Journal
JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY
Volume 20, Issue 14, Pages 2870-2876Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/b923105f
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- NSFC [20525309, 20673008, 50821061]
- MSTC [2006CB806102, 2007CB936201]
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In this study, well-crystallized mesoporous anatase TiO2 spheres were prepared by hydrothermal treatment of the titanium diglycolate precursors. These spheres are submicrometer-sized and consist of packed nanocrystallites with diameters of similar to 8 nm, and possess a specific surface area of 193 m(2) g(-1) and main pore sizes of similar to 5 nm. We demonstrated that due to the large particle diameters and ultrahigh specific surface areas, mesoporous TiO2 microspheres can enhance the light harvesting within the photoanodes for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), and meanwhile, their good crystallinity and better interparticle connections caused by partially oriented attachment of primary particles result in the effective charge transport through the film of mesoporous TiO2 spheres. A high light-to-electricity conversion of 8.20% has been achieved, indicating a 40% increase in the conversion efficiency compared to the standard Degussa P25 photoanode.
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