--- res: bibo_abstract: - TiO2 is a semiconductor that is commonly used in dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs). However, the necessity of sintering the TiO2 layer is usually problematic due to the desired temperatures of typically 500 °C in cells that are prepared on polymeric or textile electrodes. This is why textile-based DSSCs often use metal fibers or metallic woven fabrics as front electrodes on which the TiO2 is coated. Alternatively, several research groups investigate the possibilities to reduce the necessary sintering temperatures by chemical or other pre-treatments of the TiO2. Here, we report on a simple method to avoid the sintering step by using a nanofiber mat as a matrix embedding TiO2 nanoparticles. The TiO2 layer can be dyed with natural dyes, resulting in a similar bathochromic shift of the UV/Vis spectrum, as it is known from sintered TiO2 on glass substrates, which indicates an equivalent chemical bonding. Our results indicate a new possibility for producing textile-based DSSCs with TiO2, even on textile fabrics that are not high-temperature resistant. @eng bibo_authorlist: - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Andrea foaf_name: Ehrmann, Andrea foaf_surname: Ehrmann foaf_workInfoHomepage: http://www.librecat.org/personId=223776 orcid: 0000-0003-0695-3905 - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Al foaf_name: Mamun, Al foaf_surname: Mamun - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Marah foaf_name: Trabelsi, Marah foaf_surname: Trabelsi - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Michaela foaf_name: Klöcker, Michaela foaf_surname: Klöcker - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Lilia foaf_name: Sabantina, Lilia foaf_surname: Sabantina - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Christina foaf_name: Großerhode, Christina foaf_surname: Großerhode - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Tomasz foaf_name: Blachowicz, Tomasz foaf_surname: Blachowicz - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Georg foaf_name: Grötsch, Georg foaf_surname: Grötsch - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Carsten foaf_name: Cornelißen, Carsten foaf_surname: Cornelißen - foaf_Person: foaf_givenName: Almuth foaf_name: Streitenberger, Almuth foaf_surname: Streitenberger bibo_doi: 10.3390/fib7070060 bibo_issue: '7' bibo_volume: 7 dct_date: 2019^xs_gYear dct_language: eng dct_subject: - TiO2 - dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) - textile-based DSSC - electrospinning - nanofiber mat - polyacrylonitrile (PAN) dct_title: Electrospun nanofiber mats with embedded non-sintered TiO2 for dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSCs)@ ...