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WPU/Cu2-XSe coated cotton fabrics for photothermal conversion and photochromic applications

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Multifunctional cotton fabrics were fabricated by coating of anionic waterborne polyurethane (WPU)/Cu2-XSe. The surface morphology of WPU/Cu2-XSe coated cotton fabric was characterized by scanning electron microscopy equipped with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy. The microstructural structure was further investigated through Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectra, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and X-ray diffraction (XRD), and the thermal stability was evaluated by thermogravimetric analysis (TG). The results indicated that WPU/Cu2-XSe nanocomposites coating was successfully deposited on cotton fabric surface. The WPU/Cu2-XSe coated cotton fabrics exhibited high photothermal conversion efficiency, and the coated fabrics were demonstrated for thermal imaging in wearable electronic devices. The coated fabrics also exhibited high photochromic efficiency. The development of multifunctional WPU/Cu2-XSe coated cotton fabrics provides novel strategies for developing smart textiles.

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This work was supported by the following funding: the Opening Project of Key Laboratory of Clean Dyeing and Finishing Technology of Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing University (QJRZ1909), the Opening Project Program of Key Laboratory of Eco-textiles, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University (KLET2007), the financial support of Science and Technology Research Projects of Department of Education Hubei Province (B2020073); Hubei Biomass Fibers and Eco-dyeing & Finishing Key Laboratory (STRZ201901).

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  1. State Key Laboratory of New Textile Materials and Advanced Processing Technologies, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430073, China

    Deshan Cheng, Yuhang Liu, Changwang Yan, Yang Zhou, Zhongmin Deng, Shuguang Bi, Shengyu Li & Guangming Cai

  2. Key Laboratory of Clean Dyeing and Finishing Technology of Zhejiang Province, Shaoxing University, Shaoxing, 312000, China

    Deshan Cheng

  3. School of Textile Science and Engineering, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430200, China

    Deshan Cheng, Yuhang Liu, Changwang Yan, Yang Zhou, Zhongmin Deng, Shengyu Li & Guangming Cai

  4. Hubei Key Laboratory of Biomass Fibers and Eco-Dyeing & Finishing, Wuhan Textile University, Wuhan, 430073, China

    Jianhua Ran & Shuguang Bi

  5. Centre for Materials Innovation and Future Fashion, School of Fashion and Textiles, RMIT University, Brunswick, 3056, Australia

    Xin Wang

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Cheng, D., Liu, Y., Yan, C. et al. WPU/Cu2-XSe coated cotton fabrics for photothermal conversion and photochromic applications. Cellulose 28, 6727–6738 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-021-03950-3

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