Performance of light energy storage medium

What are light-assisted energy storage devices?

Light-assisted energy storage devices thus provide a potential way to utilize sunlight at a large scale that is both affordable and limitless.

Do light-assisted energy storage devices have a bottleneck?

After the detailed demonstration of some photo-assisted energy storage devices examples, the bottleneck of such light-assisted energy storage devices is discussed and the prospects of the light-assisted rechargeable devices are further outlined. The authors declare no conflict of interest.

Can azo-based materials be used as energy storage materials?

Azo-based materials have been known for a long time, but their use as energy storage materials is a recent development.

Can porous flexible materials be used to create solid-state energy storage devices?

Therefore, using porous flexible materials as templates to create solid-state energy storage devices is a design approach with greater practical application potential. Li and colleagues developed a series of pyrazolylazophenyl ether-based azo molecules (pzAzo ethers) with long linear alkyl chains.

Are visible-light-responsive azobenzene-based smart materials suitable for energy storage?

This review article discusses the design of visible-light-responsive azobenzene-based smart materials and their applications in energy storage. Recently, there has been growing interest in azobenzene derivatives with bidirectional visible-light switching properties.

Can light induced phase transition be used to store azobenzene energy?

The combined heat of these two processes reaches 97.1 kJ·mol −1, which is twice the heat of isomerization alone. This demonstrated that the light-induced phase transition can be used to store photon energy, thereby refreshing the upper limit of azobenzene energy storage capacity. (a) Energy storage mechanism of photoliquefiable azo compounds.