Dye-Doped Electrically Smart Windows Based on Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal
Here we report the fabrication of dye-doped polymer-stabilized liquid crystals (PSLC)-based smart windows. The effect of dye doping on PSLC contrast was investigated. Non-dichroic dye tints the PSLC sample in both off- and on-state, which is not beneficial for increasing its off/on contrast. The sam...
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| author | Haitao Sun Zuoping Xie Chun Ju Xiaowen Hu Dong Yuan Wei Zhao Lingling Shui Guofu Zhou |
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| description | Here we report the fabrication of dye-doped polymer-stabilized liquid crystals (PSLC)-based smart windows. The effect of dye doping on PSLC contrast was investigated. Non-dichroic dye tints the PSLC sample in both off- and on-state, which is not beneficial for increasing its off/on contrast. The sample doped with dichroic dye shows a slight color in the off-state and strong color in the on-state, resulting in an enhanced contrast, which attributed to orientation dependent absorption of dichroic dyes. Furthermore, we blended non-dichroic dye and dichroic dye who have complementary absorption together into PSLC mixture. The sample is almost colorless in the off-state due to the subtractive process, while colored in the on-state. The contrast is further enhanced. The results show that the proposed multi-dye-doped PSLC device has high visual contrast and fast response time, making it attractive for applications in light management and architectural aesthetics. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-27896d5a5dd24f65842b6a356ae82a9e2022-12-22T03:35:14ZengMDPI AGPolymers2073-43602019-04-0111469410.3390/polym11040694polym11040694Dye-Doped Electrically Smart Windows Based on Polymer-Stabilized Liquid CrystalHaitao Sun0Zuoping Xie1Chun Ju2Xiaowen Hu3Dong Yuan4Wei Zhao5Lingling Shui6Guofu Zhou7SCNU-TUE Joint Lab of Device Integrated Responsive Materials (DIRM), National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, No 378, West Waihuan Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSCNU-TUE Joint Lab of Device Integrated Responsive Materials (DIRM), National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, No 378, West Waihuan Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSCNU-TUE Joint Lab of Device Integrated Responsive Materials (DIRM), National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, No 378, West Waihuan Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSCNU-TUE Joint Lab of Device Integrated Responsive Materials (DIRM), National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, No 378, West Waihuan Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSCNU-TUE Joint Lab of Device Integrated Responsive Materials (DIRM), National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, No 378, West Waihuan Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSCNU-TUE Joint Lab of Device Integrated Responsive Materials (DIRM), National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, No 378, West Waihuan Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory of Optical Information Materials and Technology & Institute of Electronic Paper Displays, South China Academy of Advanced Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaSCNU-TUE Joint Lab of Device Integrated Responsive Materials (DIRM), National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, No 378, West Waihuan Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, ChinaHere we report the fabrication of dye-doped polymer-stabilized liquid crystals (PSLC)-based smart windows. The effect of dye doping on PSLC contrast was investigated. Non-dichroic dye tints the PSLC sample in both off- and on-state, which is not beneficial for increasing its off/on contrast. The sample doped with dichroic dye shows a slight color in the off-state and strong color in the on-state, resulting in an enhanced contrast, which attributed to orientation dependent absorption of dichroic dyes. Furthermore, we blended non-dichroic dye and dichroic dye who have complementary absorption together into PSLC mixture. The sample is almost colorless in the off-state due to the subtractive process, while colored in the on-state. The contrast is further enhanced. The results show that the proposed multi-dye-doped PSLC device has high visual contrast and fast response time, making it attractive for applications in light management and architectural aesthetics.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/11/4/694polymer stabilized liquid crystalsmart windowsdyecontrast |
| spellingShingle | Haitao Sun Zuoping Xie Chun Ju Xiaowen Hu Dong Yuan Wei Zhao Lingling Shui Guofu Zhou Dye-Doped Electrically Smart Windows Based on Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal Polymers polymer stabilized liquid crystal smart windows dye contrast |
| title | Dye-Doped Electrically Smart Windows Based on Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal |
| title_full | Dye-Doped Electrically Smart Windows Based on Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal |
| title_fullStr | Dye-Doped Electrically Smart Windows Based on Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dye-Doped Electrically Smart Windows Based on Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal |
| title_short | Dye-Doped Electrically Smart Windows Based on Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal |
| title_sort | dye doped electrically smart windows based on polymer stabilized liquid crystal |
| topic | polymer stabilized liquid crystal smart windows dye contrast |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/11/4/694 |
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