Abstract
Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) is a promising candidate for electrically controlled smart window applications because of its energy efficiency, convenience and other advantages. However, its flexibility and heat management capabilities are not effectively evaluated. Herein, a flexible dual-functional intelligent window based on PDLC composite is designed for this purpose, which integrates Ag nanowires as a transparent conductive electrode (TCE) and Tm3+/Yb3+-CsxWO3 (Tm3+/Yb3+-CWO) as a near-infrared shielding and air purification layer. Specifically, the as-made smart window can control the transmission of both visible and near-infrared light. Furtherly, it also possesses self-cleaning capability. A series of characterization has been carried out. The resistance of the Ag nanowire layer is measured to be 22.47 Ω/sq and the transmittance reaches 78.8 %. Flexibility test shows that when the bending radius is 4 mm, the resistance value of the TCE changes only 6 % after 500 repetitions, indicating good flexibility and stability. The spectrum examination reveals that the near-infrared light shielding efficiency achieves 80 % and the average transmittance of visible light is 76.7 %. The degradation of Rhodamine B (RhB) is used to evaluate the purification performance and result shows that the degradation percentage reaches 70 % in 120 min. Heat-regulation simulation test discloses that the indoor temperature can be decreased by 10 °C. Compared to traditional PDLC windows, the designed flexible window has broader application prospects in areas of architecture, vehicle glass, military stealth materials and so on.
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