Color-Tunable Glass for Adaptable Thermal Management Based on Silver Phase Change.

ABSTRACT: In recent years, passive thermal management systems have emerged as an essential energy-saving strategy to mitigate carbon emissions. However, traditional heat management approaches, such as photothermal devices and radiative coolers, often face application limitations due to their complex construction, aesthetic constraints, and inability to adapt to diverse architectural requirements. This study proposes a colored thermal engineering glass fabricated through a simple annealing process, where Ag nanoparticles are formed on a TiO₂ film and an Ag layer. The structure of Ag layers can be easily controlled by adjusting the annealing temperature, allowing for systematic tuning of the optical efficiencies in the visible and long-wave infrared regions. Consequently, thermal management

SUBMITTER: Hong MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12442692 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature