Electrochromic window material blocks infrared radiation
An electrochromic window material that controls heat transmission without blocking views has been developed by an international team led by scientists from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
The new material, which could help cut the energy required to cool and heat buildings, has a specifically designed nanostructure and comprises materials including titanium dioxide (TiO2), tungsten trioxide (WO3), neodymium-Niobium (Nd-Nb), and tin (IV) oxide (SnO2). The composite material is intended to be coated onto glass window panels, and when activated by electricity, users would be able to control infrared radiation transmission through the window.
The advance, detailed in ACS Omega, could block up to 70 per cent of infrared radiation according to experimental simulations without compromising views since it allows up to 90 per cent of visible light to pass through.
The team at NTU Singapore added that the material is also about 30 per cent more effective in regulating heat than commercially available electrochromic windows.
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