Kandpal Suchita, Bansal Love, Game Onkar S, Kumar Rajesh
Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York14853, United States.
Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Indore, Simrol 453552, India.
ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2025 Jan 15;17(2):2703-2715. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c17552. Epub 2025 Jan 6.
Electronic devices cover a large subset of daily life gadgets which use power to run, hence increasing the load of the energy needs and indirectly impacting greenhouse gas emissions. Smart electrochromic windows provide a solution to this through remarkable energy saving by adjusting optical behavior depending on the environmental conditions. Since the electrochromic windows also need power to run, a self-powered electrochromic panel will be a better solution. Electrochromic solar cell (ECSC) technology stands out among the available technologies by offering multifunctional functionalities. Utilizing ECSCs, energy efficiency may be greatly increased by harvesting solar energy and using it to generate and store electricity while dynamically adjusting thermal and optical properties. Looking at this emerging trend, material selection and device architecture that can store and utilize solar energy in their performance mechanism are the need of the hour. The ECSCs hold substantial potential for energy savings in heating, cooling, and lighting, making them crucial for the development of energy-efficient buildings. The present spotlight provides information on the necessary materials, device designs that have emerged so far, and their impact on optical modulation and energy harvesting and sheds light on future perspectives.
电子设备涵盖了日常生活中大量使用电力运行的小工具，从而增加了能源需求负担，并间接影响温室气体排放。智能电致变色窗户通过根据环境条件调节光学行为实现显著节能，为这一问题提供了解决方案。由于电致变色窗户运行也需要电力，自供电电致变色面板将是更好的解决方案。电致变色太阳能电池（ECSC）技术在现有技术中脱颖而出，具有多种功能。利用ECSC，通过收集太阳能并将其用于发电和存储，同时动态调节热学和光学特性，可以大大提高能源效率。鉴于这一新兴趋势，在其性能机制中能够存储和利用太阳能的材料选择和器件架构是当务之急。ECSC在供暖、制冷和照明方面具有巨大的节能潜力，对节能建筑的发展至关重要。本综述提供了有关必要材料、目前已出现的器件设计及其对光调制和能量收集的影响的信息，并阐明了未来的发展前景。
