Super-reinforced photothermal stability of cellulose nanofibrils films by armour-type ordered doping Mg-Al layered double hydroxides

A strategy to realize a reinforced photothermal stability cellulose nanofibrils (CNFs) films was reported. The LDHs were dispersed homogeneously onto the active site of CNFs surface by electrostatic self-assembly and the Mg/Al LDHs armour-type nanofibrils were prepared. After simple vacuum filtration, this kind nanofibrils can fabricate highly ordered multilayer film. Suitable amount of additive can bring outstanding photo-thermal property. The visible-light transmittance of the composite films can reach to c.a 80.0% when addition was 0.1% wt. and folding strength of the films contained 0.5% wt LDHs can increased by 15 times. The strength and the light transmittancevery of composite films was also higher than the pure nanocellulose film with the photothermal radiometry for about 30 h under 60 °C drying condition. The production is simple and highly repeatable process could be a good reference for preparation of high photothermal stability and transparent CNFs-based thin films.