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| A new, environmentally-friendly paper that glows could lead to sustainable, roll-up electronics. Credit: American Chemical Society |
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The rapid evolution of gadgets has brought us an impressive array of "smart" products from phones to tablets, and now watches and glasses. But they still haven't broken free from their rigid form. Now scientists are reporting in the journal ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces a new step toward bendable electronics. They have developed the first light-emitting, transparent and flexible paper out of environmentally friendly materials via a simple, suction-filtration method.
Toward 'green' paper-thin, flexible electronics
Washington, DC | Posted on May 20th, 2015Technology experts have long predicted the coming age of flexible electronics, and researchers have been working on multiple fronts to reach that goal. But many of the advances rely on petroleum-based plastics and toxic materials. Yu-Zhong Wang, Fei Song and colleagues wanted to seek a "greener" way forward.
The researchers developed a thin, clear nanocellulose paper made out of wood flour and infused it with biocompatible quantum dots — tiny, semiconducting crystals — made out of zinc and selenium. The paper glowed at room temperature and could be rolled and unrolled without cracking.
The authors acknowledge funding from the Research Fund for the Doctoral Program of Higher Education of China and the National Natural Science Foundation of China.
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Contacts:
u-Zhong Wang, Ph.D.
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering
National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials
Sichuan University
Chengdu, China
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Fei Song, Ph.D.
State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering
National Engineering Laboratory of Eco-Friendly Polymeric Materials
Sichuan University
Chengdu, China
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202-872-6042
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