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 …

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 …

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 …

Stimuli responsive dynamic transformations in supramolecular gels

S Panja, DJ Adams - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Supramolecular gels are formed by the self-assembly of small molecules under the
influence of various non-covalent interactions. As the interactions are individually weak and …

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 …

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 …

Technologies for improving buildability in 3D concrete printing

S Muthukrishnan, S Ramakrishnan… - Cement and Concrete …, 2021 - Elsevier
Buildability is the ability to 3D print by adding concrete layer by layer continuously to the
required level without significant deformation or collapse of the freshly printed component …

Multiple-stimuli-responsive and cellulose conductive ionic hydrogel for smart wearable devices and thermal actuators

Z Chen, J Liu, Y Chen, X Zheng, H Liu… - ACS applied materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Stimulus-responsive hydrogels, such as conductive hydrogels and thermoresponsive
hydrogels, have been explored extensively and are considered promising candidates for …

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 …