A self-powered electrochromic device driven by a nanogenerator

Xiaohong Yang; Guang Zhu; Sihong Wang; Rui Zhang; Long Lin; Wenzhou Wu; Zhong Lin Wang

doi:10.1039/c2ee23194h

A self-powered electrochromic device driven by a nanogenerator

Xiaohong Yang, Guang Zhu, Sihong Wang, Rui Zhang, Long Lin, Wenzhou Wu, Zhong Lin Wang

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Electrochromic (EC) devices are capable of reversibly changing optical properties upon charge injection and extraction driven by an externally applied voltage. A nanogenerator (NG) is a device that converts mechanical energy into electricity. This paper demonstrates a self-powered EC device driven by an NG. An average visible optical modulation (ΔT _vis) as large as 15.3% was obtained, with electrochromic response time (ERT) and coloration efficiency (CE) of 10 seconds and 58.7 cm ² C ^-1, respectively. Such a performance is comparable to an EC when powered by a hardwired DC power. This study indicates that the self-powered electrochromic system can be a candidate for monochrome displays or electronic billboards.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	9462-9466
Number of pages	5
Journal	Energy and Environmental Science
Volume	5
Issue number	11
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1039/c2ee23194h
Publication status	Published - Nov 2012
Externally published	Yes

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