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Constructing on-demand single/multi-color transitioning fabrics with photocatalysis/photothermal-armed deficient semiconductors

Show Author's Information Daniel K. Macharia,  Shamima Sarker,  Meng Liu,  Zeyulong Wen,  Nuo Yu( ),  Meifang Zhu,  Zhigang Chen( )
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China
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photocatalysis, photothermal, color switching, defective semiconductor, rewritable fabrics
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Macharia DK, Sarker S, Liu M, et al. Constructing on-demand single/multi-color transitioning fabrics with photocatalysis/photothermal-armed deficient semiconductors. Nano Research, 2024, 17(5): 3633-3643. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12274-023-6246-1
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On-demand color switching systems that utilize synchronized semiconductor-catalyzed reduction and photothermal-accelerated oxidation in liquid/solid are highly appealing. Herein, on-demand single/multi-color switching fabrics have been constructed by using defective SnO2:Sb-based color switching systems. SnO2:Sb nanocrystals with the suitable doping concentration accord lattices with abundant free electrons, conferring high photocatalytic and photothermal performances. A well-crafted set of dual light-responsive semiconductor-catalyzed systems with rapid color change can be attained via the homogenous mixture of SnO2:Sb with suitable redox dyes to produce single-color (RGB (red, green, blue)) and multi-color transitioning (purple and green) systems. The illumination of these systems by 450 nm light triggers rapid photocatalytic discoloration, while irradiation by 980 nm light confers the photothermal effect that accelerates recoloration in air. Besides, the inks can be extended to rewritable fabrics by embedding the nanocrystals and redox dyes into hydroxyethyl cellulose (as the polymer matrix) and then coating on hydrophobic cotton fabrics to produce photo-switchable fabrics with excellent single/multi-color response. By exploiting the dual light interactions with the semiconductor-mediated systems, various images/letters can be remotely printed and erased on the rewritable fabrics which show promise for potential applications as information storage media and visual sensors. Importantly, the present rewritable fabric shows good stability and reversibility. The present work provides insights into the development of novel color-switching materials.


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Constructing on-demand single/multi-color transitioning fabrics with photocatalysis/photothermal-armed deficient semiconductors

Show Author's information Daniel K. Macharia, Shamima Sarker, Meng Liu, Zeyulong Wen, Nuo Yu( ), Meifang Zhu, Zhigang Chen( )
State Key Laboratory for Modification of Chemical Fibers and Polymer Materials, College of Materials Science and Engineering, Donghua University, Shanghai 201620, China

Abstract

On-demand color switching systems that utilize synchronized semiconductor-catalyzed reduction and photothermal-accelerated oxidation in liquid/solid are highly appealing. Herein, on-demand single/multi-color switching fabrics have been constructed by using defective SnO2:Sb-based color switching systems. SnO2:Sb nanocrystals with the suitable doping concentration accord lattices with abundant free electrons, conferring high photocatalytic and photothermal performances. A well-crafted set of dual light-responsive semiconductor-catalyzed systems with rapid color change can be attained via the homogenous mixture of SnO2:Sb with suitable redox dyes to produce single-color (RGB (red, green, blue)) and multi-color transitioning (purple and green) systems. The illumination of these systems by 450 nm light triggers rapid photocatalytic discoloration, while irradiation by 980 nm light confers the photothermal effect that accelerates recoloration in air. Besides, the inks can be extended to rewritable fabrics by embedding the nanocrystals and redox dyes into hydroxyethyl cellulose (as the polymer matrix) and then coating on hydrophobic cotton fabrics to produce photo-switchable fabrics with excellent single/multi-color response. By exploiting the dual light interactions with the semiconductor-mediated systems, various images/letters can be remotely printed and erased on the rewritable fabrics which show promise for potential applications as information storage media and visual sensors. Importantly, the present rewritable fabric shows good stability and reversibility. The present work provides insights into the development of novel color-switching materials.

Keywords: photocatalysis, photothermal, color switching, defective semiconductor, rewritable fabrics

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Received: 10 August 2023
Revised: 21 September 2023
Accepted: 06 October 2023
Published: 04 November 2023
Issue date: May 2024

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This work was financially by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality (No. 20JC1414900), the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 52161145406, 51972056, and 52002061), and the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities (No. 2232023D-03).

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