Chitin Nanofiber Transparent Paper for Flexible Green Electronics

Jungho Jin; Daewon Lee; Hyeon-Gyun Im; Yun Cheol Han; Eun Gyo Jeong; Marco Rolandi; Kyung Cheol Choi; Byeong-Soo Bae

doi:10.1002/adma.201600336

Chitin Nanofiber Transparent Paper for Flexible Green Electronics

Adv Mater. 2016 Jul;28(26):5169-75. doi: 10.1002/adma.201600336. Epub 2016 May 4.

Authors

Jungho Jin¹, Daewon Lee², Hyeon-Gyun Im², Yun Cheol Han³, Eun Gyo Jeong³, Marco Rolandi⁴, Kyung Cheol Choi³, Byeong-Soo Bae²

Affiliations

¹ School of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Ulsan, 93 Daehak-ro, Nam-gu, Ulsan, 44610, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
³ Department of Electrical Engineering, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), 291 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 34141, Republic of Korea.
⁴ Department of Electrical Engineering, University of California, Santa Cruz, 1156 High Street, Santa Cruz, CA, 95064, USA.

PMID: 27146562
DOI: 10.1002/adma.201600336

Abstract

A transparent paper made of chitin nanofibers (ChNF) is introduced and its utilization as a substrate for flexible organic light-emitting diodes is demonstrated. Given its promising macroscopic properties, biofriendly characteristics, and availability of the raw material, the utilization of the ChNF transparent paper as a structural platform for flexible green electronics is envisaged.

Keywords: chitin; green electronics; nanofibers; substrates; transparent paper.