Size-controlled synthesis of anisotropic TiO2 single nanocrystals using microwave irradiation and their application for dye-sensitized solar cells

Kazuhiro Manseki; Yosuke Kondo; Takayuki Ban; Takashi Sugiura; Tsukasa Yoshida

doi:10.1039/C2DT32663A

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Size-controlled synthesis of anisotropic TiO₂ single nanocrystals using microwave irradiation and their application for dye-sensitized solar cells†

Kazuhiro Manseki,^a Yosuke Kondo,^a Takayuki Ban,^a Takashi Sugiura^a and Tsukasa Yoshida*^a

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Abstract

A microwave hydrothermal reaction of colloidal titanates is presented as a cost-effective synthesis to produce TiO₂ single nanocrystals. The photoelectrode consisting of anisotropic nanorods and V-shaped twins has a significant advantage for achieving an appreciable incident photon-to-current conversion efficiency of 85.6% for the dye-sensitized solar cell.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1039/C2DT32663A
Article type: Communication
Submitted: 07 Nov 2012
Accepted: 02 Jan 2013
First published: 07 Jan 2013

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Dalton Trans., 2013,42, 3295-3299

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Size-controlled synthesis of anisotropic TiO₂ single nanocrystals using microwave irradiation and their application for dye-sensitized solar cells

K. Manseki, Y. Kondo, T. Ban, T. Sugiura and T. Yoshida, Dalton Trans., 2013, 42, 3295 DOI: 10.1039/C2DT32663A

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