In the present investigation, we report facile hydrothermal synthesis of TiO 2 nanorods with high density rutile phase on Transparent Conducting Oxide (TCO) for enhanced solar cell application. The structural, optical, morphological, compositional and electrochemical properties are investigated by detailed XRD, UV-Vis-NIR spectrophotometer, FESEM, TEM, EDAX, XPS and photoelectrochemical studies. It is demonstrated that, the deposited TiO 2 thin film shows pure rutile phase with tetragonal crystal structure. Optical spectra showed strong light absorption in UV region and FESEM images confirm the time dependent growth of TiO 2 nanorods. EDAX and XPS Spectra confirm the formation of pure TiO 2 nanorods. Photoelectrochemical performance with respect to time dependent growth of TiO 2 nanorods showed highest photoconversion efficiency ɳ = 5.1%.
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