Abstract
TiO2 hollow spheres with outer diameter of 1.0-2.5μm and shell thickness of 200nm are successfully prepared via a facile hydrothermal method without use of any template agent. The as-prepared TiO2 hollow spheres are crystalline of the anatase phase, and possess a specific surface area of 48m2g−1. A high power conversion efficiency of 7.68% is achieved for dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) based on TiO2 hollow sphere photoanode, representing a 16% efficiency boost over that of 6.65% achieved with the P25 based DSSC. Based on the optical investigation and electrochemical impedance measurement, the improved performance can be attributed to the enhanced light-scattering and the reduced interface recombination.
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