Feasible fabrication and textile application of polymer composites featuring dual optical thermoresponses

Wan Zhang, Xiaozhou Ji, Mohammed Al-Hashimi, Chaoxia Wang*, Lei Fang

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Abstract

Materials possessing simultaneous thermochromism and thermofluorescence are promising in various applications. In order to address the challenges associated with performance, versatility, and feasibility, a direct blending approach is developed to synthesize thermoresponsive polymer composites from indenoquinacridone dye solution and various polymer matrices. This feasible and scalable method affords polymer materials exhibiting simultaneous color-change and turned-on emission upon heating, high reversibility, programmable response temperature, high-contrast signal output, feasible preparation, and mechanical adaptability. Printed patterns of the composite on cotton fabric show clear optical responses to temperature changes. The integration of high-performance optical thermoresponses and advantages of the polymer matrices lays the foundation for large-scale employment of these composite materials in a wide range of applications.

Original languageEnglish
Article number129553
JournalChemical Engineering Journal
Volume419
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2021
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Aggregation
  • Polymer composite
  • Quinacridone
  • Thermochromism
  • Thermofluorescence

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