Smart window technology and its potential for net-zero buildings: A review

Boosting the electrochromic performance of P-doped WO3 films via electrodeposition for smart window applications

“…Smart windows can control sunlight transmittance entering the building under external stimuli, and are becoming a particularly effective strategy for building energy conservation for heating, cooling, and lighting. [1][2][3][4] Smart windows mainly include mechano-, thermo-, electro-and light-responsive smart windows. [5][6][7] Among them, electrochromic smart windows are much favored which can realize active control of the quantity of light entering as needed, whereas others suffer from passive control.…”

Grating optical filter with angular-selective transmission for smart windows

“…In recent decades, the use of optical filters in advanced architectural glazing has rapidly expanded to create a comfortable daylight and thermal environment in buildings. Window glasses with thin-film coatings of chromogenic and other smart materials 1 – 4 function as both neutral density filters, attenuating the intensity of incident solar radiation, and absorptive/dichroic filters, transmitting the desired wavelengths of solar radiation. Smart materials change from a bleached (passive) state to a colored (active) state when certain environmental parameters are reached or when an electrical voltage is applied.…”

“…Optofluidic smart glass 32 , 33 can reduce the cost of а window while effectively controlling light transmission through the difference between the refractive indices of the glass and the fluid pumped into special channels, although this requires a fluid delivery system. In addition to these, other novel technologies are in the research stage 3 , 4 , 34 …”

“…Reviews 1 – 4 and comparative studies 35 , 36 of commercially available smart windows and future research prototypes show their invaluable contribution to improving energy efficiency and human comfort. The conventional approach to smart windows involves covering the entire surface with a layer of active material.…”

Investigation of the effect of plasmonic Au nanoparticles on crystalline Si solar cells

“…We refer to buildings designed to achieve a balance between the total energy consumed and the total renewable energy generated on-site as ZEB, aiming to bring the net annual energy consumption to zero. [4][5][6][7] We are focusing on the development of high-efficiency photovoltaic modules for building-integrated photovoltaics. The power conversion efficiency of crystalline Si (c-Si) solar cells, which is commonly used in the market, is approaching the Auger-recombination-constrained Shockley-Queisser limit of 29.8%.…”