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JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY A
Volume 1, Issue 34, Pages 9853-9861Publisher
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY
DOI: 10.1039/c3ta11625e
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Funding
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21001042, 21101060, 51272070]
- Program for New Century Excellent Talents in University [NECT-11-0958, NCET-11-0959]
- Excellent Youth of Common Universities of Heilongjiang Province [1252G045]
- Postdoctoral Research Foundation of Heilongjiang Province [LBH-Q11010, LBH-Q10018]
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TiO2 microspheres with a large surface area, high crystallinity, uniform nanostructure and good light scattering properties were synthesized in an acetone-phenol mixed solvent via a simple solvothermal process. X-ray diffraction patterns and electron microscopy images indicated that the prepared TiO2 microspheres had a highly mesoporous structure and were composed of highly crystalline anatase nanoparticles. By tuning the ratio of the mixed solvent, high-quality TiO2 microspheres were obtained with controllable surface areas of 122-168 m(2) g(-1). Then, the mesoporous anatase TiO2 microspheres were used as the scattering layer of the photoelectrode, which is expected to produce high efficiency dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). Compared with photoelectrodes with pure TiO2 nanoparticles or mesoporous anatase TiO2 microspheres, DSSCs based on a photoelectrode with a TiO2 nanoparticle underlayer and a microsphere scattering layer yield the highest photoelectrical conversion efficiency of 7.94%. This is because the obtained TiO2 microspheres have a large surface area and exhibit excellent light scattering, allowing for fast interfacial charge transfer, low series resistance, and superior charge collection efficiency. This has been systematically observed by the electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, intensity-modulated photocurrent spectroscopy and intensity-modulated photovoltage spectroscopy.
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