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Deposition of transparent TiO2 nanotubes-films via electrophoretic technique for photovoltaic applications

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In this paper, semitransparent TiO2 nanotube-films were prepared on fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO) glass by the electrophoretic deposition (EPD) process and their properties were characterized. Furthermore, dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on the as-prepared TiO2 nanotube-films were assembled, and effects of the film thickness and EPD voltage on performance of the DSSCs were investigated. Power conversion efficiency with the maximum value of 7.10% was successfully achieved, indicating the semitransparent TiO2 nanotube-films are very promising for high transmittance substrates and high efficiency photovoltaic electrodes.

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本文采用电泳沉积法在透明导电玻璃(FTO)上制备了半透明的二氧化钛纳米管薄膜并对其进行了表征. 同时, 进一步采用二氧化钛纳米管薄膜作为光阳极组装了染料敏化太阳能电池, 研究了电泳电压及薄膜厚度对电池性能的影响. 电池的最终转换效率可达7.1%. 这说明电泳法沉积二氧化钛纳米管薄膜在高产能和高效率光伏器件方面具有巨大的应用潜力.

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    Jin Zhang, Shijie Li, Pengfei Yang & Weiguo Liu

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Jin Zhang received his PhD degree majored in electronic science and technology from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China in 2011. He worked at Sunharmonics Co., LTD from 2012 to 2014 as a research team leader, and then became a lecturer in the School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Xi’an Technological University. His current research interests are in fields of new optoelectronic semiconductor materials and their applications in photocatalysis and solar cells.

Wenxiu Que received his PhD degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University, China in 1995. He has been professor in the School of Electronic and Information Engineering, Xi’an Jiaotong University since 2006. His current research interests include organic-inorganic hybrid materials based on organically modified silanes for photonic applications, TiO2 nanotubes/ nanowire arrays and ZnO nanowire arrays sensitized with semiconductor quantum dots, etc.

Weiguo Liu is a professor in the School of Optoelectronic Engineering, Xi’an Technological University. In 1995, he received his PhD degree from Xi’an Jiaotong University in microelectronics and solid state electronics. His research interests are in the fields of functional materials and devices for optical and photonic applications.

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Zhang, J., Li, S., Yang, P. et al. Deposition of transparent TiO2 nanotubes-films via electrophoretic technique for photovoltaic applications. Sci. China Mater. 58, 785–790 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40843-015-0085-7

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