Leaf Electronics: Nature-Based Substrates and Electrodes for Organic Electronic Applications
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| author | Nair, Rakesh Rajendran Teuerle, Laura Wolansky, Jakob Kleemann, Hans Leo, Karl |
| author_facet | Nair, Rakesh Rajendran Teuerle, Laura Wolansky, Jakob Kleemann, Hans Leo, Karl |
| contents | The need to reduce the environmental impact of inorganic electronic systems is pressing. Although the field of organic electronics provides a potential solution to this issue, research and optimization is still majorly carried out on glass or plastic substrates. Additionally, the fabrication of organic devices requiring transparent electrodes is fraught with complex techniques and expensive materials which limit widespread implementation and sustainability goals. Here, we show that the quasi-fractal lignocellulose structures extracted from natural leaves can be successfully modified to be used as biodegradable substrates as well as electrodes for optoelectronic applications. Chemically coating the microstructures of these leaf skeletons with metals results in quasi-transparent, flexible electrodes having sheet resistances below 1 ohm/sq. and a concomitant current carrying capacity as high as 6 A over a 2.5*2.5 cm2 leaf electrode, all while maintaining broadband optical transmittance values of around 80%. |
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| spellingShingle | Leaf Electronics: Nature-Based Substrates and Electrodes for Organic Electronic Applications Nair, Rakesh Rajendran Teuerle, Laura Wolansky, Jakob Kleemann, Hans Leo, Karl Applied Physics The need to reduce the environmental impact of inorganic electronic systems is pressing. Although the field of organic electronics provides a potential solution to this issue, research and optimization is still majorly carried out on glass or plastic substrates. Additionally, the fabrication of organic devices requiring transparent electrodes is fraught with complex techniques and expensive materials which limit widespread implementation and sustainability goals. Here, we show that the quasi-fractal lignocellulose structures extracted from natural leaves can be successfully modified to be used as biodegradable substrates as well as electrodes for optoelectronic applications. Chemically coating the microstructures of these leaf skeletons with metals results in quasi-transparent, flexible electrodes having sheet resistances below 1 ohm/sq. and a concomitant current carrying capacity as high as 6 A over a 2.5*2.5 cm2 leaf electrode, all while maintaining broadband optical transmittance values of around 80%. |
| title | Leaf Electronics: Nature-Based Substrates and Electrodes for Organic Electronic Applications |
| topic | Applied Physics |
| url | https://arxiv.org/abs/2407.05637 |