Research Article

Controlled Assembly of Nanorod TiO2 Crystals via a Sintering Process: Photoanode Properties in Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Table 2

Photovoltaic performance of DSSCs using water-based TiO2 nanofluids. Two different spin coating strategies were used to manufacture the semiconductor on FTO substrate.

TiO2 nanofluid (weight%)Spin coating strategyThickness (μm)Voc (mV)Jsc (mA/cm2)FFη (%)

SA-TiO2 20 wt% and BR-TiO2 20 wt%500 rpm for 250 sec670010.20.684.86
SA-TiO2 20 wt% and BR-TiO2 20 wt%Step 1: 1500 rpm for 30 sec
Step 2: 1000 rpm for 60 sec
4.57099.310.644.22