Flexible, High Temperature, Planar Lighting with Large Scale Printable Nanocarbon Paper

Highly efficient broadband thermal radiation from reduced graphene oxide (RGO) paper mixed with single-walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is reported. These RGO-CNT paper ribbons routinely reach 3000 K before failure, with some samples exceeding 3300 K, higher than any other carbon nanomaterial. Excellent performance is achieved, with approximate to 90% radiation efficiency, 200 000 on/off cycles, and stable operation for more than 50 hours.