Title :
Preparing the nanostructured mesoporous titanium dioxide thin film for sensitized solar cell
Author :
Wei, T.Y. ; Lu, Y.F. ; Chiu, C.C. ; Chung, Z.J. ; Shin, H.Y. ; Tzeng, Y.C.
Author_Institution :
Inst. of Nuclear Energy Res., Taoyuan
Abstract :
Nanostructured mesoporous titanium dioxide thin films were prepared from the nanoparticle colloidal paste made by sol-gel method and directly by the commercial product P-25. Thin film with strong adhesion ability on a conducting glass substrate and the high surface area in the thin film is the important target expected. The results show that a colloidal paste that can form a good adhesion thin film and possess the controllable particle size from 15 to 60 nm is obtained repeatedly. Meanwhile, a mixture of alcohol and water is a good dispersion solution for measuring the nanoparticle size distribution. The adherence of thin film prepared by the paste from alkoxide titanium is better than that prepared from titanium tetrachloride
Keywords :
adhesion; colloids; mesoporous materials; nanoparticles; nanotechnology; particle size; sol-gel processing; solar cells; thin films; titanium compounds; TiO2; adhesion; alkoxide titanium; conducting glass substrate; dispersion solution; nanoparticle colloidal paste; nanoparticle size distribution; nanostructured mesoporous titanium dioxide thin film; sensitized solar cell; sol-gel method; surface area; titanium tetrachloride; Adhesives; Dispersion; Glass; Mesoporous materials; Photovoltaic cells; Size control; Size measurement; Substrates; Titanium; Transistors;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0017-1
Electronic_ISBN :
1-4244-0017-1
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279453
