Advancing our understanding of optoionic effects for the design of solar batteries: a theoretical perspective

2025/03/10 by Matteo Rinaldi, Rinaldi, Matteo, Matthias Kick +5 · 1 voice
Engineering · Materials Science · #Machine Learning in Materials Science #Organic Electronics and Photovoltaics #Thin-Film Transistor Technologies

paper · doi:10.1088/2515-7639/adeaec

openalex publication_date 2025/07/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/26

Abstract

Abstract Optoionics, a promising new field that aims at controlling ion dynamics using light, links photovoltaic power generation with electrochemical charge storage. This has the potential to drive and accelerate the energy revolution by utilizing materials that integrate the functionality of batteries and photovoltaic cells. Finding, optimizing, and customizing these materials is a complex task, though. Computational modeling can play a crucial role in guiding and speeding up such developments, particularly when the acting atomic mechanisms are not well understood. This does however require expertise in various areas, including advanced electronic-structure theory, machine learning, and multi-scale approaches. In this perspective, we shed light on the intricacies of modeling optoionic effects for solar battery materials. We first discuss the underlying physical and chemical mechanisms, as well as the computational tools that are available to date for describing these processes. Furthermore, we discuss the limits of these approaches and identify key challenges that need to be tackled to advance this field.

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