Low temperature sintered TiO2 porous layer

Why

Conventionally it requires 450˚C to 500˚C to sinter the TiO2 porous layer which functioning as the photo-electrode in dye sensitized solar cell, it eliminates the participation of textile or plastic substrates due to its low heat resistance.

UV exposure with 150˚C sintering

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References

1. NIKLAS D.J. HANSEN. (2014). MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE ELECTRODES FOR USE IN POLYMER DSSC MICROWAVE ASSISTED SYNTHESIS OF TITANIUM DIOXIDE ELECTRODES FOR USE IN POLYMER DSSC
2. M. Fathy, H. Hassan, H. Hafez, M. Soliman, F. Abulfotuh, Abd El Hady B. Kashyout. (2022) Simple and Fast Microwave-Assisted Synthesis Methods of Nanocrystalline TiO2 and rGO Materials for Low-Cost Metal-Free DSSC Applications. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.2c01455.
3. Lin, Yu Hsein, Yung Chun Wu, Hsin Chiang You, Ping Hua Chen, Yi He Tsai, and Bo Yu Lai. 2014. “Ultra-Low Temperature Flexible Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell.” In 2014 International Symposium on Computer, Consumer and Control, 470–73. Taichung, Taiwan: IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/IS3C.2014.129.