Supercritically drying a colloidal gel of silica produces a porous material called an aerogel. These aerogels not only are excellent thermal insulators, but also can be highly transparent. We investigate the microstructure and optical properties of transparent silica aerogels and calculate the energy transfer through hypothetical aerogel windows.
BT - Solar Energy Materials C1 -Windows and Daylighting Group
C2 - LBL-14462 CN - LBL-14462 LA - eng M1 - 4 N2 -Supercritically drying a colloidal gel of silica produces a porous material called an aerogel. These aerogels not only are excellent thermal insulators, but also can be highly transparent. We investigate the microstructure and optical properties of transparent silica aerogels and calculate the energy transfer through hypothetical aerogel windows.
PY - 1983 SP - 393 EP - 400 T2 - Solar Energy Materials TI - Transparent Silica Aerogels for Window Insulation VL - 7 ER -