000153031 001__ 153031 000153031 005__ 20250403160453.0 000153031 0247_ $$2doi$$a10.1016/j.cocis.2025.101915 000153031 0248_ $$2sideral$$a143505 000153031 037__ $$aART-2025-143505 000153031 041__ $$aeng 000153031 100__ $$aAbellán, Manuel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000153031 245__ $$aProgress in integrated photo-rechargeable battery technologies 000153031 260__ $$c2025 000153031 5060_ $$aAccess copy available to the general public$$fUnrestricted 000153031 5203_ $$aIntegrated photo-rechargeable battery systems represent a significant advancement in sustainable energy storage and conversion by combining photovoltaic energy harvesting with direct energy storage in a compact design. Although initially studied in the 1970s, interest in this field has surged in recent years. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of this topic, researchers from diverse backgrounds approach it with varying methodologies, resulting in highly diverse cell designs and inconsistent performance metrics. These variations complicate the comparison and evaluation of system efficiency and functionality. This review presents a comprehensive overview of the field's development and current state, from early photoelectrochemical approaches to modern integrated designs. Additionally, it addresses the challenge of performance evaluation by compiling current approaches to performance measurement and proposing standardized evaluation parameters under defined conditions. This dual focus on field overview and metrics standardization aims to provide both a thorough understanding of solar electrochemical energy storage technologies and a framework for their consistent evaluation, which is critical for advancing these technologies. 000153031 536__ $$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/CNS2023-145197$$9info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/MICINN/PID2022-140516OB-I00 000153031 540__ $$9info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess$$aby-nc$$uhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/es/ 000153031 655_4 $$ainfo:eu-repo/semantics/article$$vinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion 000153031 700__ $$aCiria-Ramos, Isabel$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000153031 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0002-3492-6456$$aGascón, Ignacio$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000153031 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-7246-2149$$aHaro, Marta$$uUniversidad de Zaragoza 000153031 700__ $$0(orcid)0000-0001-6040-1920$$aJuarez-Perez, Emilio J. 000153031 7102_ $$12012$$2755$$aUniversidad de Zaragoza$$bDpto. Química Física$$cÁrea Química Física 000153031 773__ $$g77 (2025), 101915 [18 pp.]$$pCurr. opin. colloid interface sci.$$tCURRENT OPINION IN COLLOID & INTERFACE SCIENCE$$x1359-0294 000153031 8564_ $$s1291108$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/153031/files/texto_completo.pdf$$yVersión publicada 000153031 8564_ $$s2895742$$uhttps://zaguan.unizar.es/record/153031/files/texto_completo.jpg?subformat=icon$$xicon$$yVersión publicada 000153031 909CO $$ooai:zaguan.unizar.es:153031$$particulos$$pdriver 000153031 951__ $$a2025-04-03-14:38:07 000153031 980__ $$aARTICLE