Browsing SINTEF 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) -
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 ... -
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 (Conference object; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
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 ... -
Building Integration of Aerogel Glazings
Gao, Tao; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Gustavsen, Arild (Conference object; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016) -
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 ... -
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 (Journal article, 2020)Vanadium dioxide (VO2)ebased 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 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 ... -
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 ... -
High-Performance Nano Insulation Materials for Energy-Efficient Buildings
Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Tilset, Bente Gilbu; Gao, Tao; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Løvvik, Ole Martin; Bohne, Rolf André; Alex Mofid, Sohrab; Ng, Serina; Sagvolden, Espen (Lecture, 2017)High-performance nano insulation materials (Hi-Per NIM) may be developed by exploiting the Knudsen effect for reduced thermal conductivity and thus make thermal insulation materials with a nanoporous air-filled structure. ... -
Hollow Silica Nanospheres as Thermal Insulation Materials for Construction: Impact of their Morphologies as a Function of Synthesis Pathways and Starting Materials
Ng, Serina; Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Sandberg, Linn Ingunn; Gao, Tao; Alex Mofid, Sohrab (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)Hollow silica nanospheres (HSNS) show a promising potential to become good thermal insulators with low thermal conductivity values for construction purposes. The thermal conductivity of HSNSs is dependent on their structural ... -
Low-Emissivity Materials for Building Applications: A State-of-the-Art Review and Future Research Perspectives
Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Kalnæs, Simen Edsjø; Gao, Tao (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)Low-emissivity (low-e) materials can be used in order to reduce energy usage in both opaque and transparent areas of a building. The main focus for low-e materials is to reduce the heat transfer through thermal radiation. ... -
Nano Insulation Materials Exploiting the Knudsen Effect
Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Alex Mofid, Sohrab; Gao, Tao; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Sletnes, Malin; Sagvolden, Espen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)As the world's focus is turned even stronger toward miscellaneous energy efficiency and saving aspects, the development of new high-performance thermal insulation materials for building applications will play an important ... -
Nano Insulation Materials Exploiting the Knudsen Effect
Jelle, Bjørn Petter; Alex Mofid, Sohrab; Gao, Tao; Grandcolas, Mathieu; Sletnes, Malin; Sagvolden, Espen (IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering;, Conference object; Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)As the world's focus is turned even stronger toward miscellaneous energy efficiency and saving aspects, the development of new high-performance thermal insulation materials for building applications will play an important ... -
Nano Insulation Materials: Synthesis and Life Cycle Assessment
Gao, Tao; Sandberg, Linn Ingunn Christie; Jelle, Bjørn Petter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014)The application of manufactured nanomaterials provides not only advantages resulting from their unique properties, but also disadvantages derived from the possible high energy use and CO2 burden related to their manufacture, ...