Controlled synthesis of ZnO and TiO2 nanotubes by chemical method and their application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Zhifeng Liu, Chengcheng Liu, Jing Ya and E. Lei

Renewable Energy, 2011, vol. 36, issue 4, 1177-1181

Abstract: In this paper, the center hollow ZnO and TiO2 nanotubes arrays were synthesized by chemical etching ZnO nanorods and sol-gel process assisted by ZnO nanorods templates, respectively. And the process concerning the formation of nanotubes was analyzed. Furthermore, as an application of the ZnO and TiO2 nanotubes, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on them were successfully fabricated and the cell performances were characterized. The efficiency of DSSCs based on ZnO and TiO2 nanotubes was 1.2% and 2.1%, respectively.

Keywords: ZnO; TiO2; Nanotube; Dye-sensitized solar cell; Efficiency (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.09.019

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