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Multistate Luminescent Solar Concentrator “Smart” Windows
Author(s) -
Sol Jeroen A. H. P.,
Timmermans Gilles H.,
Breugel Abraham J.,
Schenning Albertus P. H. J.,
Debije Michael G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
advanced energy materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 10.08
H-Index - 220
eISSN - 1614-6840
pISSN - 1614-6832
DOI - 10.1002/aenm.201702922
Subject(s) - materials science , glazing , transparency (behavior) , window (computing) , luminescence , absorption (acoustics) , optoelectronics , concentrator , scattering , optics , computer science , composite material , physics , computer security , operating system
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.