Liquid crystals: versatile self-organized smart soft materials

HK Bisoyi, Q Li - Chemical reviews, 2021 - ACS Publications
Smart soft materials are envisioned to be the building blocks of the next generation of
advanced devices and digitally augmented technologies. In this context, liquid crystals (LCs) …

Achieving broadband microwave shielding, thermal management, and smart window in energy‐efficient buildings

S Tan, S Guo, Y Wu, T Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Energy‐efficient building materials are eye‐catching for reducing indoor energy
consumption via eliminating electromagnetic interference and pollution, controlling the …

Nanowire-based smart windows combining electro-and thermochromics for dynamic regulation of solar radiation

SZ Sheng, JL Wang, B Zhao, Z He, XF Feng… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Smart window is an attractive option for efficient heat management to minimize energy
consumption and improve indoor living comfort owing to their optical properties of adjusting …

Printable thermochromic hydrogel‐based smart window for all‐weather building temperature regulation in diverse climates

G Chen, K Wang, J Yang, J Huang, Z Chen… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermochromic smart windows are widely developed to modulate building energy
exchange to save building energy consumption. However, most smart windows have fixed …

Beyond the visible: bioinspired infrared adaptive materials

J Yang, X Zhang, X Zhang, L Wang… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Infrared (IR) adaptation phenomena are ubiquitous in nature and biological systems. Taking
inspiration from natural creatures, researchers have devoted extensive efforts for develo** …

Self-assembled liquid crystal architectures for soft matter photonics

LL Ma, CY Li, JT Pan, YE Ji, C Jiang, R Zheng… - Light: Science & …, 2022 - nature.com
Self-assembled architectures of soft matter have fascinated scientists for centuries due to
their unique physical properties originated from controllable orientational and/or positional …

Polymer-based responsive structural color materials

H Wang, H Zhang, Z Chen, Y Zhao, Z Gu… - Progress in Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer-based responsive structural color materials are polymers with ordered
microstructures that can change colors. They offer unique advantages and present a novel …

Smart window technology and its potential for net-zero buildings: a review

MN Mustafa, MAAM Abdah, A Numan… - … and Sustainable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
The energy consumption of buildings, particularly heating, ventilation, and air conditioning
systems, exceeds that of transportation and industry combined. Future projections show a …

Poly (N-isopropylacrylamide)-based smart hydrogels: Design, properties and applications

L Tang, L Wang, X Yang, Y Feng, Y Li… - Progress in Materials …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of polymer-based smart materials, which can autonomously alter their
physical and/or chemical properties when exposed to external stimuli, is a thriving research …

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 …