Light emitting paper and method of forming the same

1. A light emitting paper comprising:

a first transparent electrode;

a second transparent electrode on the first transparent electrode;

a cellulose layer between the first and second transparent electrodes; and

light emitting particles in the cellulose layer,

wherein the cellulose layer includes cellulose nanofibrils having nanoscale diameters, and

each of the light emitting particles includes one of a metal oxide, a metal sulfide, and a metal sulfur oxide and a dopant doped thereto.

2. The light emitting paper of claim 1 , wherein the ratio of the light emitting particles in the cellulose layer is 10 wt % to 50 wt %.

3. The light emitting paper of claim 1 , wherein each of the metal oxide, metal sulfide, and metal sulfur oxide comprises at least one metal element of zinc (Zn), yttrium (Y), aluminum (Al), barium (Ba), or gallium (Ga).

4. The light emitting paper of claim 1 , wherein the diameter of each of the cellulose nanofibrils is 30 nm or less.

5. The light emitting paper of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second transparent electrodes comprises a silver nanowire.

6. The light emitting paper of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second transparent electrodes comprises a metal oxide.

7. The light emitting paper of claim 6 , wherein each of the first and second transparent electrodes comprises at least one metal element of aluminum (Al), zinc (Zn), or tin (Sn).

8. The light emitting paper of claim 1 , wherein each of the first and second transparent electrodes comprises a conductive organic substance.

9. A method for forming a light emitting paper, comprising:

preparing a first aqueous solution in which cellulose nanofibrils and light emitting particles are mixed;

preparing a first filter film comprising a plurality of openings; and

filtering the cellulose nanofibrils and the light emitting particles from the first aqueous solution by using the first filter film to form a cellulose layer including the light emitting particles therein on the first filter film.

10. The method of claim 9 , further comprising forming a first transparent electrode on one surface of the first filter film before forming the cellulose layer,

wherein the cellulose layer is formed by filtering the cellulose nanofibrils and the light emitting particles from the first aqueous solution by using the first filter film on which the first transparent electrode is formed, and

the first transparent electrode is interposed between the first filter film and the cellulose layer.

11. The method of claim 10 , wherein the forming of the first transparent electrode comprises:

preparing a second aqueous solution including a silver nanowire; and

filtering the silver nanowire from the second aqueous solution by using the first filter film before forming the cellulose layer.

12. The method of claim 10 , further comprising:

preparing a second filter film having a plurality of openings;

forming a second transparent electrode on one surface of the second filter film; and

providing the second filter film on which the second transparent electrode is formed on the cellulose layer,

wherein the cellulose layer is interposed between the first and second filter films, and

the second transparent electrode is interposed between the second filter film and the cellulose layer.

13. The method of claim 12 , further comprising respectively removing the first and second filter films from the first and second transparent electrodes.

14. The method of claim 12 , wherein the forming of the second transparent electrode comprises:

preparing a second aqueous solution including a silver nanowire; and

filtering the silver nanowire from the second aqueous solution by using the second filter film.

15. The method of claim 9 , wherein the cellulose layer is formed on one surface of the first filter film, the method further comprising:

removing the first filter film from the cellulose layer; and

forming first and second transparent electrodes respectively on both surfaces of the cellulose layer, after removing the first filter film.

16. The method of claim 15 , wherein each of the first and second transparent electrodes comprises a metal oxide or a conductive substance,

wherein each of the first and second transparent electrodes is formed by using at least one of sputtering method, an evaporation deposition method, or spin-coating method.