Thermochromic and thermotropic materials

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors Seeboth, Arno (Editor), Lötzsch, Detlef (Editor)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Singapore : Pan Stanford Publishing, 2014.
Subjects
Thermochromism.
Thermotropism.
Photochromic materials.
elektronické knihy
electronic books
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781482242201
1482242206
9781628707700
1628707704
Physical Description1 online resource (xi, 216 pages)

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Thermochromic Materials Based on Reflection
  • 1
  • 1.1. Light Reflection
  • 1
  • 1.2. Liquid Crystals
  • 3
  • 1.2.1. Cholesteric Liquid Crystals
  • 3
  • 1.2.1.1. Cholesteric phase of rod-like molecules
  • 6
  • 1.2.1.2. Discotic cholesteric phase
  • 7
  • 1.2.1.3. Induced cholesteric phases
  • 8
  • 1.2.1.4. Lyotropic cholesteric phases
  • 13
  • 1.2.1.5. Temperature dependence of the helical pitch
  • 15
  • 1.2.1.6. Cholesteric polymers
  • 17
  • 1.2.1.7. Cholesteric polymer networks
  • 21
  • 1.2.2. Smectic Liquid Crystals
  • 23
  • 1.2.3. Blue Phases and TGB Phases of Chiral Liquid Crystals
  • 24
  • 1.3. Crystalline Colloidal Arrays
  • 27
  • 1.3.1. Crystalline Colloidal Arrays Embedded in Gel Networks
  • 27
  • 1.4. Semiconductor to Metal Transition of Inorganic Materials
  • 31
  • 2. Thermochromic Materials Based on Light Absorption
  • 39
  • 2.1. Light Absorption
  • 39
  • 2.2. Inorganic Thermochromic Materials
  • 41
  • 2.2.1. Solid-State Thermochromism of Inorganic Materials
  • 41
  • 2.2.2. Thermochromism in Solution of Inorganic Materials
  • 44
  • 2.3. Metal Organic Thermochromic Material
  • 45
  • 2.3.1. Thermochromism of Metal Organic Compounds in Solid State or at the Melting Point
  • 45
  • 2.3.2. Thermochromism of Metal Organic Compounds in Solution
  • 47
  • 2.3.3. Thermochromism of Metal Organic Gel Networks
  • 49
  • 2.4. Spiroheterocyclic Compounds
  • 51
  • 2.5. Salicyl-Schiff Bases
  • 55
  • 2.6. Overcrowded Ethenes
  • 56
  • 2.7. Conjugated Polymers
  • 58
  • 2.7.1. Thermochromism in Polythiophenes
  • 58
  • 2.7.2. Thermochromism in Poly(Phenylene Vinylenes)
  • 60
  • 2.7.3. Thermochromism in Polydiacetylenes
  • 61
  • 2.7.3.1. Thermochromism of polydiacetylenes in solid state
  • 61
  • 2.7.3.2. Thermochromism of polydiacetylenes in liquid crystalline state
  • 64
  • 2.7.3.3. Thermochromism of polydiacetylenes in solution
  • 65
  • 2.7.3.4. Thermochromism of polydiacetylene gels
  • 66
  • 2.7.4. Thermochromism in Other Conjugated Polymers
  • 66
  • 2.8. Thermochromism by Leuco Dyes
  • 67
  • 2.8.1. Thermochromism by Leuco Dye-Developer Systems
  • 69
  • 2.8.2. Thermochromism by Leuco Dye-Developer-Solvent Systems
  • 72
  • 2.9. Thermochromism by Charge Transfer Complexes
  • 77
  • 2.9.1. Thermochromism of Charge Transfer Complexes in Solid State
  • 77
  • 2.9.2. Thermochromism of Multilayer Films Due to a Ligand to Metal Charge Transfer
  • 79
  • 2.9.3. Thermochromism of Charge Transfer Complexes in Solution
  • 80
  • 2.10. Indicator Dyes Incorporated into Hydrogel Networks
  • 80
  • 2.11. Thermochromism of Cyano-Substituted Oligo (p-Phenylene Vinylene) Dyes in Polymer Matrices
  • 85
  • 2.12. Thermochromism Based on Surface Plasmon Absorption
  • 87
  • 2.13. Miscellaneous Thermochromic Composites
  • 94
  • 2.13.1. Thermochromism on Silica Gel Based on pH Indicator Dyes
  • 94
  • 2.13.2. Thermochromism of pH Indicator Dyes Incorporated in Polymer Matrices
  • 94
  • 2.13.3. Thermochromic Sol-Gel Material
  • 96
  • 3. Thermochromic and Thermotropic Materials Based on Light Scattering
  • 105
  • 3.1. Light Scattering
  • 105
  • 3.2. Thermochromic Gel Networks Based on Light Scattering
  • 109
  • 3.3. Thermotropic Polymer Blends
  • 111
  • 3.4. Thermotropic Gel Networks
  • 112
  • 3.4.1. Thermotropic Gel Networks Based on the Appearance of Liquid Crystalline Phases
  • 113
  • 3.4.2. Thermotropic Gel Networks Based on Phase Separation
  • 115
  • 3.4.2.1. Phase separation in chemically cross-linked, polymer networks
  • 116
  • 3.4.2.2. Phase separation in physically cross-linked polymer networks
  • 116
  • 3.4.3. Hybrid Thermotropic and Thermochromic Gel Networks
  • 127
  • 3.5. Aggregation in Aqueous Polymer Systems
  • 131
  • 3.6. Thermotropic Casting Resins
  • 133
  • 4. Application of Thermochromic and Thermotropic Materials
  • 139
  • 4.1. Thermometers and Temperature-Indicating Labels
  • 140
  • 4.1.1. Thermography
  • 143
  • 4.2. Thermo-Sensitive Paper
  • 143
  • 4.2.1. Thermochromic Inks
  • 144
  • 4.3. Thermochromic Thermoplastic Polymers
  • 146
  • 4.4. Thermochromic Thermosetting Polymers
  • 159
  • 4.5. Sun-Protecting Glazing
  • 166
  • 4.5.1. Sun-Protecting Glazing Based on Thermotropic Materials
  • 167
  • 4.5.1.1. Glazings containing a layer of a thermotropic hydrogel
  • 168
  • 4.5.1.2. Glazings containing a layer of a thermotropic polymer blend
  • 171
  • 4.5.1.3. Glazings containing a layer of a thermotropic casting resin
  • 172
  • 4.5.2. Sun-Protecting Glazing Based on Thermochromic Materials
  • 183
  • 5. Active Triggering and Energetic Characterization of Thermotropic and of Thermochromic Materials
  • 193
  • 5.1. Active Triggering of Thermotropic and of Thermochromic Materials
  • 193
  • 5.2. Energetic Characterization of Thermotropic and of Thermochromic Materials
  • 199
  • 6. Concluding Remarks
  • 207.

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