METHODS TO FABRICATE VERTICALLY ORIENTED ANATASE NANOWIRE ARRAYS ON TRANSPARENT CONDUCTIVE SUBSTRATES AND APPLICATIONS THEREOF

摘要

The present invention relates to growth of vertically-oriented crystalline nanowire arrays upon a transparent conductive or other substrate for use in 3^rd generation photovoltaic and other applications. A method of growing crystalline anatase nanowires includes the steps of: deposition of titania onto a substrate; conversion of the titania into titanate nanowires; and, treatment of the titanate nanowires to produce crystalline anatase nanowires.