Buildings inevitably absorb solar (thermal) radiation through the envelope, ie, window, roof
and wall, whose characteristics, in terms of material, thickness, area etc., affects the …

Porous titanium dioxide (TiO 2) films are essential components of dye sensitized solar cells
(DSSCs) as well as perovskite solar cells (PSCs). Unfortunately, porosity, refractive index …

Chemical defects may significantly impact the colour and solar reflective performances of
cool pigments from the solid-state method. In this work, chemical defects in Cr-doped YAlO 3 …

Green complex pigments with TiO 2@ CoTiO 3 core–shell structure were prepared through
calcination of precursors obtained from the precipitation of Co 2+ on TiO 2 particles. The …

As the main type of urban roads, the surface temperature of asphalt pavement can reach 70°
C in summer because high heat absorption, causing pavement disease and aggravating the …

Bismuth vanadate (BiVO 4) gathered great attraction as a yellow inorganic pigment which
could replace the conventional chrome and cadmium yellow. However, its high cost over …

A method of fabricating an industrially scalable, widely applicable, and easily repairable
superhydrophobic self-cleaning cool orange-gray coating using commercially available …

Intensity of absorption tail at long wavelength side of absorption edge is affected by
concentration of oxygen vacancy (O v), which determines chromaticity, near-infrared (NIR) …

Blue TiO2/CoAl2O4 complex pigments were prepared through calcination of precursors from
the precipitation of Al3+ and Co2+ on TiO2 particles in sequence. The synthesized powders …

The composition and the preparation process of a bi-functional cool white roof coating
based on styrene acrylate copolymer and cement that integrates both a good cooling effect …