Optimization of titanium dioxide film prepared by electrophoretic deposition for dye-sensitized solar cell application

Effects of multiwall carbon nanotubes in reducing microcrack formation on electrophoretically deposited TiO2 film

“…In our previous study, we also found cracks, whose the length were at the micrometer scale so are called "microcracks", on the TiO 2 surface. The number and length of the microcracks seems to increase with the TiO 2 thickness [16].…”

Electrophoretic deposition of nanoscale TiO2: technology and applications

“…After the consolidation of the structure at 550 • C/30 min, the authors observed that the coatings obtained using acetone were more porous than the ones obtained with isopropanol and, therefore, the conversion efficiency was higher in the case of the films prepared with isopropanol (1.51 and 2.05% for acetone and isopropanol, respectively) since a better interconnection of particles allows a better electron transfer [95]. For coatings with slightly higher thickness (14 m) prepared from an acetylacetone (with iodine) suspension of titania P25 nanoparticles on FTO glass and treated at 450 • C/1 h, Jarernboom et al [96] obtained a conversion efficiency of 2.8%. A mixture of titania nanofibers and nanoparticles was deposited by EPD (10 V/cm and 90 s of deposition time) on FTO glass by Shooshtari et al [97].…”

Fabrication of titanium dioxide nanotubes in fluoride-free electrolyte via rapid breakdown anodization

“…Particularly, the research focus of titanium dioxide nanostructured materials, has been directed to photocatalysis [1], solar energy conversion [2,3] and gas sensing [4,5]. Fujishima and Honda have first discovered the photocatalytic splitting of water on a n-TiO 2 photoanode in 1972 where the photoelectrochemical water splitter converts water to hydrogen and oxygen by using sunlight [6].…”