01522nas a2200217   4500008004100000022001400041245005100055210005100106260008100157300001100238490000600249520084000255653001801095653001401113653000901127100002101136700001801157700002401175700002201199856008301221       2014                        eng d  a2053-159100aSynthetic precursor to vertical TiO2 nanowires0 aSynthetic precursor to vertical TiO2 nanowires  aTEMPLE CIRCUS, TEMPLE WAY, BRISTOL BS1 6BE, ENGLANDbIOP PUBLISHING LTDcJUN  a0250050 v13 a<p>An easy protocol for improvement in formation of the photoanode in a dye sensitized solar cell is addressed. Specifically, a novel synthesis for the formation of a TiO2 precursor: titanium butanediolate, is detailed. This precursor is found to have higher thermal and temporal stability than commercially available TiO2 precursors and it has successfully been employed in the one-pot synthesis of rutile nanowires grown directly on a conducting substrate: fluorine doped tin oxide (FTO). This synthesis has been further extended to directly form a mixed phase TiO2 film consisting of rutile nanowires along with anatase spherical particles on FTO and this assembly has been used as the photoanode in a dye-sensitized solar cell. The synergistic effect of the two phases has provided a net DSSC efficiency of 4.61% with FF = 61%.</p>10aNanomaterials10aNanowires10aTiO21 aMishra, Biswajit1 aGhildiyal, P.1 aAgarkar, Shruti, A.1 aKhushalani, Deepa  uhttps://library.ncl.res.in/content/synthetic-precursor-vertical-tio2-nanowires