TiO2 nanoparticles synthesized by the molten salt method as a dual functional material for dye-sensitized solar cells

Zhu Peining; Wu Yongzhi; M. V. Reddy; A. Sreekumaran Nair; Peng Shengjie; N. Sharma; V. K. Peterson; B. V. R. Chowdari; S. Ramakrishna

doi:10.1039/C2RA00041E

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TiO₂nanoparticles synthesized by the molten salt method as a dual functional material for dye-sensitized solar cells†

Zhu Peining,^ab Wu Yongzhi,^b M. V. Reddy,*^c A. Sreekumaran Nair,*^b Peng Shengjie,^b N. Sharma,^d V. K. Peterson,^d B. V. R. Chowdari^c and S. Ramakrishna^b

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^a Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

^b Healthcare and Energy Materials Laboratory, Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Initiative and Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore

^c Department of Physics, National University of Singapore, Singapore

^d The Bragg Institute, Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation, Locked Bag 2001, Kirrawee DC, NSW 2232, Australia

Abstract

We report the simple and versatile molten salt fabrication of mesoporous anatase TiO₂ nanoparticles with a high surface area of ∼200 m² g⁻¹, which show an impressive efficiency of ∼7.5% in dye-sensitized solar cells.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2RA00041E
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 06 Jan 2012
Accepted: 07 Apr 2012
First published: 13 Apr 2012

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RSC Adv., 2012,2, 5123-5126

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TiO₂ nanoparticles synthesized by the molten salt method as a dual functional material for dye-sensitized solar cells

Z. Peining, W. Yongzhi, M. V. Reddy, A. Sreekumaran Nair, P. Shengjie, N. Sharma, V. K. Peterson, B. V. R. Chowdari and S. Ramakrishna, RSC Adv., 2012, 2, 5123 DOI: 10.1039/C2RA00041E

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