Transparent and Water-Resistant Composites Prepared from Acrylic Resins ABPE-10 and Acetylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose as Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Device Substrate
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Preparation of ANFC
2.3. Preparation of ANFC Films
2.4. Preparation of IPN ANFC/ABPE Composite Films
2.5. Analysis
2.5.1. Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM)
2.5.2. Determination of Acetylation Degree
2.5.3. Optical Properties
2.5.4. Apparent Morphology
2.5.5. Contact Angle
2.5.6. Thermal Performance
2.5.7. Mechanical Properties
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characteristic Analysis of ANFC
3.2. Effects of Different ANFC Dosages on the Optical Properties of Composite Films
3.3. Effects of Different ANFC Dosages on the Apparent Qualities of Composite Films
3.4. Effects of Different ANFC Dosages on the Thermal Performance of Composite Films
3.5. Effects of Different ANFC Dosages on the Mechanical Properties of Composite Films
3.6. Performance Comparison of Different Polymer FOLED Substrates
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Film | NFC (%) | ANFC (%) | ABPE (%) | Thickness (µm) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Neat ABPE | - | - | 100 | 42 |
Neat NFC | 100 | - | - | 42 |
Neat ANFC | - | 100 | - | 42 |
ANFC/ABPE | - | 53 | 47 | 42 |
ANFC/ABPE | - | 59 | 41 | 42 |
ANFC/ABPE | - | 68 | 32 | 45 |
ANFC/ABPE | ||||
ANFC/ABPE | ||||
ANFC/ABPE | - | 74 | 26 | 47 |
ANFC/ABPE | - | 77 | 23 | 48 |
ANFC Dosage | CTE (ppm·K−1) |
---|---|
Neat ABPE-10 | 128.40 ± 2.47 |
Neat NFC | 15.05 ± 0.68 |
Neat ANFC | 5.43 ± 0.35 |
53% ANFC | 15.32 ± 1.10 |
59% ANFC | 15.37 ± 0.75 |
68% ANFC | 13.26 ± 0.58 |
74% ANFC | 11.25 ± 0.48 |
77% ANFC | 10.91 ± 0.50 |
OLED Substrates | Tensile Strength (MPa) | Young’s Modulus (GPa) | Elongation at Break (%) | Transmittance (%) | CTE (ppm·K−1) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
ANFC/ABPE-10 composite film | 173.72 | 4.06 | 5.81 | 82.53 | 13.26 |
BC/PU composite film | 69.50 | 6.00 | 1.90 | 82.00 | - |
BC/epoxy resin composite film | 325.00 | 20.00 | 0.02 | 84.00 | 6.00 |
polyethylene terephthalate | - | 2.00-2.70 | 7.90 | 83.00 | 20.00–100.00 |
flexible nanopaper | 25.10 | 0.71 | - | 73.00 | 6.39 |
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Song, X.; Yang, S.; Liu, X.; Wu, M.; Li, Y.; Wang, S. Transparent and Water-Resistant Composites Prepared from Acrylic Resins ABPE-10 and Acetylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose as Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Device Substrate. Nanomaterials 2018, 8, 648. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090648
Song X, Yang S, Liu X, Wu M, Li Y, Wang S. Transparent and Water-Resistant Composites Prepared from Acrylic Resins ABPE-10 and Acetylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose as Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Device Substrate. Nanomaterials. 2018; 8(9):648. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090648
Chicago/Turabian StyleSong, Xueping, Shuang Yang, Xiuyu Liu, Min Wu, Yao Li, and Shuangfei Wang. 2018. "Transparent and Water-Resistant Composites Prepared from Acrylic Resins ABPE-10 and Acetylated Nanofibrillated Cellulose as Flexible Organic Light-Emitting Device Substrate" Nanomaterials 8, no. 9: 648. https://doi.org/10.3390/nano8090648