Hydrothermal synthesis of mesoporous TiO2-SiO2 core-shell composites for dye-sensitized solar cells

Hui Tong; Naoya Enomoto; Miki Inada; Yumi Tanaka; Junichi Hojo

doi:10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.032

Hydrothermal synthesis of mesoporous TiO₂-SiO₂ core-shell composites for dye-sensitized solar cells

Hui Tong, Naoya Enomoto, Miki Inada, Yumi Tanaka, Junichi Hojo

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It is challenging to utilize TiO₂-based composites with high specific surface area to improve dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) performance. Herein, we report efficient TiO₂-SiO₂ core-shell composites for DSSCs by optimizing the microstructure and crystalline structure. Mesoporous TiO₂-SiO₂ core-shell composites were synthesized by hydrolysis of TiOCl₂ and Si(C₂H ₅O)₄ under hydrothermal condition. The shell thickness can be tuned through adjustment of the SiO₂ addition content. Rutile phase of TiO₂ formed without SiO₂ addition, while anatase phase of TiO₂ was stabilized by SiO₂ loading. By addition of SiO₂, the crystallite size decreased from 29 nm of rutile to 15 nm of anatase, and the specific surface area increased from 23 m²/g to 150 m²/g. The best transfer efficiency (5.9%) was obtained in TiO₂-SiO₂(0.10), which is much higher than that of commercial TiO₂ powder (P25).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	329-334
Number of pages	6
Journal	Electrochimica Acta
Volume	130
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2014.03.032
Publication status	Published - Jun 1 2014

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