Recent advances in photo‐ or electro‐chromic smart windows and their thermal regulation DOI Creative Commons
Zhen Du, Shuo Wang, Chang Gu

et al.

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 25, 2025

Abstract Windows are considered to be a major contributor energy consumption in buildings. Smart windows, as replacement for traditional can reversibly regulate the transmittance of sunlight, enabling indoor thermal regulation and promising reduce building consumption, thus attracting increasing attention. Especially, smart windows based on photochromic (PC) or electrochromic (EC) materials have been widely researched due zero input potential seasonal adaptability PC well unique active adjustment mode EC windows. These hold application prospects field future low energy‐consumption However, issues such difficulty scaling up slow response time poor cycling stability durability common both limit their development regulation. Focusing important progresses challenges these materials, we systematically review typical researches reported recent years. This covers evaluation parameters performance, innovative mechanisms, optical optimization methods, developing status materials. Moreover, also discuss existing with current propose targeted improving suggestions. Hopefully, this promote further technologies

Language: Английский

Bio‐Inspired Multifunctional Smart Windows: Surface Wrinkle‐Crack for Dynamic Optical and Wettability Modulations DOI Creative Commons
Qiuting Zhang, Tingting Zhu, Na Li

et al.

Advanced Optical Materials, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Feb. 13, 2025

Abstract Smart windows are promising to promote building energy efficiency. Bio‐inspired smart expected fulfill the independent energy‐saving and on‐demand privacy modes simultaneously, while further improvement is necessary. Here, an improved composite based on tungsten‐doped vanadium dioxides (W‐VO 2 ), silica (SiO ) nanospheres, polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) elastomers reported. It found that can simultaneously under a low temperature of ≈45 °C. More importantly, surface morphology effects investigated optical wettability modulation provide insight into SiO ‐based wrinkle formation mechanisms. demonstrated wrinkles more effective than cracks in achieving mode, indicated by diffraction patterns. Increasing also causes change from hydrophilic hydrophobic properties accompanied contact angle 19° 115°, suggesting potential for self‐cleaning functionality. SiO₂ spheres essential forming wrinkles: small gaps between nearby localized strain increase overall Young's modulus, resulting larger amplitude. Combining method understanding, this work support future developments mechano‐/thermos‐chromic materials, windows, bioinspired materials designs.

Language: Английский

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Recent advances in photo‐ or electro‐chromic smart windows and their thermal regulation DOI Creative Commons
Zhen Du, Shuo Wang, Chang Gu

et al.

Deleted Journal, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: April 25, 2025

Abstract Windows are considered to be a major contributor energy consumption in buildings. Smart windows, as replacement for traditional can reversibly regulate the transmittance of sunlight, enabling indoor thermal regulation and promising reduce building consumption, thus attracting increasing attention. Especially, smart windows based on photochromic (PC) or electrochromic (EC) materials have been widely researched due zero input potential seasonal adaptability PC well unique active adjustment mode EC windows. These hold application prospects field future low energy‐consumption However, issues such difficulty scaling up slow response time poor cycling stability durability common both limit their development regulation. Focusing important progresses challenges these materials, we systematically review typical researches reported recent years. This covers evaluation parameters performance, innovative mechanisms, optical optimization methods, developing status materials. Moreover, also discuss existing with current propose targeted improving suggestions. Hopefully, this promote further technologies

Language: Английский

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