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 …

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 …

Hydrogel smart windows

Y Zhou, X Dong, Y Mi, F Fan, Q Xu, H Zhao… - Journal of Materials …, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Smart windows are a promising way to modulate solar light transmittance, which is crucial
for energy saving buildings. Current challenges focus on designing hydrogel materials that …

Thermochromic smart window utilizing passive radiative cooling for Self-Adaptive thermoregulation

R Zhang, R Li, P Xu, W Zhong, Y Zhang, Z Luo… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
Being a major impediment, the development of advanced smart windows with exceptional
thermoregulation in both the visible-near infrared (Vis-NIR) and the long-wave infrared …

Recent progress in liquid crystal‐based smart windows: materials, structures, and design

W Shen, G Li - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As the vital elements for building environments, windows are utilized to bring light as well as
thermal irradiation into the interior places and afford the medium for the communication …

Bioinspired humidity-responsive liquid crystalline materials: from adaptive soft actuators to visualized sensors and detectors

R Lan, W Shen, W Yao, J Chen, X Chen, H Yang - Materials Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Inspired by nature, humidity-responsive materials and devices have attracted significant
interest from scientists in multiple disciplines, ranging from chemistry, physics and materials …

Application of new energy thermochromic composite thermosensitive materials of smart windows in recent years

YQ Feng, ML Lv, M Yang, WX Ma, G Zhang, YZ Yu… - Molecules, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermochromic smart windows technology can intelligently regulate indoor solar radiation
by changing indoor light transmittance in response to thermal stimulation, thus reducing …

Bio‐Inspired, scalable, and Tri‐Mode Stimuli‐Chromic composite for smart window multifunctionality

Y Ke, N Li, Y Liu, T Zhu, S Wang, Y Li… - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Smart window is promising to save building energy and reduce carbon emissions. The fast
development leads to a high demand for multifunctionality not limited to energy saving, while …

Supramolecular strategy for smart windows

S Wang, W Gao, XY Hu, YZ Shen… - Chemical Communications, 2019 - pubs.rsc.org
Smart windows are a promising solution to improve energy-saving efficiency and indoor
comfort due to their potential functionalities including solar modulation, coloration, self …