TY - JOUR
T1 - Soft processing of hierarchical oxide nanostructures for dye-sensitized solar cell applications
AU - Wu, Jih Jen
AU - Liao, Wen Pin
AU - Yoshimura, Masahiro
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors are thankful to Chun-Tei Wu, Wei-Ting Jiang, and Geng-Jia Chang who cooperated in experimental and discussion works for the present review. M.Y. appreciates colleagues in our University (NCKU), particularly the Coordinator, Profs. Jiun-Der Liao and Jyh-Ming Ting, of the Center, Promotion Center for Global Materials Research (PCGMR) for their support and help for the activities of the Center. He also thanks many international members, particularly, Profs. Jin-Ho Choy, Yury Gogotsi, Aharon Gedanken, K. Byrappa, Mehmet Sarikaya, and Nobuhiro Matsushita for their encouragements during the works. J.-J. W. is thankful for the financial support from the National Science Council in Taiwan under grants NSC 99-2221-E-006-198-MY3 and NSC 100-2628-E006-032-MY2 .
PY - 2013/11
Y1 - 2013/11
N2 - To improve the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), numerous hierarchically nanostructured anodes based on nanoparticle films and nanowire arrays have been constructed, exhibiting a high surface area for dye adsorption and the ability to scatter light. This review briefly summarizes the latest progress in conventional solution processing and soft processing routes for fabricating hierarchical TiO2 and ZnO nanostructures on transparent conducting oxide (TCO) substrates for DSSC anodes. Soft processing routes, which directly fabricate functional materials with the desired composition, structure, shape, size, location, and orientation with low energy, have been demonstrated to be efficient methods for preparing hierarchical DSSC anodes based on nanowire arrays on TCO substrates.
AB - To improve the performance of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs), numerous hierarchically nanostructured anodes based on nanoparticle films and nanowire arrays have been constructed, exhibiting a high surface area for dye adsorption and the ability to scatter light. This review briefly summarizes the latest progress in conventional solution processing and soft processing routes for fabricating hierarchical TiO2 and ZnO nanostructures on transparent conducting oxide (TCO) substrates for DSSC anodes. Soft processing routes, which directly fabricate functional materials with the desired composition, structure, shape, size, location, and orientation with low energy, have been demonstrated to be efficient methods for preparing hierarchical DSSC anodes based on nanowire arrays on TCO substrates.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.nanoen.2013.06.018
DO - 10.1016/j.nanoen.2013.06.018
M3 - Review article
AN - SCOPUS:84887822442
SN - 2211-2855
VL - 2
SP - 1354
EP - 1372
JO - Nano Energy
JF - Nano Energy
IS - 6
ER -
