Title :
Novel mesoporous TiO2 spheres for dye sensitized solar cells
Author :
Cheng, Y.-B. ; Chen, D. ; Huang, F. ; Caruso, R.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Eng., Monash Univ., Melbourne, VIC, Australia
Abstract :
Mesoporous spheres consisting of nanosized anatase TiO2 were synthesized using a sol-gel and solvothermal process. The submicron spheres have high internal surface area and uniform pore size distribution, most suitable for high efficiency dye sensitized solar cells.
Keywords :
mesoporous materials; porosity; sol-gel processing; solar cells; titanium compounds; TiO2; dye sensitized solar cells; internal surface area; mesoporous titanium oxide spheres; nanosized anatase; pore size distribution; sol-gel synthesis; solvothermal process; Crystallization; Decision support systems; Electrodes; Electrons; Light scattering; Mesoporous materials; Particle scattering; Photovoltaic cells; Power generation; Solar power generation;
Conference_Titel :
Nanoelectronics Conference (INEC), 2010 3rd International
Conference_Location :
Hong Kong
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3543-2
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-3544-9
DOI :
10.1109/INEC.2010.5424685
