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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Near-Infrared Reflective Polymer Films Based on UV-327-Doped Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles.

Xiaohui Zhao, Yutong Liu, Yue Cao, Hui Cao, Huihui Wang, Zhou Yang, Dong Wang, Wanli He

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Xiaohui ZhaoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
Yutong LiuSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
Yue CaoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.
Hui CaoSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.ORCID 0000-0001-8236-5350
Huihui WangKey Laboratory of Optoelectronics Technology, Ministry of Education, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, China.
Zhou YangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1229-3739
Dong WangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5788-245X
Wanli HeSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Science and Technology Beijing, Beijing 100083, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2803-0602

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the National Natural Science Foundation of China 51973017the National Natural Science Foundation of China 52073027
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Abstract

We prepared cholesteric liquid crystal (CLC) films with broadband reflective properties by admixing organic dye UV-327 into inorganic zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs), utilizing the principle of pitch distribution from a large to a small gradient along the film thickness direction, leading to broadband reflection. ZnO NPs are poorly dispersed and easy to gather, but they do not decompose easily. The addition of UV-327 makes up for the above shortcomings. UV-327 is an organic compound with good compatibility and dispersion with liquid crystal systems. Therefore, we used the method of mixing two UV-absorbing dyes (UV-327 and ZnO NPs) to obtain CLC films. UV-absorbing dyes (UV-327 and ZnO NPs) made the liquid crystal films form a UV intensity gradient in the direction of thickness, prompting the polymerizable monomers to polymerize faster on the stronger side of the light, leading to the relative diffusion of chiral molecules and polymerizable monomers, forming the concentration gradient of chiral molecules in the direction of thickness. The pitch has a gradient distribution as the chiral concentration varies. Then, anchored by the polymer network, the pitch gradient distribution no longer changes. Broadened reflective bandwidth can reach up to 881 nm. Furthermore, the film covers the near-infrared wavelength band well, which can be applied to future smart windows or laser shielding for medical and military applications. It is also believed that this achievement will optimize the preparation technology of broadband reflective CLC films in the future.

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broadband reflectioncholesteric liquid crystalpitch gradient distributionUV-327zinc oxide nanoparticles

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