In Situ Growth of a ZnO Nanowire Network within a TiO2Nanoparticle Film for Enhanced Dye-Sensitized Solar Cell Performance

ZnO nanowire networks featuring excellent charge transport and light scattering properties are grown in situ within TiO(2) films. The resultant TiO(2) /ZnO composites, used as photoanodes, remarkably enhance the overall conversion efficiency of dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) by 26.9%, compared to that of benchmark TiO(2) films.