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Multifunctional Metallic Nanowires in Advanced Building Applications
1Department of Building, School of Design and Environment, National University of Singapore, 4 Architecture Drive, Singapore 117566, Singapore. bdgskw@nus.edu.sg.
Materials (Basel, Switzerland)
|May 31, 2019
Summary
Metallic nanowires offer advanced properties for building materials, enhancing thermal energy storage, transport, and energy generation in applications like electrochromic windows and photovoltaic cells.
Area of Science:
- Nanomaterial Science
- Materials Science
- Building Technology
Background:
- Metallic nanowires (NWs) possess exceptional thermal and electrical conductivity, mechanical flexibility, and optical transparency.
- They are emerging as promising alternatives to conventional building materials.
- A comprehensive review on metallic NWs in construction is currently lacking.
Purpose of the Study:
- To provide a comprehensive review of metallic NWs and their applications in the building industry.
- To overview nanosynthesis and nanocharacterization of silver nanowires (AgNWs) and copper nanowires (CuNWs).
- To discuss the performance enhancement of building materials using metallic NWs.
Main Methods:
- Literature review of state-of-the-art research on metallic NWs.
- Comparison of nanosynthesis and nanocharacterization techniques for AgNWs and CuNWs.
- Analysis of metallic NWs in thermal energy storage (TES), thermal transport, electrochromic windows (ECW), and photovoltaic (PV) cells.
Main Results:
- Metallic NWs demonstrate significant potential for multifunctional building applications.
- AgNWs and CuNWs exhibit distinct synthesis and characterization profiles.
- Incorporation of NWs enhances the performance of base building materials.
Conclusions:
- Metallic NWs are versatile nanostructures for next-generation building materials.
- Key benefits and limitations of using metallic NWs in construction are identified.
- Further research can optimize their use in advanced building technologies.
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