Affiliation: | 1. Department of Plant & Environmental New Resources and Graduate School of Green-Bio Science, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104 South Korea
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), ?Investigation (lead), Resources (lead), Visualization (lead);2. Department of Plant & Environmental New Resources and Graduate School of Green-Bio Science, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104 South Korea
Contribution: Conceptualization (lead), ?Investigation (lead), Visualization (lead);3. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722 South Korea
Contribution: ?Investigation (equal), Visualization (equal);4. Department of Plant & Environmental New Resources and Graduate School of Green-Bio Science, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104 South Korea
Contribution: ?Investigation (equal);5. Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Yonsei University, 50 Yonsei-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, 03722 South Korea;6. Department of Plant & Environmental New Resources and Graduate School of Green-Bio Science, College of Life Sciences, Kyung Hee University, 1732 Deogyeong-daero, Giheung-gu, Yongin-si, Gyeonggi-do, 17104 South Korea |
Abstract: | Green electronics made from degradable materials have recently attracted special attention, because electronic waste (e-waste) represents a serious threat to the environment and to human health worldwide. Among the novel materials used for sustainable technologies, nanocelluloses containing at least 1D in the nanoscale range (1–100 nm) have been widely exploited for various industrial applications owing to their inherent properties, such as biodegradability, mechanical strength, thermal stability, and optical transparency. This review highlights recent advances in research on the development of patterns for conductive material on nanocellulose substrates for use in high-performance green electronics. The advantages of nanocellulose substrates compared to conventional paper substrates for advanced green electronics are discussed. Importantly, this review emphasizes various fabrication strategies for producing conductive patterns on different types of nanocellulose-based substrates, such as cellulose nanofiber (CNF), (2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidin-1-yl)oxyl(TEMPO)-oxidized CNF, regenerated cellulose, and bacterial cellulose. In the latter part of this review, emerging engineering applications for green electronics such as circuits, transistors/antennas, sensors, energy storage systems, and electrochromic devices are further discussed. |