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"Three-in-One" Multi-Scale Structural Design of Carbon Fiber-Based Composites for Personal Electromagnetic Protection and Thermal Management

https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01144-z
Ming Zhou
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, No. 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China
Shujuan Tan
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, No. 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China
Jingwen Wang
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, No. 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China
Yue Wu
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, No. 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China
Leilei Liang
School of Electronic Science and Engineering, Nanjing University, Nanjing 210093, People’s Republic of China
Guangbin Ji
College of Materials Science and Technology, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, No. 29 Yudao Street, Nanjing 210016, People’s Republic of China

Corresponding Author: Shujuan Tan

tanshujuan@nuaa.edu.cn

Nano-Micro Letters, Vol. 15 (2023), Article Number: 176

Abstract

Wearable devices with efficient thermal management and electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding are highly desirable for improving human comfort and safety. Herein, a multifunctional wearable carbon fibers (CF) @ polyaniline (PANI) / silver nanowires (Ag NWs) composites with a “branch-trunk” interlocked micro/nanostructure were achieved through "three-in-one" multi-scale design. The reasonable assembly of the three kinds of one-dimensional (1D) materials can fully exert their excellent properties i.e., the superior flexibility of CF, the robustness of PANI, and the splendid conductivity of AgNWs. Consequently, the constructed flexible composite demonstrates enhanced mechanical properties with a tensile stress of 1.2 MPa, which was almost 6 times that of the original material. This is mainly attributed to the fact that the PNAI (branch) was firmly attached to the CF (trunk) through polydopamine (PDA), forming a robust interlocked structure. Meanwhile, the composite possesses excellent thermal insulation and heat preservation capacity owing to the synergistically low thermal conductivity and emissivity. More importantly, the conductive path of the composite established by the three 1D materials greatly improved its EMI shielding property and Joule heating performance at low applied voltage. This work paves the way for rational utilization of the intrinsic properties of 1D materials, as well as provides a promising strategy for designing wearable electromagnetic protection and thermal energy management devices.


Highlights:


1 A multi-scale structural carbon fiber-based composite was synthesized through the assembly of one-dimensional materials.
2 The construction of multiple conductive networks makes the composite have a strong EMI shielding performance of 73.9 dB.
3 The reasonable design endows the composite with excellent positive and passive thermal management properties.

Keywords

Electromagnetic shielding Multi-scale design One-dimensional materials Carbon fiber Thermal management
Zhou, Ming, Shujuan Tan, Jingwen Wang, Yue Wu, Leilei Liang, and Guangbin Ji. 2023. “"Three-in-One" Multi-Scale Structural Design of Carbon Fiber-Based Composites for Personal Electromagnetic Protection and Thermal Management”. Nano-Micro Letters 15 (July):176. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40820-023-01144-z.
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