ABSTRACT
In the last decade, nanomaterials have played a crucial role in the fabrication of micro-and nanoscale electronic devices and have attracted a tremendous attention from the academic and industrial research teams. Nanomaterials show unique physical and chemical properties, and they have found applications in various domains such as energy conversion and storage, information and communication technologies, sensors, biotechnologies, and health care [1]. In particular, in the recent years,
7.1 Introduction .................................................................................................. 177 7.2 Electrospinning Background and Basic Principles ...................................... 180 7.3 Electrospun Materials as Photoanodes in DSC ............................................ 182
7.3.1 TiO2 Photoanodes Prepared by Electrospinning .............................. 182 7.3.2 Doped TiO2-Based Electrospun Photoanode .................................... 185 7.3.3 TiO2:Carbon Material-Based Electrospun Photoanode ................... 187 7.3.4 Alternative Semiconducting Oxide for Electrospun Photoanode ..... 189
7.4 Electrospun Materials as Counter Electrode in DSC ................................... 194 7.4.1 Pt-Based Counter Electrode Prepared by Electrospinning .............. 194 7.4.2 Carbon Nanober-Based Counter Electrode Prepared by
Electrospinning ................................................................................. 195 7.5 Conclusion and Perspectives ......................................................................... 196 References .............................................................................................................. 196
nanostructured materials have contributed to produce lightweight batteries [2], highly responsive sensors [3], or efcient photovoltaic devices [4].
