Fiber-spinning Asymmetric Assembly for Janus-structured Bifunctional Nanofiber Films towards All-Weather Smart Textile

An Quan Xie, Liangliang Zhu, Yunzheng Liang, Jian Mao, Yijiang Liu, Su Chen

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Abstract

Given health threat by global warming and increased energy consumption in regulating body temperature, it is an urgent need to construct smart temperature-regulating materials. Herein, a novel fiber-spinning asymmetric chemical assembly (FACA) method is proposed to construct nanofiber materials with asymmetric photothermal properties. The silver nanowires (AgNWs) and poly(vinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoropropylene) (PVDF-HFP) with opposite thermal radiation are assembled on reduced graphene oxide (rGO) film, imparting AgNW/rGO/PVDF-HFP film with Janus structure that can realize the AgNWs side consistently keeps temperature of ca. 11 °C lower than the side of PVDF-HFP nanofiber regardless of the irradiation directions under 1 sun, suggesting the adjustable photothermal regulation. Such photothermally selective hybrid nanofiber film provides great potential as fabrics to achieve all-weather smart clothes, promoting controllable and comprehensive utilization of solar energy.

Original languageEnglish
Article numbere202208592
JournalAngewandte Chemie - International Edition
Volume61
Issue number40
DOIs
StatePublished - 4 Oct 2022

Keywords

  • Electrospinning
  • Janus Film
  • Passive Cooling
  • Photothermal Management
  • Thermoregulatory Textile

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