Dinuclear Cu(II) metal complexes as room-temperature energy storage quantum devices: review and outlooks

Abstract {The urgent demand for sustainable energy storage devices necessitates the development of novel conceptual and technological paradigms that extend beyond the constraints imposed by classical thermodynamic limits. in order to present the material innovations required to enable viable room-temperature quantum technologies, this Review outlines the potential of dinuclear Cu(II) complexes as promising model platforms for the development of room-temperature quantum batteries.} We address how the quantum properties of these dinuclear materials can be harnessed to store and extract energy, and how they can be handled and engineered by the management of the intra-molecular magnetic coupling and external thermodynamic conditions. {Through macroscopic magnetometric mappings, we present how the maximum extractable work (ergotropy) can be directly quantified without invasive quantum tomography. Furthermore, we review the operational simulation of these materials using quantum computing approaches using the Variational Quantum Thermalizer (VQT) algorithm on Noisy Intermediate-Scale Quantum (NISQ) devices. Finally, we provide an outlook on future research directions, highlighting the critical material engineering and quantum error mitigation strategies required to transition these coordination compounds from theoretical models to functional macroscopic solid-state quantum energy storage devices at room temperature.}