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Tetra-Fish-Inspired aesthetic thermochromic windows toward Energy-Saving buildings

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  • Ke, Yujie
  • Tan, Yutong
  • Feng, Chengchen
  • Chen, Cong
  • Lu, Qi
  • Xu, Qiyang
  • Wang, Tao
  • Liu, Hai
  • Liu, Xinghai
  • Peng, Jinqing
  • Long, Yi

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The development of architectural windows with adaptive solar modulation is promising to reduce the energy consumption of heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC). In the work, we report a Tetra-fish-inspired aesthetic thermochromic window based on phase-changed materials to meet both energy-saving and aesthetic demands. We demonstrate the glasses coated with photonic co-doped vanadium dioxides, which exhibit the angle-dependent vivid colors mimicking the skin of tetra fishes with high transmittance, a practical transition temperature, and an acceptable solar modulation property. The glasses give superior energy-saving performances in representative cities in the Asia Pacific, resulting in annual energy savings of up to ∼ 35.9 kWh/m2 for a typical office building. The work may inspire the future development of novel materials in building envelopes.

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  • Ke, Yujie & Tan, Yutong & Feng, Chengchen & Chen, Cong & Lu, Qi & Xu, Qiyang & Wang, Tao & Liu, Hai & Liu, Xinghai & Peng, Jinqing & Long, Yi, 2022. "Tetra-Fish-Inspired aesthetic thermochromic windows toward Energy-Saving buildings," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 315(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:315:y:2022:i:c:s0306261922004512
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2022.119053
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