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We combine biodegradable plastic (polyvinyl alcohol/glycerol polymer), and cellulose-based tissue paper in a very short time (5 s) by a facile way to form a new matrix, named plastic-paper, which has high optical transmittance (~ 89%) and high optical haze (~ 90%) in broadband. Results showed that the plastic-paper is durable in different solvents, with high folding strength (over 3500 folding times) and good mechanical strength (> 30 MPa tensile strength). Interestingly, the plastic-paper presents a two-sidedness of surface morphology. The smooth side shows high light transmittance and the rough side presents high optical haze. The smooth side of the plastic-paper is successfully applied to Organic Light-Emitting Diode (OLED). When the rough surface of plastic-paper is used in solar cells, the maximum output power increases by 2.6% compared with bare solar cells. The developed plastic-paper with high optical transmittance and high optical haze holds a great potential in flexible optoelectronic devices.
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This work was supported by the Foundation (No. KF201917) of the Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Science and Technology of the Ministry of Education of China and by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31800497).
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Wang, W., Wang, X., Zhao, X. et al. Two-sided, flexible, durable, highly transparent and hazy plastic-paper for green optoelectronics. Cellulose 29, 3311–3322 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10570-022-04465-1
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