Abstract
A supertwist liquid crystalline luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) “smart” window is fabricated which can be switched electrically between three states: one designed for increased light absorption and electrical generation (the “dark” state), one for transparency (the “light” state), and one for enhanced haziness (“scattering” state). In the scattering state, the absorption and edge emissions decrease while the face emissions are enhanced. This new LSC “smart” window state can find application as a privacy feature in housing, but could also allow for a new “smart” window application as a diffuse glazing to increase plant growth in horticultural applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Article number | 1702922 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | Advanced Energy Materials |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 25 Apr 2018 |
Keywords
- fluorescence
- luminescent solar concentrators
- smart windows
- supertwist nematic liquid crystals
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Prizes
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TU/e MSc Thesis Award 2018 nominee for the Department of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry
Sol, Jeroen A.H.P. (Recipient), 27 Sep 2019
Prize: Other › Career, activity or publication related prizes (lifetime, best paper, poster etc.) › Scientific