHonggang Fu

Abstract

Hierarchical anatase TiO(2) porous nanopillars with high crystallinity and stability were fabricated by the following four steps: (i) synthesis of a titanium glycolate nanopillar precursor; (ii) transformation into stable nanopillars consisting of amorphous TiO(2) primary nanoparticles at low temperature; (iii) treatment with ethylenediamine aqueous solution to protect the nanopillar structure, restrain nanoparticle growth and retard phase transformation; (iv) calcination at temperatures as high as 700 degrees C to form hierarchical anatase TiO(2) porous nanopillars. The results of SEM, TEM and XRD reveal that these TiO(2) nanopillars have a porous structure, and that their length can be easily controlled by the volume ratio of ethylene glycol to tetrabutyl titanate. In addition, dye-sensitized solar-cells (DSSCs) were assembled with sandwich-structure photoanodes, which are composed of a layer of TiO(2) nanopillars sandwiched between two layers of TiO(2) nanoparticles. The photoelectrical measurement results show that the power conversion efficiency of DSSCs enhances with the increase of nanopillar length and crystallinity. This is attributed to the effective transfer of photogenerated electrons in TiO(2) nanopillars and their...Continue Reading

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Sep 2, 2011·Chemistry : a European Journal·Shangjun DingFuqiang Huang
Sep 21, 2013·Chemical Society Reviews·Liqiang JingHonggang Fu
Mar 4, 2011·Dalton Transactions : an International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry·Youzhen DongHonggang Fu
Sep 13, 2012·Dalton Transactions : an International Journal of Inorganic Chemistry·Guoliang ZhangChungui Tian
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