Transparent conductors as solar energy materials: A panoramic review

CG Granqvist - Solar energy materials and solar cells, 2007 - Elsevier
Transparent conductors (TCs) have a multitude of applications for solar energy utilization
and for energy savings, especially in buildings. The largest of these applications, in terms of …

Recent progress in thermochromics and electrochromics: A brief survey

CG Granqvist - Thin Solid Films, 2016 - Elsevier
Contemporary architecture is characterized by large glazings, which are able to accomplish
good indoors–outdoors contact and daylighting. However, glazings, encompassing windows …

Nanothermochromics: Calculations for VO2 nanoparticles in dielectric hosts show much improved luminous transmittance and solar energy transmittance modulation

SY Li, GA Niklasson, CG Granqvist - Journal of Applied Physics, 2010 - pubs.aip.org
VO 2-based films are thermochromic and show infrared reflectance above a “critical”
temperature in the vicinity of room temperature. Implementations on energy efficient …

Optically Tunable Mie Resonance VO2 Nanoantennas for Metasurfaces in the Visible

P Kepic, F Ligmajer, M Hrton, H Ren, LS Menezes… - ACS …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Metasurfaces are ultrathin nanostructured surfaces that can allow arbitrary manipulation of
light. Implementing dynamic tunability into their design could allow the optical functions of …

Semiconductor to metal phase transition in the nucleation and growth of nanoparticles and thin films

JY Suh, R Lopez, LC Feldman… - Journal of Applied …, 2004 - pubs.aip.org
The optical and morphological characteristics of vanadium dioxide nanoparticles and thin
films during their nucleation and growth phases have been studied by correlating the …

Size-Dependent Optical Proper<?format ?>ties of Nanoparticle Arrays

R Lopez, LC Feldman, RF Haglund Jr - Physical Review Letters, 2004 - APS
The size effects on the optical properties of vanadium dioxide nanoparticles in ordered
arrays have been studied. Contrary to previous VO 2 studies, we observe that the optical …

Photoinduced phase transition in VO2 nanocrystals: ultrafast control of surface-plasmon resonance

M Rini, A Cavalleri, RW Schoenlein, R López… - Optics letters, 2005 - opg.optica.org
We study the ultrafast insulator-to-metal transition in nanoparticles of VO 2, obtained by ion
implantation and self-assembly in silica. The nonmagnetic, strongly correlated compound …

Microscopic and Nanoscale Perspective of the Metal−Insulator Phase Transitions of VO2: Some New Twists to an Old Tale

L Whittaker, CJ Patridge… - The Journal of Physical …, 2011 - ACS Publications
The peculiarities in the electronic structure of the seemingly simple binary vanadium oxide
VO2, as manifested in a pronounced metal− insulator phase transition in proximity to room …

Solution-Processed Phase-Change VO2 Metamaterials from Colloidal Vanadium Oxide (VOx) Nanocrystals

T Paik, SH Hong, EA Gaulding, H Caglayan… - ACS …, 2014 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate thermally switchable VO2 metamaterials fabricated using solution-
processable colloidal nanocrystals (NCs). Vanadium oxide (VO x) NCs are synthesized …

Examination of the technical potential of near-infrared switching thermochromic windows for commercial building applications

S Hoffmann, ES Lee, C Clavero - Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, 2014 - Elsevier
Current thermochromic windows modulate solar transmission primarily within the visible
range, resulting in reduced space-conditioning energy use but also reduced daylight …