Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous anatase TiO2 nanostructures via organic acid precursor process for dye-sensitized solar cells applications

M. M. Rashad; A. E. Shalan; Mónica Lira-Cantú; M. S.A. Abdel-Mottaleb

doi:10.1016/j.jiec.2013.03.021

Synthesis and characterization of mesoporous anatase TiO₂ nanostructures via organic acid precursor process for dye-sensitized solar cells applications

M. M. Rashad
, A. E. Shalan^*
, Mónica Lira-Cantú
, M. S.A. Abdel-Mottaleb

^*Corresponding author for this work

Central Metallurgical Research & Development Institute
Catalan Institute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Ain Shams University

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Abstract

Titania (TiO₂) nanoparticles have been synthesized using organic precursor technique. The titania nanoparticles were characterized. The results indicated that the prepared titanium oxalate and citrate precursors were transformed to anatase TiO₂ phase at temperature 400°C for 2h. Dye-sensitized solar cells were assembled using the prepared nanocrystalline TiO₂ with large surface area. The specific surface area S_BET was 80.9 and 78.6m²/g using oxalic and citric acids, respectively. The power efficiency was 3.5 and 2.4%. A brief discussion on the possible reasons behind the low power conversion efficiency observed for these type of solar cells was reported.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	2052-2059
Number of pages	8
Journal	Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry
Volume	19
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jiec.2013.03.021
Publication status	Published - 25 Nov 2013
Externally published	Yes

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Keywords

Dye sensitized solar cells
Organic acid precursor
Photovoltaic performance
Titania nanoparticles

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In: Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol. 19, No. 6, 25.11.2013, p. 2052-2059.

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