A twisted wire-shaped dual-function energy device for photoelectric conversion and electrochemical storage

Angew Chem Int Ed Engl. 2014 Jun 23;53(26):6664-8. doi: 10.1002/anie.201403168. Epub 2014 Apr 16.

Abstract

A wire-shaped energy device that can perform photoelectric conversion and electrochemical storage was developed through a simple but effective twisting process. The energy wire exhibited a high energy conversion efficiency of 6.58 % and specific capacitance of 85.03 μF cm(-1) or 2.13 mF cm(-2), and the two functions were alternately realized without sacrificing either performance.

Keywords: capacitors; energy conversion; nanotechnology; solar cells; wire-shaped devices.