An “all-in-one” mesh-typed integrated energy unit for both photoelectric conversion and energy storage in uniform electrochemical system

Abstract An “all-in-one” mesh typed integrated energy unit is developed which converts solar energy to electric energy and stores it simultaneously. The entire integrated device operates in uniform electrolyte system which contains 0.8 M Na 2 S, 0.8 M S, and 2 M KCl. A double-sided mesh electrode coated with Cu 2 S film and carbon nanoparticles is shared by both energy conversion and storage sections. The device we fabricated can realize the co-operation of the energy conversion and storage sections effectively by taking advantages of the mono electrolyte system and the shared double-sided mesh-typed electrode. These properties are beneficial to assembly, miniaturization, and integration of a self-powered system for portable microelectronic devices.

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