Fabrication of photoanodes using sol-gel synthesized Ag-doped TiO2 for enhanced DSSC efficiency

Stable single phases of samarium gallium oxide (Sm3GaxOy) nano semiconductor self-assembly for supercapacitor and photocatalytic applications

“…One of the practical ways to develop a multi-component structure with apparent reactant uniformity was to use the gel matrix method. 43 In this approach, every single reactant ion extensively mixes at the atomic level with excellent homogeneity, in contrast to typical solid-state reactions. An organic complexing agent creates cationic complexes to separate the reactants and regulate ionic mobility.…”

Preparation of rGO/ZnO photoanodes and their DSSCs performance

“…In addition, there are many kinds of methods for preparation of ultrafine powder for photoanodes, such as the sol-gel method according to Balachandran et al [19], hydrothermal method according to Jiao and Jiao [20], coprecipitation method according to Wang et al [21], and combustion method according to Liu et al [22]. Among the above preparation technologies, solution combustion method is a new method for synthesis of ultrafine powder, which possesses advantages such as low synthesized temperature, simple process conditions, easycontrol process of preparation, short reaction time, and the synthesized powder with small and uniform particle size, as reported by Striker and Ruud [23] and Boobalan et al [24].…”