Micro/nanofabrication of heat management materials for energy-efficient building facades

G Wang, K Ryu, Z Dong, Y Hu, Y Ke, ZL Dong… - Microsystems & …, 2024 - nature.com
Advanced building facades, which include windows, walls, and roofs, hold great promise for
reducing building energy consumption. In recent decades, the management of heat transfer …

[HTML][HTML] Thin conducting films: preparation methods, optical and electrical properties, and emerging trends, challenges, and opportunities

RK Sharme, M Quijada, M Terrones, MM Rana - Materials, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Thin conducting films are distinct from bulk materials and have become prevalent over the
past decades as they possess unique physical, electrical, optical, and mechanical …

[HTML][HTML] Smart double glazing integrated polymer dispersed liquid crystal for enhancing building's thermal performance in hot-arid climate

AM Qahtan, AHM Almawgani, A Ghosh - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal glazing is an electrically activated smart switchable glazing
that requires an AC power supply to become transparent and remains opaque without …

Study of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal (PDLC) Thin Film Technology for Smart Electronic Devices

M Ellahi, S Taimur, N Baloch, AM Bhayo… - Journal of Electronic …, 2024 - Springer
The goal of the current study was to develop a method for producing polymer-dispersed
liquid crystal (PDLC) films for smart glasses that are thin and use a nematic liquid crystal …

Tsuchime-like Aluminum Film to Enhance Absorption in Ultra-Thin Photovoltaic Cells

M Marus, Y Mukha, HT Wong, TL Chan, A Smirnov… - Nanomaterials, 2023 - mdpi.com
Ultra-thin solar cells enable materials to be saved, reduce deposition time, and promote
carrier collection from materials with short diffusion lengths. However, light absorption …