Deposition of transparent TiO2 nanotube-films via electrophoretic technique for photovoltaic applications

作者:Zhang Jin*; Li Shijie; Yang Pengfei; Que Wenxiu; Liu Weiguo
来源:Science China-Materials, 2015, 58(10): 785-790.
DOI:10.1007/s40843-015-0085-7

摘要

In this paper, semitransparent TiO2 nanotube-films were prepared on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) glass by the electrophoretic deposition (EPD) process and their properties were characterized. Furthermore, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on the as-prepared TiO2 nanotube-films were assembled, and effects of the film thickness and EPD voltage on performance of the DSSCs were investigated. Power conversion efficiency with the maximum value of 7.10% was successfully achieved, indicating the semitransparent TiO2 nanotube-films are very promising for high transmittance substrates and high efficiency photovoltaic electrodes.