Combination of microstructures and optically functional coatings for solar control glazing

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 89, Issue 2-3, 2005, Pages 233-248

  Walze, Günther ^a   Nitz, Peter ^a   Ell, Jürgen ^a   Georg, Andreas ^a   Gombert, Andreas ^a   Hossfeld, Wolfgang ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Daylighting; Functional coatings; Microstructures; Smart windows; Switchable glazing

Indexed keywords

ARRAYS; DAYLIGHTING; MICROSTRUCTURE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SURFACE PHENOMENA;

FUNCTIONAL COATINGS; SMART WINDOWS; SWITCHABLE GLAZING;

COATINGS;

EID: 24944574421     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2004.11.016     Document Type: Conference Paper

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