The article "Advances in Smart Photovoltaic Textiles" by Iftikhar Ali et al. explores the emerging field of energy harvesting textiles, particularly focusing on textile-based solar cells (SCs) that can power wearable electronics. The authors discuss the working mechanisms, types, and fabrication strategies of photovoltaic textiles, emphasizing their electrochemical performance and wearability. They highlight the advantages of these textiles, such as lightweight, flexibility, and ease of transport, while leveraging abundant natural sunlight in an eco-friendly manner. The review also covers various energy harvesting approaches, including nanogenerators, photovoltaic systems, electromagnetic generators, magnetoelastic generators, and catalytic energy harvesters. The article delves into the construction and working principles of different generations of SCs, from first-generation silicon-based SCs to third-generation technologies like dye-sensitized, perovskite, organic, and quantum dot solar cells. It discusses the challenges and advancements in each generation, such as cost, efficiency, and durability. The authors provide insights into the structure of textile-based SCs, including 1D fiber-shaped and 2D planar-shaped configurations, and present key performance metrics like power conversion efficiency (PCE), fill factor (FF), and maximum power (Pmax). Finally, they offer recommendations for future research directions to overcome existing limitations and promote the industrial commercialization of textile-based photovoltaics.The article "Advances in Smart Photovoltaic Textiles" by Iftikhar Ali et al. explores the emerging field of energy harvesting textiles, particularly focusing on textile-based solar cells (SCs) that can power wearable electronics. The authors discuss the working mechanisms, types, and fabrication strategies of photovoltaic textiles, emphasizing their electrochemical performance and wearability. They highlight the advantages of these textiles, such as lightweight, flexibility, and ease of transport, while leveraging abundant natural sunlight in an eco-friendly manner. The review also covers various energy harvesting approaches, including nanogenerators, photovoltaic systems, electromagnetic generators, magnetoelastic generators, and catalytic energy harvesters. The article delves into the construction and working principles of different generations of SCs, from first-generation silicon-based SCs to third-generation technologies like dye-sensitized, perovskite, organic, and quantum dot solar cells. It discusses the challenges and advancements in each generation, such as cost, efficiency, and durability. The authors provide insights into the structure of textile-based SCs, including 1D fiber-shaped and 2D planar-shaped configurations, and present key performance metrics like power conversion efficiency (PCE), fill factor (FF), and maximum power (Pmax). Finally, they offer recommendations for future research directions to overcome existing limitations and promote the industrial commercialization of textile-based photovoltaics.