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Vol. 4 No. 4 (2012)

Titania Nanostructures for Dye-sensitized Solar Cells

https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353723
M. Malekshahi Byranvand
School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
A. Nemati Kharat
School of Chemistry, University College of Science, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran
M. H. Bazargan
Iranian Research Organization for Science and Technology (IROST), Tehran, Iran

Corresponding Author: M. Malekshahi Byranvand

mahdi.malekshahi@gmail.com

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 4 No. 4 (2012), Article Number: 253-266

Abstract

Titania is one kind of important materials, which has been extensively investigated because of its unique electronic and optical properties. Research efforts have largely focused on the optimization of the dye, but recently the titania nanostructures electrode itself has attracted more attention. It has been shown that particle size, shape, crystallinity, surface morphology, and chemistry of the TiO2 material are key parameters which should be controlled for optimized performance of the solar cell. Titania can be found in different shape of nanostructures including mesoporous, nanotube, nanowire, and nanorod structures. The present article reviews the structural, synthesis, electronic, and optical properties of TiO2 nanostructures for dye sensitized solar cells.

Keywords

Titania nanostructures Dye sensitized solar cells Mesoporous Nanotubes Nanowires Nanorods
Byranvand, M. Malekshahi, A. Nemati Kharat, and M. H. Bazargan. 2012. “Titania Nanostructures for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells”. Nano-Micro Letters 4 (4):253-66. https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03353723.
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