Variable solar control using thermotropic core/shell particles

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1510-1517

  Muehling, Olaf ^a   Seeboth, Arno ^a   Haeusler, Tobias ^b   Ruhmann, Ralf ^a   Potechius, Elvira ^a   Vetter, Renate ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED POLYMER RESEARCH   (Germany)

^b BRANDENBURG UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Core shell particles; Miniemulsion polymerization; Overheating protection; Smart windows; Sun protection glazing; Thermotropic materials

Indexed keywords

CORE/SHELL PARTICLES; MINIEMULSION POLYMERIZATION; OVERHEATING PROTECTION; SMART WINDOWS; SUN PROTECTION GLAZING; THERMOTROPIC MATERIALS;

CURING; GLAZES; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PARAFFINS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; RESINS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN; WINDOWS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 67649389405     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.03.029     Document Type: Article

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