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 …

Review on tailored phase change behavior of hydrated salt as phase change materials for energy storage

Y Li, C Li, N Lin, B Xie, D Zhang, J Chen - Materials Today Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
The development of phase change energy storage technology promotes the rational
utilization of renewable energy, and the core of this technology is phase change material …

Robust and stable dual-band electrochromic smart window with multicolor tunability

Q Wang, S Cao, Q Meng, K Wang, T Yang, J Zhao… - Materials …, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Dual-band electrochromic smart windows (DESWs) can selectively control the transmittance
of near-infrared (NIR) and visible (VIS) light, which can significantly reduce building energy …

Recent progress in vanadium dioxide: The multi-stimuli responsive material and its applications

S Bhupathi, S Wang, Y Ke, Y Long - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2023 - Elsevier
The reversible phase transition in vanadium dioxide (VO 2) with light, heat, electric,
magnetic, and mechanical stimuli is the enabling concept to function as a smart material. It is …

Durable vanadium dioxide with 33-year service life for smart windows applications

TD Vu, H Xie, S Wang, J Hu, X Zeng, Y Long - Materials Today Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
The smart window that can regulate sunlight transmittance is one of the simplest solutions to
reduce the massive energy consumption of heating, ventilation, and conditioning …

Phase-change materials for intelligent temperature regulation

R Guo, L Shan, Y Wu, Y Cai, R Huang, H Ma… - Materials Today …, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy-efficient components that are capable of intelligently regulating room temperature
are much demanded to reduce the energy consumption in buildings. In recent years, phase …

Thermochromic materials for smart windows: a state-of-art review

X Wang, S Narayan - Frontiers in Energy Research, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Smart windows that regulate solar energy by changing optical characteristics have recently
gained tremendous interest for energy-saving and indoor-comfort applications. Among them …

Shape-morphing materials and structures for energy-efficient building envelopes

Y Li, Y Zhao, Y Chi, Y Hong, J Yin - Materials Today Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
Buildings account for 30% of global energy consumption. Improving the energy efficiency of
buildings becomes essential to reducing energy consumption for alleviating their …

Advanced thermal regulating materials and systems for energy saving and thermal comfort in buildings

J Chai, J Fan - Materials today energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Building sector is responsible for 40% of primary energy use worldwide. The heating,
ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) systems, which provide cooling and heating to …

Recent progress on preparation strategies of liquid crystal smart windows

L Luo, Y Liang, Y Feng, D Mo, Y Zhang, J Chen - Crystals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Liquid crystal (LC) smart windows that are able to regulate natural light by changing the
optical transmittance in response to external stimulus have become an effective way to …