Energy-generating smart windows based on reversible metal electrodepositionShow others and affiliations
2026 (English)In: Materials Horizons, ISSN 2051-6347, E-ISSN 2051-6355, Vol. 13, no 4, p. 2052-2059Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]
The energy consumption and carbon emissions of buildings account for 34% and 37% of the global totals, respectively; thus, the development of energy-saving and carbon-neutral technologies in buildings is crucial for addressing the global energy crisis and reducing the carbon footprint. This work demonstrates a novel energy-generating smart window integrating a laminated semitransparent organic photovoltaic (STOPV) and a reversible metal electrodeposition-based electrochromic device (ECD). The smart window in the low-transmittance (tinted) state shows a significant light reflection property, which not only generates similar to 16% more electricity relative to the high-transmission (clear) state but also shows a good heat insulation effect, reducing the temperature by 1.6 degrees C. Building energy simulations demonstrate that the smart window achieves an energy gain (sum of energy saving and energy generation) ranging from 10.1% to 16.2% in different cities around the world, indicating that the reflection-based smart window has great potential in energy-efficient and carbon-neutralized buildings.
Place, publisher, year, edition, pages
ROYAL SOC CHEMISTRY , 2026. Vol. 13, no 4, p. 2052-2059
National Category
Theoretical Chemistry
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URN: urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-220513DOI: 10.1039/d5mh01923kISI: 001636718400001PubMedID: 41384580Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-105024780427OAI: oai:DiVA.org:liu-220513DiVA, id: diva2:2030336
Note
Funding Agencies|National Natural Science Foundation of China [52403331, 52573206, 52403239]; Sichuan Provincial Science and Technology Support Program [2023YFH0085, 2023YFH0086, 2023YFH0087]
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