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Recent advances in multifunctional electrochromic energy storage devices and photoelectrochromic devices

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Multifunctional devices integrated with electrochromism and energy storage or energy production functions are attractive because these devices can be used as an effective approach to address the energy crisis and environmental pollution in society today. In this review, we explain the operation principles of electrochromic energy storage devices including electrochromic supercapacitors, electrochromic batteries, and the photoelectrochromic devices. Furthermore, the material candidates and structure types of these multifunctional devices are discussed in detail. The major challenges of these devices along with a further outlook are highlighted at the end.

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Acknowledgments

This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (51572058, 91216123, 51174063, 51502057), the Natural Science Foundation of Heilongjiang Province (E201436), the International Science & Technology Cooperation Program of China (2013DFR10630, 2015DFE52770) and the Specialized Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education (SRFDP 20132302110031).

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  1. College of Materials and Metallurgical Engineering, Guizhou Institute of Technology, Guiyang, 550003, China

    Zhongqiu Tong

  2. Center for Composite Materials and Structure, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China

    Zhongqiu Tong, Yanlong Tian & Yao Li

  3. School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin, 150001, China

    Hongming Zhang, Junyi Ji, Huiying Qu, Na Li & Jiupeng Zhao

  4. Guizhou Construction Science Research & Design Institute Limited Company of China State Construction Engineering Corporation, Guiyang, 550006, China

    Xingang Li

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Tong, Z., Tian, Y., Zhang, H. et al. Recent advances in multifunctional electrochromic energy storage devices and photoelectrochromic devices. Sci. China Chem. 60, 13–37 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11426-016-0283-0

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