The advancement of photo-curing three-dimensional(3D)printing technology has significantly enhanced the capabilities of advanced manufacturing across various fields.However,the robust cross-linking network of photopol...The advancement of photo-curing three-dimensional(3D)printing technology has significantly enhanced the capabilities of advanced manufacturing across various fields.However,the robust cross-linking network of photopolymers limits its application in information encryption and exacerbates environmental issues.In this study,a degradable thermosetting photopolymer platform for information encryption was proposed by incorporating sulfite bonds into the polymer structure.Due to the autocatalytic behavior of sulfite bonds during hydrolysis under acidic conditions,the photopolymer can achieve complete degradation at 50℃ within 45 min.Based on the degradability of the developed photopolymers,a highly secure degradation-UV dual information encryption system has been established using photo-curing-based 3D printing technology.Furthermore,the degradation products of these photopolymers,generated during the information decryption process,can be utilized to prepare high-performance solar thermoelectric generators with a power density of 325.7µW cm^(−2)(under one sun)after a simple one-step modification.This work not only inspires the development of multiple information encryption methods based on 3D printing but also provides a practical solution to address environmental challenges associated with plastic pollution.展开更多
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(52073038 and 51873027)the National Key R&D Program of China(2022YFB3704600)the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(DUT22LAB605)。
文摘The advancement of photo-curing three-dimensional(3D)printing technology has significantly enhanced the capabilities of advanced manufacturing across various fields.However,the robust cross-linking network of photopolymers limits its application in information encryption and exacerbates environmental issues.In this study,a degradable thermosetting photopolymer platform for information encryption was proposed by incorporating sulfite bonds into the polymer structure.Due to the autocatalytic behavior of sulfite bonds during hydrolysis under acidic conditions,the photopolymer can achieve complete degradation at 50℃ within 45 min.Based on the degradability of the developed photopolymers,a highly secure degradation-UV dual information encryption system has been established using photo-curing-based 3D printing technology.Furthermore,the degradation products of these photopolymers,generated during the information decryption process,can be utilized to prepare high-performance solar thermoelectric generators with a power density of 325.7µW cm^(−2)(under one sun)after a simple one-step modification.This work not only inspires the development of multiple information encryption methods based on 3D printing but also provides a practical solution to address environmental challenges associated with plastic pollution.