Abstract
VO2is a promising candidate for smart energy-saving windows because of its unique thermochromism but suffers from a high transition temperature of 68 °C and poor thermochromic performance near room temperature. We fabricated a W-VO2/Cs0.32WO3(CWO) composite flexible film, which shows a low transition temperature of 31.1 °C (W-VO2/CWO = 1:1) and much enhanced near-infrared shielding performance. The optimal W-VO2+ 0.5CWO reaches a desired near-infrared shielding efficiency of 76.34%. A model-house test under simulated solar irradiation further signifies the excellence of the W-VO2+ 0.5CWO composite flexible film under ambient conditions. The robust performance is attributed to the synergetic effects between W-VO2and Cs0.32WO3, among which the former possesses a low MIT transition temperature and the latter possesses photo-thermal performance.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 3064-3071 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | ACS Applied Energy Materials |
Volume | 5 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 28 Mar 2022 |
Keywords
- CsWO
- VO-based composite film
- energy-saving windows
- near-infrared shielding
- thermochromism