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Mesoporous SnO 2 agglomerates with hierarchical structures as an efficient dual-functional material for dye-sensitized solar cells

Publication Type : Journal Article

Thematic Areas : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine

Publisher : Chemical Communications

Source : Chemical Communications, Volume 48, Number 88, p.10865-10867 (2012)

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Keywords : article, chemical analysis, chemical structure, chemistry, coloring agent, Coloring Agents, dye, electrode, Electrodes, light scattering, Materials Testing, metal nanoparticle, Metal Nanoparticles, Solar energy, Surface properties, surface property, Tin Compounds, tin derivative, tin dioxide, tin oxide

Campus : Kochi

School : Center for Nanosciences

Center : Nanosciences

Department : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine

Year : 2012

Abstract : Mesoporous SnO 2 agglomerates with hierarchical structures and a high surface area were fabricated through a molten salt method. The SnO 2 demonstrated high photoelectric conversion efficiencies of 3.05% and 6.23% (with TiCl 4 treatment) in dye-sensitized solar cells, which are attributed to its dual functionality of providing high dye-loading and efficient light scattering. © 2012 The Royal Society of Chemistry.

Cite this Research Publication : P. Zhu, M.V. Ramana Reddy, Wu, Y., Peng, S., Yang, S., A. S. Nair, Loh, K. P., Chowdari, B. V. R., and Ramakrishna, S., “Mesoporous SnO 2 agglomerates with hierarchical structures as an efficient dual-functional material for dye-sensitized solar cells”, Chemical Communications, vol. 48, pp. 10865-10867, 2012.

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