Applications of thermochromic and electrochromic smart windows: Materials to buildings

S Wu, H Sun, M Duan, H Mao, Y Wu, H Zhao… - Cell Reports Physical …, 2023 - cell.com
Thermochromic and electrochromic smart windows are increasingly receiving attention for
their specific ability to regulate the dynamics of light and heat. The goal of improving smart …

Smart windows: electro‐, thermo‐, mechano‐, photochromics, and beyond

Y Ke, J Chen, G Lin, S Wang, Y Zhou… - Advanced Energy …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
A smart window that dynamically modulates light transmittance is crucial for building energy
efficiently, and promising for on‐demand optical devices. The rapid development of …

Challenges and opportunities for passive thermoregulation

N Guo, C Shi, N Warren… - Advanced Energy …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
The unsustainable nature of energy‐intensive and environmentally unfriendly traditional air
conditioning systems, compacted with recent climate change effects, show an urgent need …

Dynamic radiation regulations for thermal comfort

H Zhai, D Fan, Q Li - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Thermal comfort has a substantial implication for human health. Achieving thermal comfort
requires not only thermal regulation of the building's macroenvironment, but also personal …

Unconventional smart windows: Materials, structures and designs

Y Zhou, F Fan, Y Liu, S Zhao, Q Xu, S Wang, D Luo… - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
As populations grow, energy demands gradually increase, so more efficient energy use is
essential. Building energy consumption comprises more than 40% of global energy …

Phase-change VO2-based thermochromic smart windows

C Jiang, L He, Q Xuan, Y Liao, JG Dai… - Light: Science & …, 2024 - nature.com
Thermochromic coatings hold promise in reducing building energy consumption by
dynamically regulating the heat gain of windows, which are often regarded as less energy …

Transparent and Stretchable Electromagnetic Interference Shielding Film with Fence‐like Aligned Silver Nanowire Conductive Network

Y Feng, J Song, G Han, B Zhou, C Liu, C Shen - Small Methods, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Flexible transparent conductive electrodes (TCEs) that can be used as electromagnetic
interference (EMI) shielding materials have a great potential for use as electronic …

Dynamic wrinkling pattern exhibiting tunable fluorescence for anticounterfeiting applications

T Ma, T Li, L Zhou, X Ma, J Yin, X Jiang - Nature communications, 2020 - nature.com
A dynamic surface pattern with a topography and fluorescence in response to environmental
stimulus can enable information recording, hiding, and reading. Such patterns are therefore …

Solar and thermal radiation‐modulation materials for building applications

J Chai, J Fan - Advanced Energy Materials, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Regulation of solar and thermal radiation of building envelope shows huge energy‐saving
potentials. Existing reviews mainly focus on the materials with fixed solar and thermal optical …

A facile and effective design for dynamic thermal management based on synchronous solar and thermal radiation regulation

N Guo, L Yu, C Shi, H Yan, M Chen - Nano Letters, 2024 - ACS Publications
Passive solar heating and radiative cooling have attracted great interest in global energy
consumption reduction due to their unique electricity-free advantage. However, static single …