Amino acid assisted synthesis of mesoporous TiO 2 nanocrystals for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells
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Article Title | Amino acid assisted synthesis of mesoporous TiO 2 nanocrystals for high performance dye-sensitized solar cells |
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Article Category | Article |
Authors | Wu, Xia (Author), Liu, Jian (Author), Chen, Zhigang (Author), Lu, Gaoqing (Author), Wang, Lianzhou (Author), Yang, Qihua (Author) and Li, Can (Author) |
Journal Title | Journal of Materials Chemistry |
Journal Citation | 22 (21), pp. 10438-10440 |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2012 |
Publisher | The Royal Society of Chemistry |
Place of Publication | United KIngdom |
ISSN | 0959-9428 |
1364-5501 | |
Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | https://doi.org/10.1039/c2jm16762j |
Web Address (URL) | http://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticleLanding/2012/JM/c2jm16762j#!divAbstract |
Abstract | Mesoporous TiO 2 nanocrystals (denoted as TiO 2-MS) have been synthesised by a one-step amino acid assisted synthesis method using l-lysine as a catalyst. An ∼18% enhancement in dye-sensitized solar cells' (DSSCs) conversion efficiency was achieved using the TiO 2-MS as photoanodes compared to that of benchmark Degussa P25 TiO 2. The improved dye loading capacity and reduced charge recombination of TiO 2-MS are responsible for the enhanced performance. |
Keywords | charge recombinations; Degussa P25; dye loading; dye-sensitized solar cell; l-Lysine; mesoporous TiO; photo-anodes; synthesis method; TiO; inorganic compounds; nanotechnology; optical devices and systems; naval vessels; solar power; energy conversion; bioengineering |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 401699. Materials engineering not elsewhere classified |
519999. Other physical sciences not elsewhere classified | |
340399. Macromolecular and materials chemistry not elsewhere classified | |
Public Notes | Files associated with this item cannot be displayed due to copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | University of Queensland |
Curtin University of Technology | |
University of Southern Queensland | |
Chinese Academy of Sciences, China | |
Institution of Origin | University of Southern Queensland |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/q4186/amino-acid-assisted-synthesis-of-mesoporous-tio-2-nanocrystals-for-high-performance-dye-sensitized-solar-cells
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