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TiO 2 fibers enhance film integrity and photovoltaic performance for electrophoretically deposited dye solar cell photoanodes

Shooshtari, L ; Sharif University of Technology | 2011

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  1. Type of Document: Article
  2. DOI: 10.1021/am101177b
  3. Publisher: 2011
  4. Abstract:
  5. Nanoparticulated TiO 2 fibers as one-dimensional long structures were introduced into TiO 2 P25 nanoparticle films using coelectrophoretic deposition. This prevented the usual crack formation occurring in wet coatings, and resulted in less porosity and higher roughness factor of the films that provided more favorable conditions for electron transport. The films used as the photoanode of a dye solar cell (DSC) produced 65% higher photovoltaic efficiency. TiO 2 fibers can be excellent binders in single-step, organic-free electrophoretic deposition of TiO 2 for DSC photoanode
  6. Keywords:
  7. Electrophoretic deposition ; Porosity ; Co-electrophoretic deposition ; Crack formation ; Dye solar cells ; Electron transport ; Favorable conditions ; Nanoparticle films ; Photo-anodes ; Photovoltaic performance ; Roughness factor ; Single-step ; TiO ; TiO2 fibers ; Wet coating ; Cracks ; Electrophoresis ; Fibers ; Photovoltaic effects ; Solar cells ; Solar power generation ; Deposition ; Titanium dioxide ; Artificial membrane ; Chemistry ; Electroplating industry ; Equipment ; Methodology ; Power supply ; Electric Power Supplies ; Electrodes ; Electroplating ; Equipment Design ; Equipment Failure Analysis ; Membranes, Artificial ; Solar Energy ; Titanium
  8. Source: ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces ; Volume 3, Issue 3 , February , 2011 , Pages 638-641 ; 19448244 (ISSN)
  9. URL: http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/am101177b