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 …

A mechanically robust and optically transparent nanofiber-aerogel-reinforcing polymeric nanocomposite for passive cooling window

M Lian, S Liu, W Ding, Y Wang, T Zhu, N Hu… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of mechanically robust, visibly transparent and infrared spectrally selective
films is pivotal for enhancing the thermal insulation efficiency of transparent building …

Multifunctional thermochromic smart windows for building energy saving

D Wang, G Chen, J Fu - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2024 - pubs.rsc.org
Windows are an important part of buildings and transmit light between indoors and outdoors.
Frequent heat exchange through windows increases building energy consumption. Smart …

Ultrathin near-infrared transmitting films enabled by deprotonation-induced intramolecular charge transfer of a dopant

D Hu, L Peng, W Xu, S Zhang, Z Liu, Y Fang - Nature Communications, 2024 - nature.com
Near-infrared transparent films demonstrate important applications in many fields, but how to
eliminate light interference from ultraviolet-visible region and how to tackle the trade-off …

Facile one-step spraying preparation of fluorine-free transparent superhydrophobic composite coatings with tunable adhesion for self-cleaning and anti-icing …

Y Wu, L Dong, Q Ran - Applied Surface Science, 2024 - Elsevier
Transparent superhydrophobic coatings are of vital importance for various rising
applications, such as photovoltaics, touch panels, smart windows, etc. However, their large …

Flexible tri-state-regulated thermochromic smart window based on WxV1-xO2/paraffin/PVA composite film

Y Jiao, Z Li, C Li, C Cao, A Huang, P He… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Thermochromic smart windows have garnered considerable attention due to their zero
energy input, simplicity, and adaptive response. However, the current thermochromic smart …

Highly Tunable Cellulosic Hydrogels with Dynamic Solar Modulation for Energy‐Efficient Windows

NM Mohammad, Y Zhang, W Xu, SS Aranke, D Carne… - Small, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Smart windows that can passively regulate incident solar radiation by dynamically
modulating optical transmittance have attracted increasing scientific interest due to their …

Rationally Integrating Charge-Transfer Cocrystal and Ni (II) Organometallics for Visualized Photo/Thermochromic Sensors

YZ Yang, Y Rong, YY Li, M Ma, D Chen… - … Applied Materials & …, 2024 - ACS Publications
Smart materials demonstrate fascinating responses to environmental physical/chemical
stimuli, including thermal, photonic, electronic, humidity, or magnetic stimuli, which have …

Phase-changing NIPAM-AM/ATO hydrogels for thermochromic smart windows with highly adaptive solar modulation

Y Li, M Xu, D Wang, Z Liu, W Mao, J Sun… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
Improving the solar regulation and reducing the response temperature of thermochromic
smart windows are pivotal importance for energy-saving buildings. However, these two …

Enhanced electro-optical properties of polymer dispersed liquid crystals doped with functional nanofibers for applications of efficient smart windows and advanced anti …

X Wang, Y Lu, D Yang, Z Zhong, Y Zhao… - Chemical Engineering …, 2024 - Elsevier
The development of polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) capable of infrared smart
tuning and displaying distinct information under ultraviolet, visible, and infrared light …