%0 Journal Article
%A Michael D Rubin
%A Carl M Lampert
%B Solar Energy Materials
%D 1983
%G eng
%L LBL-14462
%P 393-400
%T Transparent Silica Aerogels for Window Insulation
%V 7
%1 <p>Windows and Daylighting Group</p>
%2 LBL-14462
%X <p>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.</p>