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Title: 100-Fold Enhancement of Charge Transport in Uniaxially Oriented Mesoporous Anatase TiO2 Films

Abstract

Mesoporous semiconductor films are of considerable interest for applications in photoelectrochemical devices, however, despite intensive research till now, their charge transport properties remain significantly lower than their single-crystal counterparts. Herein, we report a novel low-temperature template-free technique for growing high surface area mesoporous anatase TiO2 films with a preferred [001] crystalline-orientation on FTO-coated glass substrate. Compared to mesoporous films that comprised of randomly oriented crystallites, the uniaxial orientation enables a 100-fold increase in the rate of electron transport. The uniaxially oriented mesoporous anatase TiO2 films exhibit should greatly facilitate the development and application of photoelectrochemical and electrochemical devices.

Authors:
 [1];  [1];  [1];  [1];  [2];  [3];  [1]
  1. Soochow Univ., Suzhou (China)
  2. Northern Illinois Univ., DeKalb, IL (United States)
  3. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE)
OSTI Identifier:
1414066
Report Number(s):
NREL/JA-5900-70673
Journal ID: ISSN 0947-6539; TRN: US1800614
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC36-08GO28308
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Chemistry - A European Journal
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 24; Journal Issue: 1; Journal ID: ISSN 0947-6539
Publisher:
ChemPubSoc Europe
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; charge carrier; charge transport dynamics; photoelectronic systems; semiconductors; surface area

Citation Formats

Li, Ke, Liu, Jie, Sheng, Xia, Chen, Liping, Xu, Tao, Zhu, Kai, and Feng, Xinjian. 100-Fold Enhancement of Charge Transport in Uniaxially Oriented Mesoporous Anatase TiO2 Films. United States: N. p., 2017. Web. doi:10.1002/chem.201704944.
Li, Ke, Liu, Jie, Sheng, Xia, Chen, Liping, Xu, Tao, Zhu, Kai, & Feng, Xinjian. 100-Fold Enhancement of Charge Transport in Uniaxially Oriented Mesoporous Anatase TiO2 Films. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201704944
Li, Ke, Liu, Jie, Sheng, Xia, Chen, Liping, Xu, Tao, Zhu, Kai, and Feng, Xinjian. Mon . "100-Fold Enhancement of Charge Transport in Uniaxially Oriented Mesoporous Anatase TiO2 Films". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201704944. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1414066.
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author = {Li, Ke and Liu, Jie and Sheng, Xia and Chen, Liping and Xu, Tao and Zhu, Kai and Feng, Xinjian},
abstractNote = {Mesoporous semiconductor films are of considerable interest for applications in photoelectrochemical devices, however, despite intensive research till now, their charge transport properties remain significantly lower than their single-crystal counterparts. Herein, we report a novel low-temperature template-free technique for growing high surface area mesoporous anatase TiO2 films with a preferred [001] crystalline-orientation on FTO-coated glass substrate. Compared to mesoporous films that comprised of randomly oriented crystallites, the uniaxial orientation enables a 100-fold increase in the rate of electron transport. The uniaxially oriented mesoporous anatase TiO2 films exhibit should greatly facilitate the development and application of photoelectrochemical and electrochemical devices.},
doi = {10.1002/chem.201704944},
journal = {Chemistry - A European Journal},
number = 1,
volume = 24,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Mon Dec 04 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}

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