Abstract
Smart materials in which transparency can be dynamically controlled have broad prospects in smart window applications. This study reports solvatochromic optical hybrid plastics designed using a carboxylated poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMAA)/poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA) molecular configuration for the development of self-reinforcing smart windows. The reversible transparency of this transparent plastic is 87.54 % (at 550 nm), which can be reduced to 1.69 % after water-assisted treatment and restored to 86.45 % after ethanol treatment, reversibly. Moreover, the toughness of PMMA/PMAA = 1:2 film is 0.59 ± 0.06 MJ m−3, 73.50 % higher than that of pure PMMA. The films also exhibit the capability of ethanol-assisted arbitrary deformation. This study offers a novel perspective on fabricating PMMA-based materials and their application in smart windows.
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