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New Electrochromic Structure with Tri-Band Optimization for Energy Saving Smart Windows in Buildings

A research team led by Prof. CAO Xun from the Shanghai Institute of Ceramics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, together with collaborators from Huazhong University of Science and Technology, has developed a new type of electrochromic (EC) structure for energy-saving windows.

This study was published in Nature Sustainability (DOI: 10.1038/s41893-024-01349-z).

Electrochromic smart windows, which can dynamically regulate solar radiation under external voltage stimuli, have been regarded as a promising technology to reduce building energy consumption. For promoting the application of EC windows, Cao’s Group has made great efforts on the EC performance, such as response speed, contrast ratio (Nat Electron. 2022, 5, 45–52). However, still few progresses were studied to reduce the influence of solar irradiation and outdoor temperature.

In this study, the researchers designed a new electrochromic smart window system based on a VO2-WO3 tandem film via a solid electrolyte with the tri-stable control of solar heat and sunlight transmittance, concomitantly with great energy-saving effect.

This structure allows Li+ diffusing along the depth of VO2 and WO3, which could independently regulate the near-infrared (NIR) and visible transmittance of sunlight. The main advantage of VO2 is that the barrier for state retention is decoupled from the barrier for changing states, allowing for maintaining non-volatility, compared to WO3.

With the above design feature, the EC based windows can minimize the total energy cost of indoor-lighting and heat exchange, which is the ideal drive for smart window design. Simulations show that this new ECD exhibits higher heating and cooling energy savings than a commercial low-E glass in most climates around world. Outside experiments were performed in Sanya and Shanghai, realizing continuous all-day cooling up to 2-14°C on a typical clear sunny day.


The tri-band electrochromic structure, optical properties, and energy-saving performance (Image by SHAO Zewei)

Contact: Xun Cao, Shanghai Institute of Ceramics, Email: cxun@mail.sic.ac.cn

Reference: Tri-band electrochromic smart window for energy savings in buildings

论文链接https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-024-01349-z


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