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Dye-Doped Electrically Smart Windows Based on Polymer-Stabilized Liquid Crystal.

Haitao Sun^1,2, Zuoping Xie^3,4, Chun Ju^5,6

¹SCNU-TUE Joint Lab of Device Integrated Responsive Materials (DIRM), National Center for International Research on Green Optoelectronics, South China Normal University, No 378, West Waihuan Road, Guangzhou Higher Education Mega Center, Guangzhou 510006, China. scnush@126.com.

|April 19, 2019

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Dye-doped polymer-stabilized liquid crystals (PSLC) smart windows offer enhanced contrast. Blending dichroic and non-dichroic dyes improves visual performance for light management applications.

Keywords:

contrast dye polymer stabilized liquid crystal smart windows

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Background:

Polymer-stabilized liquid crystals (PSLC) are utilized in smart window technologies.
Controlling light transmission and color in PSLC devices is crucial for performance.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of dye doping on the optical contrast of PSLC-based smart windows.
To enhance the visual contrast and performance of PSLC devices through strategic dye selection and blending.

Main Methods:

Fabrication of PSLC-based smart windows with various dye doping strategies.
Investigation of the effect of non-dichroic and dichroic dyes on PSLC optical properties.
Blending of complementary dichroic and non-dichroic dyes to achieve subtractive color mixing.

Main Results:

Non-dichroic dye doping resulted in coloration in both off- and on-states, limiting contrast enhancement.
Dichroic dye doping enhanced contrast due to orientation-dependent absorption, showing color in the on-state.
Blending dichroic and non-dichroic dyes created a nearly colorless off-state and colored on-state, significantly improving contrast.

Conclusions:

Multi-dye-doped PSLC devices exhibit significantly enhanced visual contrast.
The developed PSLC smart windows demonstrate fast response times.
These findings present attractive possibilities for light management and architectural aesthetics.