Research on reversible effects and mechanism between the energy-absorbing and energy-reflecting states of chameleon-type building coatings

• Published in: Solar energy Vol. 72; no. 6; pp. 511 - 520
• Main Authors: Ma, Yiping, Zhang, Xiong, Zhu, Beirong, Wu, Keru
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.01.2002; Elsevier; Pergamon Press Inc
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Buildings; Buildings. Public works; Electron transitions; Energy absorption; Exact sciences and technology; Hydrogen; Infrared imaging; Infrared spectroscopy; Materials; Nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; Paints and renderings. Protection products; Protective coatings; Raman spectroscopy; Solar energy; Solar radiation; Temperature measurement; Coating material; Buildings; Mechanism analysis; Temperature effect; Reflection; NMR spectrometry; Experimental study; Thermochromism; Infrared spectrometry; Experimental result; Thermal image; Pigments; Reversibility; Raman spectrometry; Energy absorption

In the present paper, the reversible effects between energy-absorbing and energy-reflecting states of chameleon-type building coatings were studied through demonstration of the layers’ properties using infrared thermal imaging of the layers when exposed to a sunlamp or temperature measurements of th...