Enhancing the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells by benzoic acid modified TiO2 nanorod electrode

J Liu, Y Wang, D Sun - Renewable Energy, 2012 - Elsevier
The anatase TiO2 nanorods capped by oleic acid with the length of 30–50 nm and diameter
of approximately 4–5 nm were prepared by a facile two-phase hydrothermal method. The …

A facile low temperature synthesis of TiO2 nanorods for high efficiency dye sensitized solar cells

AE Shalan, MM Rashad, Y Yu, M Lira-Cantú… - Applied Physics A, 2013 - Springer
Titania (TiO 2) nanorods have been synthesized with controlled size for dye-sensitized solar
cells (DSSCs) via hydrothermal route at low hydrothermal temperature of 100° C for 24 h …

Facile non-hydrolytic solvothermal synthesis of one dimensional TiO2 nanorods for efficient dye-sensitized solar cells

S Kathirvel, C Su, HC Lin, BR Chen, WR Li - Materials Letters, 2014 - Elsevier
One dimensional rod shaped TiO 2 nanostructures were successfully synthesized by a
simple non-aqueous, alcoholysis based solvothermal process. Anatase TiO 2 nanorods (TiO …

Hierarchical TiO2 nanorod array for dye-sensitized solar cells

ZH Liu, XJ Su, GL Hou, S Bi, Z Xiao, HP Jia - Materials Letters, 2012 - Elsevier
A novel hierarchical TiO2 nanorod array was obtained by fabricating corolla-like TiO2
nanorod array directly on the tips of TiO2 nonarod array through a facile two-step …

Preparation of anatase TiO2 nanorods with high aspect ratio for high-performance dye-sensitized solar cells

Y Tang, C Wang, Y Hu, L Huang, J Fu… - Superlattices and …, 2016 - Elsevier
Due to offering a direct conduction pathway and fast electron transport, 1D nanostructures
play an important role in improving charge collection efficiency in dye-sensitized solar cells …

Solvothermal synthesis of TiO2 nanorods to enhance photovoltaic performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

S Kathirvel, C Su, YJ Shiao, YF Lin, BR Chen, WR Li - Solar Energy, 2016 - Elsevier
In this study, rod shaped TiO 2 nanocrystals with excellent crystallinity were obtained by a
simple solvothermal approach utilizing isopropyl alcohol without the use of any surfactants …

EFFICIENT TiO2 NANOPARTICLES/NANORODS COMPOSITE ELECTRODES FOR DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS

X Huang, P Shen, X Feng, Z Tan, B Zhao, S Tan - Nano, 2012 - World Scientific
A new TiO2 nanoparticles/nanorods composite electrode was fabricated and applied in dye-
sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The TiO2 nanorods were obtained by grinding the …

A novel TiO2 nanorod/nanoparticle composite architecture to improve the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells

M Zhu, L Chen, H Gong, M Zi, B Cao - Ceramics International, 2014 - Elsevier
In this article, we first prove that the length increase of TiO 2 nanorods by extending reaction
time is infeasible for improving dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) efficiency because the …

Formation of spherical TiO2 nanorod aggregates with multiple functions for dye-sensitized solar cells

Z Liu, X Su, G Hou, S Bi, Z Xiao, H Jia - Journal of alloys and compounds, 2013 - Elsevier
Spherical TiO2 nanorod aggregates were fabricated by a facile hydrothermal method and
studied for exploring the formation mechanism and improving energy conversion efficiency …

Double-layered TiO2 anodes from nanorods and nanoparticles for dye-sensitized solar cells

W Yang, P Yang, Q Tang - Materials Letters, 2016 - Elsevier
Double-layered TiO 2 photoanodes consisting of bottom nanoparticles and top nanorods are
synthesized for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). The cell performances can be …