Lightweight Ti 2 CT x MXene/Poly(vinyl alcohol) Composite Foams for Electromagnetic Wave Shielding with Absorption-Dominated Feature

Hailong Xu, Xiaowei Yin, Xinliang Li, Minghang Li, Shuang Liang, Litong Zhang, Laifei Cheng

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Abstract

Lightweight absorption-dominated electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding materials are more attractive than conventional reflection-dominated counterparts because they minimize the twice pollution of the reflected electromagnetic (EM) wave. Here, porous Ti 2 CT x MXene/poly(vinyl alcohol) composite foams constructed by few-layered Ti 2 CT x (f-Ti 2 CT x ) MXene and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) are fabricated via a facile freeze-drying method. As superior EMI shielding materials, their calculated specific shielding effectiveness reaches up to 5136 dB cm 2 g -1 with an ultralow filler content of only 0.15 vol % and reflection effectiveness (SE R ) of less than 2 dB, representing the excellent absorption-dominated shielding performance. Contrast experiment reveals that the good impedance matching derived from the multiple porous structures, internal reflection, and polarization effect (dipole and interfacial polarization) plays a synergistic role in the improved absorption efficiency and superior EMI shielding performance. Consequently, this work provides a promising MXene-based EMI shielding candidate with lightweight and high strength features.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)10198-10207
Number of pages10
JournalACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
Volume11
Issue number10
DOIs
StatePublished - 13 Mar 2019

Keywords

  • Ti CT MXene
  • electromagnetic wave absorption
  • electromagnetic wave shielding
  • polymer
  • ultralight foam

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