Ultralight Ti3C2Tx/CNF aerogel with outstanding electromagnetic interference shielding efficiency

Luo Kong, Guiqin Zhang, Yijun Liu, Haodong Cui, Xinyu Li, Xinzi Zhong, Lingyan Huang, Jianfeng Huang, Zhiwen Cheng, Ting Liu, Xiaomeng Fan

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Abstract

MXene is widely used as electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding material due to its excellent electrical conductivity. However, nanosheet structure leads to agglomeration, which has certain limitations on the application. Inspired by bacterial cellulose (BC) has good adhesion and can transform into carbon nanofibers (CNF) after heat treatment, we prepared Ti3C2Tx/CNF aerogels by bidirectional freeze-drying method and heat treatment. Under the bonding effect of BC, the highly conductive phase Ti3C2Tx nanosheets were connected into a periodic porous aerogels, which hindered the agglomeration of Ti3C2Tx nanosheets. BC is converted into CNF after heat treatment, forming a conductive network in aerogel. It significantly improves the EMI shielding performance to 44.5 dB at a thickness of 2 mm. The density of the obtained aerogel is only 24 mg•cm−3, and the specific EMI shielding efficiency (SSE, shielding value/density) value reaches 1844.6 dB cm3 g−1, which has a good comprehensive performance.

Original languageEnglish
Article number112710
JournalMaterials Research Bulletin
Volume174
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 2024

Keywords

  • Aerogel
  • Carbon nano fibers
  • Electromagnetic interference shielding
  • TiCTx

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