title: Synthesis and Application of ZnO Nanorods Using the Ultra-Thin Porous AAO Template Fabricated by New Method.
abstract: Electron transport in DSSCs with the TiO2 nanoparticles photoanode become more difficult by the tremendous grain boundaries and disordered pore structures. So, one-dimensional nanostructures have great attractions due to the increased carrier diffusion length by a structural property such as direct pathways for electron transport. In this study, we investigated DSSCs using ZnO nanorod arrays and ZnO nanoparticle/nanorod composite layer as a photoanode. To prevent aggregation of ZnO nanorods, ZnO nanorods were synthesized on the nano-patterned seed dots using ultra-thin porous AAO template fabricated by new method. We confirmed that ZnO naonrods were sparsely grown as the nano-patterned seed dots were used.
authors.forename: Eun Chang
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Hyung Jin
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Jin-Hyo
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Boo
authors.forename: Byungyou
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Hong