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Composite materials with self-regulated infrared emissivity and environment responsive fibers

Year: 2023

Type: article

Abstract: A composite fabric having self-regulating Infrared emissivity includes meta fibers formed with optical nanostructures and an environment (temperature and/or moisture) responsive mechanism configured to adjust a relative disposition between the optical structures to control the electromagnetic coupling therebetween, thus regulating the infrared emissivity of the composite fabric to maintain a user of the fabric in a temperature/moisture comfort zone. The environment responsive mechanism may include a temperature responsive polymer layer on the fiber capable of expansion/shrinkage depending on the applied temperature, or a moisture responsive fiber changing its shape depending on the moisture level to affect spacing between the optical nanostructures.

Source: OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information)

Author: Wang, Yuhuang; Ouyang, Min; Sun, Chuanfu; Wang, Yongxin; Yu, Shangjie

Language: English

Topic: Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies

Subfield: Civil and Structural Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W4320234819

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