You may unbelieving this but
it might become reality sooner , unusual type of battery that not only
transparent, but it can also charge via solar power. This technology could be
used in a lot of future products like a smart office and maybe home windows, we
can make the windows let the sun’s light pass through them and in the same time
it can recharge and store energy.
This battery developed by
team of researchers at Kogakuin University, this battery contains the same chemical compounds
that make any battery work, it is not entirely transparent, the light transmittance
is about 60% when full charge state, and when the battery exposed to sunlight,
the battery becomes slightly tinted, transmitting 30% less light –but it’s
still transparent.
To allow light to pass
through the battery the team of scientists shrink down the electrodes, all the
way down to around 80-90 nano-meter.
The work on this battery
take from the team about four years since a team of researchers at Stanford
come up with the concept of a transparent battery .
From two years ago the
researchers unveiled a nearly transparent prototype charged with separate solar
panel, then they began on integrating solar charging power into the battery.
The technology now close to
becoming in use, but it’s not clear how long it will take until it’ll be used
in commercial products.
This image showing the
battery.
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