title: Light management in flexible glass by wood cellulose coating.
abstract: Ultra-thin flexible glass with high transparency is attractive for a broad range of display applications; however, substrates with low optical haze are not ideal for thin film solar cells, since most of the light will go through the semiconductor layer without scattering, and the length of light travelling path in the active layer is small. By simply depositing a layer of TEMPO (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical)-oxidized wood fibers (TOWFs), we are able to tailor the optical properties of flexible glass dramatically from exhibiting low haze (<1%) to high haze (~56%) without compromising the total forward transmittance (~90%). The influence of the TOWFs morphology on the optical properties of TOWFs-coated flexible glass is investigated. As the average fiber length decreases, the transmission haze of TOWF-coated flexible glass illustrates a decreasing trend. Earth-abundant natural materials for transparent, hazy, and flexible glass have tremendous applicability in the fabrication of flexible optoelectronics with tunable light scattering effects by enabling inexpensive and large-scale processes.
authors: 1] State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, P.R China [2] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, 20742 [3].
authors: Zhi-Qiang
authors: ZQ
authors: Fang
authors: 1] Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, 20742 [2].
authors: Hong-Li
authors: HL
authors: Zhu
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, 20742.
authors: Yuan-Yuan
authors: YY
authors: Li
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, 20742.
authors: Zhen
authors: Z
authors: Liu
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, 20742.
authors: Jia-Qi
authors: JQ
authors: Dai
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, 20742.
authors: Colin
authors: C
authors: Preston
authors: Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY 14831, United States.
authors: Sean
authors: S
authors: Garner
authors: Corning Incorporated, Corning, NY 14831, United States.
authors: Pat
authors: P
authors: Cimo
authors: State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, P.R China.
authors: Xin-Sheng
authors: XS
authors: Chai
authors: State Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper Engineering, South China University of Technology, Guangzhou 510640, Guangdong, P.R China.
authors: Gang
authors: G
authors: Chen
authors: Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Maryland College Park, College Park, Maryland, 20742.
authors: Liang-Bing
authors: LB
authors: Hu