A review of recent advances in synthesis, characterization and NIR shielding property of nanocrystalline rare-earth hexaborides and tungsten bronzes

L Chao, L Bao, W Wei, O Tegus - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
From an energy-saving perspective, solar heat shielding materials for architectural or
automobile glass have become more and more important for sustainable development …

VO2 metasurface smart thermal emitter with high visual transparency for passive radiative cooling regulation in space and terrestrial applications

K Sun, W Xiao, C Wheeler, M Simeoni, A Urbani… - …, 2022 - degruyter.com
Smart radiative cooling devices based on thermochromic materials such as vanadium
dioxide (VO2) are of practical interest for temperature regulation and artificial homeostasis …

Adaptive building roof by coupling thermochromic material and phase change material: Energy performance under different climate conditions

J Hu, XB Yu - Construction and Building Materials, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy transfer in and out through the building envelope plays a prominent role in
determining the energy consumption of a building. This study proposes a new paradigm to …

A new strategy of nanocompositing vanadium dioxide with excellent durability

X Zhou, Y Meng, TD Vu, D Gu, Y Jiang, Q Mu… - Journal of Materials …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Vanadium dioxide has been widely investigated as a thermochromic smart window material.
However, it has mediocre thermochromic properties (low solar modulation ability ΔTsol, low …

Surfactant-mediated prepared VO2 (M) nanoparticles for efficient solar steam generation

M Aziznezhad, E Goharshadi… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2020 - Elsevier
Herein, for the first time, we demonstrated the potential practicability of VO 2 (M) as a low
cost and stable photoabsorber coated on a piece of poplar wood (W/S 8-M) in solar steam …

Room Temperature Phase Transition of W‐Doped VO2 by Atomic Layer Deposition on 200 mm Si Wafers and Flexible Substrates

K Sun, C Wheeler, JA Hillier, S Ye… - Advanced Optical …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The unique structural transition of VO2 between dielectric and metallic phases has
significant potential in optical and electrical applications ranging from volatile switches and …

Thermo and light-responsive building envelope: Energy analysis under different climate conditions

J Hu, X Yu - Solar Energy, 2019 - Elsevier
Building envelope plays a predominant role in attaining building energy efficiency and
thermal comfort. This study proposes a new paradigm for enhancing energy efficiency in …

Flexible and reconfigurable radio frequency electronics realized by high-throughput screen printing of vanadium dioxide switches

W Li, M Vaseem, S Yang, A Shamim - Microsystems & nanoengineering, 2020 - nature.com
Smart materials that can change their properties based on an applied stimulus are in high
demand due to their suitability for reconfigurable electronics, such as tunable filters or …

Toward Thermochromic VO2 Nanoparticles Polymer Films Based Smart Windows Designed for Tropical Climates

N Murillo-Quirós, V Vega-Garita, A Carmona-Calvo… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Thermochromic smart windows have been extensively investigated due to two main
benefits: first, the comfort for people in a room through avoiding high temperatures resulting …

Multi-shape VO2 nanoparticle stacking structure film with positive luminous modulation for smart window

Z Wang, J Liang, Z Yang, C Zhang - Solar Energy, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Vanadium dioxide (VO 2)-based thermochromic smart window show excellent
promise for energy-saving and have been extensively researched. However, the …