Photochemistry and Electron Transfer Studies · Lab experiment

Could your window power itself?

Paper: Large-area luminescent solar concentrators with high optical clarity towards integration with smart windows
Zhou et al. · Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 2026 · doi.org/10.1016/j.solmat.2026.114359

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Could your window power itself? This prototype solar window lets through 83% of visible light, and can power a smart window of the same size. In an accelerated test, it withstood the equivalent of about 3 years of sunlight.

AI-assisted summary with an AI voice, not reviewed by the authors. Made from the paper under its CC BY licence. Read the paper before relying on a finding. Keywords: luminescent solar concentrators, silicon quantum dots, smart windows, building-integrated photovoltaics, optical transparency, visible transmittance.