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Transparent Power‐Generating Windows Based on Solar‐Thermal‐Electric Conversion

Qihao Zhang, Aibin Huang, Xin Ai, Jincheng Liao, Qingfeng Song, Heiko Reith, Xun Cao, Yueping Fang, Gabi Schierning, Kornelius Nielsch, Shengqiang Bai, Lidong Chen

Advanced Energy Materials· Volume 11· Issue 30
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Abstract Integrating transparent solar‐harvesting systems into windows can provide renewable on‐site energy supply without altering building aesthetics or imposing further design constraints. Transparent photovoltaics have shown great potential, but the increased transparency comes at the expense of reduced power‐conversion efficiency. Here, a new technology that overcomes this limitation by combining solar‐thermal‐electric conversion with a material's wavelength‐selective absorption is presented. A wavelength‐selective film consisting of Cs0.33WO3 and resin facilitates high visible‐light transmittance (up to 88%) and outstanding ultraviolet and infrared absorbance, thereby converting absorbed light into heat without sacrificing transparency. A prototype that couples the film with thermoelectric power generation produces an extraordinary output voltage of ≈4 V within an area of 0.01 m2 exposed to sunshine. Further optimization design and experimental verification demonstrate high conversion efficiency comparable to state‐of‐the‐art transparent photovoltaics, enriching the library of on‐site energy‐saving and transparent power generation.
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Electronic materials

OpenAlex topics: Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies · Transition Metal Oxide Nanomaterials · Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods

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Affiliations

State Key Laboratory of High Performance Ceramics and Superfine Microstructure Shanghai Institute of Ceramics Chinese Academy of Sciences Shanghai 200050 China

Institute for Metallic Materials Leibniz Institute for Solid State and Materials Research Dresden (IFW Dresden) 01069 Dresden Germany

Center of Materials Science and Optoelectronics Engineering University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100049 China

State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering Donghua University Shanghai 201620 China

School of Energy Construction and Environment Coventry University Coventry CV1 5FB UK

Experimentalphysik Fakultät für Physik Universität Bielefeld Universitätsstr. 25 (D2, Raum 217) 33615 Bielefeld Germany

Institute of Materials Science Dresden University of Technology 01062 Dresden Germany

Funding

National Key Research and Development Program of China · National Natural Science Foundation of China · Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung

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