Self-adjusting smart windows based on polymer-dispersed liquid crystals

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2008-2012

  Cupelli, Daniela ^a   Nicoletta, Fiore Pasquale ^a   Manfredi, Sabrina ^a   Vivacqua, Marco ^a   Formoso, Patrizia ^a   De Filpo, Giovanni ^a   Chidichimo, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Liquid crystals; PDLC; Smart windows

Indexed keywords

CHROMOGENIC MATERIALS; ELECTROCHROMICS; ELECTROOPTICAL RESPONSE; EXTERNAL GLAZING; FLUID MIXTURES; LIGHT INTENSITY; LIQUID CRYSTALLINE MONOMERS; LOW MOLECULAR MASS; NEGATIVE DIELECTRIC ANISOTROPY; NEW MATERIAL; PDLC; POLYMER DISPERSED LIQUID CRYSTALS; SELF-ADJUSTING; SMART WINDOWS; SWITCHABLE; SWITCHABLE GLAZING; TECHNOLOGY-BASED;

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CRYSTALS; GLAZES; LIQUID CRYSTALS; LIQUIDS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; WINDOWS;

LIQUID CRYSTAL POLYMERS;

EID: 69949122479     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.08.002     Document Type: Article

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