A cylindrical core-shell-like TiO(2 )nanotube array anode for flexible fiber-type dye-sensitized solar cells

A versatile anodization method was reported to anodize Ti wires into cylindrical core-shell-like and thermally crystallized TiO(2 )nanotube (TNT) arrays that can be directly used as the photoanodes for semi- and all-solid fiber-type dye-sensitized solar cells (F-DSSC). Both F-DSSCs showed higher pow...

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Autores principales: Yu, Jiefeng, Wang, Dan, Huang, Yining, Fan, Xing, Tang, Xin, Gao, Cong, Li, Jianlong, Zou, Dechun, Wu, Kai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer 2011
Materias:
Nano Express
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3212244/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21711629
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1556-276X-6-94
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Sumario:A versatile anodization method was reported to anodize Ti wires into cylindrical core-shell-like and thermally crystallized TiO(2 )nanotube (TNT) arrays that can be directly used as the photoanodes for semi- and all-solid fiber-type dye-sensitized solar cells (F-DSSC). Both F-DSSCs showed higher power conversion efficiencies than or competitive to those of previously reported counterparts fabricated by depositing TiO(2 )particles onto flexible substrates. The substantial enhancement is presumably attributed to the reduction of grain boundaries and defects in the prepared TNT anodes, which may suppress the recombination of the generated electrons and holes, and accordingly lead to more efficient carrier-transfer channels.

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