This report from October 2020 highlights the potential to use indoor photovoltaics (IPV) to power autonomous devices. Lead-free perovskite-inspired materials (PIMs) have recently attracted significant attention in photovoltaics research, due to the similarity of their electronic structure to high-performance lead-halide perovskites, but without the same toxicity limitations. The capability of PIMs for indoor light harvesting has not yet been considered, however. Calculations around low-toxicity PIMs reveal their considerable potential for IPV, thus encouraging future efforts for their potential to power IoT devices.
Key words: intelligent buildings, Power over Ethernet (PoE), energy management, home networking consumer electronics, research & development, photovoltaics