Abstract

We present a novel, facile, and cost-effective method to prepare highly transparent mesoporous films made by anatase TiO2 nanorods that have been synthesized by a single-step solvothermal process. Such nanorods have been conveniently used as prepared-without completely removing the residual organics-to obtain suitable screen-printable paste by means of the use of proper polymeric binders. This method has been successfully implemented to fabricate highly efficient nanorod-based photoelectrodes for dye-sensitized solar cells. They showed an increment of the overall quantum conversion efficiency comprised between 34% and 58% with respect to cells based oil commercial P25 titanium dioxide nanoparticles. In particular, a maximum photocurrent density and solar conversion efficiency of 16.9 mA/cm(2) and 7.9% have been obtained, respectively.

Autore Pugliese

• Gigli Giuseppe , Ciccarella Giuseppe

Tutti gli autori

• L. De Marco , M. Manca , R. Giannuzzi , F. Malara , G. Melcarne , G. Ciccarella , I. Zama , R. Cingolani , G. Gigli

Titolo volume/Rivista

JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY. C

Anno di pubblicazione

2010

ISSN

1932-7447

ISBN

Non Disponibile

Numero di citazioni Wos

65

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Numero di citazioni Scopus

87

Ultimo Aggiornamento Citazioni

28/04/2018

Settori ERC

Non Disponibile

Codici ASJC

Non Disponibile