Advanced Energy Materials,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(30)
Published: May 17, 2024
Abstract
Efficient
semi‐transparent
solar
cells
can
extend
the
adoption
of
photovoltaics
beyond
standard
utility‐scale,
commercial,
or
residential
applications.
Halide
perovskites
are
particularly
suitable
in
this
respect
owing
to
their
tunable
bandgap.
The
main
drawbacks
development
transparent
perovskite
high
open‐circuit
voltage
(V
oc
)
deficit
and
difficulties
depositing
high‐quality
thin
films
over
large
area
substrates,
given
low
solubility
bromide
chloride
precursors.
In
work,
passivation
strategies
developed
for
bandgap
Br
able
reduce
charge
recombination
consequently
improve
V
.
study
demonstrates
1
cm
2
with
up
1.73
(1.83
eV
Quasi
Fermi
Level
Splitting)
a
PCE
8.1%.
average
visible
transmittance
(AVT)
exceeds
70%
by
means
bifacial
light
management
record
utilization
efficiency
(LUE)
5.72
is
achieved.
Moreover,
potential
use
technology
evaluated
toward
Internet
Things
(IoT)
application
bifaciality
factor
87%
along
17%
under
indoor
lighting.
Finally,
up‐scaling
demonstrated
fabricating
20
active
modules
7.3%
per
cell
1.65
V.
Journal of Physics Materials,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
6(4), P. 042501 - 042501
Published: March 17, 2023
Abstract
Ambient
energy
harvesting
has
great
potential
to
contribute
sustainable
development
and
address
growing
environmental
challenges.
Converting
waste
from
energy-intensive
processes
systems
(e.g.
combustion
engines
furnaces)
is
crucial
reducing
their
impact
achieving
net-zero
emissions.
Compact
harvesters
will
also
be
key
powering
the
exponentially
smart
devices
ecosystem
that
part
of
Internet
Things,
thus
enabling
futuristic
applications
can
improve
our
quality
life
homes,
cities,
manufacturing,
healthcare).
To
achieve
these
goals,
innovative
materials
are
needed
efficiently
convert
ambient
into
electricity
through
various
physical
mechanisms,
such
as
photovoltaic
effect,
thermoelectricity,
piezoelectricity,
triboelectricity,
radiofrequency
wireless
power
transfer.
By
bringing
together
perspectives
experts
in
types
materials,
this
Roadmap
provides
extensive
insights
recent
advances
present
challenges
field.
Additionally,
analyses
performance
metrics
technologies
relation
ultimate
conversion
limits.
Building
on
insights,
outlines
promising
directions
for
future
research
fully
harness
green
anytime,
anywhere.
Chemical Reviews,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
123(15), P. 9327 - 9355
Published: June 9, 2023
In
response
to
the
current
trend
of
miniaturization
electronic
devices
and
sensors,
complementary
coupling
high-efficiency
energy
conversion
low-loss
storage
technologies
has
given
rise
development
photocapacitors
(PCs),
which
combine
in
a
single
device.
Photovoltaic
systems
integrated
with
supercapacitors
offer
unique
light
capabilities,
resulting
improved
overall
efficiency
over
past
decade.
Consequently,
researchers
have
explored
wide
range
device
combinations,
materials,
characterization
techniques.
This
review
provides
comprehensive
overview
photocapacitors,
including
their
configurations,
operating
mechanisms,
manufacturing
techniques,
focus
on
emerging
applications
small
wireless
devices,
Internet
Things
(IoT),
Everything
(IoE).
Furthermore,
we
highlight
importance
cutting-edge
materials
such
as
metal–organic
frameworks
(MOFs)
organic
for
supercapacitors,
well
novel
photovoltaics,
advancing
PCs
carbon-free,
sustainable
society.
We
also
evaluate
potential
development,
prospects,
application
scenarios
this
area
research.
RSC Advances,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
13(27), P. 18165 - 18206
Published: Jan. 1, 2023
This
review
discusses
the
use
of
green
and
environment-friendly
methods
for
fabricating
perovskite
solar
cells
(PSCs),
including
non-toxic
solvents
lead-free
alternatives.
Chemical Society Reviews,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
53(18), P. 9254 - 9305
Published: Jan. 1, 2024
With
the
increasing
demand
for
energy
and
climate
challenges
caused
by
consumption
of
traditional
fuels,
there
is
an
urgent
need
to
accelerate
adoption
green
sustainable
conversion
storage
technologies.
The
integration
flexible
thermoelectrics
with
other
various
technologies
plays
a
crucial
role,
enabling
multiple
forms
such
as
temperature
differentials,
solar
energy,
mechanical
force,
humidity
into
electricity.
development
these
lays
foundation
power
solutions
promotes
research
progress
in
conversion.
