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Transparent, Conductive and Hydrophobic Cellulose Paper Fabricated by Photopolymerization

  • Ruiping Tong1
  • Huan Ye1
  • Haojie Ren1
  • Longjun Su1
  • Junfei Xu1
  • Dandan Fang1
  • Jiayi Li1
  • Tengfei Li1
  1. 1Zhejiang Key Laboratory of Intelligent Manufacturing for Aerodynamic Equipment, College of Mechanical Engineering, Quzhou University, Quzhou 324000, China
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Abstract

Transparent cellulose papers used as substrates have gained increasing attention in the flexible optoelectronics field. However, significant challenges remain in overcoming the hydrophilicity of transparent cellulose papers and endowing them with conductivity for multifunctional applications. Herein, a new avenue for the construction of highly transparent, ionically conductive, and hydrophobic cellulose paper (HCP) via photopolymerization is reported. The photopolymerization of ionic liquid-containing photopolymerizable precursor and allyl cellulose on the surface of allyl cellulose paper yields robust functional surfaces. The obtained HCP displays high transparency (>90% in a wide wavelength range), better surface hydrophobicity (water contact angle ~127°), and high thermostability (onset thermal decomposition ~220 °C). In addition, the HCP exhibits reliable, sensitive and reproducible abilities to external stimulus. Significantly, the ionic conductive HCP has successfully been used for the construction of integrated and flexible optoelectronic devices. This promising strategy provides new insights into tailoring the surface hydrophobicity and functionality of cellulose paper for flexible electronic devices.

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@article{tong2026transparent,
  title = {{Transparent, Conductive and Hydrophobic Cellulose Paper Fabricated by Photopolymerization}},
  author = {Ruiping Tong and Huan Ye and Haojie Ren and Longjun Su and Junfei Xu and Dandan Fang and Jiayi Li and Tengfei Li},
  journal = {Molecules},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  doi = {10.3390/molecules31203711},
  url = {https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/31/20/3711},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
}
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TY  - JOUR
TI  - Transparent, Conductive and Hydrophobic Cellulose Paper Fabricated by Photopolymerization
AU  - Ruiping Tong
AU  - Huan Ye
AU  - Haojie Ren
AU  - Longjun Su
AU  - Junfei Xu
AU  - Dandan Fang
AU  - Jiayi Li
AU  - Tengfei Li
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026/10/16
JO  - Molecules
DO  - 10.3390/molecules31203711
UR  - https://www.mdpi.com/1420-3049/31/20/3711
AB  - Transparent cellulose papers used as substrates have gained increasing attention in the flexible optoelectronics field. However, significant challenges remain in overcoming the hydrophilicity of transparent cellulose papers and endowing them with conductivity for multifunctional applications. Herein, a new avenue for the construction of highly transparent, ionically conductive, and hydrophobic cellulose paper (HCP) via photopolymerization is reported. The photopolymerization of ionic liquid-containing photopolymerizable precursor and allyl cellulose on the surface of allyl cellulose paper yields robust functional surfaces. The obtained HCP displays high transparency (>90% in a wide wavelength range), better surface hydrophobicity (water contact angle ~127°), and high thermostability (onset thermal decomposition ~220 °C). In addition, the HCP exhibits reliable, sensitive and reproducible abilities to external stimulus. Significantly, the ionic conductive HCP has successfully been used for the construction of integrated and flexible optoelectronic devices. This promising strategy provides new insights into tailoring the surface hydrophobicity and functionality of cellulose paper for flexible electronic devices.
SN  - 1420-3049
ER  -