[HTML][HTML] Development of polymer-dispersed liquid crystals: From mode innovation to applications

H Zhang, Z Miao, W Shen - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Polymer-dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs), comprised of submicron-sized LC droplets
embedded in a continuous polymer matrix, have been the subject of interest for scientists …

Carbon-integrated semiconductor photocatalysts for removal of volatile organic compounds in indoor environments

A Ahmad, M Ali, AG Al-Sehemi, AA Al-Ghamdi… - Chemical Engineering …, 2023 - Elsevier
The impacts of industrial expansion and urban residential development on sustainable and
healthy indoor environments have raised concerns worldwide. Deteriorating indoor air …

[HTML][HTML] Engineering high-emissive silicon-doped carbon nanodots towards efficient large-area luminescent solar concentrators

X Gong, S Zheng, X Zhao, A Vomiero - Nano Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are devices that can collect sunlight from a large
area, concentrating it at the borders of the slab, to achieve efficient photovoltaic conversion …

Boosting efficiency of luminescent solar concentrators using ultra-bright carbon dots with large Stokes shift

J Li, H Zhao, X Zhao, X Gong - Nanoscale Horizons, 2023 - pubs.rsc.org
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are able to collect sunlight from a large-area to
generate electric power with a low cost, showing great potential in building-integrated …

Recent progress in functional dye‐doped liquid crystal devices

W Shen, H Zhang, Z Miao, Z Ye - Advanced Functional …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As a typical representative of dopants, organic functional dyes have demonstrated their
significant roles in novel smart liquid crystal (LC) devices, and dye‐doped LCs have also …

Achieving high-efficiency large-area luminescent solar concentrators

M Cao, X Zhao, X Gong - JACS Au, 2023 - ACS Publications
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) are semitransparent windows that are able to
generate electricity from sunlight absorption. LSCs have shown huge promise for realizing …

Advancements and applications of liquid crystal/polymer composite films

L Zhou, S Liu, X Miao, P Xie, N Sun, Z Xu… - ACS Materials …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Liquid crystals (LCs) possess some typical liquid properties, such as fluidity, the inability to
support shear, and the formation and coalescence of droplets, which exhibit optical …

Carbon-based quantum dots for photovoltaic devices: a review

A Kim, JK Dash, P Kumar, R Patel - ACS Applied Electronic …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Interest in carbon quantum dots (CQDs) has recently boomed due to their potential to
enhance the performance of various solar technologies as nontoxic, naturally abundant, and …

An overview of various configurations of Luminescent Solar Concentrators for photovoltaic applications

M Rafiee, S Chandra, H Ahmed, SJ McCormack - Optical Materials, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract A Luminescent Solar Concentrator (LSC) is an optical waveguide of transparent
host material doped with luminophores. LSC technology works by trapping incident solar …

Red and yellow emissive carbon dots integrated tandem luminescent solar concentrators with significantly improved efficiency

J Li, H Zhao, X Zhao, X Gong - Nanoscale, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) can collect solar light from a large area and
concentrate it on their small-area edges mounted with solar cells for efficient solar-to …