Abstract
A new bilayer-nanostructured photoanode with mesoporous titanium phosphate (MTP1) as overlayer and titanium dioxide (TiO2) as underlayer has been fabricated. Mesoporous titanium phosphate material with high surface area (442 m2 g−1) has been synthesized hydrothermally by using a new tailor made gemini surfactant under acidic pH conditions. HR TEM and N2 sorption analysis revealed the presence of disordered mesopores of dimension ca. 4.50 nm in MTP1 material. Open-circuit voltage decay (OCVD) spectroscopy is used to investigate the kinetic process of electron transport and recombination within TiO2/TiO2, MTP1/TiO2, or MTP1/MTP1 based DSSCs, revealing a faster electron transport rate and a lower recombination rate in the MTP1/TiO2 photoanode. The energy conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) based on such a MTP1/TiO2 photoelectrode shows a significant enhancement (6.0%) compared to TiO2/TiO2 photoelectrode (5.5%) with similar thickness (∼7 μm), suggesting the favorable electron transport rate in former.
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