[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 …

Recent progress in liquid crystal‐based smart windows: materials, structures, and design

W Shen, G Li - Laser & Photonics Reviews, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
As the vital elements for building environments, windows are utilized to bring light as well as
thermal irradiation into the interior places and afford the medium for the communication …

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 …

Recent advances in the polymer dispersed liquid crystal composite and its applications

MH Saeed, S Zhang, Y Cao, L Zhou, J Hu… - Molecules, 2020 - mdpi.com
Polymer dispersed liquid crystals (PDLCs) have kindled a spark of interest because of their
unique characteristic of electrically controlled switching. However, some issues including …

Preparation of highly durable reverse-mode polymer-stabilized liquid crystal films with polymer walls

H Li, J Xu, Y Ren, R Han, H Song… - … Applied Materials & …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Reverse-mode polymer-stabilized liquid crystal (PSLC) films have wide applications in smart
windows for cars as well as buildings and dimming glasses due to their low haze, low …

UV-patterned polymer dispersed liquid crystals: Impact of UV curing on electro-optical properties of image-embedded smart windows

J Yan, X Fan, Y Liu, K Qu, Y Yu, RZ Li - Applied Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
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 …

Advances in liquid crystalline epoxy resins for high thermal conductivity

Y Hong, M Goh - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Epoxy resin (EP) is one of the most famous thermoset materials. In general, because EP has
a three-dimensional random network, it possesses thermal properties similar to those of a …

An energy-efficient and low-driving-voltage flexible smart window enhanced by POSS and CsxWO3

Z He, P Yu, J Gao, C Ma, J Xu, W Duan, Y Zhao… - Solar Energy Materials …, 2023 - Elsevier
Smart windows with controllable visible and near-infrared (NIR) light transmittance are
highly desirable for energy-saving buildings. Herein, we propose a hybrid polymer …

Recyclable and reprocessable epoxy-polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane (POSS)/mesogenic azobenzene/poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) composites with thermal …

W Shen, B Du, H Zhuo, S Chen - Chemical Engineering Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
In this study, an Epoxy/POSS-liquid crystalline azobenzene-Poly (ethylene-co-vinyl
acetate)(Epoxy/POSS-Azo-EVA) composite was prepared via the thermal curing of epoxy …

Unique polymer-stabilized liquid crystal structure prepared by addition of a reversible addition–fragmentation chain transfer agent

Y Zhang, Q Zhan, C Wang, J Gao, G Zhou… - … Applied Materials & …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Polymer-stabilized liquid crystals (PSLCs) are important electrically switchable materials
due to their superior electro-optical properties. Nevertheless, it remains a formidable …