Ti02/CNT Hybrid Nanofiber Electrode for Energy Conversion Devices

에너지 전환 소자용 $TiO_{2}/CNT$ 하이브리드 나노 섬유 전극

  • 서재섭 (숭실대학교 섬유공학과) ;
  • 김주용 (숭실대학교 섬유공학과) ;
  • 진형준 (인하대학교 고분자신소재 공학과) ;
  • 강민성 (인하대학교 고분자신소재 공학과)
  • Published : 2007.06.21

Abstract

$TiO_{2}$ electrode electrospun directly onto the substrate was developed for energy conversion device. To enhance energy conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cell, electrodes should have higher surface area to absorb more dyes and higher conductivity to reduce recombination of generated electrons. $TiO_{2}$ nanofibers with higher surface areas were fabricated by annealing electrospun $TiO_{2}/PVP$ nanofibers at $500^{\circ}C$ for 3 hrs in air. it was revealed that $TiO_{2}$ nanofiber electrodes is hybrid with MWNT showed higher conductivity than $TiO_{2}$ semiconductor electrode possibly due to band gap change.

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