Highly ordered combined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by a novel route for dye-sensitized solar cells
Combined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles (TiNTs-TiNPs) has been synthesized by a facile combination of hydrothermal and chemical vapor deposition methods. Ordered TiO2 nanotubes with smooth walls were fabricated by two step anodization method in ethylene glycol containing N...
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| author | Tayyaba Ghani Mohammad Mujahid Mazhar Mehmood Gengmin Zhang Sumaira Naz |
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| description | Combined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles (TiNTs-TiNPs) has been synthesized by a facile combination of hydrothermal and chemical vapor deposition methods. Ordered TiO2 nanotubes with smooth walls were fabricated by two step anodization method in ethylene glycol containing NH4F at 50 V. This nanotubular array after annealing at 450 °C was subjected to the hydrothermally produced gaseous environment in an autoclave with diluted TiCl4 solution at its bottom. Vapors of TiCl4 were allowed to react chemically with water vapors for predefined time durations at 180 °C that resulted in the deposition of TiO2 nanoparticles on tubes’ surface and side walls. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed that for one hour reaction duration, nanoparticles were evenly coated on the walls of nanotubes, whereas, longer durations tend to deteriorate the tubular structure. Consequently, the ordered TiNTs-TiNPs array produced after one hour coating has shown better performance for dye-sensitized solar cell DSSC) in back illumination mode with 130% increase in efficiency as compared to the device based on bare TiO2 nanotubes. The same photoanode has higher reflective properties with higher scattering ability. The solar cell based on this photoanode exhibits higher external quantum efficiency and effective charge transport properties. This study shows that porous ordered 1D structures based on TiO2 are of crucial importance for the high performance of DSSCs. Keywords: TiO2 nanotubes, TiO2 nanoparticles, Anodization, Hydrothermal, Ordering, Vapor deposition |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4ec32ff2b53a46278e20d21f25df576a2022-12-21T23:42:17ZengElsevierJournal of Saudi Chemical Society1319-61032019-12-0123812311240Highly ordered combined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by a novel route for dye-sensitized solar cellsTayyaba Ghani0Mohammad Mujahid1Mazhar Mehmood2Gengmin Zhang3Sumaira Naz4School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12 Islamabad 44000, Pakistan; National Center for Nanotechnology, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, Pakistan; Corresponding author at: Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences (PIEAS).School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, H-12 Islamabad 44000, PakistanNational Center for Nanotechnology, Department of Metallurgy and Materials Engineering, Pakistan Institute of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Nilore, Islamabad 45650, PakistanKey Laboratory of Physics and Chemistry of Nanodevices and Department of Elecrtronics, Peking University, Beijing 100871, ChinaMaterials Division, Directorate of Technology, Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology (PINTECH), Nilore, Islamabad 45650, PakistanCombined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles (TiNTs-TiNPs) has been synthesized by a facile combination of hydrothermal and chemical vapor deposition methods. Ordered TiO2 nanotubes with smooth walls were fabricated by two step anodization method in ethylene glycol containing NH4F at 50 V. This nanotubular array after annealing at 450 °C was subjected to the hydrothermally produced gaseous environment in an autoclave with diluted TiCl4 solution at its bottom. Vapors of TiCl4 were allowed to react chemically with water vapors for predefined time durations at 180 °C that resulted in the deposition of TiO2 nanoparticles on tubes’ surface and side walls. Scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed that for one hour reaction duration, nanoparticles were evenly coated on the walls of nanotubes, whereas, longer durations tend to deteriorate the tubular structure. Consequently, the ordered TiNTs-TiNPs array produced after one hour coating has shown better performance for dye-sensitized solar cell DSSC) in back illumination mode with 130% increase in efficiency as compared to the device based on bare TiO2 nanotubes. The same photoanode has higher reflective properties with higher scattering ability. The solar cell based on this photoanode exhibits higher external quantum efficiency and effective charge transport properties. This study shows that porous ordered 1D structures based on TiO2 are of crucial importance for the high performance of DSSCs. Keywords: TiO2 nanotubes, TiO2 nanoparticles, Anodization, Hydrothermal, Ordering, Vapor depositionhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319610319300912 |
| spellingShingle | Tayyaba Ghani Mohammad Mujahid Mazhar Mehmood Gengmin Zhang Sumaira Naz Highly ordered combined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by a novel route for dye-sensitized solar cells Journal of Saudi Chemical Society |
| title | Highly ordered combined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by a novel route for dye-sensitized solar cells |
| title_full | Highly ordered combined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by a novel route for dye-sensitized solar cells |
| title_fullStr | Highly ordered combined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by a novel route for dye-sensitized solar cells |
| title_full_unstemmed | Highly ordered combined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by a novel route for dye-sensitized solar cells |
| title_short | Highly ordered combined structure of anodic TiO2 nanotubes and TiO2 nanoparticles prepared by a novel route for dye-sensitized solar cells |
| title_sort | highly ordered combined structure of anodic tio2 nanotubes and tio2 nanoparticles prepared by a novel route for dye sensitized solar cells |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1319610319300912 |
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