Issue 8, 2012

Integrated energy storage and electrochromic function in one flexible device: an energy storage smart window

Abstract

In this paper, a new integrated multifunctional flexible device called the Energy Storage Smart Window (ESS window) was designed and fabricated. The proposed ESS window comprises an integrated supercapacitor and electrochromism function in one flexible device using ordered polyaniline nanowire arrays as electrodes. The ESS window showed high areal capacitance and high stability as a supercapacitor, and in situ optical measurements proved its electrochromic function. Furthermore, the ESS window can be integrated with a conventional solar cell to form a smart device system, which can simultaneously harvest, store, and use renewable energy efficiently.

Graphical abstract: Integrated energy storage and electrochromic function in one flexible device: an energy storage smart window

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Article information

Article type
Paper
Submitted
15 Mar 2012
Accepted
23 May 2012
First published
23 May 2012

Energy Environ. Sci., 2012,5, 8384-8389

Integrated energy storage and electrochromic function in one flexible device: an energy storage smart window

K. Wang, H. Wu, Y. Meng, Y. Zhang and Z. Wei, Energy Environ. Sci., 2012, 5, 8384 DOI: 10.1039/C2EE21643D

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