Synthesis and Deposition of Rutile TiO2 for Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Applications

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to produce semiconductor Rutile TiO2 films using a new deposition method on F-doped SnO2 (FTO) glasses i.e. nanofluid boiling method, using TiO2 nanoparticles. A low-temperature synthesis without using conventional hydrothermal methods was established to obtain the Rutile TiO2 nanoparticles with different size and shape under different temperatures. The crystalline TiO2 was separated from the reaction liquid by centrifugation and dried under ambient condition. The current boiling deposition of the TiO2 nanofluid was found to form porous semiconductor TiO2 nanoparticle films without cracks in the deposited TiO2 film. The obtained TiO2 films will be utilized as TiO2 photoanodes in dye-sensitized solar cells.