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Title: Photocatalytic Color Switching of Transition Metal Hexacyanometalate Nanoparticles for High-Performance Light-Printable Rewritable Paper

Abstract

Developing efficient photoreversible color switching systems for constructing rewritable paper is of significant practical interest owing to the potential environmental benefits including forest conservation, pollution reduction, and resource sustainability. Here we report that the color change associated with the redox chemistry of nanoparticles of Prussian blue and its analogues could be integrated with the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles to construct a class of new photoreversible color switching systems, which can be conveniently utilized for fabricating ink-free, light printable rewritable paper with various working colors. The current system also addresses the phase separation issue of the previous organic dye-based color switching system so that it can be conveniently applied to the surface of conventional paper to produce an ink-free light printable rewritable paper that has the same feel and appearance as the conventional paper. In conclusion, with its additional advantages such as excellent scalability and outstanding rewriting performance (reversibility > 80 times, legible time > 5 days, and resolution > 5 μm), this novel system can serve as an eco-friendly alternative to regular paper in meeting the increasing global needs for environment protection and resource sustainability.

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  1. Shandong Univ., Ji'Nan (People's Republic of China); Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
  2. Univ. of California, Riverside, CA (United States)
  3. Lawrence Berkeley National Lab. (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
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Research Org.:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)
OSTI Identifier:
1415967
Grant/Contract Number:  
AC02-05CH11231
Resource Type:
Accepted Manuscript
Journal Name:
Nano Letters
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 17; Journal Issue: 2; Journal ID: ISSN 1530-6984
Publisher:
American Chemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; nanoparticles; photoreversible color switching; Prussian blue; Prussian blue analogues; rewritable paper; titania

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Wang, Wenshou, Feng, Ji, Ye, Yifan, Lyu, Fenglei, Liu, Yi-sheng, Guo, Jinghua, and Yin, Yadong. Photocatalytic Color Switching of Transition Metal Hexacyanometalate Nanoparticles for High-Performance Light-Printable Rewritable Paper. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03909.
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Wang, Wenshou, Feng, Ji, Ye, Yifan, Lyu, Fenglei, Liu, Yi-sheng, Guo, Jinghua, & Yin, Yadong. Photocatalytic Color Switching of Transition Metal Hexacyanometalate Nanoparticles for High-Performance Light-Printable Rewritable Paper. United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03909
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Wang, Wenshou, Feng, Ji, Ye, Yifan, Lyu, Fenglei, Liu, Yi-sheng, Guo, Jinghua, and Yin, Yadong. Tue . "Photocatalytic Color Switching of Transition Metal Hexacyanometalate Nanoparticles for High-Performance Light-Printable Rewritable Paper". United States. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03909. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1415967.
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@article{osti_1415967,
title = {Photocatalytic Color Switching of Transition Metal Hexacyanometalate Nanoparticles for High-Performance Light-Printable Rewritable Paper},
author = {Wang, Wenshou and Feng, Ji and Ye, Yifan and Lyu, Fenglei and Liu, Yi-sheng and Guo, Jinghua and Yin, Yadong},
abstractNote = {Developing efficient photoreversible color switching systems for constructing rewritable paper is of significant practical interest owing to the potential environmental benefits including forest conservation, pollution reduction, and resource sustainability. Here we report that the color change associated with the redox chemistry of nanoparticles of Prussian blue and its analogues could be integrated with the photocatalytic activity of TiO2 nanoparticles to construct a class of new photoreversible color switching systems, which can be conveniently utilized for fabricating ink-free, light printable rewritable paper with various working colors. The current system also addresses the phase separation issue of the previous organic dye-based color switching system so that it can be conveniently applied to the surface of conventional paper to produce an ink-free light printable rewritable paper that has the same feel and appearance as the conventional paper. In conclusion, with its additional advantages such as excellent scalability and outstanding rewriting performance (reversibility > 80 times, legible time > 5 days, and resolution > 5 μm), this novel system can serve as an eco-friendly alternative to regular paper in meeting the increasing global needs for environment protection and resource sustainability.},
doi = {10.1021/acs.nanolett.6b03909},
journal = {Nano Letters},
number = 2,
volume = 17,
place = {United States},
year = {Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Tue Nov 22 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}
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