Hierarchically structured nanotubes for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Meidan Ye; Dajiang Zheng; Miaoqiang Lv; Chang Chen; Changjian Lin; Zhiqun Lin

doi:10.1002/adma.201205274

Hierarchically structured nanotubes for highly efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

Adv Mater. 2013 Jun 11;25(22):3039-44. doi: 10.1002/adma.201205274. Epub 2013 Mar 1.

Authors

Meidan Ye¹, Dajiang Zheng, Miaoqiang Lv, Chang Chen, Changjian Lin, Zhiqun Lin

Affiliation

¹ State Key Laboratory of Physical Chemistry of Solid Surfaces and Department of Chemistry, College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.

PMID: 23450829
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201205274

Abstract

Hierarchical TiO2 nanotube arrays grown on Ti foil are yielded by subjecting electrochemically anodized, vertically oriented TiO2 nanotube arrays to hydrothermal processing. The resulting DSSCs exhibit a significantly enhanced power conversion efficiency of 7.24%, which is a direct consequence of the synergy of higher dye loading, superior light-scattering ability, and fast electron transport.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't