Research Article

Facile Preparation of TiO2 Nanobranch/Nanoparticle Hybrid Architecture with Enhanced Light Harvesting Properties for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells

Figure 2

Cross-sectional SEM images of the TiO2 NWs obtained by repeating the TiCl3 treatments, (a) 30 min-1, (b) 30 min-2, (c) 30 min-3, and (d) 30 min-4. After three TiCl3 treatments, nanoparticles start to form and fill the gaps between NWs.
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)