Electrochromic Smart Window Provides High Performance at Low Cost

Researchers at the Centre for Nano and Soft Matter Sciences (CeNS) and the Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR) have fabricated a smart window that provides a low-cost alternative to the traditional smart windows used in buildings and cars. The researchers’ device incorporates a chemically synthesized conducting polymer as an electrochromic layer, coated over a low-cost transparent conducting electrode. A graphical depiction of how the dual-functional, polymer, electrochromic smart window works. Courtesy of S.C. Karumuthil et al., J. Mater. Chem. A, 2022, 10, 23265-23273, DOI: 10.1039/d2ta05973h. Smart windows have the potential to increase energy efficiency in modern structures. However, their high...