Thermochromic energy efficient windows: Fundamentals, recent advances, and perspectives

Z Zhang, L Zhang, Y Zhou, Y Cui, Z Chen, Y Liu… - Chemical …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Thermochromic energy efficient windows represent an important protocol technology for
advanced architectural windows with energy-saving capabilities through the intelligent …

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 …

Highly Conductive MXene/PEDOT:PSS‐Integrated Poly(N‐Isopropylacrylamide) Hydrogels for Bioinspired Somatosensory Soft Actuators

P Xue, C Valenzuela, S Ma, X Zhang… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sophisticated sensing and actuation capabilities of many living organisms in nature have
inspired scientists to develop biomimetic somatosensory soft robots. Herein, the design and …

All-weather thermochromic windows for synchronous solar and thermal radiation regulation

C Lin, J Hur, CYH Chao, G Liu, S Yao, W Li… - Science advances, 2022 - science.org
Adaptive control of solar and thermal radiation through windows is of pivotal importance for
building energy saving. However, such synchronous passive regulations are challenging to …

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 …

Conductive hydrogel‐based electrodes and electrolytes for stretchable and self‐healable supercapacitors

T Cheng, YZ Zhang, S Wang, YL Chen… - Advanced Functional …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Stretchable self‐healing supercapacitors (SCs) can operate under extreme deformation and
restore their initial properties after damage with considerably improved durability and …

Thermochromic smart windows with highly regulated radiative cooling and solar transmission

S Wang, Y Zhou, T Jiang, R Yang, G Tan, Y Long - Nano Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Radiative cooling (RC) is a technique that spontaneously radiates long-wave infrared
(LWIR) to the cold outer space, which provides cooling power to buildings, however only …

Liquid thermo-responsive smart window derived from hydrogel

Y Zhou, S Wang, J Peng, Y Tan, C Li, FYC Boey… - Joule, 2020 - cell.com
Buildings account for 40% of global energy consumption, while windows are the least
energy-efficient part of buildings. Conventional smart windows only regulate solar …

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 …

Hydrogel-based sensor networks: Compositions, properties, and applications—A review

X Sun, S Agate, KS Salem, L Lucia… - ACS Applied Bio …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Hydrogels are three-dimensional porous polymeric networks prepared by physical or
chemical cross-linking of hydrophilic molecules, which can be made into smart materials …