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Functional cellulose paper with high transparency, high haze, and UV-blocking for perovskite solar cells

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Perovskite solar cells (PSCs) have become a promising solar energy utilization technology due to their high energy conversion efficiency and low preparation cost. However, the inherent instability under UV illumination limits their practical applications. In this work, we developed a new approach to fabricate functional cellulose paper (FTH paper) with high transparency, high haze, and UV-blocking, which can be used to extend the lifespan of PSCs. When the impregnation amounts of carboxymethyl cellulose and tannic acid were 16 wt% and 0.7 wt%, the light transmittance and UV-blocking performance reached 86.8% (at 600 nm) and 83.1% (at 320 nm), respectively, while maintaining a haze of 71.5%. After protonation and desalination treatment, the FTH paper exhibited good water resistance and mechanical properties (71.49 MPa, 2156 folding cycles). More importantly, FTH paper coating can significantly improve optical path length and the UV-stability (improved by 26% after 100 h) of PSCs. This study not only provides a simple and effective strategy to improve the properties of PSCs but also opens the way for high-value utilization of paper materials.

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National Natural Science Foundation of China, 32171717, Natural Science Foundation of Tianjin Municipality, 22JCYBJC01560, China Postdoctoral Science Foundation, 2023M740562.

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  1. State Key Laboratory of Biobased Fiber Manufacturing Technology, Tianjin Key Laboratory of Pulp and Paper, College of Light Industry and Engineering, Tianjin University of Science and Technology, 300457, Tianjin, China

    Yanhua Guan, Haodong He, Dexi Tang, Lin Dai & Chuanling Si

  2. Key Laboratory of Bio‑Based Material Science and Technology, Ministry of Education, College of Material Science and Engineering, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China

    Lin Dai & Zhanhua Huang

  3. State Key Laboratory of Solidification Processing, Center for Nano Energy Materials, School of Materials Science and Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University and Shaanxi Joint Laboratory of Graphene (NPU), 710071, Xi’an, China

    Pengfei Guo & Lin Dai

  4. Wuzhou Special Paper Group Co., Ltd, Quzhou, China

    Xiaoqin Han & Haixia Zhang

  5. Laboratory of Natural Materials Technology, Åbo Akademi University, FI-20500, Turku, Finland

    Jiayun Xu

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LD supervised the project. YG and LD designed the experiments. YG performed the experiments, data analysis, and wrote the original draft. All authors discussed experiments and results. CS and ZH co-supervised the work, and LD reviewed and edited, guiding the manuscript. All authors have given approval for the final version of the manuscript.

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Guan, Y., He, H., Tang, D. et al. Functional cellulose paper with high transparency, high haze, and UV-blocking for perovskite solar cells. Adv Compos Hybrid Mater 7, 12 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42114-023-00823-0

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