Simulation of smart windows in the ZnO/VO2/ZnS sandwiched structure with improved thermochromic properties

Energy and Buildings

Volumn 66, Issue , 2013, Pages 545-552

  Zhao, Yuan ^a   Xu, Rui ^a   Zhang, Xuanru ^b   Hu, Xiang ^b   Knize, Randall J ^c   Lu, Yalin ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^c UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ACADEMY   (United States)

Author keywords

Antireflection; Sandwich; Smart window; Thin film; Transparent material; Vanadium dioxide

Indexed keywords

ANTI-REFLECTION; SANDWICH; SMART WINDOWS; TRANSPARENT MATERIAL; VANADIUM DIOXIDE;

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; INFRARED DEVICES; MODULATION; SOLS; THIN FILMS;

ZINC SULFIDE;

EID: 84883197014     PISSN: 03787788     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enbuild.2013.07.071     Document Type: Article

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