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 …

Rational design of nanostructured electrode materials toward multifunctional supercapacitors

J Yan, S Li, B Lan, Y Wu, PS Lee - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
As an intermediate step during energy usage, supercapacitors with superior power density,
long‐term cycling stability, and moderate energy density have attracted immense interest as …

All-solid-state proton-based tandem structures for fast-switching electrochromic devices

Z Shao, A Huang, C Ming, J Bell, P Yu, YY Sun… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
All-solid-state electrochromic devices can be used to create smart windows that regulate the
transmittance of solar radiation by applying a voltage. However, the devices suffer from a …

Tunable intracrystal cavity in tungsten bronze‐like bimetallic oxides for electrochromic energy storage

G Cai, R Zhu, S Liu, J Wang, C Wei… - Advanced Energy …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Designing materials with appropriate crystal and electronic structures to enhance ionic and
electronic transport simultaneously are highly desirable for both electrochromic and …

Rechargeable aqueous hybrid Zn2+/Al3+ electrochromic batteries

H Li, CJ Firby, AY Elezzabi - Joule, 2019 - cell.com
Electrochromic batteries are a newly born technology for next-generation transparent
electronics. As electrochromic materials are typically bottlenecked by limited capacity and …

Next-generation multifunctional electrochromic devices

G Cai, J Wang, PS Lee - Accounts of chemical research, 2016 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The rational design and exploration of electrochromic devices will find a wide
range of applications in smart windows for energy-efficient buildings, low-power displays …

Towards full-colour tunability of inorganic electrochromic devices using ultracompact fabry-perot nanocavities

Z Wang, X Wang, S Cong, J Chen, H Sun… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Intercalation-based inorganic materials that change their colours upon ion
insertion/extraction lay an important foundation for existing electrochromic technology …

Tunable Interaction between Zn2+ and Superstructured Nb18W16O93 Bimetallic Oxide for Multistep Tinted Electrochromic Device

R Ren, S Liu, Y Gao, P Lei, J Wang, X Tong… - ACS Energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrochromic devices (ECDs) present promising prospects in developing energy-saving
applications, such as smart windows, antiglare mirrors, and information displays. Here, for …

Al 3+ intercalation/de-intercalation-enabled dual-band electrochromic smart windows with a high optical modulation, quick response and long cycle life

S Zhang, S Cao, T Zhang, A Fisher… - Energy & Environmental …, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
Dual-band electrochromic smart windows with independent control of the transmittance of
near-infrared (NIR) and visible (VIS) light can contribute significantly to the reduction of …

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 …