Sunlight-driven smart windows with polymer/liquid crystal composites for autonomous control of optical properties
Toru Ube, Jumpei Imai, Marie Yoshida, Toru Fujisawa, Hiroshi Hasebe, Haruyoshi Takatsu, Tomiki Ikeda
Abstract
Sunlight-driven smart windows were developed with polymer/liquid crystal composites containing donor–acceptor-type azobenzene derivatives.
Topics & Concepts
Materials scienceComposite materialLiquid crystalPolymerSmart materialOptoelectronicsPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryTransition Metal Oxide NanomaterialsAdvanced Materials and Mechanics