Abstract
Polydispersed-size nanocrystallite titanium dioxide (TiO2) with a large surface area is fabricated by nozzle-less electrospraying using titanium isopropoxide (TIP)/polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) ethanol solution. The polydispersed TiO2 nanoparticles are applied to dye sensitized solar cells as a novel scattering layer, which balances both dye loading and light trapping. An optimal high efficiency of 8.71% is achieved with the polydispersed-size TiO2 nanoparticles as the scattering layer when compared with an efficiency of 7.17% obtained for the photoanode with the traditional scattering layer made of 200 nm monodispersed TiO2 nanoparticles, which represents a 22% increase.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 25707-25710 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | RSC Advances |
Volume | 3 |
Issue number | 48 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Dec 2013 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Chemical Engineering
- General Chemistry