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Microsphere assembly of rutile TiO2 hierarchically hyperbranched nanorods: CdS sensitization and photovoltaic properties

Journal

SOLID STATE SCIENCES
Volume 13, Issue 6, Pages 1299-1303

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ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.solidstatesciences.2011.03.025

Keywords

Rutile TiO2 nanorod; CdS; Solar cell; Microsphere assembly

Funding

  1. National Basic Research Program [2009CB623406]
  2. National Natural Science Foundation of China [20636020, 10KJB150006]
  3. Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province [08KJB150009]
  4. Science & Technology Pillar Program of Jiangsu Province [BE2009679]
  5. Financial Foundation of State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering
  6. Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions

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Novel microsphere assembly of multi-sized TiO2 branched nanorods were successfully fabricated via a hydrothermal method. We demonstrate the direct formation of CdS QDs on TiO2 microspheres films by sequential chemical bath deposition. The as-prepared film was characterized by X-ray diffractmeter (XRD), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), Field-emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) and UV-vis absorption spectroscopy. Study show CdS sensitized branched TiO2 multisized nanorods film electrode have a better solar cell performance with a high open-circuit photovoltage of 0.68 V, a short-circuit current of 2.53 mA/cm(2) and a conversion efficiency of 0.71%. (C) 2011 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

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