Novel stretchable thermochromic transparent heaters designed for smart window defroster applications by spray coating silver nanowire

• Published in: RSC advances Vol. 9; no. 61; pp. 35786 - 35796
• Main Authors: Veeramuthu, Loganathan, Chen, Bo-Yu, Tsai, Ching-Yi, Liang, Fang-Cheng, Venkatesan, Manikandan, Jiang, Dai-Hua, Chen, Chin-Wen, Cai, Xingke, Kuo, Chi-Ching
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Royal Society of Chemistry 04.11.2019; The Royal Society of Chemistry
• Subjects: Chemistry; coatings; Color; heat; Heat generation; heaters; Heating rate; mixing; monitoring; nanosilver; Nanowires; Optical properties; Polydimethylsiloxane; Response time; Silicone resins; silver; Smart materials; temperature; Transformations; Windows (apertures)

A productive and novel method for fabricating stretchable transparent heaters with recognised thermochromic properties using commercially available thermochromic ink (TM-55-blue) and silver nanowire (AgNW)-coated polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) is proposed. Lower resistance, elevated heat generation, an...