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Transparent bacterial cellulose nanocomposites used as substrate for organic light-emitting diodes

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In this work, high transparent bacterial cellulose (HTBC) biocompatible membranes were produced to be used as substrates in organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs). These multifunctional membranes are based on bacterial cellulose (BC) and an organic–inorganic sol, composed of boehmite (Boe) nanoparticles and epoxi modified siloxane (GTPS). In order to be used as substrates, BC/Boe-GPTS membranes were covered with silicon dioxide (SiO2) and indium tin oxide (ITO) thin films deposited at room temperature using radio frequency (RF) magnetron sputtering. Visible light transmission improves to 88%, instead of 40% previously achieved. The electrical properties for HTBC/SiO2/ITO substrate shows that the ITO deposited films are n-type doped semiconductors with resistivity of 2.7 × 10−4 Ω cm, carrier concentration of − 1.48 × 1021 cm−3, and mobility of 15.2 cm2 V−1 s−1. These values are comparable to those of commercial ITO deposited onto glass substrates. After the characterization of the HTBC film, we used it as a substrate for the fabrication of a small molecule organic light-emitting diode OLED. The maximum efficiencies obtained were 1.95 cd/A and 1.68 cd/A for the reference OLED and the HTBC OLED, respectively. The HTBC OLED efficiency is then around 86% of the standard ITO-based OLED. This is clearly a good improvement, since previous BC-based simple architecture devices without Boe-GPTS have an efficiency 50% smaller than that of the standard OLED.

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The authors acknowledge the Brazilian agencies CNPq, INEO-MCT, FAPESP, FAPERJ and FAPEMIG for financial support.

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  1. Laboratório de Eletrônica Orgânica, Departamento de Física, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, UFJF, Juiz de Fora, MG, 36036-330, Brazil

    Cristiano Legnani, Indhira O. Maciel & Welber G. Quirino

  2. Divisão de Metrologia de Materiais (DIMAT), Inmetro, Xerém-Duque de Caxias, RJ, 25250-020, Brazil

    Cristiano Legnani, Vanessa L. Calil, Indhira O. Maciel, Welber G. Quirino & Marco Cremona

  3. Laboratório de Biopolímeros e Biomateriais – BioPolMat, Universidade de Araraquara (Uniara), Araraquara, SP, 14801-340, Brazil

    Hernane S. Barud

  4. Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, 14040-901, Brazil

    José M. A. Caiut

  5. Instituto de Química, Universidade Estadual Paulista, UNESP, Araraquara, SP, 14800-901, Brazil

    Sidney J. L. Ribeiro

  6. Laboratório de Optoeletrônica Molecular, Departamento de Física, Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, PUC-Rio, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 22453-970, Brazil

    Vanessa L. Calil & Marco Cremona

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Legnani, C., Barud, H.S., Caiut, J.M.A. et al. Transparent bacterial cellulose nanocomposites used as substrate for organic light-emitting diodes. J Mater Sci: Mater Electron 30, 16718–16723 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10854-019-00979-w

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