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Thermochromic Color Switching to Temperature Controlled Volatile Memory and Counter Operations with Metal–Organic Complexes and Hybrid Gels

Nirmala, A., Mukkatt, I., Shankar, S. P., & Ajayaghosh, A. (2020) · Angewandte Chemie International Edition · doi:10.1002/anie.202011580 · Cited by 35

Chromogenic Technologies for Energy Saving

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Application of fluids and promising materials as advanced inter-pane media in multi-glazing windows for thermal and energy performance improvement: A review

Huang, Y., Mankibi, M. E., Cantin, R., & Coillot, M. (2021) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.111458 · Cited by 37

Energy saving through building automation systems: Experimental and numerical study of a smart glass with liquid crystal and its control logics in summertime

Ruggiero, S., Masi, R. F. D., Assimakopoulos, M.-N., & Vanoli, G. P. (2022) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2022.112403 · Cited by 34

Global assessment of radiative cooling and low-emissivity coatings for energy efficiency in buildings across all climate zones

Wang, J., Li, Z., Zhou, T., Deng, W., Liang, R., Lun, I. Y.-F., Li, Y., & Bao, R. (2024) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2024.114402 · Cited by 32

Porous Electrochromic Structures: A Review

Fan, X., Zhang, C. M., Wang, S., Ma, S. Y., Gu, Q., Li, Y., Tong, Z., Xü, H., & Zhang, Q. (2025) · SmartMat · doi:10.1002/smm2.70036 · Cited by 33

Energy usage and cost analysis of passive thermal retrofits for low-rise residential buildings in Seoul

Yang, S., Cho, H., Yun, B. Y., Hong, T., & Kim, S. (2021) · Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews · doi:10.1016/j.rser.2021.111617 · Cited by 32

A Fully Self‐Powered Cholesteric Smart Window Actuated by Droplet‐Based Electricity Generator

Li, Y., Wang, M., Zhang, C., Wang, C.-C., Xu, W., Gao, S., Zhou, Y., Wang, C., & Wang, Z. (2022) · Advanced Optical Materials · doi:10.1002/adom.202102274 · Cited by 32

Highly transparent ultrathin vanadium dioxide films with temperature-dependent infrared reflectance for smart windows

Jung, K. H., Yun, S. J., Slusar, T., Kim, H.-T., & Roh, T. M. (2022) · Applied Surface Science · doi:10.1016/j.apsusc.2022.152962 · Cited by 33

Thermo- and electrochromic smart window derived from a viologen-tethered triazolum based poly(NIPAmn-TEG-BPV) electrolyte to enhance building energy efficiency and visual comfort

Rathod, P. V., Puguan, J. M. C., & Kim, H. (2022) · Chemical Engineering Journal · doi:10.1016/j.cej.2022.140874 · Cited by 33

Energy modelling and saving potential of polymeric solar-responsive thermochromic window films

Khaled, K., Berardi, U., & Liao, Z. (2022) · Solar Energy · doi:10.1016/j.solener.2022.08.008 · Cited by 39

Optimisation of Thermochromic Thin Films on Glass; Design of Intelligent Windows

Saeli, M., Piccirillo, C., Parkin, I. P., Binions, R., & Ridley, I. A. (2010) · Advances in science and technology · doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/ast.75.79 · Cited by 4

Energy performance of thermochromic smart windows in office buildings in different climate zones

Wu, S., Sun, H., Duan, M., Lin, B., & Huang, Z. (2023) · Building Simulation Conference proceedings · doi:10.26868/25222708.2023.1149 · Cited by 6

Smart windows – Transmittance tuned thermochromic coatings for dynamic control of building performance

Aburas, M., Ebendorff‐Heidepriem, H., Lei, L., Li, M., Zhao, J., Williamson, T., Wu, Y., & Soebarto, V. I. (2021) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2021.110717 · Cited by 84

Evaluation of the thermal and optical performance of thermochromic windows for office buildings in China

Liang, R., Sun, Y., Aburas, M., Wilson, R., & Wu, Y. (2018) · Energy and Buildings · doi:10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.07.009 · Cited by 104