The regulation of electro-optical properties of the polymer dispersed liquid crystal films doped ZnO whiskers under applied pre-orientation voltage

He, Zemin; Li, Jinqian; Zhang, Wenfang; Gao, Jianjing; Ma, Cheng; Yao, Ruijuan; Yao, Xinlin; Miao, Zongcheng; Wang, Dong

doi:10.1080/02678292.2022.2082573

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“…On the other hand, Z. He et al optimized the properties of their PDLC film by applying a pre-orientation voltage during the polymerization [ 12 ]. This caused the driving voltage of the film to reduce drastically to a safe level [ 12 ].…”

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Performances of Polymer-Dispersed Liquid Crystal Films for Smart Glass Applications

et al. 2023

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Polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film is an active smart film penetrating the market due to its unique functionalities. These functional characteristics include switchable tint capabilities, which shield building residents from the sun’s harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays, improve energy-saving features, and produce higher cost-efficiency. Although PDLC films are promising in several applications, there is still ambiguity on the performance of PDLC films. Particularly, the sizing effects’ (such as film thickness and area) correlation with visible light transmission (VLT), ultraviolet rejection (UVR), infrared rejection (IRR), light intensity, current consumption, and apparent power consumption is not well understood. Therefore, this study investigated the sizing effects of PDLC films, including the thickness effect on VLT, UVR, IRR, light intensity, and area influence on current and apparent power consumptions. The varying applied voltage effect on the light transmittance of the PDLC film was also effectively demonstrated. A 0.1 mm PDLC film was successfully presented as a cost-efficient film with optimal parameters. Consequently, this study paves the way for a clearer understanding of PDLC films (behavior and sizing effects) in implementing economic PDLC films for large-scale adoption in commercial and residential premises.

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