Toward a New Energy Era: Self-Driven Integrated Systems Based on Perovskite Solar Cells

Integrated smart portable devices (e.g., self-powered devices) that utilize the environment-friendly energy (e.g., solar energy) by means of photovoltaic technology (e.g., solar cell) are a popular concept in the current technological development trend. As a key component of integrated devices, photovoltaic devices acting as a bridge between solar energy and working devices play an important role in the whole system performance. The emergence of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) with high power conversion efficiencies (over 25%) allows for the possibility and appearance of many multifunctional self-powered integrated devices. In this review, a systematic overview of self-powered integrated devices based on PSCs that are reported so far is provided, including integrated energy storage devices, integrated artificial photosynthesis devices, and other self-powered integrated devices. The key strategies for fabricating these devices and performance are also discussed to further the understanding of fundamental device physics. Finally, the current challenging issues and future perspective are provided to promote the development of self-powered integrated devices based on PSCs in the near future.