A review of conventional, advanced, and smart glazing technologies and materials for improving indoor environment

SD Rezaei, S Shannigrahi, S Ramakrishna - Solar Energy Materials and …, 2017 - Elsevier
The ever increasing demand of energy consumption, and harmful CO 2 emission, which
causes global warming necessitate the urgent need of energy conservation particularly in …

Bioinspired super‐wettability from fundamental research to practical applications

L Wen, Y Tian, L Jiang - Angewandte Chemie International …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Engineered wettability is a traditional, yet key issue in surface science and attracts
tremendous interest in solving large‐scale practical problems. Recently, different super …

Characteristics and cleaning methods of dust deposition on solar photovoltaic modules-A review

B He, H Lu, C Zheng, Y Wang - Energy, 2023 - Elsevier
Carbon neutrality has become a global consensus for green development, and solar
photovoltaic power generation has increasingly become one of the key technologies for …

Fenestration of today and tomorrow: A state-of-the-art review and future research opportunities

BP Jelle, A Hynd, A Gustavsen, D Arasteh… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2012 - Elsevier
Fenestration of today is continuously being developed into the fenestration of tomorrow,
hence offering a steadily increase of daylight and solar energy utilization and control, and at …

Coupling TiO2 nanoparticles with UV irradiation for modification of polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes

A Rahimpour, SS Madaeni, AH Taheri… - Journal of Membrane …, 2008 - Elsevier
Polyethersulfone ultrafiltration membranes prepared via immersion precipitation were
modified by TiO2 nanoparticles and UV irradiation. Three sets of membranes, ie TiO2 …

Self-cleaning glazing products: A state-of-the-art review and future research pathways

K Midtdal, BP Jelle - Solar energy materials and solar cells, 2013 - Elsevier
Self-cleaning technology is used in a variety of products today, with glazing products being
the foremost area of application. However, there are several self-cleaning technologies in …

Synthesis and Characterization of Carbon-Doped TiO2 Nanostructures with Enhanced Visible Light Response

G Wu, T Nishikawa, B Ohtani, A Chen - Chemistry of Materials, 2007 - ACS Publications
Carbon-doped TiO2 micro-/nanospheres and nanotubes have been synthesized via a single
source chemical vapor deposition in an inert atmosphere. Organic compound Ti (OC4H9) 4 …

Highly transparent polyimide hybrids for optoelectronic applications

CL Tsai, HJ Yen, GS Liou - Reactive and Functional Polymers, 2016 - Elsevier
Polyimides comprising high polarized moieties and electron-withdrawing groups usually
exhibit high refractive index and good transparency with great potential for optoelectronic …

[HTML][HTML] Mesoporous ordered titania films: An advanced platform for photocatalysis

P Innocenzi, L Malfatti - Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology C …, 2024 - Elsevier
Mesoporous materials possess unique structural characteristics, such as high surface area,
large pore volume, and interconnected pore networks, which make them ideal candidates …

The future of construction materials research and the seventh UN Millennium Development Goal: A few insights

F Pacheco-Torgal, JA Labrincha - Construction and building materials, 2013 - Elsevier
Although the unsustainability of the human civilization has been recognized long ago, little
has ever been done to change it. During the last century, materials use increased 8-fold and …