Abstract
Titanium dioxide nanotubes (TNTs) were grown by anodic oxidation of a titanium thin film deposited on an indium tin oxide (ITO) glass substrate. The TNTs were arranged densely and formed a thin film on the ITO substrate. Anodic oxidation was carried out at 550oC in an electrolyte. The inner diameter and tube length of a grown TNT were approximately 15 nm and 0.5 μm, respectively. Several of the TNT tube openings were closed by lids. These lids could be removed by sputter etching for a short time. The crystal structure was non-crystalline. The power conversion efficiency of a dye sensitized solar cell fabricated using the TNT thin film as a negative electrode is much smaller than that fabricated using conventional TiO2 nanoparticle thin films, at present.
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