Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Gao, Tao"
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A Review of Materials Science Research Pathways and Opportunities for Building Integrated Photovoltaics
Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Ng, Serina; Gao, Tao; Alex Mofid, Sohrab; Kolås, Tore (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) represent a powerful and versatile tool for achieving the ever increasing demand for energy-efficient and energy-harvesting buildings of the near future. The BIPV systems offer an ... -
A Review of Research Pathways and Opportunities for Building Integrated Photovoltaics from a Materials Science Perspective
Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Ng, Serina; Alex Mofid, Sohrab; Gao, Tao (Chapter, 2016)Research within materials science photovoltaics (PV) technologies may enable and accelerate the development of highly innovative and efficient building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) materials and systems. Sandwich, ... -
Accelerated aging of treated aluminum for use as a cool colored material for facades
Ihara, Takeshi; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gao, Tao; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Cool colored materials like membrane sheets and dried coatings exhibit higher reflectances in the near infrared region compared to conventional materials of the same color and are therefore desirable, as they provide energy ... -
Aerogel Granulate Glazing Facades and their Application Potential from an Energy Saving Perspective
Ihara, Takeshi; Gao, Tao; Grynning, Steinar; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Aerogel granulate glazing systems for energy efficient buildings have various promising properties, including their thermal insulation properties and translucent features. In this study, the energy performance of aerogel ... -
Aerogel Granule Aging Driven by Moisture and Solar Radiation
Ihara, Takeshi; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gao, Tao; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)The application of aerogel in the building and construction sector is very promising; therefore, its durability should be properly addressed. This study focuses on the aging effect of aerogel granules, emphasizing two aging ... -
Aerogel-Incorporated Concrete: An Experimental Study
Gao, Tao; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild; Jacobsen, Stefan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)Lightweight concrete can be prepared by replacing the normal aggregate of concrete, either partly or totally, with lightweight materials. In this work, by incorporating silica aerogel particles into concrete matrix, we ... -
Air-Filled Nanopore Based High-Performance Thermal Insulation Materials
Gangåssæter, Haakon Fossen; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Alex Mofid, Sohrab; Gao, Tao (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)State-of-the-art thermal insulation solutions like vacuum insulation panels (VIP) and aerogels have low thermal conductivity, but their drawbacks may make them unable to be the thermal insulation solutions that will ... -
Antireflection Properties of Monodisperse Hollow Silica Nanospheres
Gao, Tao; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Monodisperse hollow silica nanospheres have been prepared by using a polystyrene nanosphere template-assistant approach and their potential as antireflection (AR) coatings for window applications has been discussed. The ... -
Application of ATR-FTIR Spectroscopy to Compare the Cell Materials of Wood Decay Fungi with Wood Mould Fungi
Gupta, Barun Shankar; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gao, Tao (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Wood fungi create vast damage among standing trees and all types of wood materials. The objectives of this study are to (a) characterize the cell materials of two major wood decay fungi (Basidiomycota), namely, Trametes ... -
Avoiding Snow and Ice Formation on Exterior Solar Cell Surfaces - A Review of Research Pathways and Opportunities
Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gao, Tao; Alex Mofid, Sohrab; Kolås, Tore; Stenstad, Per Martin; Ng, Serina (Integrating Data Science, Construction and Sustainability;ICSDEC 2016, Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)Today energy-efficient and energy-harvesting buildings experience an ever-increasing interest and demand. Building integrated photovoltaics (BIPV) may in this respect represent a powerful and versatile tool for reaching ... -
Building Integration of Aerogel Glazings
Gao, Tao; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)The recent building practices have shown that aerogel glazings can be used as a multifunctional building envelope component for different purposes. Nevertheless, the distinctive physical properties and energy performance ... -
Comparison of the Energy Saving Potential of Adaptive and Controllable Smart Windows: A State-of-the-Art Review and Simulation Studies of Thermochromic, Photochromic and Electrochromic Technologies
Tällberg, Kurt Inge Richard; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Loonen, Roel; Gao, Tao; Hamdy, Mohamed (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)Windows play a huge role in today’s buildings, allowing for outside view and providing occupants with daylight. However, windows are also often considered to be one of the weakest building components with respect to high ... -
Core-shell-typed Ag@SiO2 Nanoparticles as Solar Selective Coating Materials
Gao, Tao; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2013)Silver (Ag) nanoparticles with typical diameter of about 50 nm have been prepared via a polyol process. The as-prepared Ag nanoparticles are well crystallized and exhibit a characteristic surface plasmon resonance (SPR) ... -
Corrosion Prevention in Closed Energy Systems - Electrolysis Removal of Dissolved Oxygen in Water
Magnus, Tobias Henrich; Høivik, Gard Myhre (Bachelor thesis, 2023)Denne oppgaven fokuserer på hvordan korrosjon i lukkede energianlegg kan forebygges. Dette gjøres ved å redusere nivået av oppløst oksygen (DO) i vannet som sirkulerer i anlegget. For å gjennomføre dette ble det brukt en ... -
Development and Investigation of New Materials and Technologies for Utilization in Zero Emission Buildings
Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gao, Tao; Ng, Serina (Chapter, 2018)The demand for zero emission buildings (ZEB) and energy-producing buildings is increasing along with the growing focus on material resource abundance and scarcity, energy efficiency, renewable and non-polluting energy ... -
Durability-Enhanced Vanadium Dioxide Thermochromic Film for Smart Windows
Zhao, Xinpeng; Alex Mofid, Sohrab; Gao, Tao; Tan, Gang; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Yin, Xiaobo; Yang, Ronggui (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Vanadium dioxide (VO2)–based thermochromic films are of great interest for energy-saving smart windows as they can dynamically change the solar transmittance as the ambient temperature changes. However, VO2 is thermodynamically ... -
Electrochromic Properties of WO3 Thin Films: The Role of Film Thickness
Zhen, Yingpeng; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gao, Tao (Journal article, 2020)Tungsten oxide (WO3) thin films with various thicknesses of approximately 36, 72, 108, and 180 nm were prepared using radio frequency sputtering method. Film thickness can be controlled at nanoscale. In addition, X‐ray ... -
Electrochromic Tungsten Oxide Nanofilms and Ionic Liquid Based Ion Conductor for Smart Windows Development: Preparation, Characterization and Applications
Zhen, Yingpeng (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2022:62, Doctoral thesis, 2022)The main objective of this thesis is to investigate electrochromic nanofilms and ionic liquid ion conductors (electrolyte) to make electrochromic devices for electrochromic smart window development. Electrochromic film and ... -
Electrochromism of Hexagonal Sodium Tungsten Bronze Nanorods
Gao, Tao; Jelle, Bjørn Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Single-crystalline sodium tungsten bronze (Na-WO3) nanorods with typical diameters of 10–200 nm and lengths of several microns have been prepared via a simple hydrothermal method. The as-prepared Na-WO3 nanorods crystallize ... -
Experimental Investigations of Aerogel-Incorporated Ultra-High Performance Concrete
Ng, Serina; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Sandberg, Linn Ingunn Christie; Gao, Tao; Wallevik, Olafur Haralds (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Improvements to concrete will have a large impact in the construction and building sector. As the attention is drawn towards energy-efficient and zero emission buildings, the thermal properties of concrete will be important. ...