TY - JOUR
T1 - Tandem Self-Powered Flexible Electrochromic Energy Supplier for Sustainable All-Day Operations
AU - Huang, Jiaming
AU - Ren, Zhiwei
AU - Zhang, Yaokang
AU - Fong, Patrick Wai Keung
AU - Chandran, Hrisheekesh Thachoth
AU - Liang, Qiong
AU - Yao, Kuanming
AU - Tang, Hua
AU - Xia, Hao
AU - Zhang, Hengkai
AU - Yu, Xinge
AU - Zheng, Zijian
AU - Li, Gang
N1 - Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the support of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (Project Nos 15320216, 15221320, C5037‐18G), RGC Senior Research Fellowship Scheme (SRFS2122‐5S04), National Natural Science Foundation of China (51961165102), Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission (JCYJ20200109105003940, SGDX2019081623220944), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Sir Sze‐yuen Chung Endowed Professorship Fund (8‐8480), 1‐CDA5, 1‐YXA1, 1‐W15V, and the Guangdong‐Hong Kong‐Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic‐Thermal‐Electrical Energy Materials and Devices (GDSTC No. 2019B121205001).
Funding Information:
The authors acknowledge the support of the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (Project Nos 15320216, 15221320, C5037-18G), RGC Senior Research Fellowship Scheme (SRFS2122-5S04), National Natural Science Foundation of China (51961165102), Shenzhen Science and Technology Innovation Commission (JCYJ20200109105003940, SGDX2019081623220944), the Hong Kong Polytechnic University: Sir Sze-yuen Chung Endowed Professorship Fund (8-8480), 1-CDA5, 1-YXA1, 1-W15V, and the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Joint Laboratory for Photonic-Thermal-Electrical Energy Materials and Devices (GDSTC No. 2019B121205001).
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PY - 2022/6
Y1 - 2022/6
N2 - Self-powered wearable energy suppliers are highly desirable for next-generation smart electronic microsystems. However, it is still challenging to achieve an all-day operating self-powered energy device via the tandem integration strategy. Herein, a tandem self-powered flexible energy supplier (SPFES) is proposed to “harvest and store” energy from sunlight (outdoor), dim-light (indoor), and human body motion. In this novel device design, two flexible transparent electrodes are shared by three functional components: organic photovoltaic, triboelectric nanogenerator, and electrochromic supercapacitor. Interestingly, the SPFES shows distinctive in-built features including energy indication, self-modulation, and self-protection. When compared to mechanically stacked devices, the SPFES avoids unnecessary encapsulation and external connections, resulting in a thinner device with a higher power-to-weight ratio (up to 110%). The concept of the SPFES paves an elegant route toward designing multi-functional flexible energy-harvest-storage devices for all-day operational wearable applications.
AB - Self-powered wearable energy suppliers are highly desirable for next-generation smart electronic microsystems. However, it is still challenging to achieve an all-day operating self-powered energy device via the tandem integration strategy. Herein, a tandem self-powered flexible energy supplier (SPFES) is proposed to “harvest and store” energy from sunlight (outdoor), dim-light (indoor), and human body motion. In this novel device design, two flexible transparent electrodes are shared by three functional components: organic photovoltaic, triboelectric nanogenerator, and electrochromic supercapacitor. Interestingly, the SPFES shows distinctive in-built features including energy indication, self-modulation, and self-protection. When compared to mechanically stacked devices, the SPFES avoids unnecessary encapsulation and external connections, resulting in a thinner device with a higher power-to-weight ratio (up to 110%). The concept of the SPFES paves an elegant route toward designing multi-functional flexible energy-harvest-storage devices for all-day operational wearable applications.
KW - energy suppliers
KW - flexible
KW - monolithic
KW - self-powered
KW - sustainable
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85132751159&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/aenm.202201042
DO - 10.1002/aenm.202201042
M3 - Journal article
AN - SCOPUS:85132751159
SN - 1614-6832
VL - 12
SP - 1
EP - 11
JO - Advanced Energy Materials
JF - Advanced Energy Materials
IS - 30
M1 - 2201042
ER -
