Block copolymer directed synthesis of mesoporous TiO 2 for dye-sensitized solar cells
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Nedelcu, MihaelaLee, Jinwoo
Crossland, Edward J. W.
Warren, Scott C.
Orilall, M. Christopher
Guldin, Stefan
Hüttner, Sven
Ducati, Catarina
Eder, Dominik
Wiesner, Ulrich
Steiner, Ullrich
Snaith, Henry J.
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2009Permanent link to this record
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The morphology of TiO2 plays an important role in the operation of solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. By using polyisoprene-block- ethyleneoxide (PI-b-PEO) copolymers as structure directing agents for a sol-gel based synthesis of mesoporous TiO2, we demonstrate a strategy for the detailed control of the semiconductor morphology on the 10 nm length scale. The careful adjustment of polymer molecular weight and titania precursor content is used to systematically vary the material structure and its influence upon solar cell performance is investigated. Furthermore, the use of a partially sp 2 hybridized structure directing polymer enables the crystallization of porous TiO2 networks at high temperatures without pore collapse, improving its performance in solid-state dye-sensitized solar cells. © 2009 The Royal Society of Chemistry.Citation
Nedelcu M, Lee J, Crossland EJW, Warren SC, Orilall MC, et al. (2009) Block copolymer directed synthesis of mesoporous TiO 2 for dye-sensitized solar cells . Soft Matter 5: 134–139. Available: http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/b815166k.Sponsors
M. N., S. H., and U. S. acknowledge financial support from the European network "PolyFilm" under RTN-6. This work was in part funded by EPSRC, NSF (DMR-0404195) and KAUST. The sabbatical leave of U. W. was supported by the Leverhulme Trust and EPSRC. C. D. acknowledges the Royal Society for Funding. We thank Richard Friend for support.Publisher
Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC)Journal
Soft MatterDOI
10.1039/b815166kae974a485f413a2113503eed53cd6c53
10.1039/b815166k