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Cover Picture: Multifunctional Organized Mesoporous Tin Oxide Films Templated by Graft Copolymers for Dye‐Sensitized Solar Cells (ChemSusChem 7/2014)
Author(s) -
Park Jung Tae,
Ahn Sung Hoon,
Roh Dong Kyu,
Lee Chang Soo,
Kim Jong Hak
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
chemsuschem
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.412
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1864-564X
pISSN - 1864-5631
DOI - 10.1002/cssc.201400101
Subject(s) - mesoporous material , dye sensitized solar cell , materials science , copolymer , porosity , tin oxide , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , polymer , optoelectronics , composite material , doping , electrode , chemistry , organic chemistry , catalysis , engineering , electrolyte
The Front Cover image illustrates the importance of organized mesoporous SnO 2 film with high porosity, larger pores, and good interconnectivity in dye‐sensitized solar‐cells (DSSC) applications. Although SnO 2 films have been studied to increase electron transport, a multifunctional SnO 2 film with high porosity and an organized mesoporous structure has not yet been reported. The group of Prof. Jong Hak Kim prepared multi‐functional organized mesoporous SnO 2 (om‐SnO 2 ) film through a facile sol–gel process using a cheap graft copolymer as a structure‐directing agent. The use of om‐SnO 2 film resulted in enhanced light harvesting, increased electron transport, reduced charge recombination, and decreased interfacial/internal resistance. More details can be found in the Full Paper on page 2037 (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201301215 ), while more information about the research group is available in the Cover Profile (DOI: 10.1002/cssc.201400102 ).