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Preparation of high-aspect-ratio TiO2 nanotube arrays and applications for dye-sensitized solar cells

M. DANG1, YI ZHOU1,* , HONG LI1, CAIXIA LV1

Affiliation

  1. College of chemical and biological engineering, Changsha University of Science and Technology, Changsha, Hunan, P. R. China

Abstract

High-aspect-ratio TiO2 nanotube (NT) arrays were successfully fabricated by anodization of Ti foils in an ethylene glycol electrolyte containing 0.25% NH4F and 1V% H2O. The structure and morphology of the NT arrays were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM). The arrays were found to several micrometers in length, with tube diameters of 70100 nm. The samples calcined at 400500C showed only anatase phase. The photovoltaic performance of the TiO2 NT and nanoparticle (NP) films used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) were investigated by IV characteristics curve. The results indicated that all the NT-based DSSCs have better photovoltaic performance than the NP-based counterparts owing to higher charge collection efficiencies and higher surface area..

Keywords

Electrochemical anodization, TiO2 nanotube (NT) arrays, High-aspect-ratio, Photovoltaic performance.

Citation

M. DANG, YI ZHOU, HONG LI, CAIXIA LV, Preparation of high-aspect-ratio TiO2 nanotube arrays and applications for dye-sensitized solar cells, Optoelectronics and Advanced Materials - Rapid Communications, 5, 5, May 2011, pp.523-526 (2011).

Submitted at: March 17, 2011

Accepted at: May 31, 2011