Smart Windows: Electro‐, Thermo‐, Mechano‐, Photochromics, and Beyond

By Yujie Ke, Jingwei Chen, Gaojian Lin, Shancheng Wang, Yang Zhou, Jie Yin, Pooi See Lee, Y. Long. Advanced Energy Materials, 2019

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A smart window that dynamically modulates light transmittance is crucial for building energy efficiently, and promising for on‐demand optical devices. The rapid development of technology brings out different categories that have fundamentally different transmittance modulation mechanisms, including the electro‐, thermo‐, mechano‐, and photochromic smart windows. In this review, recent progress in smart windows of each category is overviewed. The strategies for each smart window are outlined with particular focus on functional materials, device design, and performance enhancement. The advantages and disadvantages of each category are summarized, followed by a discussion of emerging technologies such as dual stimuli triggered smart window and integrated devices toward multifunctionality. These multifunctional devices combine smart window technology with, for example, solar cells, triboelectric nanogenerators, actuators, energy storage devices, and electrothermal devices. Lastly, a perspective is provided on the future development of smart windows.

Subfields: Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Materials Chemistry, Polymers and Plastics

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  2. F. Boey
  3. Hua Zhang

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  3. Yang Zhou

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