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Modified multistep electrophoretic deposition of TiO2 nanoparticles to prepare high quality thin films for dye-sensitized solar cell

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In this study, a modified procedure is introduced which consists of multistep process for improving the structure of mesoporous TiO2 films. The films were prepared by electrophoretic deposition (EPD) on FTO (F-SnO2 coated glass). It is shown that high quality TiO2 film can be produced by multistep EPD method. The effect of EPD time on the thickness and density of the films have been investigated. The performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) that were fabricated by improved layer are tested under AM 1.5 simulated sunlight. Finally, the structure and effective parameters of DSSCs that were fabricated by one step and multistep EPD are investigated precisely, using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy.

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  1. Institute of Nano Science and Nano Technology, University of Kashan, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Masood Hamadanian

  2. Department of Physical Chemistry, Faculty of Chemistry, University of Kashan, Kashan, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Masood Hamadanian & Hani Sayahi

  3. Department of Physical Chemistry, Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Research Center of Iran, Tehran, Islamic Republic of Iran

    Ali Reza Zolfaghari

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Hamadanian, M., Sayahi, H. & Zolfaghari, A.R. Modified multistep electrophoretic deposition of TiO2 nanoparticles to prepare high quality thin films for dye-sensitized solar cell. J Mater Sci 47, 5845–5851 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-012-6484-1

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