Construction of Laminated Luminescent Solar Concentrator “Smart” Window Based on Thermoresponsive Polymer and Carbon Quantum Dots

Bing Xu; Jianying Wang; Chen Cai; Wei Xin; Lai Wei; Qinsi Yang; Bo Peng; Yuandu Hu; Jinhua Li; Xianbao Wang

doi:10.3390/cryst12111612

Crystals (Nov 2022)

Construction of Laminated Luminescent Solar Concentrator “Smart” Window Based on Thermoresponsive Polymer and Carbon Quantum Dots

Bing Xu,
Jianying Wang,
Chen Cai,
Wei Xin,
Lai Wei,
Qinsi Yang,
Bo Peng,
Yuandu Hu,
Jinhua Li,
Xianbao Wang

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Bing Xu: Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430062, China
Jianying Wang: Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430062, China
Chen Cai: Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430062, China
Wei Xin: Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430062, China
Lai Wei: Wuhan Drug Solubilization and Delivery Technology Research Center, School of Life and Health, Wuhan Vocational College of Software and Engineering, Wuhan 430205, China
Qinsi Yang: Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325000, China
Bo Peng: Wenzhou Institute, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Wenzhou 325000, China
Yuandu Hu: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, School of Physical Sciences and Engineering, Beijing Jiaotong University, Beijing 100044, China
Jinhua Li: Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430062, China
Xianbao Wang: Key Laboratory for the Green Preparation and Application of Functional Materials, Hubei Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials, Collaborative Innovation Center for Advanced Organic Chemical Materials Co-Constructed by the Province and Ministry, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Hubei University, Ministry of Education, Wuhan 430062, China

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst12111612
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 11
p. 1612

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Conventional luminescent solar concentrators (LSCs) lack the ability of dynamic modulation, energy saving, and privacy protection. In this work, a thermoresponsive laminated LSC was created and further used as a “smart” window (SW). The laminated LSC “smart” window (LSC-SW) was prepared by introducing carbon quantum dots (CQDs) into the sandwiched LSCs filled with aqueous thermosensitive polymer (PNIPAm) solution. To realize better compatibility, two types of fluorescent materials, hydrophilic CQDs (blue and green emitting CQDs), had been synthesized. The LSC-SW showed a good dynamic response to the ambient temperature and solar irradiation, which can be switched between transparent (32 °C). Besides, the optimal LSC-SW had high transmittance (>80%) at the transparent state and low transmittance (ηopt of 7.49%), energy saving.

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ISSN: 2073-4352 (Online)
Publisher: MDPI AG
Country of publisher: Switzerland
LCC subjects: Science: Chemistry: Crystallography
Website: http://www.mdpi.com/journal/crystals/

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