Title :
Sol-gel synthesis of TiO2 nanocrystals for application in dye-sensitized solar cells
Author :
Menzies, David B. ; Dai, Qing ; Maunders, Christian ; Cheng, Yi-Bing ; Simon, George P. ; Spiccia, Leone
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Mater. Eng., Monash Univ., Melbourne, Vic., Australia
Abstract :
TiO2 nanocrystals have been synthesized from Titanium(IV) butoxide without the use of an autoclave. It was found that using heat treatment temperatures below 600°C pure anatase phase was retained in the nanocrystals. In addition, with increasing heat treatment temperature the nanocrystals became larger in size and the homogeneity was dramatically reduced.
Keywords :
nanostructured materials; nanotechnology; semiconductor materials; sol-gel processing; solar cells; titanium compounds; TiO2; TiO2 nanocrystals; Titanium(IV) butoxide; anatase phase; autoclave; dye-sensitized solar cells; heat treatment; sol-gel synthesis; Decision support systems; Glass; Heat treatment; Nanocrystals; Nanotechnology; Photovoltaic cells; Size control; Substrates; Temperature; X-ray scattering;
Conference_Titel :
Nanotechnology, 2005. 5th IEEE Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9199-3
DOI :
10.1109/NANO.2005.1500839
