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Optically Switchable Smart Windows with Integrated Photovoltaic Devices
Author(s) -
Kwon HyunKeun,
Lee KyuTae,
Hur Kahyun,
Moon Sung Hwan,
Quasim Malik M.,
Wilkinson Timothy D.,
Han JiYoung,
Ko Hyungduk,
Han IlKi,
Park Byoungnam,
Min Byoung Koun,
Ju ByeongKwon,
Morris Stephen M.,
Friend Richard H.,
Ko DooHyun
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201401347
Subject(s) - materials science , photovoltaic system , window (computing) , opacity , optoelectronics , solar cell , layer (electronics) , liquid crystal , optics , nanotechnology , computer science , electrical engineering , engineering , physics , operating system
An optically controlled energy‐harvesting smart window that incorporates a semitransparent solar cell with a photosensitive liquid crystal (LC) layer is demonstrated. The LC layer can switch between a transparent (day mode) and an opaque (night mode) state depending upon the incident solar radiation. Combined with a photovoltaic cell, this window provides a template for future smart window systems.