Polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) have kindled a spark of interest because of their
unique characteristic of electrically controlled switching. However, some issues including …

Smart windows are a promising solution to improve energy-saving efficiency and indoor
comfort due to their potential functionalities including solar modulation, coloration, self …

Photochromic or thermochromic liquid crystal (LC) smart windows have attracted wide
attention due to their spontaneous transmittance modulation under different environments …

In this paper, a bistable light shutter that can sustain both transparent and opaque states
without applied voltage was fabricated based on the polymer stabilized cholesteric liquid …

A fluorinated polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film with low operating voltage and
high contrast ratio was successfully fabricated via the ultraviolet-initiated polymerization …

An ideal energy‐saving smart window can not only provide a comfortable indoor
temperature to avoid energy consumption of air‐conditioning but also require low energy …

Polymer dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) films are emerging as a promising technological
candidate for smart windows, whereby spatial patterning of the films to yield visually …

Smart windows with controllable visible and near-infrared (NIR) light transmittance are
highly desirable for energy-saving buildings. Herein, we propose a hybrid polymer …

In this work, the effects of the methacrylate monomers with various end groups (methyl,
hydroxyl, epoxy, tetrahydrofuran, cyclohexane, benzene and siloxane) on the morphologies …

An azobenzene side chain liquid crystalline copolymer (MAzo-co-GMA) is successfully
synthesized through copolymerizing the monomer 6-(4-((4-butylphenyl) diazenyl) phenoxy) …