Spray-deposited zinc titanate films obtained via sol-gel synthesis for application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Kuhu Sarkar; Erik V. Braden; Thomas Fröschl; Nicola Hüsing; Peter Müller-Buschbaum

doi:10.1039/c4ta02031f

Spray-deposited zinc titanate films obtained via sol-gel synthesis for application in dye-sensitized solar cells

Kuhu Sarkar, Erik V. Braden, Thomas Fröschl, Nicola Hüsing, Peter Müller-Buschbaum

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Foam-like zinc orthotitanate (Zn₂TiO₄) is successfully synthesized via the wet chemical sol-gel route assisted with a structure-directing diblock copolymer template. The wet chemical route enables spray deposition of Zn₂TiO₄ films. Calcination temperature of the spray-deposited films is shown to be crucial for the synthesis of the compound phase, Zn₂TiO₄. Surface composition and optical properties of the films are also studied. Finally, Zn₂TiO₄ films are shown to offer a reasonable functioning as an electron acceptor in dye-sensitized solar cells, with the best preliminary performance reported so far.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	15008-15014
Number of pages	7
Journal	Journal of Materials Chemistry A
Volume	2
Issue number	36
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c4ta02031f
State	Published - 28 Sep 2014

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