Near‐Infrared‐Activated Thermochromic Perovskite Smart Windows [PDF]
Advanced Science, 2022 Perovskite‐based thermochromic smart windows that can change color have attracted much interest. However, the high transition temperature (>45 °C in air) hinders their practical application.
Sai Liu +5 more
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Thermochromic hydrogel with high transmittance modulation and fast response for flexible smart windows [PDF]
Communications MaterialsGrowing environmental concerns are driving demand for energy-saving strategies. Thermochromic smart windows offer a practical solution by passively regulating sunlight in homes and offices.
Fan Jiang +6 more
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Tri–Band and Dual–Response Smart Windows With Asymmetric Mid–Infrared Emissivity for Year–Round Energy Conservation [PDF]
Advanced ScienceBuilding energy consumption accounts for 20%–40% of global energy usage, with windows among the least energy–efficient components. For this issue, thermochromic smart windows have emerged as a cost–effective, stimuli–responsive approach to enhance ...
Cheng Wang +11 more
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Isotope-driven hydrogel smart windows for self-adaptive thermoregulation [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsAs a cutting-edge and environmentally friendly approach, thermochromic hydrogel smart windows show great potential in combating climate change and achieving carbon neutrality. However, the substantial absorption of near-infrared (NIR) energy by H2O poses
Hongyi Tu, Tong Wang, Min Chen, Limin Wu
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Design and Implementation of Electrochromic Smart Windows with Self-Driven Thermoelectric Power Generation [PDF]
NanomaterialsElectrochromic smart windows can achieve controllable modulation of color and transmittance under an external electric field with active light and thermal control capabilities, which helps reduce energy consumption caused by building cooling and heating.
Xiaohan Xie +5 more
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Semitransparent organic photovoltaics with wide geographical adaptability as sustainable smart windows [PDF]
Nature CommunicationsSemitransparent organic photovoltaics (ST-OPVs) have gained significant attention due to their rapid iteration of high-efficiency photoactive materials and potential applications in building-integrated photovoltaics as smart windows.
Jiangsheng Yu +8 more
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Nanophotonics-enabled smart windows, buildings and wearables
Nanophotonics, 2016 Design and production of spectrally smart windows, walls, roofs and fabrics has a long history, which includes early examples of applied nanophotonics. Evolving nanoscience has a special role to play as it provides the means to improve the functionality ...
Smith Geoff +3 more
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Thermal-Induced Oxygen Vacancy Enhancing the Thermo-Chromic Performance of W-VO2−x@AA/PVP Nanoparticle Composite-Based Smart Windows [PDF]
NanomaterialsTungsten-doped vanadium dioxide (W-VO2) shows semiconductor-to-metal phase transition properties at room temperature, which is an ideal thermo-chromic smart window material.
Jiran Liang +5 more
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Recent Progress on Preparation Strategies of Liquid Crystal Smart Windows
Crystals, 2022 Liquid crystal (LC) smart windows that are able to regulate natural light by changing the optical transmittance in response to external stimulus have become an effective way to reduce building energy consumption.
Linfeng Luo +5 more
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Thermoelectric Effects on Optical Properties of The Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films [PDF]
Engineering and Technology Journal, 2016 Recently, has been studied the electro-optical properties of the polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) systems because it has unique properties use in smart windows technology.
Ali Hussein Abd Al Razak
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