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Novel Nanostructured Photoelectrodes - Electrodeposition of Metal Oxides onto Transparent Conducting Oxide Nanofibers

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 January 2011

Rainer Ostermann ,
Melanie Rudolph ,
Derck Schlettwein  and
Bernd M Smarsly
Rainer Ostermann
Affiliation:
[email protected], Justus Liebig University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Giessen, Germany
Melanie Rudolph
Affiliation:
[email protected], Justus Liebig University, Institute of Applied Physics, Giessen, Germany
Derck Schlettwein
Affiliation:
[email protected], Justus Liebig University, Institute of Applied Physics, Giessen, Germany
Bernd M Smarsly
Affiliation:
[email protected], Justus Liebig University, Institute of Physical Chemistry, Giessen, Germany
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Abstract

Nanostructured metal oxides with high surface areas have been shown to be efficient photoelectrodes for light-to-energy conversion in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSCs). In this work we demonstrate the use of nanofibrous mats of transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) as nanostructured electrodes, especially for DSCs. The nanofibers have been obtained by electrospinning suitable inorganic precursors and polymers, followed by calcination to remove the polymer. Afterwards, TiO2 layers were generated on our 3D-electrodes by electrodeposition. An improved performance as DSC was found compared to flat electrodes of similar thickness, validating our approach.

Keywords

electrodepositionphotovoltaicoxide
Type
Research Article
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1211: Symposium R – Advanced Nanostructured Solar Cells , 2009 , 1211-R07-03
Copyright
Copyright © Materials Research Society 2010

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