Given
complexity
rapid
this
field,
review
provides
detailed
overview
multifunctional
integrated
based
on
thermoelectric
focus
improving
material
performance,
optimizing
design
device
structures,
achieving
flexibility
expand
their
application
scenarios,
particularly
multi-functionalization
wearable
Additionally,
we
discuss
current
bottlenecks
future
directions
facilitate
continuous
advancement
field.
Nano Energy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
128, P. 109932 - 109932
Published: June 29, 2024
The
Internet
of
Things
revolution
requires
a
low-cost,
stable,
and
highly
efficient
power
source
to
allow
autonomous
operation
smart
objects
wireless
sensors
even
at
very
low
light
levels.
Indoor
photovoltaics
(PV)
has
the
potential
fulfil
these
requirements,
providing
independence
from
main
grid,
portability,
improved
sustainability
for
low-consumption
devices.
Whereas
polycrystalline
silicon
dominates
outdoor
solar
cell
market,
amorphous
is
commercially
more
suited
products
used
inside
buildings,
delivering
higher
efficiencies
under
indoor
illumination
(with
its
extremely
lower
intensities
narrower
spectra
compared
sunlight).
In
recent
years,
there
been
remarkable
rise
in
research
development
new
generation
photovoltaic
cells,
i.e.,
those
based
on
organic,
dye-sensitized
perovskite
absorbers,
focused
applications
with
rising
well
above
possible
sun
reaching
surpassing
30
%
conversion
efficiency
threshold.
This
review
provides
systematic
overview
PV
devices,
highlighting
progress
achieved
strategies
design
cells
as
issues
be
resolved
this
field
continue
prosper.
We
also
analyse
differences
device
meant
outdoors
vs
indoors.
Markets
tapped
by
harvesting
are
huge,
ranging
building-integrated
elements
consumer
products,
biomedical
communication
technologies.
Nano Futures,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
8(3), P. 032001 - 032001
Published: March 22, 2024
Abstract
The
dissemination
of
sensors
is
key
to
realizing
a
sustainable,
‘intelligent’
world,
where
everyday
objects
and
environments
are
equipped
with
sensing
capabilities
advance
the
sustainability
quality
our
lives—e.g.
via
smart
homes,
cities,
healthcare,
logistics,
Industry
4.0,
precision
agriculture.
realization
full
potential
these
applications
critically
depends
on
availability
easy-to-make,
low-cost
sensor
technologies.
Sensors
based
printable
electronic
materials
offer
ideal
platform:
they
can
be
fabricated
through
simple
methods
(e.g.
printing
coating)
compatible
high-throughput
roll-to-roll
processing.
Moreover,
often
allow
fabrication
flexible/stretchable/biodegradable
substrates,
thereby
enabling
deployment
in
unconventional
settings.
Fulfilling
promise
for
will
require
device
innovations
enhance
their
ability
transduce
external
stimuli—light,
ionizing
radiation,
pressure,
strain,
force,
temperature,
gas,
vapours,
humidity,
other
chemical
biological
analytes.
This
Roadmap
brings
together
viewpoints
experts
various
materials—and
devices
thereof—to
provide
insights
into
status
outlook
field.
Alongside
recent
innovations,
roadmap
discusses
outstanding
challenges
pertaining
each
technology.
Finally,
points
promising
directions
overcome
thus
enable
ubiquitous
world.
Nature Communications,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
16(1)
Published: Jan. 2, 2025
Abstract
Inorganic
semiconductors
based
on
heavy
pnictogen
cations
(Sb
3+
and
Bi
)
have
gained
significant
attention
as
potential
nontoxic
stable
alternatives
to
lead-halide
perovskites
for
solar
cell
applications.
A
limitation
of
these
novel
materials,
which
is
being
increasingly
commonly
found,
carrier
localization,
substantially
reduces
mobilities
diffusion
lengths.
Herein,
CuSbSe
2
investigated
discovered
delocalized
free
carriers,
shown
through
optical
pump
terahertz
probe
spectroscopy
temperature-dependent
mobility
measurements.
Using
a
combination
theory
experiment,
the
critical
enabling
factors
are
found
be:
1)
having
layered
structure,
allows
distortions
unit
during
propagation
an
acoustic
wave
be
relaxed
in
interlayer
gaps,
with
minimal
changes
bond
length,
thus
limiting
deformation
potentials;
2)
favourable
quasi-bonding
interactions
across
gap
giving
rise
higher
electronic
dimensionality;
3)
Born
effective
charges
not
anomalously
high,
which,
combined
small
bandgap
(
$$\le$$
≤
1.2
eV),
result
low
ionic
contribution
dielectric
constant
compared
contribution,
reducing
strength
Fröhlich
coupling.
These
insights
can
drive
forward
rational
discovery
perovskite-inspired
materials
that
avoid
localization.