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Realization of energy-saving glass using photonic crystals

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This work successfully developed an energysaving glass with wavelength selectivity. The glass is composed of a SiO2 substrate and two layers of threedimensional photonic crystals. Each crystal is composed of identical and transparent polystyrene spheres after their self-assembling. The glass then possesses dual photonic band gaps in the near-infrared region to suppress penetration of thermal radiation. Experimental results show that the energy-saving glass decreases temperature increment in a mini-house. Moreover, the temperature after thermal equilibrium is lower than that inside a counterpart using ordinary glass.

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This work was financially supported by “the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in Taiwan (Grant Nos. MOST-104-2628- E-007-006-MY2 and MOST-105-3113-E-006-002).”

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Cheng Kung University, Tainan, 701, Taiwan, China

    Yen-Hsiang Chen & Li-Hung Liao

  2. Department of Power Mechanical Engineering, TsingHua University, Hsinchu, 300, Taiwan, China

    Yu-Bin Chen

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Chen, YH., Liao, LH. & Chen, YB. Realization of energy-saving glass using photonic crystals. Front. Energy 12, 178–184 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11708-018-0523-9

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