title: Mesoporous SnO2 agglomerates with hierarchical structures as an efficient dual-functional material for dye-sensitized solar cells.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore 117574.
authors.forename: Peining
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhu
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Reddy
authors.forename: Yongzhi
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Shengjie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: Shengyuan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: A Sreekumaran
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Nair
authors.forename: K P
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Loh
authors.forename: B V R
authors.initials: BV
authors.lastname: Chowdari
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ramakrishna
mesh_terms: D004396:Coloring Agents; D004566:Electrodes; D053768:Metal Nanoparticles / Q000737:chemistry*; D012993:Solar Energy; D013499:Surface Properties; D017971:Tin Compounds / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D004396:Coloring Agents; D017971:Tin Compounds; C045358:stannic oxide